More than a dozen hours of Cabinet meeting footage show that about one in every six sentences praised Trump, credited him with sweeping achievements, or attacked political enemies. The pattern suggests officials spend substantial time in official meetings flattering the president. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reported to be the most prominent participant in this behavior, often presenting Trump as the only person capable of solving global crises across multiple regions. Flattery appears in three categories: claims that outcomes can only happen under Trump’s leadership, assertions that Americans are grateful and ask to thank him, and repeated attacks on Democrats and President Joe Biden, with Vice President JD Vance receiving the most emphasis for that category. Cabinet meetings cover major areas of governance, yet the routine centers on praising Trump.
"According to a New York Times review of more than a dozen hours of Trump Cabinet meeting footage, about one in every six sentences spoken in these meetings either praised Trump, credited Trump with some sweeping achievement, or attacked his political enemies. In other words, the people charged with running the federal government appear to spend a startling amount of time during official meetings simply sucking up."
"The apparent champion of this game, per the Times analysis, is Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Yes, "Little Marco" himself-the man Trump spent years humiliating! Rubio reportedly stood out for how often he praised Trump, literally presenting him as the only person on Earth capable of solving global crises from Ukraine to Israel to Sudan."
"All the nauseating flattery can be broken up into three distinct categories. There's the "only Trump" section: "This can only happen under your leadership," and "he's the only leader that can bring this to an end." Then we have the "Americans are grateful for Trump" category, with statements like "the American worker is so grateful," and "they all ask me to thank you." And of course, never-ending attacks on Democrats and President Joe Biden-the report gives that last crown to Vice President JD Vance."
"This would be embarrassing enough if it were happening at a corporate retreat or a sleepover, but these are Cabinet meetings. These are the people overseeing foreign policy, defense, health, education, labor, the economy, and the rest of the American welfare. And yet the order of operations seems to be "everyone go around the table and say one nice thing about the president.""
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