Posted on 03/03/2017 6:19:30 PM PST by blam
Earlier this week, in an appearance on Fox News, Trump confirmed his beliefs that Obama is behind the litany of leaks that have plagued his administration over the past couple of months.
"No, I think he [Obama] is behind it, because his people are certainly behind it. I also think it is politics, that's the way it is."
And while the source of the leaks may be easy to deduce, the appropriate response is not so easy to implement. That said, there is a growing chorus of advisers to the President who are urging him to purge the government of former Obama political appointees and quickly install more people who are loyal to him.
Newt Gingrich is among those calling for such a purge...per Politico:
"His playbook should be to get rid of the Obama appointees immediately," said Newt Gingrich, a top surrogate. "There are an amazing number of decisions that are being made by appointees that are totally opposed to Trump and everything he stands for. Who do you think those people are responding to?"
Gingrich added: "Ninety-five percent of the bureaucrats are against him."
Meanwhile, Gingrinch offered a backhanded compliment to Schumer, saying "I didn't get it early on. This is not about slowing down the Cabinet. This is about keeping working control of the government for Obama. It's actually very shrewd on Schumer's part."
Gingrich said he blamed Sen. Chuck Schumer for slow-walking the nominees, though Schumer's office notes that many of the picks were not properly vetted: At least three have already dropped out. The Office of Government Ethics remains overwhelmed with applications now, "but they are beginning to catch up," one person involved in the nominations said. At many agencies, no top positions are filled, which means the layers of political appointees...
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(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
Here Here!! Get rid of every damn one of them!!
Long overdue. Anyone in SEIU can’t be trusted with internal information either.
He could get free here at FR. Course I hope he would donate
Every agency needs a thorough housecleaning.
DACA must be ended.
They are apparently NOT Expert Advisors....
Me too, “blam - blam.”
And do it immediately. No screwing around, it is America survival at question. IMMEDIATELY!! Kick these simple minded communist and offer nothing.
Best thing Trump could do right now since Obama has mobilized against him and probably been calling his buddies to check Trump’s movements.
YES! Fire them 7 layers deep!
Just accept their resignations and make due with what you have and scream every day that the Dems have shut down the government
Is it not kind of late? DJT should have done it right after his inauguration. That is what any male lion does when he takes over a pride he just conquered — get rid of any offspring.
So do his supporters. Deep 6 them even.
In a more perfect world, the Senate would recess for a few minutes this week, and a thousand or so recess appointments would be made—with concurrent mass terminations.
Drain the swamp!
He says appointees, we say operatives...
Someone please remind me what is the longest time it has taken to get any Cabinet fully approved?
Trump should shred everything obutthole has ever written or signed, recycle it and turn it into Trump toilet paper.
Obamacare alone would provide him with enough asswipe for the 8 years he is in the White House
I’m surprised it wasn’t done the 1st week.
Is it not kind of late? DJT should have done it right after his inauguration. That is what any male lion does when he takes over a pride he just conquered — get rid of any offspring. All this infighting among politicians is just delaying the agenda of getting the economy growing again and creating jobs, jobs, jobs. There are still too many who do not have one.
About bloody time.
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