Sloppy vetting? That's giving the Trump White House way too much credit.

 

"Vetting' is not a word in their vocabulary.

Headline:  AlterNet, 12/1/2025

Lesley Abravanel reports:

Despite Trump's personnel operation being a "smoothly running machine," they report, "there are clear signs of breakdowns behind the scenes." 

Trump has withdrawn a record number of nominees for a president’s first year in office as he faces a combination of GOP pushback against some picks, vetting issues, White House infighting and, in some cases, the president’s own mercurial views," they note

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