Molly Ball

And if there is one more senator who feels that one of these nominees is a bridge too far, that's it. They're not going to get through.

And if there is one more senator who feels that one of these nominees is a bridge too far, that's it. They're not going to get through.

Well, he was asked about this on Air Force One, and he said, We don't really know a lot about what was behind this, but it's a sort of part of this general housecleaning that we're going to talk more about today. This idea that the whole federal bureaucracy is sort of rotten and has to be cleaned out, sort of root and branch.

Well, he was asked about this on Air Force One, and he said, We don't really know a lot about what was behind this, but it's a sort of part of this general housecleaning that we're going to talk more about today. This idea that the whole federal bureaucracy is sort of rotten and has to be cleaned out, sort of root and branch.

Well, he was asked about this on Air Force One, and he said, We don't really know a lot about what was behind this, but it's a sort of part of this general housecleaning that we're going to talk more about today. This idea that the whole federal bureaucracy is sort of rotten and has to be cleaned out, sort of root and branch.

To critics, of course, it's not a way to make the government more effective or efficient or take out potential, you know, internal dissent. It's about enabling corruption and malfeasance by, you know, taking off the proverbial cop on the beat who would be overseeing things. these agencies and making sure, as you said, that they don't violate the law.

To critics, of course, it's not a way to make the government more effective or efficient or take out potential, you know, internal dissent. It's about enabling corruption and malfeasance by, you know, taking off the proverbial cop on the beat who would be overseeing things. these agencies and making sure, as you said, that they don't violate the law.

To critics, of course, it's not a way to make the government more effective or efficient or take out potential, you know, internal dissent. It's about enabling corruption and malfeasance by, you know, taking off the proverbial cop on the beat who would be overseeing things. these agencies and making sure, as you said, that they don't violate the law.

So I think there's still more to know about why this has happened, and there's some concern about this that is somewhat bipartisan.

So I think there's still more to know about why this has happened, and there's some concern about this that is somewhat bipartisan.

So I think there's still more to know about why this has happened, and there's some concern about this that is somewhat bipartisan.

I don't think we know yet. They haven't appointed new people to these positions yet. And as we said at the beginning, they're doing a lot very fast. They're still trying to confirm the cabinet. So this doesn't seem like necessarily the highest priority.

I don't think we know yet. They haven't appointed new people to these positions yet. And as we said at the beginning, they're doing a lot very fast. They're still trying to confirm the cabinet. So this doesn't seem like necessarily the highest priority.

I don't think we know yet. They haven't appointed new people to these positions yet. And as we said at the beginning, they're doing a lot very fast. They're still trying to confirm the cabinet. So this doesn't seem like necessarily the highest priority.

Well, it was certainly striking how political the president immediately chose to make this. I think the normal thing to do in these situations is to refrain from seeming to politicize a tragedy and to focus on the people dealing with the loss of their loved ones. just a horrible tragedy that does raise a lot of potential policy questions.

Well, it was certainly striking how political the president immediately chose to make this. I think the normal thing to do in these situations is to refrain from seeming to politicize a tragedy and to focus on the people dealing with the loss of their loved ones. just a horrible tragedy that does raise a lot of potential policy questions.

Well, it was certainly striking how political the president immediately chose to make this. I think the normal thing to do in these situations is to refrain from seeming to politicize a tragedy and to focus on the people dealing with the loss of their loved ones. just a horrible tragedy that does raise a lot of potential policy questions.

It raises questions about the crowding of the DC airspace, about the staffing levels and the funding and the personnel in the Federal Aviation Administration. And then there also have been questions for years about the diversity initiatives undertaken by the FAA. Trump wasn't making that up. But, you know, he is not waiting for an investigation to say whose fault this actually is, right?

It raises questions about the crowding of the DC airspace, about the staffing levels and the funding and the personnel in the Federal Aviation Administration. And then there also have been questions for years about the diversity initiatives undertaken by the FAA. Trump wasn't making that up. But, you know, he is not waiting for an investigation to say whose fault this actually is, right?

It raises questions about the crowding of the DC airspace, about the staffing levels and the funding and the personnel in the Federal Aviation Administration. And then there also have been questions for years about the diversity initiatives undertaken by the FAA. Trump wasn't making that up. But, you know, he is not waiting for an investigation to say whose fault this actually is, right?