Trump crashed Hegseth's party. Trump's need to be loved is so great that it seems that he made a last-minute decision to go to the Hegseth's meeting. His prepared speech seemed hastily written and he was less familiar with his prepared remarks than usual. Being greeted with silence set him off. He is not very bright, not very educated, and is incapable of critical thinking. Most dangerously, he is immoral.
It's not like Hegseth's contributions to this ridiculous meeting were that great either. Is Trump going to pass Hegseth's fitness test? Generals and Admirals being lectured by these lunatics is just nauseating.
He’s willfully, deeply ignorant and dumb as a box of rocks, not to mention the ugliest, creepiest man in the world inside and out, like all his devil spawn.
The NYTimes this morning: Subtitle: "The president leveraged the meeting as his chance to trumpet his domestic and foreign policy moves." SMH! Another article in the Times did say that Trump's "speech" was "a rambling and sometimes incoherent speech". But really. "leveraged"? "trumpet"? Give me a break.
Hegseth and Trump obviously have no idea what they're dealing with. As a former naval officer and combat veteran I know firsthand the professionalism, dedication and toughness of our senior military officers. To think that these serious, highly trained professionals would swallow a raft of trump nonsense is not only an insult to them, but a fantastic misreading of their intelligence and ability. It should be a comfort to the American people that they can have confidence in our military leadership to maintain course and perform true to their oath and dedication to our country and the service people under them.
So how many of these tough, dedicated guys voted for Trump, once or even twice. I'd wager a majority. Elections have consequences, sad ones in this case
I read a NYTimes article in which the journalist was pretty proud of himself for zeroing in on the sentence at minute 46 or 47 of Trump’s speech as the most meaningful. It was about turning cities, like Chicago where I live, into training grounds for war. In contrast, HCRichardson conveyed the ridiculousness of the entire event, including the cost and distraction from generals’ work duties. She told me what I needed to know, including Hegseth’s horrid contributions, while the NYT journalist told me that he was smart. To that journalist, I say, Chicago is already feeling the feds’ heat. The smart journalists at the NYTimes are not informing me of the craziness underway as they should. Maybe they should not pretend to have special insights.
Trump 2025 Shutdown as opposed to Trump 2018-2019 Shutdown which I believe was the longest shutdown of the US Govt in history of 35 days .. starting about 3 days before Christmas/Winter Holidays ..
Truth to Power .. This is Trumps Shutdown pure and simple ..
Hardly a day goes by anymore that Secretary Hegseth doesn’t prove himself more of a tool than I initially thought he was. I am sorry that our generals had to suffer through that entire indignity, but I truly thank them for their loyal and faithful service to our Constitution.
As usual, Trump and his henchman’s behavior was purely performative . As always, the show was part of a three-ring circus, designed to draw the public’s attention away from their mounting failures in governance. They are drowning and they know it!
Tonight was the first time I actually watched the OCF's speech to the military hostages at Quantico. I bet most of them had to hold back from laughing or they tuned out, so they wouldn't have to laugh. What a bozo speech to those accomplished leaders. It is unbelievable how he touts his non-accomplishments.
Hegseth's speech I watched only excerpts of. They were hilarious. Bet those military leaders loved the kimndergarten lesson.
WaPo is on a roll today: "Mike Johnson’s bold shutdown posture wins conservative accolades, but has risks". And "Trump is not chickening out. His Tomahawk diplomacy made Putin blink." That second one is from the "Editorial Board".
"No more Beardos" - has Hegseth told VP JD that he can't visit the Pentagon until he shaves the beard? : ) And, if he's going to rant about "fat generals," what does the SecDef say about his boss, The Felon (that fine example of physical fitness)?
Laughed at your comment, then I thought you were defining "felon" at the end (something like The Fine Example Long On Narcissism or The Faux Emperor Long On Nonsense).
Hi Steve! It would be bogus, absolutely. But the link should take you to an archived page with no paywall (which our author started using due to complaints about sending traffic to articles or publications that we found discouraging). If you're unable to access it for some reason, we'll look into that for next week's quiz--and can send you the solution separately
Trump crashed Hegseth's party. Trump's need to be loved is so great that it seems that he made a last-minute decision to go to the Hegseth's meeting. His prepared speech seemed hastily written and he was less familiar with his prepared remarks than usual. Being greeted with silence set him off. He is not very bright, not very educated, and is incapable of critical thinking. Most dangerously, he is immoral.
It's not like Hegseth's contributions to this ridiculous meeting were that great either. Is Trump going to pass Hegseth's fitness test? Generals and Admirals being lectured by these lunatics is just nauseating.
