This is all part and parcel of Trump’s war with the “deep state,” career officials he can’t control — and yes, many are Democrats. Now, Elon Musk (not even a certified government employee) apparently riffed off a Joe Rogan podcast critical of USAID and decided to take it to the woodshed. There are so many lies and misperceptions out there about what government agencies do. We can expect a hollowing out of the career experts across government, far worse than what Michael Lewis chronicled a few years ago. At this point, the courts serve as the only dike against the flood of Trumpism.
This is all part and parcel of Trump’s war with the “deep state,” career officials he can’t control — and yes, many are Democrats. Now, Elon Musk (not even a certified government employee) apparently riffed off a Joe Rogan podcast critical of USAID and decided to take it to the woodshed. There are so many lies and misperceptions out there about what government agencies do. We can expect a hollowing out of the career experts across government, far worse than what Michael Lewis chronicled a few years ago. At this point, the courts serve as the only dike against the flood of Trumpism.