re: #3 Kragar

Trump has completely screwed the State Department. He’s attempting to purge all federal agencies of career officials because he thinks they’re anti-Trump.

They’re anti-incompetent reactionary know-nothings.

That’s the difference.

They’re trying to do their jobs. That means keeping the nation safe and enforcing the laws. Trump doesn’t care about such things. He’s all about gutting government - sabotaging it.

Sabotaging the State Department means losing soft power abilities worldwide and giving our rivals free reign all over the world - Russia and China specifically.

They’ll fill the vacuum that Trump’s leaving in his wake, and Putin couldn’t have asked for a better scenario in which to exploit Trump and his idiocies.