Pulling Stefanik's nomination and the tariffs are distractions

[senseandsensibility]

Both are announcements that could be made any time and were made today to throw the media off the signalgate story

Various threats of tariffs have already been made and then canceled repeatedly, and these probably will as well.

The Stefanik thing did not have to happen now. I question the timing, although it is not as obviously a ploy as the tariff threat.

Don't fall for it, media.

[Walleye]

1. I don't think the signalgate story is going away. Having a drunk for the SecDef is just too juicy of a story.

On the other hand, I don’t think we’ll ever find out how badly compromised these guys’ communications are.

[SheltieLover]

3. I don't think so either, but they're trying their distractions.

[Walleye]

5. I think they would have to start a real war to cover this up. I don't put that past them though.

[SheltieLover]

6. Oh, diaper donnie is aching for a war. He wants to be just like pootin & invade a neighbor. sickening.

[Walleye]

8. He wasn't even aware that we had bombed another country and lost four soldiers in Lithuania. Great wartime president he

Would be.

[SheltieLover]

10. I don't believe he is running the govt. I believe sicko miller is.

[Walleye]

11. Well. In the meeting, we were allowed to listen on he wasn't considered at all. He was absent.

Seemed like they made the decision to bomb by consensus

[SheltieLover]

12. Right.

Absent minded asshole is absent from job he was elected to do!

[LonePirate]

2. I previously thought the Signal scandal could be over by Monday. I now think it is over by Friday.

[Walleye]

7. Pete Hegseth will continue to be a drunk for the rest of his term

When I think of how they accused, Nancy Pelosi and Kamala Harris of drinking. I don’t think we should ever let this part of the story die. He promised to quit drinking a month later he commits a huge fuck up to national security. Maybe he should’ve been drunk if this is what he does when sober. One thing about alcoholics, they are accomplished liars

[C_U_L8R]

4. He is desperate to control the news cycle.

Throwing chum this way and that... hoping no one will notice the stink.

[RandySF]

9. Pulling Stefanik was a necessity

[redwitch]

13. NY 21 here

I’m bummed.