John F. Kelly replaced Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff on July 31st. He was previously Secretary of Homeland Security and a US Marine Corps general. Is there more "discipline" in the White House in regards to in-fighting? Do you believe that this appointment is a positive or negative change?
Grace McCollum
Mar 12Donald Trump declaring a national emergency is a horrible abuse of power. Our founding fathers put a division of powers in the constitution to prevent something like this from happening. The Department of Justice has sent a warning to the Trump administration that the president’s emergency declaration will most likely get blocked by the courts. There has been 16 states so far to file a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to challenge the emergency. The house voted 245-182 to overturn the presidents declaration. Thirteen republicans joined the democrats in that vote. Next the issue will go to the senate. If it passes the senate then it will go to the president. The president says he will veto it. In the event of a veto two thirds would be needed in each chamber to override the veto. In the meantime we have to come together as American people and bridge the divide of political parties to save America. What do you think the final result will be? Do you think the declaration of a national emergency was an abuse of power?
The recent appointments in Trump administration show that the American administration is being run by military leadership and not by a civilian leadership. When it should be the other way around. I think these appointments also has a major impact on Trump recent Afghanistan strategy because it gave a message that America doesn't want to end its longest war but they want to take it to a whole other level. There has been a lot of disapproval in International community about Trump Afghan strategy and also scapegoating Pakistan for US losing the war in Afghanistan.
Military leading the government is a transition that I would be cautious about.
Interesting article on the topic - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-yellen-idUSKCN1B51PT. As the article states, placing blame on Pakistan is not an entirely effective strategy.