Tying into Bill's comment that Republicans were all in for the presents and tax cuts the deconstruction of government as outlined by Bannon continued. Although Bannon is in Italy fomenting devotees to ready for more nationalistic dictatorships, the US damgage continues.
Sometimes you need government to deal with crises.
Amateurs were put in charge and experts were fired.
Mostly positions were not filled in the thousands.

All this seems too resolute, clever and strategic in how to break the government for a Donald Trump to implement. A master plan or outline to discredit the CIA and the press is one thing but a deliberate incremental planned assault takes the hand of a power behind the golden throne. This is not all Steve Millers work in my opinion. Dare I say Putin or neo nazi Bannon?

Waving a Trump flag as the focus of fame or rage is part of the distraction plan. This feels like a surrnder to a coup by intimidation of a credible threat.

Or sometimes a cigar is just a penis.