How Does Stephen Miller Keep Getting Away With This?

"Much of the week's news revolved around the killing of protester Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and Republicans' scrambling to limit the fallout. As the week went on, we got a new Fed chair announcement, Tulsi Gabbard showing up at an FBI raid in Georgia, and what appears to be a long weekend government shutdown? Don Lemon, you will have to wait until next week, sorry. If only the Surge could control the flow and spacing of news events, the world would run a lot smoother."

"Top staff and Cabinet members aren't getting axed left and right. The only high-level change we've seen has been former national security adviser Mike Waltz getting "demoted" to United Nations ambassador for getting slippery-fingered with his group chat invites. There's a reason for this shift: President Donald Trump, as he reportedly felt during the deliberations over Waltz's future, doesn't want to give the liberal media a "scalp." It's a sign of weakness to, uh, provide accountability following screw-ups."

"Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week seemed to come the closest a Cabinet official has come to a Trump axing this term. The administration flinched from its initial (and typical) belligerent messaging following the Customs and Border Protection killing of Pretti in Minneapolis. That left Noem out on a limb. It was Noem, after all, whose department oversaw the Minneapolis operation a"

Many news events centered on the killing of protester Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and Republican efforts to limit political fallout. A new Federal Reserve chair was announced. Tulsi Gabbard appeared at an FBI raid in Georgia. Congress faced the prospect of a weekend government shutdown. The second Trump administration has seen little Cabinet turnover compared with the first term. Mike Waltz was reassigned to ambassador after a group chat controversy rather than being fired. President Trump reportedly resists firing officials to avoid giving the liberal media a "scalp." Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem came closest to being axed over the Minneapolis operation.

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