Bret Stephens: The Logic Behind Trump’s Cabinet Picks

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025

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  • @marcierichie5644
    @marcierichie5644 2 месяца назад +14

    The hallmarks of our new era - Loyalty is supreme, Integrity is no where to be found.

    • @paulheydarian1281
      @paulheydarian1281 2 месяца назад

      "Only the mentally ill exhibit integrity these days."
      -Me

  • @natedogg890
    @natedogg890 2 месяца назад +24

    I was expecting this video to be zero seconds long based on the title

    • @johninflorida8634
      @johninflorida8634 2 месяца назад +3

      I was expecting a thoughtful analysis. We are both wrong.

    • @tarheel72681
      @tarheel72681 22 дня назад

      No bs I was just about to leave the exact same comment!.... great minds lol

  • @roadracer1593
    @roadracer1593 2 месяца назад +19

    Great commentary. One suggestion however. Please don't add a soundtrack. The soundtrack is distracting.

    • @misterfunnybones
      @misterfunnybones 2 месяца назад

      Or write the lyrics to complement the music & create a musical lecture.

    • @militiamc
      @militiamc 2 месяца назад +1

      Soundtrack is fine are you ADHD or something?

  • @re-replied
    @re-replied 2 месяца назад +7

    a convicted crook hiring other crooks.

  • @Raymond_Cooper
    @Raymond_Cooper 2 месяца назад +11

    There is only one logic-- LOYALTY

    • @janpierzchala2004
      @janpierzchala2004 2 месяца назад +2

      Not only this. Trump for example takes isolationists or pacifists for positions in the war departments, because he doesn't want wars.

    • @janpierzchala2004
      @janpierzchala2004 2 месяца назад +2

      PS. His instincts are very businesslike. Why the hell be for 15th year in Afghanistan when this only costs us money. By the way his decision to withdraw invaders was worthy of Peace No0bel Prize consideration even if his reasons were business like only.

    • @jonoaks9834
      @jonoaks9834 2 месяца назад +3

      @@janpierzchala2004the guy who wants to pardon war criminals and preemptively strike North Korea is a pacifist? Give me a break.

    • @lechlerguttersllc9553
      @lechlerguttersllc9553 2 месяца назад

      @@janpierzchala2004 all this while your parties leading us right into
      World War III
      Your amazing

  • @champaksingh210
    @champaksingh210 2 месяца назад +3

    Nice podcast - Deviancy turning to normalcy!
    1. Why this is happening- why the society is accepting it - why our moral values have degenerated? The simple answer is "Greed". I am not against capitalism or making money, but I am for earning an honest living. Also, sometimes having too much wealth corrupts people morally. The current generation has to set an example for the future generation. It's a responsibility. If young people, see successful people without moral values they are just going to imitate it, and the society will go on a downward spiral.
    2. Also, the fight between extreme right and extreme left will cost this country. With an immoral and revengeful person as our to-be-president, we are already standing on a cliff.
    3. Trump's policies are NOT based on any logic but purely on revenge.

  • @tulsaguy77
    @tulsaguy77 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank you. This is one to save. I love George Will, and he often sites his best friend, Senator Patrick Moynihan. ❤️🇺🇸

  • @tygressblade
    @tygressblade 2 месяца назад +3

    Frankly let’s see how long Gaetz and others last? Trump needs a scapegoat at all times. His administration was a revolving door. Politicians are employees. It’s time that we start treating them like employees.

    • @lonotalonota5779
      @lonotalonota5779 2 месяца назад

      (1 hour later) Gaetz is out already LMAO.
      He got the nomination, left the house, so they could quash the ethics report that said he was a pedophile, and dropped the bid.

    • @i_like_beer-o2f
      @i_like_beer-o2f 2 месяца назад +2

      Lol Gaetz lasted about an hour after you wrote this comment.

  • @carina73b
    @carina73b 2 месяца назад +7

    The soundtrack is awful. I want to pay attention 😮‍💨

  • @brianbennett9478
    @brianbennett9478 2 месяца назад

    The swamp is not going to drain itself.

  • @tedsmusic5556
    @tedsmusic5556 2 месяца назад +3

    Irony alert.

  • @jamberstone1
    @jamberstone1 2 месяца назад

    Wow what abs piece

  • @drewroberts139
    @drewroberts139 2 месяца назад

    "Conservatives are hypocrites"
    --Stop the presses!!

  • @sohu86x
    @sohu86x 2 месяца назад +1

    Good analysis. Power over truth. Truth may not survive if we continue to engage in misinformation and religious fundamentalism.

