The past couple of weeks have been an emotional roller coaster. One moment, I feel a genuine sense of fear because I do understand the incredible power that is present in the federal government and the Trump Administration’s intent to unleash that power against segments of the U.S. population.

And then at other times, I want to break out in laughter because of the bungling mess that is — and will be — the Trump Administration. They are like a 10-year-old at the control of an F-15 fighter jet. Yes, they can unleash an incredible amount of destructive power. But you have to know how to fly the jet in order to make that happen. And a 10-year-old kid can’t even reach the controls.

Take Pete Hegseth, the newly approved secretary of the Department of Defense. Defense is the largest bureaucracy in the world with 1.4 million active-duty personnel and another 1 million civilian personnel. The Pentagon is one of the largest office buildings in the world. That is a huge piece of machinery to learn how to control.

Pete Hegseth had two qualifications to be the defense secretary. First was his fealty to Trump and willingness to kiss the ring as often as Trump told him to.