Summary
Donald Trump’s transition team has been barred from accessing federal agencies due to delays in signing standard ethics and transparency agreements, leaving Cabinet nominees without access to classified or non-public data.
This standoff hampers preparation for national security, workforce, and budget issues as the administration readies for the January 20 inauguration.
Concerns include safeguarding against threats like conflicts abroad and domestic crises, such as avian flu.
The delays also risk derailing nominee confirmations, with scrutiny over FBI background checks and controversies involving key picks like Pete Hegseth and Matt Gaetz.
They should just sign them. It’s not like they’ll experience consequences for violating them.
This is their way of sticking their tongue out, like a damn child.
No. This is a test. Just like Gaetz was. They’re seeing where the lines are right now.
Like a fucking toddler pushing boundaries and then throwing a tantrum on the floor at Walmart when he doesn’t get a toy.
Think of it more like an amorphous mass, slowly pushing against an old wooden door until creaks, just to see if its locked.
My mind went to the raptors in Jurassic Park, constantly testing the system and taking advantage of any holes/exploits.
Its so hard to tell with Trump. Was it a test or just ignorance or something else.
For example, they’ve already pulled so many people from the house for Trumps administration that the Republicans only have I think a one seat majority now (if I mathed correctly).
If I was in Trump’s orbit I’d be using him as a gravity slingshot to get my own desires considered. Just throw ideas at him that I know he’d consider because I worded it in a way that he likes, or better yet led him on so he believes he had the idea first.
Basically, Trump is a showman, a frontman, not the main man. He’s just bigger than life and casts a long shadow where the real demons can lay.