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Tell Donald there is a buck (or an unwilling female) in it for him. Watch him jump.

His picks have been vetted by FSB

It’s because he’s a coward.

He's afraid to . . .

The preaident elect is doing exactly as Putin has ordered him, destroy American democracy from within.

Is anyone surprised?

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Bc they are Russian assets

Donald Trump made it very clear he believes the FBI and other agencies have been infiltrated by partisan, stooges who conspired to indict, convict and defame him. People voted for him and are acting shocked when he wants nothing to do with the FBI. He’s waiting until he’s sworn in to tear it down.

Trump doesn’t trust the FBI. They hurt his feelings.

Dems should rail road him on this.. put a stop to his stupidity. His arrogance is beyond comprehension. It’s a country that he is governing. He does not own it. It’s not a business. It has a soul of the people who lived and made this land great. Dems get some balls and stand up for the people..

Then postpone the inauguration until he complies.

Why isn’t he held accountable? Don’t hold the inauguration until he does.

Surprised Bezos allowed this article to go through

Well, duh, he wants his appoints is to be shady. Why else is he appointing them? They will do what they’re told. Find the things that he wants to do away with and they’ll take care of it for him. What needs to be screened by the FBI? Half of this country just put a felon in office.

Typical criminal. I really dislike this creep.

Quelle surprise 🙄

The disinclination of white men to hold other w.m. accountable was demonstrated by priests, who preferred to BREAK THEIR VOWS TO GOD instead. A Black man/any woman couldn't get away with this bc the white male political establishment wouldn't allow it. White men inaugurated identity politics.

May I live long enough to see, Trump & Company drown by messing with America.

Guess they're not actually rules then huh

The corruption is going to be monumental, bigly so.

And yet, WaPo had no preference between candidates 🤣

Because he's a convicted felon. The FBI wouldn't even approve Trump.

Dictatorship

Is anyone on the side for democracy surprised? The Fascists wouldn't even understand why this is important.

We are just shaking our heads.

He said he'd do it, no one should be surprised

Hmmm. Wonder if an endorsement of Harris might have helped? Bezos…I’m cutting way back on my boredom shopping, and eventual cutting all ties. No,a $40 yr subscription won’t bring me back to the Post, although a Sir Lewis firing or resignation MAY cause some rethinking of my boycott. Try me…

an apocalypse is starting to hold some appeal

Not while there’s breath in this old body I shoot straight and come well balanced!!

If he doesn't follow the rules, boot him out. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ IMPEACHMENT ON DAY ONE. CONVICTION ON DAY TWO. Or earlier.

He' probably going to use his friend Bo Deedle's detective agenc. Very reputable.Ha!

I wonder how many people have to die once he closes the FDA and says the market will handle it before people want the FDA back? How many babies? Do they count more than the elderly? What's the equation?

Lawless shitstain on American history.

As a Brit, I've known Americans mock our 'unwritten constitution' as inferior to their buttoned-up version. Looks like there are unwritten niceties in any real-world complex administrative system. I'm sorry everyone's finding out about in such a destructive way.

Maybe you are rethinking your decision not to endorse anyone in the election.

You were too scared to have an opinion last month so you just sit out the next 4 years.

Should be fun living in a jungle.

It’s another clickbait Rump story… you looooove that he is back so you can pump this stuff out day after day. You like to think that your immune to the stuff, oh yeah… Closer to the truth to say you can’t get enough… and Your gonna have to face it, your addicted to Rump …

He needs to be stopped. The fact that people are recognizing that this is a hostile takeover and not doing anything about it is disgraceful.

Well, I guess the unemployment numbers are gonna go up.

It might be fun to think of this as strategy, but it still resembles Trump's trademark laziness and disinterest in the government he claimed to want to run. And indistinguishable from Stephen Miller simply not wasting any time disposing of norms that might constrain fascism.

He is going to do whatever he wants & no one is going to stop him. Tradition, laws, policy mean nothing to him. And between Congress & the Supreme Court, he is confident there will be zero consequences.

