Trump 'decapitated' the DOD in damaging staff purge until Mitch McConnell put a stop to it: new book

[eppur_se_muova]

Trump 'decapitated' the DOD in damaging staff purge until Mitch McConnell put a stop to it: new book
Raw Story - 25m ago

By Sarah K. Burris

Former President Donald Trump has made it clear that after his time in the White House, he hates Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). But in the final months of the Trump term, it was McConnell who still had enough sway to stop the White House from a damaging purge of Defense Department officials they'd deemed disloyal.

Paranoia or power had run amok, particularly in 2020, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper wrote in his new book, A Sacred Oath. After Trump lost the election

"Getting rid of good, honest, competent people seemed to be the modus operandi for the Trump administration, especially in 2020. In the final year, a disagreement with some staffer at the White House, or with someone who had connections to the hard-core loyalists working there, and you were quickly branded as a disloyal 'never Trumper'—the ultimate scarlet letter," Esper wrote.

Trump's power to hire and fire anyone he wanted seemed to be the top rationale. Esper said that the decisions were made in a vacuum by sub-par people.

"Those decisions were made by personalities who really didn’t have the background, understanding or judgment to make good choices," Esper wrote. "It was both ironic and a shame, but their blind loyalty to Trump resulted in the removal of individuals who were actually making Trump successful by ensuring the government functioned well and implemented the positive parts of his agenda."
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Wait, what ? The "positive parts of his agenda" ? The only thing positive in TFG's WH was static electricity.

[Scrivener7]

1. Self-serving bullshit. Esper AND McConnell were ecstatic toadies to tfg.

[hlthe2b]

2. only thing positive, static electricity.. and the WH door slamming on his prodigious behind.

If only to a moat of quicksand as occurs in my fleeting dreams.

[Phoenix61]

3. For those who wondered why Esper didn't speak out

immediately after he was fired and Trump was still president “… making Trump successful by ensuring the government functioned well and implemented the positive parts of his agenda." “

[DURHAM D]

4. Was it just civilians being purged or did it include military officers? nt

[eppur_se_muova]

9. Well, he did force Lt. Col Alex Vindman to be reassigned, and his brother as well ....

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/08/26/brother-of-key-trump-impeachment-witness-says-he-was-fired-in-retaliation-too/

Being reassigned from a top posting can be a career-ender. No promotions in your future, nothing left to do but resign "voluntarily".

[DBoon]

5. Now who would benefit from a "decapitated" DOD?

Which foreign leader would most like to see this?

[snowybirdie]

6. Saw Esper today on tv

Once he described his agreement with building a wall, I tuned out. He still is an idiot

[dutch777]

7. Certainly the way to go if you want to casually launch missiles at neighbors & keep Putie boo happy

Scary stuff

[TheRealNorth]

8. The Biggest Loser was clearly trying to put generals in power...

That would give the order to shoot Democrats when TFG seized power.

[Novara]

10. I'm so SICK of these motherfuckers casing in on the destruction of America that they may have been

able to stop at the time, the fucking traitors.

[Mad_Machine76]

11. If McConnell cared about the country, I mean REALLY cared about it

he'd have made sure that Trump could never run for office again. But since he insists on putting party/power above country, we are going to have to perpetually worry about Trump coming back into the WH for the rest of his (Trump's) life.

[Baitball Blogger]

12. Decisions were made by sub-par people.

That's what happens when you have sub-par leadership.

[mopinko]

13. is he naming names? cuz john rood was the guy who ran my nephew out.

asst sec def for jsoc. dude insulted both his intelligence and his patriotism.
he's prolly never been insubordinate before but he told him to fuck right off.