The Transition In The Pentagon Was Apparently 'Ugly'

Photo: The Pentagon briefing room is shown. DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando 

Politico: ‘Really quite shocking’: Inside the ugly transition at the Pentagon 

The effort to obstruct the Biden team is unprecedented in modern presidential transitions and will hobble the new administration on key national security matters. 

The Pentagon blocked members of President Joe Biden’s incoming administration from gaining access to critical information about current operations, including the troop drawdown in Afghanistan, upcoming special operations missions in Africa and the Covid-19 vaccine distribution program, according to new details provided by transition and defense officials. 

The effort to obstruct the Biden team, led by senior White House appointees at the Pentagon, is unprecedented in modern presidential transitions and will hobble the new administration on key national security matters as it takes over positions in the Defense Department on Wednesday, the officials said. 

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WNU Editor: This sounds more like payback. And it is not unprecedented as much as the above Politico post likes to claim. During President Trump's transition his own National Security adviser Michael Flynn was successfully targeted by Obama loyalists in a perjury trap. National security information was also withheld over fears that President-elect Trump would accidentally or purposely reveal them. And need I remind everyone about all the intelligence leaks that were also occurring during this time to disrupt and distract the Trump transition.

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