this is the first thing - the very first thing - that authoritarian leaders do when they take power: Replace all the competent people with lackeys. Trump didn& #39;t know enough about government to do it in his first term, but he will do it if he wins a second one.
The politicization of the CDC has already begun. Inspectors-general and watchdogs are being removed. Trump& #39;s team of political appointees us already stuffed with incompetents and people with conflicts of interest. This is one more step in the wrong direction.
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