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Why Did Trump Buckle with CIA Appointment?

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2024

It is the highest impertinence and presumption, therefore, in kings and ministers to pretend to watch over the economy of private people, and to restrain their expense.…They are themselves always, and without any exception, the greatest spendthrifts in society. Let them look well after their own expense, and they may safely trust private people with theirs.
Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations [1776]

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December 19, 2024
Why Did Trump Buckle with CIA Appointment?
Before he even takes office, President-elect Trump has buckled to the CIA and its supporters in the U.S. Senate. Trump intended to appoint Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, who is married to the son of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as deputy director of the CIA. Given opposition among CIA supporters in the U.S. Senate, however, …
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