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pat_k

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8. I'm loath to defend 47, but U.S. generals and admirals lead commands around the world.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 08:44 PM

Sep 29

So technically, U.S. generals and admirals have been called from around the world to come to D.C. for Hegseth's meeting.

I seriously question how useful or "nice" dragging them all here is tho.

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Trump thinks these are generals & admirals from other countries! [View all] tblue37 Sep 29 OP

OMFG Get the HOOK! FalloutShelter Sep 29 #1

Make that a straitjacket, STAT! sheshe2 Sep 29 #6

IT knows nothing about nothing. He finds out what his government is doing by watching LoisB Sep 29 #2

Well, rump has his equals... wcmagumba Sep 29 #3

K&R UTUSN Sep 29 #4

Hello Jake Tapper? Hello? Where you at? RockRaven Sep 29 #5

Working on another anti-Biden book, perhaps. tblue37 Sep 29 #11

no doubt nt orleans Sep 29 #12

Oh God please please please be satire.... mahina Sep 29 #7

Sadly, not satire. niyad Sep 29 #17

I'm loath to defend 47, but U.S. generals and admirals lead commands around the world. pat_k Sep 29 #8

they way trump phrased it orleans Sep 29 #13

Yea. He's an idiot. But I guess this one doesn't ring my "scary as shit" alarm. . . pat_k Sep 29 #14

It should!!! niyad Sep 29 #18

What we Americans saw by the uniforms as being Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines DFW Sep 29 #21

EXACTLY!!! niyad Sep 29 #22

it's not Borowitz or the Onion OldSWODog Sep 29 #9

The source is an article in the NYT--not Borowitz. tblue37 Sep 29 #10

got it OldSWODog Sep 29 #16

krasnov used to fancy himself Al Capone (Robert De Niro) in The Untouchables. Grokenstein Sep 29 #15

I wondered when someone was going to notice and point this out. niyad Sep 29 #19

The UN thing ended last week and nobody told him. DFW Sep 29 #20

That ought to be the headline - Ms. Toad Sep 29 #23