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Hey, James, the Trump team is forming rapidly. It is both consistent with everything he said in his campaign

and is bad, maybe worse than we fear. There's only one, only one qualification for his

appointments, total loyalty to Donald J. Trump, never mind the country or the Constitution.

They are bringing, he is bringing in people with more Washington or political experience

than four years ago, but people with no independent support or standing.

His immigration deporters, Stephen Miller and Tom Homan are salivating over raiding homes and businesses.

And if little migraine kids get separated from their families, tough luck, they basically say.

Marco Rubio is going to be a secretary of state.

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