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Democrats/socialists/communist (D/s/cs) remain shell-shocked by Donald Trump. Who could have imagined a politician keeping campaign promises? Worse, who could have imagined a politician really and truly dismantling the Deep State and returning power on loan from the people to the people rather than just slinging soaring rhetoric? That Trump is first and foremost a businessman and deal maker seems to have escaped their notice. That he really does seem to love America and Americans has not escaped their notice, and that, above all else, terrifies them.
The D/s/cs’s response, other than lawfare that they know they’re going to lose, has been to try to construct narratives. Their narratives, picked up and amplified by their media propaganda arm, have worked in the past, but not even their entire base trusts them or the media anymore, so those narratives are largely ineffective.
No one elected Elon Musk! The only elected people in DC are the President, Vice President, and Congress. Everyone else working there is appointed and loaned authority from their elected bosses. That’s a particularly stupid and deceptive narrative.
Musk is a billionaire! Your point? He, like Trump, is taking no salary and saving billions, perhaps trillions. Envy is an ugly character trait.
Musk’s DOGE operatives are just children! Your point? Many of the most consequential people in history, including American history, have been in their teens and early 20s. Age isn’t the real complaint; it’s their effectiveness in exposing fraud and other crimes. On July 4, 1776, the Marquis de Lafayette was 18, so was James Monroe. Alexander Hamilton was 21 and James Madison was 25.
Trump can’t let them have access to executive branch data! Yes, he can. Article II of the Constitution vests all executive authority in the President. He can loan some of that authority to his appointees to do the work of the Executive branch.
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