The Republicult™ On Parade

[Brother Mythos]

Sex crimes are, apparently, not a bug in the Republicult's™ leadership, but a feature:

"Linda McMahon, Trump's Education pick, was sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse of children"

As per this article:

"A recent lawsuit alleges Linda McMahon, who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the Department of Education, knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee as early as the 1980s — allegations she denies.
 
McMahon is the former CEO of the WWE, which she co-founded with her husband, Vince. As head of the WWE, Linda McMahon oversaw its transformation from a wrestling entertainment company into a publicly traded media empire. She stepped down in 2009 to run for Senate, but she lost in Connecticut in 2010 and 2012.
 
As McMahon — who co-chairs Trump's transition team — vies to be confirmed as Education secretary, a recent lawsuit raises questions about her care for children's safety at the WWE.
 
The suit alleges McMahon, her husband, the WWE and TKO Group Holdings, the league's parent company, knowingly allowed employee Melvin Phillips Jr. to use his position as ringside announcer to sexually exploit children."

Here's the link to this sordid article:      TSF's Secretary of Education Pick's Sexual Exploitation Lawsuit

I don't remember any other women in Republicult™ leadership who have allegedly committed sex crimes. So, does that mean Linda McMahon deserves credit for shattering yet another "glass ceiling?"

[Pergamos]

I thought he was going to eliminate the DOE? 

[Brother Mythos]

Well, Hulk Hogan did entertain at the RNC. So, for the Reality TV President, this is a perfectly logical appointment:

"Trump expected to name Linda McMahon as education secretary, CNN reports"

As per this article:

"WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Linda McMahon as education secretary, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing four sources familiar with the matter, putting the former pro-wrestling mogul at the helm of a department Trump has proposed abolishing."

Here's the link to this article:        WWE Co-founder Tagged to Destroy United States Department of Education

So, the question now is, will it be a tag team match, a cage match, or what?

I thought he was going to eliminate the DOE? 

I attempted to convey that information in my above Post # 104. Apparently my sense of humor obscured my complete message.

So, the question still is, will it be a tag team match, a cage match, or what?

[Brother Mythos]

Uh-oh, there's trouble in Paradise Motel-a-Lame-duck!

"'Huge fight': Warring factions inside Trump transition get into 'big blowup' at Mar-a-Lago"

As per this article:

"According to the Post, three different factions have formed — each with their own leaders and strategic goals. One of those camps is led by Trump's eldest son, Donald Jr., with Vice President-elect JD Vance on his side as well as "longtime MAGA warriors" like former Fox News prime-time host Tucker Carlson, Vance advisor Andy Surabian and ex-Trump White House official Cliff Sims.

Another faction is led by Trump White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, who also co-chaired Trump's 2024 campaign. Wiles' camp mostly includes her advisors and acolytes, like Trump campaign political director James Blair and deputy campaign officials Taylor Budowich and Robert Gabriel. And a third group consists of transition co-chair and Secretary of Education-designate Linda McMahon and alumni from the America First Policy Institute like Brooke Rollins (who was rumored as a finalist for chief of staff) and Keith Kellogg, who was former Vice President Mike Pence's national security advisor."

Here's the link to this article:      Warring Factions in TSF's Transition Team

I thinking the 'Merican Macho Man way to solve this problem is for each faction to challenge the others to a series duels. But, I'd be willing to settle for a simple circular firing squad.

[Brother Mythos]

Even though I keep an eye on them, as I'm not a member of the Republicult™, I never heard of this guy until he was nominated to be Secretary of Defense. But, the MSM knows who he is, as follows:

"To Confirm Hegseth at DOD Betrays Those Who Serve With Honor | Opinion"

As per this article:

"If Hegseth were an honorable man, would he have advocated for President-elect Donald Trump to override the longstanding and respected military justice system and pardon war criminals? Does anyone believe he will protect our men and women in uniform against Trump's inclinations to unethically use the military against fellow Americans? Trust is the currency behind effective leadership in our military. How can we trust this man to be honest? To serve for a higher cause than just mere loyalty to Trump? To have the backs of the millions of Americans entrusted with defending our nation? Based on his background, I have little faith that we can."

