🇺🇸 The Damage Report: Trump Policy Updates

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Trump considering DeSantis to replace Hegseth for defense secretary post, reports say

Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon has run into trouble on Capitol Hill over allegations about his personal and professional life.

www.usatoday.com

 

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Here are the Republicans Kash Patel wants to target

Trump's pick to be FBI director has expressed an intent to mount a revenge-a-thon that will include not just Democrats.

www.motherjones.com

 

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Donald Trump wants to kill offshore wind development. Easier said than done.

The president-elect has a personal vendetta, but some projects will be hard to derail.

www.motherjones.com

 

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Donald Trump wants to kill offshore wind development. Easier said than done.

The president-elect has a personal vendetta, but some projects will be hard to derail.

www.motherjones.com

Man, there has to be a deeper thing with wind turbines with this guy, he has had a hate on with wind turbines since 2016, its very disturbing his obcession with this.

 

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If Trump’s tariffs start a trade war, it would be an economic disaster | Mark Weisbrot

The president-elect’s two main arguments for his tariff threat – to reduce migration and to combat drugs – are not credible

www.theguardian.com

 

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Trump hires Peter Navarro as White House adviser as he continues building administration

President-elect Donald Trump is bringing Peter Navarro back to the White House for his second administration.

apnews.com

 

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Republican senators express growing concerns over Pete Hegseth misconduct allegations

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, was back on Capitol Hill Tuesday looking to shore up support as he fends off allegations of misconduct.

abcnews.go.com

He's circling the drain!

 

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'I pulled him out': Trump pushes back on DEA pick saying he withdrew

Florida sheriff Chad Chronister announced Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration to run the Drug Enforcement Agency.

abcnews.go.com

Makes you wonder what dark secrets he didn't want dug up.

 

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Man, there has to be a deeper thing with wind turbines with this guy, he has had a hate on with wind turbines since 2016, its very disturbing his obcession with this.

Big Oil pouring money into his pockets to shut them down.

 

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Trump taps billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as next NASA administrator

Jared Isaacman, 41, the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, has emerged as a leading figure in commercial spaceflight.

www.cbsnews.com

 

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy Suggest Their Most Pointless Idea Yet

The heads of government efficiency want to try a plan that has already been tested and rejected.

newrepublic.com

 

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GOP pollster dismisses allegations against Pete Hegseth: ‘Extracurricular activities’

Strategic communications expert Lee Carter told CNN on Wednesday that “what happened in his private life, all of that is off the table” when it comes to Hegseth’s confirmation.

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Conspiracy theories and cosying up to dictators: why intelligence experts are spooked by Tulsi Gabbard

Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence has long been regarded as dangerous for her Syria contacts and stance on Ukraine

www.theguardian.com

 

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Trump taps another Fox star for job as Hegseth responds to drinking claims: Live

President-elect’s pick for defense secretary dogged by allegations of sexual assault, drunkenness, Islamophobia and mismanagement of a non-profit as Monica Crowley tapped for senior State Department post

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Jared got paid? Or was this the money the Saudis put into his hedge fund? Not like he got paid directly.

 

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Trump names former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China

President-elect Donald Trump is naming former U.S. Senator David Perdue of Georgia to be his ambassador to China.

apnews.com

 

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy meet with Republicans to talk DOGE spending cuts

The entrepreneurs are heading up Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” advising President-elect Donald Trump on ways to cut down the federal budget.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Trump says venture capitalist David Sacks will be AI and crypto ‘czar’

Sacks, a venture capitalist, will guide the Trump administration's policies for artificial intelligence and help create a legal framework for cryptocurrency.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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MAGA influencers were offered five figures to promote Ric Grenell’s bid for SoS

Ultimately, the campaign didn’t work as Marco Rubio was chosen by Trump instead.

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Nearly 100 former national security officials 'alarmed' at prospect of Gabbard leading intel community

In the letter obtained by NBC News, the officials urged the Senate to “carefully evaluate” whether Gabbard is “equipped” for the position, which requires Senate confirmation.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Pretty much. They think all that money means they can do whatever they want.

 

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