Setting up the dictatorship.

😡

As I (🇩🇪) understand a US-president stands above all laws. Does a president-elect have the same rights? And a former president?

Trump is showing that he intends to follow Trump rules. Period. And the checks and balances of government have been turned over to him on a silver platter.

Well, those are words.

Can we impeach him?

and this is surprising?

He's worse than Pete Rose. "The rules don't apply to me" is his motto, his creed and is modus operandi rolled into one. Arrogant bastard.

He he's not already playing by the rules. Biden administration able to refused to allow him to come into office? There has to be. Something to get him in align or he doesn't get to play at all.

I think at this point, we should understand, that he does not give a shit about the “rules”

wtf are we doing here, he’s just allowed to do what he wants, how he wants, when he wants? The SCOTUS really fucked up by giving this maniac free rein.

SHOCKER

But we’re still pretending he will follow any laws that get in his way.

So this checks and it makes it easier to place outside agents. Putin has to love this.

Can't you just say outright that he wants to fill the positions with people who could NOT pass background checks? People who trade our secrets to hostile countries, who engage in criminal behavior? Not to mention plain incompetent?

So, what does this mean and why does it matter (esp to the idiots who just voted for him)? Spell that out! No one cares that he resents the oversight or it hurts his feelings. Tell us why rules and norms matter and why what he's doing will hurt us. What he does is not news. How it affects us is.

Did you expect something different? You….the media sane washed all his criminality, dementia, narcissistic and white nationalist actions…now you’re surprised . Cancel all media until they report the actual facts.

Why is he even allowed to do this?

Biden shouldn’t allow Trump to transition. Let him wait until Jan 20.

Why would we expect anything else?

Trump isn't building a cabinet, he is casting a new reality show. Here is the season 2 crazy cast: www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...

And why this is a surprise? I hope the fools that elected him understand how much they will suffer for this.

This is a surprise?

He loves the attention - maybe skipping the photos would be refreshing to readers.

IF trump played by the rules... He would never have been elected to begin with. trump doesn't have rules he has trump.

Sounds like a national security threat. Have we now mechanism for quelling such? Use it.

Craves attention; fears scrutiny. Same old Trump, minus more guardrails.

Why does this surprise anyone? What about democracy do you hate?

Why should he? We know no one is going to stop him. Democracy is dead

Don’t forget gas! 🤣

That account posted the same thing in response to everything. Sign of a troll bot. #Blocked.

And this surprises anyone.??.. he's a narcissist, he thinks he can do whatever he wants...

Why use the FBI? He already knows they're all criminals.

Again ...

Absolutely. Not. Brother.

“It's best to understand that fascists see hypocrisy as a virtue. It's how they signal that the things they are doing to people were never meant to be equally applied. It's not an inconsistency. It's very consistent to the only true fascist value, which is domination.” — A.R. Moxon

It's going to be a very dangerous time for us.

Good thing you didn't endorse a candidate.

That's very on brand for Adolf Rump 😁

And yet, your paper didn’t have a preference in the election.

I wonder if there are any historians who can tell us what other angry roman rulers did, once they took power 🤔

because the head of his transition team and now secretary of education is a fellow pro wrestling hall of famer, a brutal fake-it-til-you-make-it blend of Mussolini and Machiavelli

Why is he allowed to do this. Republicans would be having cerebral aneurysms if any Democratic President tried this. We are seeing a coup in progress.

Wanna be dictator says what?

He wants to destroy the government, so this is just a step one. Those who voted for him will eventually ALL be harmed. The "Leopards Who Eat Faces" Party won. But, before they finish you off, they will empty your wallet. Tariffs on imports cost "you" not the importer. The wealthy win.

You let us know when you're ready to take a stand before "Democracy Dies in Darkness."

At least we didn't invent this brand of government.

It’s something to witness one man speeding up the inevitable decline of the USA.