The Briefing with Jen Psaki Psaki: No one home at the White House but the man-children
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Dec 6, 2025 
Miles Taylor, former chief of staff at DHS, shares insights on the lack of accountability in Trump's second term, painting a picture of a chaotic White House led by 'man-children.' Jay Johnson discusses the legality of recent Pentagon strikes in the Caribbean, emphasizing the troubling implications for military engagement. Rep. Adelita Grijalva recounts a harrowing experience where she was pepper-sprayed by ICE during an immigration oversight attempt, revealing the aggressive tactics faced by lawmakers on the ground.
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Presidency Reduced To Personal Spectacle
- Jen Psaki highlights Trump's bizarre public behavior that degrades presidential norms and credibility.
- His vanity projects and stunts show a pattern of treating the presidency like personal entertainment.
Guardrails That Once Checked Trump Are Gone
- Miles Taylor argues Trump required 'adults in the room' to prevent illegal or reckless actions in his first term.
- Those internal guardrails largely vanished in the second term, enabling more extreme decisions.
Calls For 'Maximum Lethality' Risk Legal Violations
- Jen Psaki connects Pete Hegseth's rhetoric about 'maximum lethality' to recent controversial strikes in the Caribbean.
- She warns political zeal for loosened rules of engagement raises legal and ethical risks for U.S. forces.
