Joy Reid: Trump and His MAGA Cronies Called Biden Officials DEI Hires ‘Because They Are Not White Guys’

Reid But we begin ░░░░░░░░ with consequences because elections ░░░░░░░░ about more than just ░░░░░░░░ you pick to be ░░░░░░░░ It s also about ░░░░░░░░ that president chooses to ░░░░░░░░ around them the people ░░░░░░░░ will have access to ░░░░░░░░ of the nation s ░░░░░░░░ classified secrets who will ░░░░░░░░ millions of federal workers ░░░░░░░░ multi billion dollar budgets ░░░░░░░░ life or death decisions ░░░░░░░░ American citizens day in ░░░░░░░░ day out And if ░░░░░░░░ thought that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ along with his MAGA ░░░░░░░░ railed about DEI hires ░░░░░░░░ so unqualified in the ░░░░░░░░ era because well they ░░░░░░░░ not white guys If ░░░░░░░░ thought he would pick ░░░░░░░░ the most competent and ░░░░░░░░ people for these positions ░░░░░░░░ just take a look ░░░░░░░░ his incoming national security ░░░░░░░░ It includes John Phelan ░░░░░░░░ Trump announced last night ░░░░░░░░ his pick for secretary ░░░░░░░░ the Navy a businessman ░░░░░░░░ investor with no military ░░░░░░░░ whatsoever If confirmed he ░░░░░░░░ be the first person ░░░░░░░░ 15 years to lead ░░░░░░░░ Navy without ever having ░░░░░░░░ in any Branch of ░░░░░░░░ armed forces So why ░░░░░░░░ Trump pick him you ░░░░░░░░ Well according to Politico ░░░░░░░░ was a major donor ░░░░░░░░ the Trump campaign and ░░░░░░░░ hosted the president elected ░░░░░░░░ his Aspen Colorado home ░░░░░░░░ summer where Trump went ░░░░░░░░ a profanity laced tirade ░░░░░░░░ immigration and warned that ░░░░░░░░ election could be the ░░░░░░░░ the United States ever ░░░░░░░░ if Kamala Harris had ░░░░░░░░ Apparently that s all ░░░░░░░░ takes There s also ░░░░░░░░ Gabbard Trump s pick ░░░░░░░░ director of National Intelligence ░░░░░░░░ has never worked in ░░░░░░░░ intelligence field or even ░░░░░░░░ on a Congressional Intelligence ░░░░░░░░ But she has been ░░░░░░░░ of amplifying Russian propaganda ░░░░░░░░ in 2017 she met ░░░░░░░░ Syrian President Bashar al ░░░░░░░░ If confirmed she would ░░░░░░░░ all 18 of the ░░░░░░░░ s intelligence agencies Oh ░░░░░░░░ the list goes on ░░░░░░░░ s pick for Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Defense Pete Hegseth has ░░░░░░░░ senior military or national ░░░░░░░░ experience Instead he s ░░░░░░░░ for hosting Fox s ░░░░░░░░ morning show And he ░░░░░░░░ been accused of sexually ░░░░░░░░ a woman in 2017 ░░░░░░░░ which he denies any ░░░░░░░░ but paid out a ░░░░░░░░ to his accuser making ░░░░░░░░ sign an NDA And ░░░░░░░░ t even get me ░░░░░░░░ on Sebastian Gorka the ░░░░░░░░ right commentator who Trump ░░░░░░░░ for senior director for ░░░░░░░░ You may remember him ░░░░░░░░ Trump s first administration ░░░░░░░░ he attended the inaugural ░░░░░░░░ wearing a medal associated ░░░░░░░░ a Hungarian national group ░░░░░░░░ s linked to Nazi ░░░░░░░░ These are just some ░░░░░░░░ the very fine people ░░░░░░░░ Trump wants to put ░░░░░░░░ charge of our national ░░░░░░░░ Because when it comes ░░░░░░░░ a job in the ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration forget expertise ░░░░░░░░ all you need is ░░░░░░░░ lot of cash and ░░░░░░░░ absolute loyalty to Trump ░░░░░░░░ in some favorable appearances ░░░░░░░░ Fox and bam you ░░░░░░░░ hired Welcome to the ░░░░░░░░ America.”