Much has been made of President Biden’s rush to sign dozens of Executive Orders undoing much of the great harm former pResident tRump did to every facet of the executive branch of government. But equally important and just as aggressively he has attacked the “Deep State” of cronies and sabateurs that Trump burrowed into every department. In the process he is aggressively rebuilding those same departments that were simultaneously dismantled even as Trump’s henchmen were installed to oversee their destruction.
In a captivating, must read article in The New York Times, David Sanger paints a picture of a disciplined and determined President Biden who arrived on day one with “spreadsheets” of Trump appointees — in every department — who had to be removed or cut off at the knees, “regardless of the legal consequences”. And this list includes positions that Trump simply refused to fill or otherwise eliminated.
As if this were not exciting enough, President Biden is reaching down into what is typically referred to as “the Deep State”, involving himself directly with the management of mid-level civil servants whose expertise is critical to the effective operation of each department. This is essential because a key component of Trump’s attempts at sabotage were specifically designed to hollow out these experts who formed the working core of each department.
I found the article uplifting and inspirational as Sanger detailed steps being taken in department after department to gouge out the rot that Trump left for Biden to deal with. And is he ever dealing with it — the man is on fire!