The main national security scandal is still revealing after Trump administration officials at the highest level I called by the journalistic error To a special text chat used to plan a military strike in Yemen.
While President Donald Trump and his million Republican party are trying to reduce the incident to a minimum, he fell to the Democrats in Congress to explore what happened and protect the public from the operational failures of the administration.
Republicans have long used investigations into Congress to effectively attack their political opponents on disputes over foreign policy. In 2015, after the attack on two American government facilities in Benghazi, Libya, and the subsequent rush to appoint Foreign Minister Hillary Clinton, the majority leader, Kevin McCarthy. Fox News said Exactly how Playbook Gop did.
“Everyone thought that Hillary Clinton was not accepted, right? But we set a special committee in Benghazi, a selected committee,” McCarthy boasted. “What is its numbers today? Its numbers decrease.”
Here are 10 things that democratic lawmakers can do in the coming days, weeks and months, including borrowing some tactics from the scandalous play that Republicans have used against Democrats in the past.
1. Keep this simple and explain the scandal to the occupied audience
The technology and problems involved in the leakage are somewhat complex and include issues such as the application of American signaling and policy in the Middle East. But this does not mean that Democrats about the accident cannot be simple.
For example, when the Republicans managed the Biden Administration on the coal Withdrawal From Afghanistan or the Obama administration of a Benghazi attack, they did not enter into the weeds around politics – and these attacks often resonated as a result.
Most Americans use messaging applications. They do not want their secrets vulnerable to the world. It is worse when thousands of lives are at stake. This is what the Trump administration has done, and so Democrats can make a major issue understood.
2. Trump’s opposition – all of this They are among them
Just two months after the new Trump presidency, Democrats in the Senate were already burned by their appetite for the two parties. Despite Trump’s openness of the rule of law, his embrace of hate women and intolerance, and his lack of interest in basic facts, the party voted to confirm many of his candidates in the Council of Ministers – only Later Express We regret doing this.
Even when the leakage details became general, members of the Democratic Senate voted for Trump candidates Christopher Landau (To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and John Villan. Villan, who will become a navy, is Trump’s main donor with No military experience. Voting after Text leakage is a particularly strange option for Democrats.
After the President Joe Biden withdrew from Afghanistan, Republican banned He has to promote military officers. Democrats can do the same with Trump now.
3. Be aggressive when talking about the national security crisis
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer Call A “two -party investigation” for text chat. Although it may seem right to call national unity in a case of this size, Shomer’s speech is not a step with reality like him like him like him like him like him like him like him like him like him like him like him like him like him like him like him like him like him Voting in favor of Trump’s harsh budget priorities.
With the outbreak of controversy over the Benghazi attacks, Republican voters Watch the scandal With the importance of Watergate and the relationship of Iran Contra, according to opinion polls. Despite the tragedy of the attacks, Republican leaders constantly distorted the size of the accident. Former Vice President Dick Cheney He said that It was one of [the] The worst incidents I can remember in my career. “Cheney, of course, was the vice president on September 11.
Democrats can discuss the possibility that foreign intelligence and other bad actors have a chat or perhaps other undeclared conversations. This is not exaggeration. The Trump administration has already done so once.
A good example of this: Democratic Senator John Osov from Georgia male This type of things happens when a leader like Trump chooses Defense Minister Beit Higseth from the ranks Fox News speaks heads.
4. The media accountable for ignoring the story or reducing it
With the primary shock of the leak, the main media is likely to be formed by reducing the intensity of the accident. In fact, the main media such as the New York Times, which amplified multiple stories about Hillary Clinton’s e -mail server in 2016, is already Reducing He – is.
Democrats can highlight this problem while emphasizing the importance of the accident. By noting that the breach of this caliber may risk American life, Democrats can ask the press to interrogate major officials such as HegSeth and Trump and the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard (who has a date to Propaganda For hostile foreign governments).
