Okay, he just admitted why he wants Pulte in there

[senseandsensibility]

and that's not how any of this is supposed to work.

And the press, as usual, is not prepared to question him with any skepticism or vigor. Shocking, I know.

Reporter: Why do you think Bill Pulte is the best person for the acting DNI job?
Trump: He may out some things about the rigged elections.

That's not the DNI's job. And as Greg Sargent said on bluesky: Trump just said his new DNI may find some things about the rigged elections. What? How did no one ask what he wants his DNI to find out about the elections and what he wants him to do about it and why he thinks that's the DNI's job?

[sop]

1. What Trump meant is he wants Pulte in there so he can use the entire U.S. Intelligence Community, all 18 intelligence

agencies, including the CIA and NSA, to subvert the November election. And corporate media will pretend like it's not happening.

[dalton99a]

2. +1

[senseandsensibility]

3. My expectations of trump are below ground level

but the fact that we can not rely on the "press" to question him about this boldfaced statement to their faces is tragic.

[senseandsensibility]

4. This is getting a lot of attention on bluesky

It is really something even by trump's standards. He is flat out admitting what he is intending to do and I hope the Dems can use it to galvanize opposition to his nomination. I have heard that some, like Warner, are willing to use hardball tactics.

[Karasu]

5. "That's not the DNI's job"...it''s not the DOJ's job to lick the president's ass and do whatever they say, either, but

here we are. Or the Supreme Court. Or...the list goes on and on.

Very little of the government is functioning anywhere close to "normal" anymore. That's what happens under fascism.

[Mad_Machine76]

6. How long

can he serve as "acting DNI Chief" before having to get confirmed by the Senate? OT but Blanche had a successful "audition" at DOJ

[Harker]

7. 210 days.

Plenty of time to cause a lot of damage.

[Mad_Machine76]

11. Yeah

That will most likely last through the midterms. F**k

[MLWR]

8. Oh, please. He has no idea what the DNI's job is, nor does he care.

He plans to issue orders and they shall be fulfilled. Regardless of whose "job" it is.

[NoMoreRepugs]

9. TrumpenFuhrer is NEVER going to let the 2020 election loss go - thank goodness.

I hope it eats at him 24/7.

[Figarosmom]

10. Rather tulsi wasnt finding anything.

That is why he basically cut her out of everything. And likely the real reason for quitting. She quit the Democrats because she was disillusioned about something and I bet the same here. They will keep tight reins on her just like noem but it'll just be a pretend position.

[moondust]

12. Part of a midterm scheme?

Have him make a bunch of phony claims about past election rigging and then try to use that to scramble/rig the coming midterms?



ETA: Joyce Vance just suggested the same thing on MSNOW.