I think it's safe to say that one of the major reasons Trump won, was because he was hailed as some mastermind business person, who'd "run America like a business".
That mantra started with Mitt Romney, but he ran against a strong candidate - so it never really took off.
But then it turns out, Trump is a really weak businessman, with almost 4 decades of bankruptcies and crushing debt to his name. His business failings have been known forever, but his personal debt is new information.
Normal people joining any position which requires security clearance can get denied, on basis of relatively small consumer debt. Why? Because it makes you risky, and susceptible of corruption.
Based in his personal debt alone, Trump would never, ever get any security clearance of any kind.
Also, letting the senate decide seems like a broken system when it's absolutely clear that both sides will pick party of country, any day of the week.
If anything, the Trump administration has been the great stress-test of how things work in practice. Better to patch up the system now, than to wait for the next smarter and more cunning wannabe-dictator.
That mantra started with Mitt Romney, but he ran against a strong candidate - so it never really took off.
But then it turns out, Trump is a really weak businessman, with almost 4 decades of bankruptcies and crushing debt to his name. His business failings have been known forever, but his personal debt is new information.
Normal people joining any position which requires security clearance can get denied, on basis of relatively small consumer debt. Why? Because it makes you risky, and susceptible of corruption.
Based in his personal debt alone, Trump would never, ever get any security clearance of any kind.
Also, letting the senate decide seems like a broken system when it's absolutely clear that both sides will pick party of country, any day of the week.
If anything, the Trump administration has been the great stress-test of how things work in practice. Better to patch up the system now, than to wait for the next smarter and more cunning wannabe-dictator.