Here's the link to this article:      Yet Another Questionable Presidential Cabinet Nomination

As 'Merica just reelected the Reality TV President, I suppose I really shouldn't be surprised that TSF nominated a television presenter for a critical cabinet position.

[Brother Mythos]

This guy was originally sponsored by Eric "Gums" Trump for membership in the First Crime Family: 

"Top Trump Aide Asked For Payments From Those Hoping For White House Jobs: Reports"

"Trump's own lawyers concluded Boris Epshteyn had asked at least two people for the monthly payments."

As per this article:

"A top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump allegedly tried to profit from his relationship with the new administration, asking potential appointees for large retainer fees in exchange for promoting them to get plum jobs, according to multiple reports on Monday.

An internal investigation by Trump's own attorneys concluded Boris Epshteyn — a longtime aide who coordinated Trump's criminal defenses in recent years — had asked at least two people for the monthly payments. One of those people was Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager who was recently tapped to be the next treasury secretary."

Here's the link to this article:      Top TSF Aide Asked for "Finders Fees"

So, what's the problem here? This is mildly interesting, but I don't understand what the brouhaha is about. I mean, it's not like this guy is going to be charged with a crime. And, I assume TSF was always going to be given his percentage, as we've been told is the custom in those other, lesser crime families.

[Doktor Howl]

I thought he was going to eliminate the DOE? 

The bill is already in motion.  Well, it's been introduced into committee.

[Brother Mythos]

Well ... maybe this guy owns a really, really big, expensive yacht:

"Trump Picks Big Donor with Background in Finance and Little Experience with the Military for Navy Secretary"

As per this article:

"John Phelan is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the Navy, the first service leadership position that the incoming administration has announced as it prepares to put its stamp on the military.

In a post to his social media site, Truth Social, Trump said that he is naming Phelan, a financier who appears to have no military experience or experience working on military policy and has never worked for a large defense contractor, to lead the Navy."

Here's the link to this article:      Big TSF Donor Buys Awarded Big Navy Job

Or, maybe this guy has booked a lot of cruises on some of those really. really, big cruise ships. I mean, hey, that kind of thing has got to count for something too!

[Brother Mythos]

The Philadelphia Tribune is not on board with TSF's nomination for Secretary of Defense:

"Why Trump's Hegseth nomination for defense is a danger to the U.S. military"

As per this article:

"At a now-notorious 2017 Pentagon meeting, where Mattis tried to explain to Trump how alliances and trade agreements benefit the United States, Trump became so irate he called the generals "losers," "dopes" and "babies." More recently, Trump has suggested that retired Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a traitor who, in times past, might have deserved execution.

So now, rather than choosing nominees from the highest military echelons, Trump is opting for nominees who served in more-junior roles in the military: Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), a retired Army National Guard colonel, as national security adviser; Fox News host Pete Hegseth, an Army National Guard major, as defense secretary; and former member of Congress Tulsi Gabbard, an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel (with a troubling affinity for Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad), as director of national intelligence.

Trump seems to hope that these former field-grade officers will be more compliant than their more-senior predecessors — and in the case of Hegseth, Trump seems to be hoping that his nominee for defense secretary will purge the "woke" generals that he has come to loathe.

It is, in fact, Hegseth's animosity toward the current military leadership, combined with his rugged good looks and frequent Fox News appearances, that seem to have recommended him to Trump despite his lack of obvious qualifications to run one of the world's largest bureaucracies. The choice of Hegseth drew immediate criticism on those grounds, and the nominee ran into further trouble later in the week with reports emerging of sexual misconduct allegations against him. Hegseth denied wrongdoing, and given Trump's own record of sexual misconduct, it isn't clear that the president-elect would withdraw a nominee who shares his antipathy toward current Pentagon leadership."

Here's the link to this article:       Hegseth Nomination a Danger to the Military

It appears that if one is a member of the Republicult™, appears on TV often enough, and pledges allegiance to TSF, that's all the "qualifications" necessary for a cabinet position.

Oh, I almost forgot, those "reports emerging of sexual misconduct allegations" get a check mark in the "Plus Column" of the his "Official Republicult™ Fitness for Office Evaluation Form."