Discussion: White House Denies Report That Navy Secretary Nominee Could Withdraw

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Really? The best that they could come up with for Secretary of the Navy was a financier and Army reservist with little direct experience in the Navy? What a sh*tshow.

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Spiceboy sounds pretty sure of himself on this one. Maybe he promised him a pony and a secret bank account in the Caymans if he’d take the job. We’ll never know.

He sounds perfect for Secretary of the Navy. No experience with the Navy is a prerequisite in a Trump administration. And as an added requirement…he has to commit to destroying the very agency he’s tasked to head. You get bonus points for that.

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I was going to mention an Obama cabinet fact, but right now, either Spicer, Bilden or Garrett is lying about this matter.

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Shouldn’t it be “Mar-a-Lago Denies…”?

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Plus, not to put too fine a point on it, but he doesn’t really have the Trump “look”. Kind of ugly and gawky.

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…and the ties look like Hermes, not polyester made in china.

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Snippy Spice sounds pretty sure about it. So we should expect the withdrawal within the next 24 hours or so.

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Has Kellyanne said that Bilden has “the President’s full confidence” yet?

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Finely tuned machine…

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It’s interesting they issued so strong a denial so quickly… Though, this isn’t a crowd particularly concerned with credibility issues when they’re proven wrong.

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let’s find out.

After awhile, these misfires are bound to hurt.

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Can he swim?

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And, of course everybody believed Spicer immediately. Snort!

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FDR was an Under Secretary of the Navy. Is this chap in the same league?

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If the White House Mar-a-Lago denies it that means it’s true.

(h/t to @antisachetdethe for adding to the Official TPM Style Guide.™)

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Having never been in the military I’m now wondering:

Do they teach you how to fill your dungarees with air and use them as a flotation device in the Army Reserves?

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Perhaps if he wore had a foot-long cigarette holder. Or at the very least, wore a top hat and a monocle.

Shit, he’d look like Eustace!

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Steven Seagal is available. He worked on a boat once and beat terrorists while at it.

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And he wouldnt last a week after Tilda Swinton played him on SNL.

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