Trump Cabinet nominee Senate confirmation hearings were absolutely embarrasing

[Zorro]

I've distilled the hearings down to a generic transcript that tells you all you need to know about the 'advice and consent' Republicans are providing, which amounts to: 'Yeah, sure, whatever.'

If you haven’t been paying attention as an array of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks sat through Senate confirmation hearings this week, good for you. It has been, at best, nausea-inducing.

Our Republican senators clearly care more about Trump gifting them a pair of gold sneakers or giving them a pat on the back than they do about America, so the parade of largely unqualified dips Trump wants to run the government is on a glide path to power.

To make life easier for you, I’ve distilled the hearings down to a generic and obviously real transcript that tells you all you need to know about the “advice and consent” that the GOP-led Senate is providing, which amounts to: “Yeah, sure, whatever.”

Imagine you’re watching the hearings on TV. This is, more or less, how they’ve unfolded.

GOP Senator 1: “It’s my honor to introduce the next Cabinet appointee chosen strongly by the great and powerful Donald J. Trump, first of his name, slayer of wokeness, king among men and all-father of MAGA. This individual brings the highest possible expertise to the table, having risen to the position of part-time assistant manager at Best Buy in Falls Church, Virginia, making him abundantly qualified for the position of Defense secretary overseeing the world’s largest military. He lives and breathes MAGA, hates diversity, does not believe laws apply to him or to President Trump and drinks raw milk to prevent liberals from implanting demons in his soul. We’ll now start with questions.”

GOP Senator 2: “Sir, it says here you murdered three drifters and use their skulls as goblets from which you drink the blood of orphans. To me, that shows real mettle.”

Appointee: “Thank you, sir. I hate the American government and will destroy it from within."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnists/2025/01/19/trump-cabinet-nominees-bondi-hegseth/77777258007/

[2naSalit]

1. All while...

Collecting income from the government they are destroying. Guess it's a human thing, we seem to be the only species who will also foul its own bed and consciously poison our own bodies.

[underpants]

2. Sadly a funny and accurate take on this. Rec'd

Democratic Senator: “Yes or no, sir?”

Appointee: “I’m not sure what you mean by those words.”

Democratic Senator: “You don’t know what ‘yes’ and ‘no’ mean?”

Appointee: “I won’t answer gotcha questions. You will be among the first I seek to imprison.”