GOP Loyalty Tested as Wolff Says Trump Aides Are ‘Lackeys and Incompetents’
TL;DR
Biographer Michael Wolff says Republican senators are reevaluating Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks as Bill Pulte—an unwavering Trump loyalist with no intelligence background—becomes acting Director of National Intelligence, triggering bipartisan pushback and testing MAGA loyalty; McConnell and Cassidy say he’s unqualified, while Trump argues for a slimmer, more empowered ODNI and hints at staff shakeups.
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- Tensions grow between Trump and Senate GOP: Five takeaways The Hill
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