Tom Cotton ridicules 'partisans and obstructionists' in DOD who reportedly plan to block Trump's plans

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) strongly criticized any individuals [aka obstructionists] within the Department of Defense who are attempting to protect specific norms or policies that they anticipate will be challenged by the incoming Trump administration.

"It appears that partisans and obstructionists inside the Department of Defense are laying groundwork to defy or circumvent President Trump’s plans for both military and civil-service reform," Cotton wrote in a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in reference to reports of such strategizing among DOD employees.

"These actions undermine civilian control of the military and our constitutional structure of government."

[H/T Fox News Digital]

There were "informal discussions" earlier in the month among Pentagon officials regarding what the department would do if President Trump, as Commander in Chief, ordered the military for a domestic purpose or even if he simply fired a substantial number of useless employees.

One anonymous defense official was quoted in the report telling CNN, "Troops are compelled by law to disobey unlawful orders." 

"But the question is what happens then – do we see resignations from senior military leaders? Or would they view that as abandoning their people?" they reportedly asked.

But the other question is, if illegal aliens are flooding into the country posing a threat to America as it's known that some are terrorists, murderers and otherwise criminals, isn't the military supposed to protect the people? 

Israel and Ukraine know the answer to that question.

Trump promised during his campaign to shake up the federal government, whether it be through staffing changes or reorganization. Some reports have indicated specific people, those who are as useless as a monkey wrench for a trout, are being looked at for termination once he enters office again. 

In fact, the majority of Americans, those who voted for President-elect Trump, want to see the government shrunk in size, and Vivek Ramaswamy, who was tapped by Trump along with Elon Musk to do the job, agrees with the American people.

Ramaswamy and Musk will lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in Trump's administration with the goal of reducing the size of our bloated government and cutting spending while increasing efficiency.

Senator Cotton criticized the progressive Defense Secretary in his letter for "promulgating false claims that the incoming administration plans to arbitrarily fire uniformed leaders."

He also slammed Lloyd for a message after the election that the military would specifically follow "lawful orders" from Trump. Cotton said this was "a thinly veiled and baseless insinuation that President Trump will issue unlawful orders."

Lloyd is that aforementioned monkey wrench, as he has made the military an experiment in woke ideology. He has supported gender dysphoric people in the military and has fully supported make-believe President Biden's directive allowing transgender people to serve openly. In fact there have been cases under Lloyd's tenure where the taxpayers footed the bill for several military members to have their members removed and dress as women soldiers and sailors.

"I have to observe that these actions and reports only prove the need for reform and fundamental change at the Department of Defense. And, of course, while inappropriate and annoying, these tactics are also useless because no action by the outgoing administration can limit the incoming president’s constitutional authority as commander-in-chief," Cotton wrote.

Cotton was elected to serve as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference in the new Congress. He is also expected to take Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-FL) place as the head of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

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