5. Request answers about the scandal and repercussions from government agencies
Congress members have the authority to seek information and documents from government agencies. Republicans bombing Biden administration with such requests after Afghanistan’s withdrawal.
Defense and intelligence agencies can not only be a subject of such requests, but Democrats can ask other uninhabited agencies, and even projects such as Elon Musk as the so -called government efficiency to reveal how they communicate, and if the secret background channels are in use, and to wonder what is discussed outside the public review.
The Congress has a constitutional mandate for control, and this plays its role here. Indeed, MP Maxwell Frost of Florida He issued a request For officials participating in the “Disaster Signal Chat in Higseth” to retain the records in anticipation of potential litigation and an investigation in Congress.
6. Request listening sessions, and to follow up on more listening sessions
Republican Congress will already open the leakage hearings, as leaders such as House Speaker Mike Johnson They are already trying To convert the page on an embarrassing disaster.
But Democrats should not only accept one investigation. Republicans in the House of Representatives Filled five Committee investigations in the Benghazi attack as well Proven The House of Representatives Selection Committee on this issue. There was an investigation into the Senate as well.
Playbook book is wide open, as multiple aspects of this incident are sorted through a group of committees, and the scope of new information and witnesses can expand, the scope of the committees can expand better with the investigation.
7. Use the media to pay concerns about the scandal
In addition to pushing journalists and news institutions to cover the story, Democrats can use multiple media appearances to redirect their narration surrounding the leak. The Republicans have made a large straw from any number of democratic actions, from the withdrawal of Afghanistan, to Benghazi, to President Obama’s decision Wearing a tan suitEspecially former President Bill Clinton Marital infidelity while she is in office.
The main news networks are members of Congress and other political leaders for manifestations constantly. Even if the main theme is completely unrelated, Democrats can notice how one of the areas of inefficiency in the Trump administration or the pure controversy in the chat leakage.
8. The fears of old warriors are amplified about the violation of national security
To attack the Biden administration on the withdrawal of Afghanistan, the Republicans requested certificate From the old warriors who witnessed some tactical errors committed. Military security is directly at the chat leakage intersection, and Democrats must note.
Vegetable invitation groups such as VottVets Already pay To obtain answers about the accident, Democrats will do a good job to take over their case. Likewise, there are many democratic positions who are old warriors and have already talked about the problems involved in leakage. There can be not much sounds like this, which attract the attention of the audience and the media.
9. Sending criminal referrals related to leakage and potential covering
In the context of the leakage investigation, there is a very high possibility that a person involved or misleading is lying.
I adore because of their failure to convert Ibn Biden into responsibility, the Republicans Refer to James Biden’s uncle to the Ministry of Justice regarding the claim that they lied to Congress (a crime). While this did not result in a fee, coverage and renewed interest in the story were born.
If people are lying about leakage – and numbers such as Higseth already Correspondent On this topic – this is the last Democrats can travel down.
10. You are never satisfied with the administration, and continue to press more answers
Questions about chat leakage will definitely lead to more questions. Based on a busy record of Trump and his motivation, this group group of hell is definitely not the only only communication channel in management.
Democrats can ask this phenomenon and investigate it and all other subsequent questions that it raises. Are the other agencies involved? Are the main Republican Party characters such as Elon Musk and Mike Johnson? Are there continuous text talks on national security with conservative media figures such as Sean Hanity It is known that Trump’s ear is? Did Trump or any person under his leadership use this information and share information to achieve personal financial gains?
Trump showed absolute interest in the moral or moral limits, even when the Americans’ lives are at stake. These questions are not outside the borders, but in the current and known behavior style.
In an ideal world, the Republicans will become clean about what they have done, the presidents will roll, and the American public will be taught about what is going on in their name. But this world does not exist, so Democrats must reflect what Republicans have done in the past to become the flame of the scandal and strengthen their agenda – and use these tactics to protect America from the inefficiency of the Trump team.
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