Originally published at: D’oh, Trump’s Press Secretary Is Off To A Brilliant Start!
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. ‘I Can’t Believe I’m Saying That’ In just her second week on the job, Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is breaking new ground in creating bad news for her boss. It started Tuesday…
Has the mofo stroked out yet?
Here’s to hoping he develops a fear of flying and is stuck in DC all winter.
Simply an astounding statement from the secretary of defense that shows how racist and misogynistic vitriol doesn’t just harm its intended targets. In this case, the U.S. military’s long, not-always-perfect history of bringing cohesion and unity to troops who come from the vastly different backgrounds contained within America’s melting pot is carelessly shoved into a Pentagon dustbin without a second thought
So Hegseth wants only “bros” for the military?
Internment camps. Who will have enough nerve and influence to kill this incredibly bad idea? Anybody believe that the people in such a camp will be properly fed and clothed? This makes me sick to my stomach.
An uncle of mine and his first wife were interned in a Japanese camp in Indonesia during WWII - my mother said he was profoundly damaged by the experience (also, his wife died shortly after the war.)
When you think these people cannot be more depraved, they do something even worse - and we’re less than two weeks in.
Ogles must really want that investigation halted; I don’t understand how he can keep his eyes open, given how hard he is sucking up.
Sh_t Show, We Hardly Knew Ye
Heckuva job, Brownie!
These businessbuzzards really believe that experience is unnecessary. When I worked for Dept. of the Interior under Reagan, I had one of these shitvultures tell me that you don’t have to have any familiarity or experience with the field, you just have to know how to handle people!
White House had incorrectly listed Driscoll as the acting director on its website, according to people familiar with the matter.
Instead of fixing the error, the pair swapped their temporary FBI roles—and offices.
Trump and the Trump White House can not and will not ever admit an error, not even an easy to fix website wording error.
Trump: “Some of them are so bad we don’t even trust the countries to hold them because we don’t want them coming back, so we’re going to send them out to Guatanamo Bay.”
He’s lying, of course. The reason for the Guantanamo camp is that there are immigrants being rounded up from countries like Venezuela that aren’t accepting deportation flights.
Gotta put 'em somewhere, and better in Guantanamo where it will be much harder for any media or Congressional oversight on the conditions they’re being held in.
I some of these “illegals” are so dangerous, why is CF-DJT releasing them from prison?
I mean, he has sent a precedent, but those were good people, being held as political prisoners by an evil DEI led government.
Hegseth: “Diversity is not our strength.”
This is like a variation on white supremacy. White drunk supremacy. White-drunk-horrible-asshole-to-women supremacy.
And yet. Those are popular ideas with a big chunk of the American public. If comments on other forums are to be any guide Trump voters are delighted with what they are seeing and want more of it.
I hope someone told to go into a cave to see if the bear was still hibernating.
Isn’t press secretary 27 years old?
No offense to people in their twenties, but most in that age bracket don’t have the life experience or expertise to do a professional job at a high level, much less at the highest level.
On the other hand, if you’re looking for a fall guy or gal to pin the blame on when things go south, as they inevitably will…
I am going to guess that women and POC make up 30% - 40% of military personnel; discouraging their participation doesn’t bode well for readiness in the long term.
Is there room in there for me to join him? I promise I’ll be quiet and let him sleep…