From the time of Trump’s election, I had a mantra of three words: autocracy, kleptocracy and kakistocracy. Several months into his tenure, I wrote @TheAtlPolitics piece “American Kakistocracy.” Government by the worst and most unscrupulous among us. theatlantic.com/politics/archi… 1/
It has gotten progressively worse. Every remotely competent and honest person on the White House staff gone, replaced by racist nativist lackeys. Not a single Cabinet member passing a low threshold test of honesty, incorruptibilty and appropriateness for office. 2/
Dangerous,unreliable loyalists at DCI, DOD, HHS, State and every other agency. Checks on corruption and incompetence like IGs obliterated. Major policy posts unfilled or filled with incompetents whose only qualification is toadyism to Trump. Radical, unqualified federal judges 3/
Bad enough at any time. Disastrous during a crisis like a pandemic. Whatever you think about the size of govt, we need competent, honest, incorruptible and qualified people in every position who take their oaths of office seriously. Tens of thousands have died and will die 4/
as a result. And at the center of responsibility/culpability sits #MoscowMitch and the Republicans in the Senate. No screen on corrupt and unworthy executive nominees or judges. No oversight of shocking incompetence and savagery in the execution of policies. Blood on their hands.
