Isn't that basically...everything? Trump really is a part-time president. He basically wants to come in once a week to sign executive orders and that's it.
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Trump taps Kushner to lead a "SWAT team" to fix government with business ideas
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Isn't that basically...everything? Trump really is a part-time president. He basically wants to come in once a week to sign executive orders and that's it.
greycolumbus
The success of others absolutely infuriates me.
God, I think I hate Kushner and Ivanka more than Trump.
At least you know immediately what you're getting with Trump as soon as he walks through the door. Meanwhile, Ivanka and Kushner are capitalist drones in people-suits. I can easily see them bamboozle middle America again.
At least you know immediately what you're getting with Trump as soon as he walks through the door. Meanwhile, Ivanka and Kushner are capitalist drones in people-suits. I can easily see them bamboozle middle America again.
Stiflers Mom
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Haha, yeah.
It's great that finally someone like Kushner can show all these people who tried for 60 years how to accomplish that.
George Washington
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Agent Gibbs
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Man that department has a lot of fingers in a lot of pies? sounds more like he is running Government than Trump! but then I suppose that is Trumps style, he is an ideas man and gives instructions to others to get things done - basically he is a boss and not a leader and a terrible boss at that since he only likes yes men and brown nosers
I guess he planned to drain the swamp by concreting it over with crap
I guess he planned to drain the swamp by concreting it over with crap
Palette Swap
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I like how he went from "we have the very best people in the world" during his campaign to "ah, fuck it, politics is too complicated, I'll let my son in law figure it out".
Jared Kushner, a portrait in wealthy white guy meritocracy.
Jared Kushner, a portrait in wealthy white guy meritocracy.
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That's what I got out of it too.
Remember when Trump made that one speech where he said he alone can fix the country?
Mad isn't it? You have to be elected to congress / senate and you only get one vote in the house, you have to be a judge to get on the judiciary, but as long as the president likes you any dickhead can hold power in the executive.
Principate
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I didn't realise America had inaugurated President Kushner.
It's a bold move cotton let's see if it works out for them.
It's a bold move cotton let's see if it works out for them.
JonnyDBrit
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So honest question:
What could such an office actually do, other than be a glorified thinktank?
Because unless I'm mistaken, granting it any actual powers of governance would require approval by congress, no?
What could such an office actually do, other than be a glorified thinktank?
Because unless I'm mistaken, granting it any actual powers of governance would require approval by congress, no?
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Being a lawyer isn't even a requirement for SCOTUS, let alone being a judge.
Forty people have become justices without any experience as judges.
Kojirospath
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Having worked for dutch goverment for the past 7 years; trying a business aproach to goverment issues almost never works. Goverment is driven by different goals than profit, so incentivizing profit does not reach goverment goals.
GrizzleBoy
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What exactly is Trumps role in government at this point, besides being a speaker at rallies?
What does he actually intend to DO?
What does he actually intend to DO?
ebullientprism
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Looks like Trump is gonna exclusively focus on his Golfing career.
andthebeatgoeson
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I have an idea: get rid of the CEO because of all the public failures.
BrassDragon
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Also, parts of a business can fail no problem as long as the overall goal of profit growth is maintained. Nobody really cares about a brand fading or a product launch misfiring, as long as the income stream guarantees continuity of buisiness.
The government can't have a parts of it fail - housing is as big a deal as military defense or education. You can't cut just 'cost centers' and focus on 'profit centers' when you're the foundation of a national society.
This is the ultimate expression of free market worship, putting CEOs at the levers of national power. It's insanity.
Mr. Giggles
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Lmao, ok this should be fun.
And when this fails another game of finger the scapegoat will be played by donnie
SWOT teams are common in business. This is probably what was meant. Plus it makes more sense.
Bubba_Sparks
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That was my impression. Had Pence been named head of the department, that's what I would have thought.
Dead Prince
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Did Trump Join the ppga. He's playing more "golf" than be president
KernelPanic
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Man what does Pence actually do?
He's like the flash he'll run back in time and change history, but he'll never be able to get his father out of prison.
acheron_xl
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Trump and company are Republicans (or at least they used the Republican body as a host organism for their parasite). Conservatism has nothing to do with it.
And besides, the GOP have been political radicals for years now.
Didn't Christie put Kushner's dad in jail back when he was attorney General or whatever?
Also, Kushner was a lifelong Democrat donor and voter before his daddy-in-law ran for president. An exorbitantly wealthy real estate investor from New York who was a democratic donor is now pulling the strings for the God emperor. And we liberals were the ones getting 'cucked'...
Also, Kushner was a lifelong Democrat donor and voter before his daddy-in-law ran for president. An exorbitantly wealthy real estate investor from New York who was a democratic donor is now pulling the strings for the God emperor. And we liberals were the ones getting 'cucked'...
theechrisfox
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Another stupid thing to swiftly dismantle when the ceiling comes down on this crook administration.
Chuckle and normalize
Like not paying invoices for contractors?
So... Trump has put his son-in-law in charge of going to other federal agencies and demanding cheaper IT solutions, which, inevitably, used to be expensive because of the security requirements.
So Trump is sending his son-in-law to make it easier for the Russians to hack key US departments.
kitchenmotors
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I can't hate Kushner or Ivanka more than Trump because apparently they were the reason why the LGBT order reversing rights in the work place wasn't pushed through. They are both for LGBT rights and wanted that message to come across from Trump's administration.
While I don't believe Trump gives a flying fuck what happens to me or my community, or anyone, other than his rich friends, I'm glad someone in the administration was looking out for my rights. Because everyone else is crazy as fuck and wants to deny me rights as a human being.
RPGCrazied
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Which is hilarious, because this guy has 0 experience in these area's. This should go really smoothly. /s This is like letting someone be a brain surgeon without attending medical school.
Omegasquash
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Just wait until they're all "fired".
My sense in this is that they're going to find a way to crush the shit out of job security, or drive down "costs" by squeezing the pay/benefits of federal employees. This will have the effect of keeping talent out, which opens the doors for automation of lots of roles once those employees retire/are let go.
Short term, they'll make life miserable. Long term, it would be harder to dismantle. All of this is just speculation on my part, of course. I'm not a mind reader, but the administration is giving off signals that are brighter than a 4th of July fireworks show.
Skinny Pete
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So Kushner is basically the genie in the lamp if he's going to accomplish all of the things in that list.
KernelPanic
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The problem is the only people who benefit are the people who run the business.
His voters just wanted to fuck Washington up, they know he's a liar, corrupt, incompetent. They don't care. As long as normal politicians are panicking they are happy.
Dude Abides
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The only solution Kushner knows is using daddy's money.
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