Summary
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) dismissed the necessity of FBI background checks for Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, claiming the public prioritizes implementing Trump’s policies over vetting appointees.
On ABC’s This Week, Hagerty criticized Biden officials and supported Trump’s expedited transition process, despite reports that many nominees, including Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard, have bypassed FBI checks.
Moderator Jonathan Karl expressed concern over abandoning standard vetting practices, but Hagerty argued the FBI is “weaponized” and insisted checks would be completed quickly, though no evidence supports his claims of agency bias.
I’m going to be a bit provocative here and ask people:
What are YOU doing about it?
Nothing. I fought my fight for years. I’m done.
This is a dumb situation caused by years of stupid people not understanding democracy.
Popcorn?
Eating popcorn and futilely hoping the fallout stays mostly contained to America.
Scooping up old pressure cookers on Craigslist.