Trump’s dream cabinet thinks he’s wrong about everything

Finally, there is Haspel, someone who has spent her life within the Trump-feared and loathed “Deep State,” where, in his view, mistakes and misjudgments are routinely made, and intelligence routinely cooked up to lead the United States into those problematic foreign entanglements about which he has exhibited routine skepticism.

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Oh sure, Trump believes in torture, and that probably means that Haspel’s involvement with the enhanced interrogation program stands her in good stead with him. But it’s hard to believe a guy who inherently distrusts intelligence agencies is going to have a smooth and happy relationship with someone who has spent 30-plus years working at the CIA.

Trumpites say the president is getting close to getting the Cabinet he wants. But don’t be surprised if Trump gets his way on staffing, and if we then see even more friction and infighting between Trump and those he has hired to do key foreign policy and national security jobs.

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