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   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 21:58:30 -0000 (UTC), Marmalade King wrote:   
      
   > Trump's clown car Cabinet keeps humiliating him   
   >   
   > The president said he assembled the "most talented and impressive   
   > Administration in history. " But a series of recent embarrassments from   
   > Trump officials suggests otherwise.   
   >   
   > Nov. 28, 2025, 6:00 AM EST By Jen Psaki   
   >   
   > This is an adapted excerpt from the Nov. 25 episode of "The Briefing   
   > with Jen Psaki. "   
   >   
   > Donald Trump has been humiliated a lot lately. And while most of the   
   > time that's because of his own behavior, it's also because of the people   
   > he surrounds himself with.   
   >   
   > Just consider how two of Trump's top law enforcement officials have been   
   > spending their time lately. Last weekend, Homeland Security Secretary   
   > Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel were in Las Vegas, hanging out   
   > in a pink Lego race car while attending a Formula 1 race.   
   >   
   > Now, if this were a one-off incident, you might forgive them for having   
   > a little fun after the rigors of their very important day jobs. But for   
   > Trump's Cabinet, living like a C-list celebrity is the job.   
   >   
   > I know from experience that when a White House statement contains any   
   > version of "The president has confidence in, " or "This Cabinet member   
   > is a part of a great team, " it isn't typically a good sign.   
   >   
   > No one seems to do that job better than Patel. Over the past few months,   
   > the FBI director has repeatedly used a government jet for recreational   
   > travel, including for a golf trip with friends at a private resort in   
   > Scotland and attending a wrestling event in Pennsylvania, as well as a   
   > getaway to a Texas hunting resort called the "Boondoggle Ranch. "   
   >   
   > On top of all that, Patel reportedly has also redirected SWAT team   
   > agents from critical duties, presumably such as responding to actual   
   > emergencies, to serve as the personal security detail for his   
   > 27-year-old girlfriend.   
   >   
   > That's reportedly causing his headline-obsessed boss, Trump, to have   
   > second thoughts about choosing him to lead the country's top law   
   > enforcement agency. On Tuesday, MS NOW reported: "Trump is considering   
   > removing Kash Patel as FBI director in the coming months, as he and his   
   > top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the unflattering   
   > headlines Patel has recently generated, according to three people with   
   > knowledge of the situation. "   
   >   
   > If that were to happen, Patel would have had the shortest tenure of any   
   > confirmed FBI director in history, making it through only about a year   
   > of what is supposed to be a 10-year term.   
   >   
   > Now, the White House quickly tried to push back on that reporting. A   
   > spokesperson told MS NOW that "President Trump has assembled the most   
   > talented and impressive Administration in history and they are doing an   
   > excellent job carrying out the President's agenda, " adding that Patel   
   > "is a critical member of the President's team and he is working   
   > tirelessly to restore integrity to the FBI. "   
   >   
   > I know from experience that when a White House statement contains any   
   > version of "The president has confidence in, " or "This Cabinet member   
   > is a part of a great team, " it isn't typically a good sign.   
   >   
   > But the White House really left us an opening there with that statement,   
   > and it got us wondering: What are the other members of the "most   
   > talented and impressive Administration in history" up to these days?   
   >   
   > Well, let's start with the other member of Patel's pit crew, Noem. When   
   > she isn't spending her days playing cowgirl dress-up or riding around in   
   > Lego cars, the former South Dakota governor has been facing considerable   
   > scrutiny over a report from ProPublica that her agency funneled hundreds   
   > of millions of taxpayer dollars to a firm with ties to Noem herself. A   
   > group of lawmakers has now called for an investigation into how that   
   > firm ended up getting all that taxpayer money.   
   >   
   > Then there's the former reality TV star Trump put in charge of our   
   > nation's travel infrastructure, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.   
   > Right now, Duffy has a lot on his plate: Americans are preparing for the   
   > busiest travel season of the year, and the recent government shutdown   
   > has led to a wave of flight cancellations that continue even after the   
   > government reopened.   
   >   
   > But Americans shouldn't worry — Duffy has an idea that is going to fix   
   > this country's air travel once and for all. This week, the   
   > transportation secretary encouraged Thanksgiving travelers to "dress a   
   > little better, " which he argued could help people "behave a little   
   > better. "   
   >   
   > Remember, this is the same man who just scrapped a Biden-era proposal to   
   > compensate travelers for flight disruptions.   
   >   
   > But I've got to say, compared with some of Trump's other Cabinet   
   > secretaries, Duffy almost seems like a problem-solver.   
   >   
   > Just consider Trump's treasury secretary, Scott Bessent. Right now, he   
   > also has a lot on his plate: Trump's tariff policy is a disaster, all   
   > those deals the president promised haven't come to fruition, prices are   
   > up, housing costs are up and health care costs are about to go way up   
   > for a lot of people.   
   >   
   > But don't worry, because Bessent also has a plan. This week, he told   
   > Americans that the "best way" to bring down inflation was to "move from   
   > a blue state to a red state. "   
   > We inherited an affordability crisis: Treasury Secretary says Trump has   
   > slowed down price increases November 11, 2025 / 22:59   
   >   
   > Then there's Trump's secretary of health and human services, Robert F.   
   > Kennedy Jr. The man in charge of our nation's health has been hard at   
   > work recently, making the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   
   > update its website with new warnings. The agency's "vaccine safety"   
   > webpage now says that "the statement 'Vaccines do not cause autism' is   
   > not an evidence-based claim. "   
   >   
   > Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the man in charge of the world's largest   
   > military, is currently spending his working days ordering an   
   > investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly over the Arizona Democrat's   
   > participation in a social media video reminding members of the armed   
   > forces that they do not have to follow illegal orders.   
   >   
   > Kelly responded to the news of this investigation by posting on X a   
   > photo of the numerous medals he was awarded for his service in the Navy.   
   > Which, in turn, prompted the defense secretary to launch a new attack   
   > over, of all things, whether Kelly displayed his medals in the right   
   > order.   
   >   
   > Even some Republicans are admitting this whole thing is ridiculous. On   
   > Tuesday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska posted on X: "The Department of   
   > Defense and FBI surely have more important priorities than this   
   > frivolous investigation. "   
   >   
      
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