That Donald Trump It intends to profoundly reform some pieces of the American government apparatus, it is not a mystery. And from this point of view, the American president is pulling straight above all as regards services, pentagon and justice department.
The new national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbardhas already fired over one hundred officials belonging to 15 agencies, revoking the authorization to treat the reserved documents. Based on an investigation conducted by City Journalthese officials had written controversial messages, as well as sexually explicit, in an internal chat of the National Security Agency: in particular, they had spoken of politics, polyamore and transgender surgery. The silorerements implemented by the Gabbard are part of the reform plan of the agencies promoted by Trump: a plan that, among other things, aims to eradicate the policies of diversity and inclusion by the apparatuses that had been carried out by the previous American administration.
The director of the CIA is moving on the same line, John Ratcliffe. According to CNN, in mid -February his agency decided to fire more than ten employees who, in the past, had worked on issues related to diversity. In this regard, it should be considered that, in recent years, the Republicans had complained of a progressive politicalization of the Intelligence Community, also denouncing its excessive opening to progressive policies: a problem, this, that even some sectors of the same systems have seen how deleterious is in terms of selection of officials and in terms of deterrence. It is always in this perspective that the head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegsethprohibited some textbooks in schools related to the Defense Department.
Not only that. It also pulls air of changes to the FBI, which is now under the guidance of Kash Patel. The latter has already made it known that he wanted to transfer a thousand employees from the Bureau headquarters to the territorial branches. Recall that, for Trumpthe FBI reform is particularly urgent, especially after, during its first term, this institution played a fundamental role in building the Russiagate: alleged scandal then founded basically in a soap bubble. Among other things, the Bureau belongs to the Department of Justice: a dicastery to whose guidance the American president has placed Pam Bondi.
In short, the renovation of the devices continues. The goal is not only to eradicate progressive policies or spending review. The same energetic Spoil System, advocated by Trumphas the purpose of steming the internal opposition that the person concerned had to face during the first term. In the long term, the White House, however, aims to strengthen the devices, in view of the geopolitical competition with China. Not surprisingly, when he presented the department for government efficiency, Trump He compared it significantly to the Manhattan project.
Of course, the critics of the American president continue to go to the attack, accusing him of having put in charge of the most faithful apparatuses, which would actually be inexperienced. Now, it is clear that the new nameds must be evaluated over time. In the meantime, however, it should be remembered that the alleged “experts” who were designated by Joe Biden They didn’t particularly shine. The then American president put a general, like Lloyd Austinat the head of the Pentagon, and a former deputy director of the CIA, like Avril Hainesto the management of the national intelligence. Well, under their management, various and striking escapes have occurred: just think of the scandal of Pentagon Leakswhich took place in April 2023. The same Bidenin May 2022, complained with Austin and with the Haines For the news escapes of American intelligence on the war in Ukraine. Without neglecting when, last October, American services let the plans of the possible Israeli military retaliation against Iran escaped.
All this to say that, before launching into hurried judgments on the appointments of Trumpit would be better to have better memory of the “competent” who had been designated by the predecessor.
