Re: the first five or so bullet points. As I'm reading it, I'm thinking that Trump really needs a good Chief of Staff. But then I asked myself, what would a James A. Baker do? He might have taken the job in 2017, but I don't think there's any way he'd take it now since he'd know that Trump is impervious to advice. Doesn't need it, since he knows far more than anyone else on earth could possibly know.
True, but Democrats will have either 214 or 215 House seats, meaning that the key House members will be Republicans like Brian Fitzpatrick and Don Bacon, both moderates. It's not the strongest guardrail, but it's very different from 2017, when Republicans had a much larger House majority.
Re: the first five or so bullet points. As I'm reading it, I'm thinking that Trump really needs a good Chief of Staff. But then I asked myself, what would a James A. Baker do? He might have taken the job in 2017, but I don't think there's any way he'd take it now since he'd know that Trump is impervious to advice. Doesn't need it, since he knows far more than anyone else on earth could possibly know.
I wish you well in the coming days. Dictator on Day 1 has all three branches of government. The guardrails are gone.
All three branches of government are healthy and intact.
True, but Democrats will have either 214 or 215 House seats, meaning that the key House members will be Republicans like Brian Fitzpatrick and Don Bacon, both moderates. It's not the strongest guardrail, but it's very different from 2017, when Republicans had a much larger House majority.
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