Russ Vought has been nominated as Trump's budget chief. The Office of Management and Budget is incredibly important, and I have been tracking Vought for years, so here is a primer.
1. If you have heard the term "weaponization" of govt, you can than Vought. https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-weaponization-of-government-trope
1. If you have heard the term "weaponization" of govt, you can than Vought. https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-weaponization-of-government-trope
Comments
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-showdown-gop-secures-deal-schumer-save-coveted-appellate-judges-trump
Also: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-31/trump-budget-chief-hampers-biden-transition-with-ban-on-meetings
https://youtu.be/_jmXS87BmnU?si=4KkDn9hO_EwyxgOw
Vought is NOT a fan.
https://open.substack.com/pub/donmoynihan/p/why-the-first-impeachment-matters?r=slfke&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Haven’t they met him?
He has pioneered the idea of using terror as a tool of governing, saying:
"I want to be the person that crushes the deep state" and
"I want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected"
https://open.substack.com/pub/donmoynihan/p/governing-by-terror?r=slfke&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Vought/Project 2025 has the same vibe, but worse. They know what they want to do and how to do it.
https://bsky.app/profile/stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social/post/3lbgf5liuus2j