  • @wonyi54
    @wonyi54 2 месяца назад +1

    In the end you criticized Kamala so much!

  • @misterfunnybones
    @misterfunnybones 2 месяца назад +1

    Listen, I mean c'mon, let's get real. We've got a three point plan. First, the one thing, it's the first thing we're gonna do. Second, number two, we're going to do that just a quickly as number one. And third, number three, we're doing it & getting it done. Do you think I'm some kind of lyin' dog-faced pony soldier?

  • @FlawlessP401
    @FlawlessP401 2 месяца назад

    This is the deepest cope I've ever heard.

  • @39mac
    @39mac 2 месяца назад

    Interesting and thoughtful dialogue - could be improved by removing the annoying background music and I hope for the Times… to recover its coveted Paper of Record standards to include a title that is not misleading and not click bait… Lest the Times brand is considered by half the population - a Political Rag Tabloid.

  • @stephenlight647
    @stephenlight647 2 месяца назад

    Even the opening audio is insufferably pretentious.

  • @Bill-vo1wn
    @Bill-vo1wn 2 месяца назад

    A hole lot better than the Circus 🎪 FREEK SHOW going on right now. Worried about picks now???

  • @beerman204
    @beerman204 2 месяца назад

    Al Capone is now in charge....

  • @OsmiumSaint
    @OsmiumSaint 2 месяца назад

    Departments, divisions and bureaus throughout the country rely on public input; give and take between professionals and the business community; and other conversations to set rules and regulations for industry, health, environment, agriculture, etc. Outside of local government, the administrative state is one of the last bastions of democracy in the United States. The point of the picks is to destroy this form of democracy because Trumpers despise democracy in all its forms. But I guess, Stephens' interpretation works too.

  • @GrantLeeEdwards
    @GrantLeeEdwards 2 месяца назад

    No shit, Sherlock.

  • @lolakauffmann
    @lolakauffmann 2 месяца назад +4

    Why do you torture us with audio-credits? You could just put the names in the description?

  • @xiangli4383
    @xiangli4383 2 месяца назад +7

    How about talking to ordinary Americans to find out what went wrong for you instead of reading another book to reaffirm your delusions?

    • @cosmicpepe3973
      @cosmicpepe3973 2 месяца назад +1

      They literally can’t. It’s kinda fascinating if you think about it. They will be studied on the future.

    • @i_like_beer-o2f
      @i_like_beer-o2f 2 месяца назад +1

      Ordinary Americans claim that they're mad about high prices but then literally voted for Trump's policies which are inflationary. What can you learn from that?

    • @cosmicpepe3973
      @cosmicpepe3973 2 месяца назад +1

      @@i_like_beer-o2f based on reports by trump hating new networks. You’re done. Y’all won’t ever hold power again. Thankfully.

    • @xiangli4383
      @xiangli4383 2 месяца назад

      @@i_like_beer-o2f clearly you have not. Why don’t you try it

  • @wagtag_
    @wagtag_ 2 месяца назад +4

    Hmm this really isn't a helpful use of anyone's 9 minutes. Summary:
    - the logic of Trump's cabinet nominations is to wear down our standards
    - but we can choose to raise our standards (like we did with the 90s crime bill when Americans demanded safer cities, says Stephens)
    I'd suggest that right after a close but decisive presidential re-election is not when anyone needs this simplistic reminder.

    • @orion6372
      @orion6372 2 месяца назад +2

      Your arrogant, cavalier attitude is not needed. Reminders, no matter how simplistic, are imperative as we venture deeper and deeper into Idiocracy.

    • @Tonysia-y
      @Tonysia-y 2 месяца назад

      I suspect the choosing days are coming to an end. I know this is the simple version but if Trump has worked out how to feed 49% of the population to 51% regards assets, values, power, control, key jobs, contracts etc. Then he could be in power for a long time. His crew knows exactly who voted for him and how to make life hell for those who didn't. All 3 houses and the supreme court, in the hands of trump. I'm glad I left.

    • @wagtag_
      @wagtag_ 2 месяца назад +1

      @orion6372 Yeah I guess it's better oversaid than undersaid, just not sure who the audience is that cares and doesn't already know it in their bones. Maybe he's talking to despondent Never Trumpers? Anyway, good point brother, sorry for being rude

    • @lonotalonota5779
      @lonotalonota5779 2 месяца назад +2

      @@wagtag_ Most reasonable de-escalation ive seen on the internet in a while, bravo.

