You know, if anything important really happens, I’ll miss it. We need a new code word for something that really matters.
SHELL BOMB!
Posted on 12/18/2020 7:21:47 AM PST by Red Badger
Is there a major bombshell about to drop the demonstrates a reason to not trust Joe Biden and his team? Does this have something to do with the massive hacks ongoing across the federal government right now? Or is it just an awkward holiday protocol? So many questions.
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Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller has ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with former Vice President Joe Biden’s transition team. This stunning news could mean many things and speculation is already running wild.
Axios reported this morning that the move caught the Biden team by surprise. Meanwhile, the Department of Defense is downplaying it as a “simple delay.” That makes very little sense considering they already had a later start than most transition teams. According to Axios:
A top Biden official was unaware of the directive. Administration officials left open the possibility cooperation would resume after a holiday pause. The officials were unsure what prompted Miller’s action, or whether President Trump approved.
Why it matters: Miller’s move, which stunned officials throughout the Pentagon, was the biggest eruption yet of animus and mistrust toward the Biden team from the top level of the Trump administration.
What happened: Meetings between President Trump’s team and the Biden team are going on throughout the government, after a delayed start as the administration dragged its feet on officially recognizing Biden as president-elect.
Then on Thursday night, Miller — who was appointed Nov. 9, when Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper right after the election — ordered officials throughout the building to cancel scheduled transition meetings.
Pentagon official response: A senior Defense Department official sought to downplay the move, calling it “a simple delay of the last few scheduled meetings until after the new year.”
“We had fewer than two dozen remaining meetings on the schedule today and next week,” the official said, adding that “the DoD staff working the meetings were overwhelmed by the number of meetings.” “These same senior leaders needed to do their day jobs and were being consumed by transition activities. … With the holidays we are taking a knee for two weeks. We are still committed to a productive transition.”
This really could be absolutely nothing. It could be a logistics issue. If I had to speculate, I’d say it likely has to do with the major hacks associated with SolarWinds Orion that have affected large swaths of the government, including giving access to top secret information to whoever is behind it. The Russian government is the most likely culprit. CNBC reported that it’s much worse than we originally believed.
In other words, this could be very bad news. Then again, there’s also a chance it could be very good news for Team Trump. It’s conspicuous that it jibes with my theory that the White House and possibly the Texas Rangers have the SolarWinds Orion servers, whose Austin Office they raided earlier this week. If there’s something that ties the Biden team to Dominion Voting Systems and voter fraud, this move would be a natural next step.
This is probably no big deal. Or, it could be very worrisome if it’s connected to the massive government hack. And there’s a possibility it could mark the turning of the tide with voter fraud finally fully exposed. We’ll keep a close eye on this.
If keyboards were rifles..
“These same senior leaders needed to do their day jobs and were being consumed by transition activities. ... With the holidays we are taking a KNEE for two weeks. We are still committed to a productive transition.”
Def Sec Miller has a sense of humor. They are taking a knee. ha
“I can confirm that there were scheduled meetings canceled as of today. On what grounds or until when, it’s not clear,” said Katie Bo Williams, senior national security correspondent for
Defense One.
The group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington was quick to blast the Trump administration after the news broke.
“Blocking the transition could have slowed down vaccine rollout. But they didn’t care,” the group said in a tweet. “Pausing Pentagon cooperation with the transition could put people in danger. But they don’t care.”
“This could just be petty idiocy. Or it could be dangerous,” added conservative commentator Bill Kristol.
Right; it’s Axios I’m suspicious of.
...another source...
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Axios broke it.
See https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/trumps-new-defence-secretary-has-reportedly-ordered-the-pentagon-to-halt-biden-transition-cooperation/ar-BB1c2WpB for additional source.
You may not be willing to fight for your family and country, but don’t think others are as cowardly.
If Biden team was surprised, the leakers are either out of the loop or not being told anything that is going on.
“Exactly. It is also different from... its the holidays delay thing. They should have followed that up with... we will let you know say by January 7th.”
And, you would think the biden transition team would have been informed about this decision....
I do t see a lot of “fighting” going on. I see a lot of keyboard warriors.
When and if the time comes, I am up for a fight. But I don’t see folks doing much of that right now.
Agree. Not getting my hopes up. Because this would SEEM to be major. Although, I have been disappointed 1000 times in the past 6 weeks about things called ‘major’ and ‘breaking news’. I’m calloused over, LIKE 1 BAZZILION TIMES!!!
I agree. Too bad that the CIA let their toys get out and now anybody can hack anybody else and make it look like anybody they want to implicate did it.
Biden a greater security risk than expected?.
My apologies....I think there is a lot going on behind the scenes with militias, Oathkeepers, etc. We need to prepare emotionally for extreme violence. We need to understand there are things larger than us in order for us to be willing to make a real sacrifice if necessary
Loose lips sink ships, even in domestic affairs.
LOL. you forgot #5. Sort belly button lint by day of week
Why do these clowns think blocking the transition would slow rollout when the rollout is happening now, more than a month before the next administration is sworn in.
It’s spelled BRAZILLIAN
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