Draining the Swamp, Pentagon Edition

WASHINGTON — A Senate panel took a Pentagon nominee to task Thursday over ongoing concerns that the Trump administration has nominated too many former defense industry executives for top military leadership positions.

At least two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, including the chair, expressed concern with nominee John Rood’s responses to questions regarding his background as a former Lockheed Martin employee. Rood is vying to become undersecretary of defense for policy.

During questioning, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., asked Rood if he would remain involved in matters tied to Lockheed Martin, such as military purchases. Rood, who was a senior vice president, was not able to answer the question directly, drawing the ire of Warren and Armed Services Chair Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

“I suggest you answer the question or you are going to have trouble getting through this committee,” McCain told Rood. “I’m going to give you the question in writing because obviously you are ducking the question, and it will have a bearing on the vote in this committee. You should not be making decisions related to your previous employment.”

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was just 11 minutes into his presidency when his choice for national security adviser, Michael Flynn, texted a former business partner to say an ambitious U.S. collaboration with Russia to build nuclear reactors in the Middle East was "good to go," according to a new whistleblower account.

As Trump delivered his inaugural address, says the unnamed whistleblower, Flynn directed Alex Copson, managing director of ACU Strategic Partners, to inform their business partners "to put things in place."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/whistleblower-flynn-told-ex-partner-russia-sanctions-would-be-ripped-n827031

tGreenWay wrote:None of this information will make a bit of difference to the Trumpanzees. As I said previously, they're a part of the president's cult. He has brainwashed them into believing only what he says, facts be damned.