The whole signal thing is an excellent example and I know several people who voted for Trump who agree that was a boneheaded move (having a signal chat at all let alone accidentally adding a journalist to it).

What evidence do you have that DOGE (which is just USDS that everybody loved during the Obama administration) has bypassed any vetting for its employees?

Lots of articles about skipping vetting or bypassing normal process.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/politics/trump-temporary-secu...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/15/trump-cabine...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/22/judge-extends-doge-...