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Diane J's avatar

So the only security Hegseth is worried about is his own and keeping the press away so nobody finds out exactly how much of an idiot he is and what a mess he's making.

MM Harris's avatar

Similar restrictions going on re the president and guesses are that it is to hide HIS incompetence, lack of focus on the right things, incoherent speeches / rambling, etc. . Of course, NONE of the dept heads are qualified in the least to actually run their organizations. They are simply loyalist sycophants, good at gaslighting and lying. They are there only to do as told. Nobody needs to know anything.... and while I've thought they were lying when asked questions re their depts and would respond with "I don't know", I'm now thinking that mostly they really DON"T know because someone else is telling them exactly what to do but more likely doing it "for" him and not disclosing it... and THAT comes from the P2025 blueprint, which seems to lay out in extreme detail which groups should be disbanded, which positions should be eliminated, the timing , the "messages, etc etc etc. NOBODY - even the president - has to do ANY thinking. They just have to be really good at adeptly slinging it whenever asked any one question, no matter who's asking.

Sharon C Storm's avatar

I do believe that the tariffs are the felon’s idea. He is even surprising the cabinet with those. He does think he knows about business, but obviously he doesn’t.

Marc R Hapke's avatar

He's always loved tariffs and he's always thought the tariffed country pays them. He will never admit h is wrong on that (or anything else for that matter).

foofaraw & Chiquita(ARF!)'s avatar

When tariffs are called "taxes", it's very true.

And how much of this "tax" one pays is based on income level.

Let's say that someone very wealthy makes $1B in a year, but manages to "survive" on only $100M, or 10%. They pay (at most) 10% of this income in tariffs/taxes.

But those of us who spent pretty much every cent we make are effectively paying 100% of our income in this tax.

Much like the "flat tax" Steve Forbes ran on in 1996. (So simple you can file your taxes on the back of a postcard!' And very expensive, for those of us not fabulously wealthy.

C. Killion's avatar

The tariffs are an attention getter from the orange toddler, who must be the center of attention for the entire world or else he will shrink to oblivion….oooh, what a lovely thought!

WJB Motown's avatar

Major protests happening in June......

Shut down the omputers and hit the streets

Now is the time.

Make this the turning point.

Save democracy and America

Sandra Blessman's avatar

I agree but most of them just ignore him anyway. Which is good, more stress for his dementia. Donald and all his sicko regime are going down

Pat Robinson's avatar

But the entire GOP support him and his decisions and actions based on no understanding of either business or what a government is supposed to do (like provide for the welfare of the citizens).

Marc R Hapke's avatar

That's the part that I really can't get my head around. Cui bono?

Pat Robinson's avatar

Well is seems a lot of them are benefitting from the ups and downs in the stock market, and who knows how else they are profiting from enabling these activities. And maybe they are all just that cruel and the infliction of pain on others is all the benefit or gain they need.

Karen Diane Sears's avatar

The insider trading would be obvious to me even I wasn’t a former stockbroker. It’s disgusting how blatantly they break laws. I just hope they’re wrong in their confidence the legal system is now nothing but a weapon against their enemies.

Fraser's avatar

ah, I think that damn is gettting pretty leaky!!

Fraser's avatar

Nope! Once you bankrupt casinos, you drop off the "good business guy" list! When you do it and don't pay the employees either, you stay off the list, and we wonder "how did you get on the list"!!

Chris Soden's avatar

And never as understood business given the number of bankruptcies he has had. Not to mention, Government IS NOT a business. So stop treating it as such.

Vel Santic's avatar

and ron vara's i.e. peter navarro's.

Cynthia H Lee's avatar

Did anyone watch the Apprentice?

…just saying trump famously always said. “You’re Fired”

judy's avatar

listen he has gone bankrupt 7 times . The United states of America is his next project. Because thd thief and felon is robbing you all blind.

Teri Gelini's avatar

Same Shit Different reason. And they are accusing Biden people of cover up. Sounds like Projection. Every time Dumpf accused the left of something we knew he was the guilty one...

Sandra Blessman's avatar

True always. He only mentions Biden when he does something wrong and needs someone to blame. So sad.poor Biden

Cynthia H Lee's avatar

💨💨&🪞🪞keeps 47’s 🔥’s blazing

Cynthia H Lee's avatar

so we all are supposed to ignore what the 47 did as 45 was BEFORE Biden

Teri Gelini's avatar

That's what they want us to do. lIar Liar pants on fire is what i say!

Vel Santic's avatar

and the project2025 was indirectly and/or even directly made in the terrorists aleksandr dugin's-peskov's-putin's-etc...of kremlin heads disseminated by means of their slaves orban viktor of hungary, robert fico of slovakia, erdogan of turkey, netanyahu-ben g'bvir-smotrich of israel-saudis-their gulf satellites.

Susan Hopfer's avatar

"So who is running the country" Perhaps we should be talking about an up and coming Book The Original Crimes of DJT instead of so much discussion on Joe Biden's health issues.

