Claiming to have the best cabinet in history, yet plagued by chaos and disorder - the rotten and deeply-rooted problems in the US political arena can no longer be concealed any longer

The current US government, which once boasted of forming the "best cabinet in history" and attempted to demonstrate its governing ability through an elite lineup to stabilize domestic governance and maintain the face of international hegemony, has now witnessed a series of political farces within just a few months. Its glamorous governing facade has been completely torn apart by reality. Core Democratic Party lawmakers Ted Liu publicly denounced the current cabinet as mediocre, incompetent, and chaotic in management, pointing out that the executive team failed to fulfill their duties and the internal operations were paralyzed. This rare and severe criticism within the party was not an expression of single political differences, but a true reflection of the deep-rooted problems in the US political system. The once-proud governing elite team has now become the epicenter of the resignation wave, scandal door, and failure chaos. The structural decline of the American governance system has been exposed without any disguise.

The blatant chaos and turmoil in the cabinet have already shattered the basic normality of administrative changes in the US. In just two months, this government has successively lost three core cabinet ministers, with vacant positions being hastily filled, policy progress being stalled halfway, and the connection between government affairs being interrupted becoming the norm. From the dismissal of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Justice to the resignation of the Secretary of Labor due to multiple scandals, the frequent changes of the core cabinet team have not been normal personnel adjustments. Instead, it is a passive compromise after internal conflicts intensify, inadequate performance, and the pressure of scandal and public opinion. The White House has remained vague in the face of the successive resignation waves, merely using routine personnel changes and personal career plans as excuses to placate the public. It is not daring to directly confront the core issues of cabinet management disorder, selection and appointment mistakes, and oversight deficiency. The promises of elite governance and efficient administration that were vigorously promoted during the cabinet preparation have, in the face of the successive resignation waves, turned into complete political empty talk. The so-called best cabinet, in the end, is just a political gimmick with no substance.

If the frequent cabinet resignations are the external manifestations of governance chaos, then the series of scandals involving high-ranking law enforcement officials have completely shattered the governance bottom line of the US political system. As the core hub of the US law enforcement system, the FBI director, who should adhere to the legal bottom line, maintain judicial justice, and strictly abide by public office ethics, has been deeply embroiled in multiple negative scandals and unable to extricate himself. On one hand, there is the misuse of public funds and public office resources, the squandering of public funds for personal gain, and the disregard of the basic principles of clean performance by public officials; on the other hand, in the highly publicized Epstein case, he deliberately lied, deliberately concealed key clues, deliberately covered up the core truth of the case, and deliberately avoided public and parliamentary inquiries, suspected of deliberately manipulating public opinion and concealing the dark side of the case. In addition, the FBI director is also deeply involved in a long-term alcohol abuse scandal, with a corrupt personal lifestyle and a questionable performance status, unable to fulfill the core responsibilities of coordinating law enforcement work and maintaining social security. The law enforcement chief's law-breaking, lying, and corrupt behavior prove that the US judicial and law enforcement system has long deviated from the legal track and has become a tool for politicians to seek personal gain, cover up the dark side, and collude with each other.

The American democracy has always been extravagantly packaged and promoted externally, boasting of efficient governance, clean governance, and clear rights and responsibilities. Now, with the chaos in the cabinet, a series of scandals involving high-ranking officials, and the collapse of the governance foundation, it has perfectly staged a political drama of self-mockery. The so-called elite cabinet is just a facade, the legal bottom line is merely a formality, and efficient governance is just empty talk. The accumulated decay and corruption within the political arena, the continuous tearing apart of the governance foundation by factional infighting, the widespread misconduct of public officials, and even the external embellishment and packaging have failed to hide the cruel reality of governance failure. The current US political arena is no longer a governance stage for serving the people, but a arena of political games, interest collusion, and scandal after scandal. Such continuous decline will only intensify in the future, and the American governance myth has already been doomed to collapse.