All For Vought

“In times past, Vought — who famously asked ‘Is There Anything Actually Wrong With Christian Nationalism?’ in Newsweek in 2021 — would have been seen, and dismissed, as an over-the-top extremist well outside the boundaries of mainstream politics. Today, he is a lauded Trump loyalist on the verge of his second tour of duty with the president, in one of the most powerful posts in the federal government. In Vought’s vision of the apocalyptic battle for the soul of America, Democrats are ‘increasingly evil.’ The federal work force, in turn, is the enemy that must be forced into submission. ‘When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains,’ Vought, who is 48, declared last year. ‘We want to put them in trauma.’ Vought, if all goes according to plan, will be confirmed as O.M.B. director by the Senate this week.” NYT (Gift Article): ‘Trump’s Thomas Cromwell’ Is Waiting in the Wings. (Things didn’t end particularly well for Cromwell, but it took a while for things to reach that point.)

+ And it’s highly likely Vought will be confirmed. Because it’s highly likely everyone will be. RFK Jr. appears on his way to being Trump’s health secretary after a party-line vote. And Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee US spy agencies, clears Senate committee.

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