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An award-winning reporter’s reaction to the president-elect “trying to distance himself” from being a micromanager brought new scorn on professional journalism.

“What a novel idea.”

If one were to listen solely to corporate media and leftists, it would be understandable to be under the impression that President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House was the dawning of fascistic rule where bureaucrats across the executive branch would be made to do his bidding.

Instead, the once and future commander-in-chief made clear his intent to hire competent professionals who could perform their duties without a babysitter. Coverage of this… ahem… unprecedented move in leadership had the New York Times’s Jonathan Swan facing social media ridicule.

Shared by Florida’s Voice Assistant News Director Eric Daugherty with the caption, “NEW YORK TIMES REPORT: Trump will seem to have political appointees who will carry out his agenda without him having to convince them,” the Emmy Award-winning reporter said, “Trump is trying to distance himself from any efforts by his administration to investigate his political enemies, saying it will be up to his people at the Justice Department. But Trump appears to have confidence he will have leaders at the department who will do what he wants without having to ask.”

As had been conveyed most recently in his lengthy interview with NBC News’s Kristen Welker for “Meet the Press,” the president-elect had no intention of ordering his cabinet appointments or other executive staff to seek “retribution,” instead allowing them the autonomy to do their jobs in the way that was expected by the American people.

“Retribution will be through success,” Trump said having told Welker “No” when asked, “Are you going to direct your FBI director and your attorney general to send [Jan. 6 committee members] to jail?”

The framing of the GOP leader’s intentions upon moving back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was rife with opportunity for derision, especially as it pertained to the implications were he to act differently.

“According to leftists, when a Republican president assumes office, he should appoint people who will sabotage his agenda and lay the foundation for his impeachment,” said one social media user as another found accord with Trump, “That’s what I would do. Why would [I] pick people to fight me? I want people that will work together to effect what the people voted for…”

Following months of demagoguery about how the re-elected executive would be aiming to rip rights away, the reality that his second term would be as authoritarian as the first, (as in not at all), could have members of the media seeking an offramp from the fearmongering expressway.

Then again, as some suggested, it would have been a legitimate surprise that the incoming administration didn’t intend to act how many had accused the outgoing administration of behaving.

Kevin Haggerty
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