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George Conway ripped into President Donald Trump on Twitter Monday morning following the departure of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who abruptly resigned Sunday night.
This leaves the United States without Cabinet secretaries at the Departments of Defense & Homeland Security, which are being managed by "acting" heads. Trump also lacks a chief of staff. Mick Mulvaney is currently filling the role of "acting" White House chief of staff.
GQ's Julia Ioffe noted that this has occurred under the guise of a national emergency.
"According to the President, we have a national emergency at our southern border," Ioffe tweeted on Sunday. "Yet, because of the President, we do not have a Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of Homeland Security."
According to the President, we have a national emergency at our southern border. Yet, because of the President, w… https://t.co/HawXEAmB4x— Julia Ioffe (@Julia Ioffe) 1554676312.0
Conway replied: "We don't really have a president."
we don’t really have a president https://t.co/BcVOTDc12i— George Conway (@George Conway) 1554720875.0
Conway had an even harsher response to NBC's David Gura, who made the same observation as Ioffe.
"In all seriousness, the United States currently has no Secretary of Defense and no Secretary of Homeland Security," Gura wrote.
In all seriousness, the United States currently has no Secretary of Defense and no Secretary of Homeland Security. https://t.co/EJpRYIT5qI— David Gura (@David Gura) 1554678984.0
"In all seriousness, we have no competent, functioning president," quipped Conway.
In all seriousness, we have no competent, functioning president. https://t.co/UzpkRxF5nO— George Conway (@George Conway) 1554721625.0
Hard to argue it.
@gtconway3d @TeamPelosi @RepAdamSchiff @realDonaldTrump Mr. Conway is correct. For the first time in US history we… https://t.co/XMVuAJrxcg— INTJ Female 🥁🥁🥁 (@INTJ Female 🥁🥁🥁) 1554721313.0
@gtconway3d Yes sir. This man is a danger to not only us, but the rest of the world as well.— Joe Luther (@Joe Luther) 1554721910.0
@gtconway3d Yeah, we haven’t since 1/19/2017. Hopefully that all changes sooner rather than later✌️— janell (@janell) 1554723950.0
@gtconway3d No VA secretary and incompetent Secys at Housing, Energy, Educatikn, or Interior. And no real Chief of… https://t.co/cG9Q8op7WF— Gals Point (@Gals Point) 1554736798.0
This is one heck of a reality show.
Sigh.
@gtconway3d It is a big reality show just like the "acting" president wants it. VERY SAD.— fugarone (@fugarone) 1554726793.0
@gtconway3d Acting President Individual-1— Johnny Buck (@Johnny Buck) 1554722222.0
We have an "acting" president, some say.
@gtconway3d It is a big reality show just like the "acting" president wants it. VERY SAD.— fugarone (@fugarone) 1554726793.0
@gtconway3d We really only have an “acting” President. And he’s a very bad actor.— Ex-GOP Hilary (with one “L”) (@Ex-GOP Hilary (with one “L”)) 1554731718.0
@gtconway3d he’s acting the way he thinks presidents act. so is he Acting President?— Tess Ashpool (@Tess Ashpool) 1554723348.0
@gtconway3d George that is exactly what I said to my husband last week. The office of the presidency is vacant. Hop… https://t.co/EzYLMzxa38— Bobbie Merberg Altman@Altman (@Bobbie Merberg Altman@Altman) 1554728380.0
@gtconway3d We have an “Acting” President.— Sharleen Friedman (@Sharleen Friedman) 1554729471.0
@gtconway3d Or Vice President, HUD Secretary, Secretary of Energy, Interior, EPA, let ambassadors, chief of staff, key advisors, ....— DJWill (@DJWill) 1554730496.0
People also have questions, such as how and why Trump is getting away with bypassing the confirmation process for Cabinet posts - something Article II of the Constitution mandates.
@gtconway3d How can he get away with naming acting cabinet members and skirting the confirmation process?— Trump's bald spot (@Trump's bald spot) 1554720956.0
@gtconway3d James Madison said “Tyranny arises on some favorable emergency.”— #ModSquad😎 Melanie🥁 (@#ModSquad😎 Melanie🥁) 1554730615.0
And on top of that, why Republicans continue to enable him.
@gtconway3d BUT all the R’s keep looking “the other way”! #whyisthat— JaneMC (@JaneMC) 1554721918.0
@gtconway3d In all seriousness, the @GOP knows this, yet defends and protects him anyway. WHY?— Pizzazzy Dallas Gal (@Pizzazzy Dallas Gal) 1554731372.0
The answer is simple: judges. Trump - with the aide of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) - has been filling judicial vacancies at breakneck speed, stacking the judiciary with right-wing jurists. Last week, McConnell invoked the colloquial "nuclear option" to confirm nominees with minimal floor debate.
So long as Trump continues to tap conservative judges to the bench, we can expect Republicans to appease his erratic and unconstitutional behavior.