“These nominations are confirmation of Trump's authoritarian intent, of his desire to rule by fiat and act as a king. They are early evidence that he is exactly what his critics have said he is. They are a sign that he will, in fact, be a dictator on 'Day 1.' Trump will devote his second term to revenge against his enemies while the oligarchs, ideologues and apparatchiks that staff his administration pursue their narrow ends and conspire against the public good. There is, of course, the chance that the Senate will reject each nominee, or one or two of them anyway. Republicans might decide that Hegseth and Gaetz, in particular, are just a bridge too far. But this would require enough Senate Republicans to take a stand, as a body, against Trump in a way they couldn't even muster when he was at his lowest point, after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.”
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