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To congressional Democrats, Trump’s decision to promote aide Stephen Miller to serve as his chief of staff meant two things: an elevation of the aide’s extremist views and a refusal to heed the will of voters who delivered the left a historic victory.

“Stephen Miller is the architect of Project 2025, which included the push for ‘unitary executive power’ that Trump used to enrich himself and his billionaire buddies, enable the failed efforts of Elon Musk and DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency], the stripping of healthcare from millions of people, and the mass deportation agenda that led to ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and CBP [Customs and Border Protection] killing people in the streets, separating families, locking up kids and gutting the legal immigration system,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the ranking member of the House Judiciary subcommittee on immigration, said in a statement.

  • TacoSocks@infosec.pubEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    In Trump’s first term he generally acted as a helmsman to the vast ship of the party and the country, trying to steer things in his new direction. This had a limiting effect on his actions, but also an insulating effect; he was never the cause of the failure (at least in his mind).

    This is some revisionist history. He had no idea what he was doing other than trying to play the media and being combative. He selected mostly standard Republicans for his cabinet which tried to steer the ship. Trump was too busy drawing sharpies on hurricane maps to steer shit.

    • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      1 day ago

      I never said otherwise. I’m describing behavior, you’re describing intentions. They’re just different parts of the same elephant.