Connie Larsen's avatar

Why couldn’t Joe’s health be in trump instead?

Sandra Blessman's avatar

Can someone please get rid of project 2025 and everyone that wrote it and those that are following the playbook. Shut it down already

Christie's avatar

Appears that this loser is doing exactly that…

MM Harris's avatar

The coverup is also probably in play to hide his drinking, which we all know he is undoubtedly incapable of stopping. I feel so safe.

Elizabeth Marion Allen's avatar

I have fought a drinking problem. Thank God I am not now. But when Hegseth said " if you confirm me, I just won't drink" EVERYONE who is or knows a problem drinker must have #1 laughed #2 cried.....what a bunch of BS. We are in the hands of incompetents and evil doers. I pray for the mess to clear up. I don't know how our reputation will ever recover. Who will ever trust us again.

Elizabeth Marion Allen's avatar

Good to know people are very aware what is happening. Courage out there to everyone

Oaktown's avatar

I haven't had a drinking problem, but I have friends who have. I had the same reaction, as should anyone aware of the pattern.

Cheers for your determination; it's not easy to come back.

Vel Santic's avatar

Your case is so similar to mine!!

Fraser's avatar

Yup-no shame at all!!

Elizabeth Marion Allen's avatar

Some people are recovered alcoholics and try to help ease the suffering it causes.

Marc R Hapke's avatar

Hegseth is not one of them.

Elizabeth Marion Allen's avatar

Yeah, I agree, as I said, he blithely said he would quit, I thought boy, good luck with that, pal ! beyond that, he is a known racist and misogynistic creep I have a lot of loved ones in the military who have fought that crap what a disgrace he is to our troops

Sandra Blessman's avatar

Alcoholism is a disease you shouldn’t hate them it’s the same if you took drugs it’s a hard cycle to break. I’ve known alcoholics it’s sad.unless they get help and really want to quit they cant

Terry's avatar

My father was an alcoholic and it killed him...I didn't like him at when he was drunk but he was sexually abused as a child and was gang raped as a young man. He never came to terms with that...he suffered immensely and tried to bury it in a bottle. Hate does not help...

Machi's avatar

Maybe to conceal the makeup studio, excuse the pun

Christie's avatar

So very sad that we’ve hit this incredible low as a nation all due to the ignorance and hatred of those who voted for this 🍊wannabe dictator and his unqualified cadre of losers!!!

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MM Harris's avatar

similar is now being done re the president.... I think it not only has to do with covering up some of the hegseth/trump vulnerabilities, it's also part of the overall plan to keep the power totally in top govt, which involves keeping citizens ignorant of what is really going on. . we are in the beginning of an outright authoritarian state

C. Killion's avatar

Just wait until that slithering snake musk gets his starling hooked into everything.

Melinda Morrell's avatar

Walk over to Pentagon City & treat a journalist to lunch--no badges/escorts required! Can't police everywhere, Secretary Kegstand.

Oaktown's avatar

... or how drunk he is on any given day.

Fraser's avatar

check the breath mints pocket:)

Aocm🇨🇦's avatar

Or maybe he’s like my neighbour & swishing mouth wash on his way to work

Teri Gelini's avatar

Sounds about right! Paranoid comes to mind!

Angelia's avatar

Came to say exactly this.

Jeff Urdank's avatar

Exactly. He knows he doesn’t know shit about shit. He’s a little boy in big man’s job. He’s so over his head he’s drowning. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if there’s a mutiny at the Pentagon at some point.

😏😎

JUDI MASTROIANNI's avatar

Blocking all the trolls . They are irrelevant. Keep reporting the truth! It makes them CRAZY!!!!

Pamela Koch's avatar

Hey Hegseth! What are you hiding? We already know you are incompetent & cruel; do you know think by keeping the PPC out of these areas, you are putting a big red bullseye on your office?!

Rıçard's avatar

Hegseth is a cruel, totally incompetent, alcoholic who belongs only on the front lines of war. Watch as the majority of the DoD employees and military officers resign and leave the pentagon to him alone.

Vel Santic's avatar

he-tRumputin&his entire "cabinet" belong to Fort Leavenworth and/or Supermax!!

Michael's avatar

Like all of the Trump regime's secretaries, Hegseth is unqualified, incompetent, untrustworthy, insecure, and immature.

Megan Rothery's avatar

Use this spreadsheet as a resource to call/email/write members of Congress. Reach out to your own, as well as those in other states on a specific committee important to a topic you’re sharing. Use your voice and make some “good trouble.”

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13lYafj0P-6owAJcH-5_xcpcRvMUZI7rkBPW-Ma9e7hw/edit

DebbieM (OH)'s avatar

Nice spreadsheet. Thanks for your efforts.

Megan Rothery's avatar

You’re welcome! Thanks for using your voice right now!

Connie Larsen's avatar

Or 202 225 3121 will get you to any member of Congress!

Write, call protest!

Call daily n share the number.