I just wish everyone would admit he is an abject failure, an indecent man, an immoral wanna-be, and a criminal.
He’s willfully, deeply ignorant and dumb as a box of rocks, not to mention the ugliest, creepiest man in the world inside and out, like all his devil spawn.
The NYTimes this morning: Subtitle: "The president leveraged the meeting as his chance to trumpet his domestic and foreign policy moves." SMH! Another article in the Times did say that Trump's "speech" was "a rambling and sometimes incoherent speech". But really. "leveraged"? "trumpet"? Give me a break.
Oof, yikes.
Hegseth and Trump obviously have no idea what they're dealing with. As a former naval officer and combat veteran I know firsthand the professionalism, dedication and toughness of our senior military officers. To think that these serious, highly trained professionals would swallow a raft of trump nonsense is not only an insult to them, but a fantastic misreading of their intelligence and ability. It should be a comfort to the American people that they can have confidence in our military leadership to maintain course and perform true to their oath and dedication to our country and the service people under them.
Jim Heckman
So how many of these tough, dedicated guys voted for Trump, once or even twice. I'd wager a majority. Elections have consequences, sad ones in this case
My favorite is, ’The commander-in-chief is not well’.
I read a NYTimes article in which the journalist was pretty proud of himself for zeroing in on the sentence at minute 46 or 47 of Trump’s speech as the most meaningful. It was about turning cities, like Chicago where I live, into training grounds for war. In contrast, HCRichardson conveyed the ridiculousness of the entire event, including the cost and distraction from generals’ work duties. She told me what I needed to know, including Hegseth’s horrid contributions, while the NYT journalist told me that he was smart. To that journalist, I say, Chicago is already feeling the feds’ heat. The smart journalists at the NYTimes are not informing me of the craziness underway as they should. Maybe they should not pretend to have special insights.
“Trump and Defense Secretary Summon Generals For No Good Reason”
The latest :
Trump 2025 Shutdown as opposed to Trump 2018-2019 Shutdown which I believe was the longest shutdown of the US Govt in history of 35 days .. starting about 3 days before Christmas/Winter Holidays ..
Truth to Power .. This is Trumps Shutdown pure and simple ..
Hardly a day goes by anymore that Secretary Hegseth doesn’t prove himself more of a tool than I initially thought he was. I am sorry that our generals had to suffer through that entire indignity, but I truly thank them for their loyal and faithful service to our Constitution.
Got that one too!
As usual, Trump and his henchman’s behavior was purely performative . As always, the show was part of a three-ring circus, designed to draw the public’s attention away from their mounting failures in governance. They are drowning and they know it!
Tonight was the first time I actually watched the OCF's speech to the military hostages at Quantico. I bet most of them had to hold back from laughing or they tuned out, so they wouldn't have to laugh. What a bozo speech to those accomplished leaders. It is unbelievable how he touts his non-accomplishments.
Hegseth's speech I watched only excerpts of. They were hilarious. Bet those military leaders loved the kimndergarten lesson.
WaPo is on a roll today: "Mike Johnson’s bold shutdown posture wins conservative accolades, but has risks". And "Trump is not chickening out. His Tomahawk diplomacy made Putin blink." That second one is from the "Editorial Board".
WSJ's editorial today is, uh, strange: "Democracy, Thy Name Is Trump". https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democracy-thy-name-is-trump-cd0a0729?mod=hp_opin_pos_1 The editorial is slightly more nuanced than the headline, but Trump being the embodiment of democracy?
Grant will turn over in his grave to see what he fought for has come to now.
"No more Beardos" - has Hegseth told VP JD that he can't visit the Pentagon until he shaves the beard? : ) And, if he's going to rant about "fat generals," what does the SecDef say about his boss, The Felon (that fine example of physical fitness)?
Laughed at your comment, then I thought you were defining "felon" at the end (something like The Fine Example Long On Narcissism or The Faux Emperor Long On Nonsense).
Um. It is bogus to ask the question and then leave the answer behind someone else's paywall. I can guess which it probably is, but still...
Hi Steve! It would be bogus, absolutely. But the link should take you to an archived page with no paywall (which our author started using due to complaints about sending traffic to articles or publications that we found discouraging). If you're unable to access it for some reason, we'll look into that for next week's quiz--and can send you the solution separately
I could not access the article, either. I was taken to the website paywall.com.
I got a Pfishing e-mail that my virus software detected. I had to run a full scan. I am not thrilled about that at all.