The names of Trump's insane cabinet picks aren't even what matters. America's strongman is already creating a new reality.

Summary

Donald Trump’s recent cabinet picks, including controversial figures like Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., signal a deliberate effort to upend norms, bypass accountability, and impose a new reality on American governance.

By ignoring FBI background checks, exploiting legal loopholes, and sidelining Congress, Trump aims to consolidate power, destabilize democratic institutions, and govern unilaterally.

This strategy echoes authoritarian tactics, where truth and law are manipulated to serve power.

Critics warn of a growing “kakistocracy,” threatening U.S. governance and fostering public disorientation and disengagement.

  • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
    19·
    6 hours ago

    i don’t think it’s that deep with trump. these are people he likes, respects, and agrees with. they’re who he views as aligned with his political aims

    • ccunning@lemmy.world
      9·
      5 hours ago

      I actually 100% agree that he hasn’t thought it through that far but also 100% believe it will play out how I described.

      He’s an instinctual fascist.

      • Infynis@midwest.socialEnglish
        1·
        40 minutes ago

        Yep, this is my read on it too. I don’t think he did it on purpose, but it’s what’s happening, and it’ll work out for him, because everything does. Seeing the R congressmen suck his dick on live TV has been disgusting and terrifying

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
        5·
        5 hours ago

        i can cosign this view. it’s just the fallout against his “enemies” will also not be strategic. the whole thing will be a grand tragedy

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
      11·
      6 hours ago

      Nah he wants cult deputies who he has leverage over so their loyalty is synonamous with their survival.

      BTW, it doesnt have to run deep, Trump leaves all the thinking to his handler, Putts

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
        11·
        6 hours ago

        oh for sure. america just voted that the hell in eastern Ukraine seems great and we want some of that in Mississippi too, please. it’s deeply… sad? funny? upsetting? hysterically perturbing? definitely something

    • normalexit@lemmy.world
      6·
      5 hours ago

      I imagine a dimly lit room with Steve Bannon and Roger Stone telling Trump with a grin “pick Gaetz, that will really piss off the libs”. Then he smiles, thinking he’s the big man making all this happen, as he takes another bite of his McDonald’s.

    • 14th_cylon@lemm.ee
      4·
      6 hours ago

      also, don’t forget that, these are people willing to work with him. i imagine that is not big club.