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joshtpm.bsky.social • 26 days ago

Overnight the WH told reporters it was out of the loop on the two big stories that roiled the federal government all week https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/white-house-says-we-were-out-of-the-loop-on-everything/sharetoken/8eccf49c-17b1-4edd-a022-c668edcc03f9

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gwhittak.bsky.social•26 days ago

They are loopy for sure.

decmusicology.bsky.social•26 days ago

I mean, maybe the WH was "out of the loop" as far as the specific timing of the Vought initiative, but they must have known almost exactly what the Vought-affiliated OMB was going to do going back at least as far as the publication of Project 2025, right? That can't have been news to them

skolgonzo.bsky.social•26 days ago

This underscores the key points needed to undermine this administration: 1) Trump is completely disinterested in government 2) Trump wants to take credit for everything.

Therefore, the key to preventing this BS is to make Trump own all the BS. Once he looks bad, he’ll put the brakes on anything.

sacrebuerre-84.bsky.social•26 days ago

If some other party is claiming authority over federal employees in the name of the Executive Branch isn't that equivalent to treason? How are those who live in the US and commit treason generally treated? (Thinking of Benedict Arnold, the Rosenbergs etc).

johnbrownwasright.bsky.social•26 days ago

So Elmo is President?

oldgamernerd.bsky.social•26 days ago

They’re literally supposed to be part the loop.

davewakeman.bsky.social•26 days ago

The Buck Stops Somewhere Presidency in action.

quin664.bsky.social•25 days ago

And we are getting the understanding that Trump was hired to be a cheerleader whose only function is to use that Sharpie while the people he appointed get to pretty much run the place into the ground.

rreynoldsjr1.bsky.social•25 days ago

This is an even BIGGER deal, and is a direct threat to the creditworthiness of the United States, not to mention it's completely illegal:

https://wapo.st/4jH7XYa

northsidemick.bsky.social•26 days ago

White House: we have no idea, we're in the back seat of this self-driving Tesla

toguy99.bsky.social•26 days ago

It is the Sergeant Shultz strategy. I know nothing, I see nothing.

monkeydoodle6.bsky.social•26 days ago

Well in trump's defense he was playing golf 🤷‍♂️

wendella.bsky.social•26 days ago

Musk really IS acting president.

mrchompchomp.bsky.social•26 days ago

Trump really has to check in with President Musk more often.

chrislabarthe.bsky.social•26 days ago

Why can't weak, sad Deputy Assistant Pretend President Trump do anything about Real President Elmo

grendelkhan.bsky.social•26 days ago

The 20% of in-between party voters were swayed to vote the way they did because of a media acting in bad faith and distorting the coverage to help Republicans, not just because of lack of engagement or moods or reactive stances to the economy. Deeply missing the core of why last election happened

the-mda.bsky.social•25 days ago

I want to hear from Trump voters on this specific story.

dndanddogs.bsky.social•26 days ago

As the piece suggests, if you have responsibility for something, and you delegate that responsibility, you’re still on the hook if things go sideways. Delegation isn’t a get out of jail free card, as the WH seems to be implying.

laurapike.bsky.social•26 days ago

They carefully made the loop, then walked away whistling a merry tune.

wrightperspective.bsky.social•26 days ago

It’s going to get very crowded under the bus!

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