  • @talkndrideas
    @talkndrideas 2 месяца назад +2

    I wished the New York Times would've done more to focus on this the last 8 years vs thinking they needed to portray the maga Trump lies as part of doing business. Fox News made the choice to promote the lies, too.

    • @cosmicpepe3973
      @cosmicpepe3973 2 месяца назад +1

      Y’all lost and your comment is a large part as to why. Y’all are so crazy.

    • @i_like_beer-o2f
      @i_like_beer-o2f 2 месяца назад

      ​@@cosmicpepe3973y'all lost in 2020 but still haven't admitted it. Now THAT's crazy

    • @cosmicpepe3973
      @cosmicpepe3973 2 месяца назад +1

      @ it was stolen in 2020 so no we won’t admit shit.

  • @gbaran7991
    @gbaran7991 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks Bill Clinton.

  • @Rebecca852
    @Rebecca852 2 месяца назад

    The logic is to attempt to Drain the wealthy self serving insider trading politicians (democrat and republican)
    And replace them independently wealthy individuals that are working for the people and cannot be bought.

    • @SteveBoyington-i1e
      @SteveBoyington-i1e 2 месяца назад

      So you think Linda McMahon, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will work to help not themselves but others? More so than, say, John Kelley or Adam Kinziger? Explain.

  • @vaughnrobinson4042
    @vaughnrobinson4042 2 месяца назад

    If a woman should be believed about sexual assault, should not a man be innocent until proven guilty. Allegations should not preclude you from a position. If they did, who would be qualified for anything.

    • @mrositzke
      @mrositzke 2 месяца назад +1

      It isn't allegations, he paid young women for sex, there is a digital evidence path as well as statements of people involved that match that story.

    • @marusnak1113
      @marusnak1113 2 месяца назад

      When there is evidence concerning a man or a woman predator, it should be judged by a jury of peers.
      The standard for one of the highest positions in the country, however, must be much higher. They must be beholden to constitutional law, and at least vaguely taking the actions of a moral human being. This guy is a crass, thuggy jerk who is the opposite of practical low-bar standards for our Attorney General. If djt had any standards himself he would recognize that and nominate accordingly.

    • @vaughnrobinson4042
      @vaughnrobinson4042 2 месяца назад

      @@mrositzke While something I would not do, it is not illegal. There is no evidence of the underage activity at this time. All I am saying is the everyone is entitled to due process. Having an untraditional sex life is no grounds that you cannot do your job. FYI, I do not think he is a good candidate and hope he does not get confirmed.

    • @SteveBoyington-i1e
      @SteveBoyington-i1e 2 месяца назад

      There are eyewitnesses, sworn testimony and financial records.

    • @vaughnrobinson4042
      @vaughnrobinson4042 2 месяца назад

      @ My firm has a false arrest case against the city of New York. Three of the officers involved testified under oath at the grand jury proceeding and the Dunnaway-Mapp hearing. There was documentation also submitted that was presented in a dubious manner. The judge found that the officers lied. Sworn testimony and records without a determination by a finder of fact does not disqualify someone. Rule of law applies to all Americans. Congress’ investigation did not confirm any of the illegal allegations. I don’t support him as AG, but also do not support disqualifying someone, anyone, over unfounded allegations because of a political affiliation.

  • @wbay3848
    @wbay3848 2 месяца назад +6

    Logic? You think people who vote fo Trump, or Trump himself thinks “logically”?…Don’t waste anyone’s time.

    • @Tonysia-y
      @Tonysia-y 2 месяца назад +2

      Actually, Narcissists can be very good at applying cold logic to satisfy their voracious appetite for supply.

    • @cosmicpepe3973
      @cosmicpepe3973 2 месяца назад +1

      This is why y’all can’t win elections. How stupid do you have to be to think ppl didn’t vote on trump based on logic. Maybe not the logic you picked up paying 6 figures for an education that led you to believe the ridiculous things you do.

    • @stephenlight647
      @stephenlight647 2 месяца назад

      Yes. Only you, and your very intelligent cohort, could possibly decipher what is in other’s best interests…

    • @Tonysia-y
      @Tonysia-y 2 месяца назад

      @@stephenlight647 psychology like physics has laws that govern it. It may be a good thing. Who knows, but the fact remains. Putin, is a Narcissist, Trumps worships him. They will do business together at Ukraine's expense.

    • @Tonysia-y
      @Tonysia-y 2 месяца назад

      @@stephenlight647 It would seem your "cohort" wish to imprison our Cohort, and their treating doctors for making a personal choice about our bodies. We are not telling you what to do with your bodies when it comes to your personal and private decisions.