Bob Woodward Says Trump Recreating ‘Imperial Presidency’
Veteran journalist Bob Woodward is looking closely at the people President-elect Donald Trump is picking for his Cabinet and suggests he is trying to recreate the “imperial presidency” in his next term in office. He is…
Veteran journalist Bob Woodward is looking closely at the people President-elect Donald Trump is picking for his Cabinet and suggests he is trying to recreate the “imperial presidency” in his next term in office.
He is doing this by choosing people with little experience to their nominated posts, per The Hill.
Woodward spoke on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki” about Pete Hegseth,Trump’s pick for secretary of defense and whether the former Fox News host is qualified for the job.
“Somebody should get that job who knows the military and has had also management experience,” Woodward said regarding Hegseth. “From what I read about him, no, he doesn’t.”
Hegseth’s lack of managerial experience does not make sense as a choice for someone to lead the Pentagon, the veteran journalist said.
“I have known, over the reporting time I’ve had for five decades, 16 secretaries of Defense, going back even before I was a reporter, Robert McNamara. And they have to know management. They have to know what the responsibility is,” Woodward said. “They have to know where the levers of power are. And in this appointee, I see none of that.”
“Now, you have to ask yourself, why wouldn’t Trump want somebody who at least has some experience? He’s trying to re-create the imperial presidency,” Woodward added. “He is trying to say, Ah. I can do whatever I want. It’s up to me alone.”