«A convicted Jan. 6 rioter who later said that he regretted his participation in the U.S. Capitol attack has been hired by the Trump administration to work inside a Pentagon office that manages highly classified military operations, according to four people familiar with the matter.
The appointment of Elias Irizarry, who was 19 at the time of the riot in 2021, to a post in the Defense Department’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict office has raised alarm internally among staff who question how anyone convicted in the assault on American democracy could be trusted for such a sensitive role in the U.S. government, these people said. All spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing a fear of retaliation.» Washington Post
At first glance, it seems strange that the Trump Administration would appoint someone convicted of breaking into the Capitol to work in counterterrorism at the U.S. Department of Defense. However, appointing such a person to combat terrorism makes as much sense as hiring a hacker to combat cyber intrusion, which is a normal procedure in the computer industry.
«President Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's escalation in Lebanon in an expletive-laden call ("You're fucking crazy") on Monday, two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call told Axios.» Axios
It may also seem strange that Mr. Trump insulted Mr. Netanyahu, but the truth is that his democrat predecessor, Roosevelt, once said of the dictator Somoza, "He may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch."
Unfortunately, not everyone, even among his devotees, understands these subtleties, and that's why President Trump's net approval rating continues to fall.
