***First Quarter Grades for President Trump’s Team

[putnam6]

Ok, so..
Robert Kennedy Jr: F - the guy doesn't believe in vaccinations and look at the US right now - measles epidemic.
Pete Hegseth: F - uses a public app on his personal phone to share confidential US attack plans.  Oh, did it again.
Elon Musk: D - unelected by the American public to push hs agenda on them of what constitutes 'good work ethics'.  Laughable.
Captain Orange Himself, Dumpy Trump:  F - leading the US to catastrophy through lies, deceit and, from what the world can see, Alzheimer.  Has turned his allies into his enemies as he cozies up to the West's historically tyrannical dictator foes

Hey ! look we are having a discussion... 

I highly suggest visiting the Trump Neurosis thread  

So you blame the 2025 measles, I say outbreak, you say epidemic, in Texas on RFKjr?

It's an isolated area in Texas and New Mexico where many in the community DO NOT get vaccinated for measles EVER, regardless of who the head of Health and Human Services is. It's in a heavily Mennonite community they don't get vaccinated for religious reasons. The area has less than 95% of the community vaccinated, the threshold of an outbreak. Most communities in the US ARE WELL above the 95% vaccinated rate. For RFKjr getting those petroleum based dyes removed from our foods will improve our health drastically, that shit is poison and its being fed to our children now.

Pete Hegseth, I had him at a C- not a fan of the guy myself, he seems out of his depth, and Signal stuff is concerning some indications is it's been over blown. Regardless its a huge minus, time will tell if it overshadows some of his other moves. Supposedly the DoD will investigate these "leaks" FWIW Hegseth says there was no classified material exposed. Beyond "Signalgate" his apointment was popular with service personel. 

Elon Musk and his group did nothing but identify areas of potential waste and concern across many departments any actual actions will have to be approve by the heads of the particular Department. FFS For example Elon reccommended change in the State Department and Rubio said no and the changes weren't implemented. As for unelected officials pushing agendas on our governement it isn't the first time this has occured. Time will tell how much is actually saved but if it just 10-15% of whats been suggested as real waste so far the positives for the country as a whole outweigh the negatives.

As for Trump again I don't like some of his methods either, but time will tell. If we still have massive tariffs on China in 3 months he likely went to far, if we have a more balanced trade deal in 3 months the end results outshines what are essentially procedural concerns. Much like tarrifs on his role in the Ukraine/Russia war we can argue methods till the cows come home, but he wants peace, Ukraine has no shot in changing the established frontlines any time in the foreseaable future. 

Respectfully if after 70 plus years of financial and miltary NATO investment, including over 100 billion in aid to Ukraine military and the public's pension funds any former allies want to consider Uncle Sam the enemy because we disagree on the course of the Ukrainian/Russo war, can go whistle... Getting America untangled from this regional mess was a large part in his re-election. 

Thats my thoughts for the moment, they are subject to change.