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.
Anyone who thinks that America as it was can be returned to after Trump isn’t paying attention. Trump and the right wing have been tearing America apart for the past eight years. The right wing for even longer. The Rs as of now are a very organized well funded domestic threat that will restructure America so they are in power indefinitely.
Both parties have been trash since 2002. Republicans are just honest about being trash.
Why 2002?