Megan Rothery's avatar

Yes, but calling isn’t comfortable for everyone and full voicemails are annoying lol. I wish all emails were easy to figure out, but have to email from their own websites

Barbara Anderson's avatar

Can I write a comment. I thought only paying members could. Lets see if this works. We all know tRump and his cohorts will lose the next election. He knows this. He will not allow any more elections. Wanna bet?? He is also amassing his army, ICE, US Marshalls, Police, Border Patrol, Secret Service. It won't be long before he allows them to start killing American Citizens. My nephew, who is an American citizen, born in Idaho to two American citizens, one, of Mexican decent, was in Georgia, he is a fire fighter. He disappeared two weeks ago, stopped by ICE. No one seems to know where he is. No one. His Chief, and immigration lawyers have been trying to find him. This is really happening. When will this piece of cracker white trash order the final solution?

Dorothy Coyle's avatar

Thank you for telling us your story. These truths are so important and powerful. May your story have a positive resolution soon.

Solon Aquila's avatar

I canceled my trip to the USA because I was worried about being interrogated about being unwilling to die for Israeli settlers.

olderwoman's avatar

It is on Ron Fillipkoski's Nightly bulletin comments can only be made by paid subscribers.

You made an excellent comment, I wish you if you can swing it, that you would become a paid subscriber, only $10 a month (cancel at any time.)

It is the paid subscribers who are the wind beneath Meidas Touch's wings.

We are the wind beneath their wings.

Even if you do not keep your subscription up, if you can possibly subscribe for as long is is feasible for you that would help so much.

All the paid subscribers have a little + sign (also might look like a flower to some people) in the lower right of our forum names.

Barbara Anderson's avatar

I live on $1300 a month. 75 yo, retired. I can only afford to support a few, and I do. I am tapped out. I wish they didn't have this requirement because I read them all.

Solon Aquila's avatar

I'm subscribed under another email address.

Pat Sevigny's avatar

Barbara that is awful. Can u get his picture out there? Is there any normal ga representatives that can be contacted? We need to make tons of noise!!! This must be stopped!!!!

Connie Larsen's avatar

Ossoff or warnock ! Don’t bother with mtg. She would have to peel her lips off trumps ass!

Kelly Stenson's avatar

Barbara-What a nightmare! Reach out to Ossoff and/or Warnock!! Please keep us updated.

Mindy B's avatar

omg!!! have they discussed with press or police??

Connie Larsen's avatar

I’m so sorry! Please keep us posted on what you find out.

Mindy B's avatar

on what chare if he is a US citizen????

Gary S's avatar

It's pretty obvious democracy is a burden this administration can't handle.

Vel Santic's avatar

this reign of terror is explicitly antidemocratic, antiWestern, antiAmerican and antihuman.

Mathias Risse's avatar

Only idiots and sociopaths work for Trump. That's the qualifikation they need to get the job.

JA's avatar

You forgot the BIGLY one - LOYALTY!

Vel Santic's avatar

that sort of loyalty is called ideological fealty and is of the sadistic zombies type toward all of us different from them, I repeat, all of us different from them.

Vel Santic's avatar

Bingo, Mathias Risse!!

Christie's avatar

This is NUTS!!! This is OUR Department of Defense, not that slimy faux Secretary of Defense…unqualified, alcoholic, sleaze!!! What are they hiding???

Greg's avatar

They appear to be amassing along a unified front, with Hegseth's proclamation and Trump's efforts to 'cancel' any transcripts from the White House. (Although, thankfully, there are brave sources that ARE keeping a record of EVERYTHING.)

This is the regime's next foray into silencing the press and their critics. It can't stand.

Our only hope in the meantime is to rely on organizations, like Meidas, and courageous individuals who won't be silenced, bullied, or intimidated. Thank God for these people keeping us informed!

Solon Aquila's avatar

Read those transcripts and note how inarticulate Trump is. He can't speak a coherent sentence, EVER.

Jennie Marie Naffie's avatar

Just a thank you for all you do on this Memorial Day weekend. I hope you all get some time to relax a bit.

JUDI MASTROIANNI's avatar

Blocking all the trolls . They are irrelevant. Keep reporting the truth! It makes them CRAZY!!!!

Debbie's avatar

Sounds like Hegseth is skating on thin ice and doesn’t want to get caught in his next big screw up or even worse, drunk on the job.

jim ruggles's avatar

Nothing surprising here, if you know of Hegseth's bullsh*t and blather over his time at Fox, AND Trump's clear agenda of not being questioned on any questionable actions. Congress needs to get a big beautiful straitjacket for Trump and some big beautiful handcuffs for the Sec of Defence.

Connie Larsen's avatar

Don’t stop with the handcuffs for trump n Hegseth, there is a whole cabinet, administrative, advisors, musk et al. One flight for all to Gitmo!

gamerwild's avatar

ATTENTION: HEGSETH !! READ AND HEED:

"The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party."

- John C. Calhoun (1782 - 1850)

7th Vice-President of The United States of America

Cathy Delia's avatar

If he was doing his job correctly, he would want the press there.