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mr715

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7. Trump
Tue Mar 25, 2025, 01:42 PM
Mar 2025

This is eating into his attention, and it is not flattering. It doesn't project competence or power.

You are right that we live in 'who the heck knows' world now, and it is entirely plausible that nothing happens.

However, this particular scandal feels different to me, and I suspect that there will be a fall person. Vance cannot be fired, so I'd wager the NSA director or Tulsi end up taking one of the team. Maybe Hegseth.


Edit - The reason why I (in my limited capacity to understand Trump) think this is different is because all of the other scandals in this administration has been about cruelty and ego. This controversy isn't projecting cruelty or tough-guy-ness. It is projecting simple stupidity and rank incompetence.

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