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Solly Mack

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18. He is very dangerous.

Reply to Diraven (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 12, 2024, 09:44 PM

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You have got to be fucking kidding me! We're literally going to have a morning Fox News host lead our military. [View all] Dennis Donovan Nov 12 OP

The idiocy will never end. This is so laughable. I livetohike Nov 12 #1

He has military service and served in two wars. DaBronx Nov 12 #6

I looked him up. He's currently a Major in the Army livetohike Nov 12 #11

Yeah, thought you earned your stars in one of the regular military sectors (Army, Navy, AForce, allegorical oracle Nov 12 #13

If you ForgedCrank Nov 12 #16

Well, TSF will be running the military, so Pete won't have much to do but look like allegorical oracle Nov 12 #20

Maybe he won't be confirmed. Like some if livetohike Nov 13 #34

Interesting, that indicates he may need a waiver to serve as SecDef, which would introduce a 60 vote test tritsofme Nov 12 #19

Not necessarily. The SecDef is supposed to have Ilsa Nov 12 #25

There's a lot of people in this country that can match his military service. patphil Nov 12 #30

Was tRump mentioned in the book The War on Warriors as we all know his feelings on the military dead and alive. What a debm55 Nov 12 #2

Not to mention Hegseth's "bestseller" was certainly one of those wingnut welfare... keep_left Nov 12 #17

The kakistocracy continues to build. Ocelot II Nov 12 #3

The enshittification of everything. C_U_L8R Nov 12 #4

He's another pretty boy maga GI Joe that wants to privatize the Klarkashton Nov 12 #5

Yep. Another of them thar family-man types that are so popular within the GOP. Abolishinist Nov 12 #22

Trump knows nothing about politics or how important parts of the government are run. Aussie105 Nov 12 #7

What's really sad Qanisqineq Nov 12 #8

This guy is dangerous Diraven Nov 12 #9

He is very dangerous. Solly Mack Nov 12 #18

Notice that "America First" is capitalized Cetacea Nov 12 #10

What the? Eko Nov 12 #12

It may all come down to a military standing up for the Constitution or rolling over for Trump. Jit423 Nov 12 #14

That is what it feels like. A nation on a hair trigger. yorkster Nov 12 #33

I thought this was a spoof at first Strelnikov_ Nov 12 #15

Yep -- laughed when I first saw it online -- and then MSNBC said it. nt allegorical oracle Nov 12 #21

being an advocate for vets does not necessarily make someone a defense secretary LymphocyteLover Nov 12 #23

Will he wash his hands? not a texan Nov 12 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author brush Nov 12 #26

he'll probably go on dancing with the stars when orleans Nov 12 #27

Am I the only one that thinking that trump will not serve his full four years Tribetime Nov 12 #28

None of this will end well, for anyone JoseBalow Nov 12 #29

TV Reality Star hires Fox News Host SomedayKindaLove Nov 12 #31

This is total insanity LilElf70 Nov 12 #32

Nah. EarthFirst Nov 13 #36

Amen LilElf70 Nov 13 #39

Kings can do whatever they want. Just ask scotus. lindysalsagal Nov 13 #35

I couldn't be happier... PCIntern Nov 13 #37

Why not? We have a demented felon, traitor, and draft dodger as commander in chief hawkeye21 Nov 13 #38