WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: ".. No insider believes this is a heartfelt pick. Even political naïfs understand what happened: This agreement was entirely transactional. Mr. Trump saw an opportunity to gain RFK’s endorsement. The price was a promise of a big post." www.wsj.com/opinion/the-... - ThreadSky

carlquintanilla.bsky.social • 191 days ago

WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: ".. No insider believes this is a heartfelt pick. Even political naïfs understand what happened: This agreement was entirely transactional. Mr. Trump saw an opportunity to gain RFK’s endorsement. The price was a promise of a big post."

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-great-rfk-jr-charade-health-secretary-nominee-trump-administration-senate-confirmation-0d2147d7

Comments

yourcanadiangf.bsky.social•191 days ago

everything he's done is transactional - and benefiting himself. But Greed is good...right?

christiew.bsky.social•191 days ago

These clowns continue to play boys’ locker room games with the country. They’re all unserious man babies

jen6172.bsky.social•191 days ago

Trump loves the Kennedy name. And for some reason, he thinks disenfranchised Democrats will support him because RFK and Tulsi do. Laughable.

stalker6zauzich.bsky.social•191 days ago

DNRA but the reason a GOP Senate may not want to "save" Trump from his pick is that Trump being unable to push Kenedy through and deliver on the deal he made would be a huge sign of weakness or otherwise betrayal of the deal and directly damage Trump's ability to make future deals.

ostidebonvivant.bsky.social•191 days ago

Blatant corruption for all to see. Merica is a banana state.

williewally.bsky.social•191 days ago

Our President-elect put the pro in quid pro quo. To the nation’s detriment.

mrpaulymac.bsky.social•191 days ago

Trump screws over people for the pettiest of reasons. He's sticking with Kennedy because he wants to. "Insiders" to what? Seriously, dude has abandoned the Beltway, there are no reliable leaks, so this is pure speculation.

econprof1.bsky.social•191 days ago

It's unsettling that I agree with the WSJ editorial board.

jasonmendoza.bsky.social•191 days ago

That’s why it’s ILLEGAL not that Trump gives a damn about the law.

peggyfrompa.bsky.social•191 days ago

But Trump is never good to his word. Why follow through on this one?

benevoluspf.bsky.social•191 days ago

And the WSJ endorsed him, knowing full well that was the case.

smb6789.bsky.social•191 days ago

And 100,000.00 dollar bribe to his law firm from a trump super PAC

dropdea.bsky.social•187 days ago

They could have saved the ink in pursuit of an explanation here: Trump has literally never done anything in his life that could be described as "heartfelt."

marplin.bsky.social•191 days ago

“Why won’t the Senate save Trump from a bad deal?” What is wrong with these people? They know who Trump is, they know how GOP senators behave, and they supported them with every bit of influence they have. Now they’re like “why are they acting like this?” Totally disingenuous.

clarkdbell.bsky.social•190 days ago

Uh, DUHHHH!!!

wbrushing.bsky.social•191 days ago

If so this would be the first time Shitler kept his word and didn’t renege on a promise.

james-c-desmond.bsky.social•190 days ago

Here the WSJ begs Repubbers to save Trump FROM HIMSELF. That Trump's so cynically crazy and amoral to even grasp that RFK Jr's a whacko pick, so everyone ELSE must save him from himself. NOT: OK, we agree that this is uber-scale proof that the WSJ should simply STOP supporting Trump. "Sad!"