Posted on 11/16/2024 2:40:08 AM PST by Libloather
Capitol Hill Democrats are pressing the White House to pull out all the stops to gird the executive branch against President-elect’s Trump’s promised efforts to tear down federal agencies and restructure them to his liking.
The lawmakers want President Biden to get aggressive — and creative — with unilateral actions in the final weeks of his administration. The idea is both to protect the Democrats’ policy victories and to fortify the Justice Department, the intelligence agencies and other offices in Trump’s crosshairs.
“There’s a lot that the Biden administration can do, and I know that they’ve done some scenario planning,” Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) said. “It would be a huge political malpractice for them not to anticipate this scenario and have some plans in place.”
The Democrats are quick to point out that, with Republicans in control of the lower chamber, no major legislative changes are likely in the postelection, lame-duck session. With that in mind, they see Biden as a kind of preemptive firewall against Trump’s vows to claw back their legislative wins and gut large parts of the federal bureaucracy in a “deep state” purge designed to streamline government and root out his executive branch critics.
“I’ve been here long enough to know you can do some really good things in a lame duck,” said Rep. Richard Neal (Mass.), senior Democrat on the powerful Ways and Means Committee.
The Democrats’ concerns have been fed by reports that Trump is eyeing plans to purge the Pentagon of “woke” generals.
And they were fueled further over his picks for top positions in the next administration, including former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as U.S. attorney general, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) to be director of national intelligence and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as head of the Health and Human Services Department.
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I can just imagine Trump steering Biden that way, stirring up Pelosi, Schumer, and even Obama for brickbats and rotten tomatoes from their fellow Dems. Confusion to the enemy.
More like Commie Dem operative Mikey Lillis at the Radical Left wing Shill
screaming for these actions.
The shill needs to be raided and shut down and America haters there like Mikey
Arrested .
They’re asking for help from Joe after they took him out via coup?
The ONLY thing Joe should do is to begin implementing Trump’s plans and policies this very day. He still can stick it to them if he’s angry enough. And I think that he and FakeDr. Jill are angry enough.
“There’s still time, Joe ....you can do it. SAVE YOUR REP. You donned the MAGA hater a reason,”
Oh, how I wish this would happen. I’m going to start praying for that. Invite Trump for a private meeting in the Oval Office, and start the MAGA term this week. The history books in the future ... can you even imagine how delicious?
As I’ve been saying, if Trump can’t fire the swarms of bureaucrats then THEY are the Executive, not him.
You’re right. The ‘will to power’ practiced by the left/dems is completely antithetical to the concepts of liberty and self-government that conservatives cherish.
So much for Unity, a smooth transition of power & listening to the voice (mandate) of the people. Not that I’m surprised.
“Not likely to happen since Biden voted for Trump, and now his main goal is to stick it to those that stuck it to him. Go joe!”
Trump should appoint Biden as an honorary Ambassador to England. Totally send the rats into a tiz.
Commies can’t afford to get caught.
To late they hear the rumble of the forces arriving making out will the last of the Bolsheviks power.
DACA
LOL!
is actually going to restore democracy
Folks, correct that every time you see it.
The Democrats do not really have any respect for elections or the elected branches. Their “government” is the unelected deep state, which is in the majority the Democrats creation. They think of the deep state as theirs, and much of the deep state thinks of itself as the government arm of the Democrats. Its an unholy alliance.
I thought the Jamaican/Indian/Canadian was their new president. Biden has gone into cruise mode. He isn’t president anymore.
Why isn’t that insurrection or sedition?
In other words they want Biden to fix it so Trump can’t mess up their gravy train. I don’t think that’s what he has in mind & I believe most of us citizens are aligned with HIS plans; not theirs.
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