I said that Noem's firing was significant because Trump II had a firm "no scalps" policy that they had held onto for like a year. Bondi getting fired pretty well confirms it, Trump's personal capacity to stick to that policy has been shattered.

Minneapolis broke Trump as an administrator and as a man.

Just like with Trump I, the replacements will be awful. Possibly worse on a personal level than their predecessors. But a revolving door in the administration makes them less effective regardless.

Also worth pointing out that Jeffries and Schumer just successfully beat Republicans over DHS funding, with Republicans having to go through a whole second funding attempt grinder after Democrats refused to budge. Again, here we see signs of Trump buckling from positions that he was holding for more than a year, in this case his previous unwillingness to ever negotiate with Dems on funding.

(This is also a lesson in why things like mass protest movements do actually make a difference by changing political gravity. Schumer and Jeffries didn't chabge their strategy for no reason)

@PallasRiot Maybe. Susie Wiles was widely considered to be the source of discipline in the WH, and she apparently started working "virtually full time" a week or so before Noem was sacked. https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/politics/susie-wiles-chief-staff-diagnosis
How Susie Wiles is balancing one of the most powerful jobs in the world with her cancer diagnosis

Both President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have encouraged Susie Wiles to take the time she needs away from the White House to deal with her treatment, but Wiles argued she does not plan to do so, people familiar said.

CNN