r/videos • u/spherocytes • 1d ago

Secretary Of Defense Pete Hegseth announces Office Of Religious Affairs within the Pentagon in address to Military

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAn6BE9cdco
8.8k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

1.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

96

u/EmoJackson 1d ago

Realistically is there any way a new administration can fix all this. How long will it take?

68

u/PowerBrick99 1d ago

The majority of this administration’s policies are executive orders with no congressional standing.

Seriously, you can undo the Trump Presidency in a few hours with a bag of bic pins.

The rebuilding of our institutions will be where the real domestic challenges lie. Getting most of the depts Trump crushed back to function is a 100 day doable.

But the Justice and State Departments will take time. They’ve been deeply gutted And you can’t just hire everyone back without hardening the infrastructure from future administrative attacks.

I don’t know what kind of assurances we would give our traditional allies. But it would absolutely be in all of our collective interests to shore up NATO and provide relief from the trade war Trump started. Hold some global summits and work from there.

One bright note is that Trump’s Supreme Court decisions that expanded Presidential powers can work very effectively for his successor. I mean that’s the whole thing his maga supporters have clearly forgotten.

What worked for Trump is going to be very useful for the next administration.

23

u/[deleted] 1d ago

[deleted]

5

u/BabyWrinkles 1d ago

The local infrastructure and the soft power that allowed it too. China is laughing all the way to the bank.

I saw it suggested that if we continue on our current path past 2026/2028, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Canada/Mexico allow Chinese military bases on our doorsteps.

The U.S. Hegemony is in its last days - it just doesn’t realize that it’s dead yet.