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BumRushDaShow

(164,085 posts)
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 06:52 PM 10 hrs ago

'Sloppy vetting' blamed for 'record-setting' White House personnel issues

Source: msn/Alternet

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"Record-setting" personnel issues are marring President Donald Trump's second term as the president doubles former President Joe Biden's "mark for nominees withdrawn from the Senate in the first year," Politico reports.

Despite Trump's personnel operation being a "smoothly running machine," they report, "there are clear signs of breakdowns behind the scenes." Trump has withdrawn a record number of nominees for a president’s first year in office as he faces a combination of GOP pushback against some picks, vetting issues, White House infighting and, in some cases, the president’s own mercurial views," they note.

According to Senate data, Trump has thus far withdrawn 57 nominations—nearly double the 22 nominations he pulled during his first term and the 29 Biden withdrew during his. This "pace of withdrawals," Politico notes, "is the highest since at least the Ronald Reagan presidency."

Republicans have "acknowledged the obvious," they report: " in some instances, the White House just isn’t making sure Trump’s nominees can get the votes."

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/sloppy-vetting-blamed-for-record-setting-white-house-personnel-issues/ar-AA1Rum6i

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'Sloppy vetting' blamed for 'record-setting' White House personnel issues (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago OP
It's tough finding yes-men and yes-women to kiss tRump's ass. groundloop 10 hrs ago #1
Especially when they know he will throw them under the bus in a heartbeat. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #2
Hey! Stephen Miller only has two hands! no_hypocrisy 9 hrs ago #3
Sloppy vetting? How about no vetting? mdbl 8 hrs ago #4
Wait...they vet them? progressoid 8 hrs ago #5
He throws... littlemissmartypants 8 hrs ago #6
Maybe . . . AverageOldGuy 7 hrs ago #7
That idiot Trump is far behind the 8 ball he won't know what to do. BradBo 7 hrs ago #8
Only one qualification to work for Trump Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 2 hrs ago #9

mdbl

(7,929 posts)
4. Sloppy vetting? How about no vetting?
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:10 PM
8 hrs ago

All that's required is that you're a compromised criminal or a lying Fux Nooze host that will do what D Dump says no matter what.

AverageOldGuy

(3,212 posts)
7. Maybe . . .
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:51 PM
7 hrs ago

. . . if someone checked their credentials. checked references (especially from previous jobs); required a CV with writings and professional organizations - - - you know, the usual stuff -- instead of just checking them for long legs and high-pointed tits . . .

. . . and tattoos.


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BradBo

(859 posts)
8. That idiot Trump is far behind the 8 ball he won't know what to do.
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 10:02 PM
7 hrs ago

He will jump up and down and call for Marshall Law next summer as he tries to creat havoc.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(131,562 posts)
9. Only one qualification to work for Trump
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 02:37 AM
2 hrs ago

Kiss his oversized ass. Krasnov values loyalty over competence.

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