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Nonilex

#Trump once again makes clear that he picks senior officials in part because of their nicknames. During his first term, he constantly noted that James Mattis, his defense secretary, was called “Mad Dog” — a nickname that #Mattis actually detested. Today, Trump gushed that his choice to become the next chairman of the #JointChiefs of Staff, Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, is called “Razin Caine.”

“As soon as I heard his name, I said I like that guy,” Trump said.🙄

#idiocracy #military #NationalSecurity 🧵

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Chuck Darwin

Forget firing,
Donald Trump just pitched having special counsel Jack Smith #deported.

During a rambling radio interview on 77WABC’s Cats & Cosby Thursday,
Trump threw out Smith’s name when asked about his plans for immigration. 

“Domestically, what could America look like if it continues to have this open border policy that we have seen?” asked host Rita Cosby.
“We can’t have it, it’s, it’s not sustainable, it has to be shut immediately and you have to let people in, but they have to come in legally and you have to get the killers, the murderers, and the mentally deranged, you have to get them out.
And we should throw Jack Smith out with them,” Trump said. 
“The #mentally #deranged people, Jack Smith should be considered mentally deranged and he should be thrown out of the country,” Trump continued. 

Trump seemed to pluck Smith’s name out of thin air, as the special counsel had not yet come up in the interview.
Smith has overseen two investigations into Trump,
one regarding his alleged efforts to overturn the election results in 2020,
and another into his alleged mishandling of classified documents.  

This isn’t the first time Trump has threatened to deport those in the country legally.
The former president has repeatedly made threats to deport immigrants who have entered the country under temporary protected status and humanitarian parole.

Shortly before claiming that he would deport one of his political enemies, who is attempting to hold him accountable for his alleged crimes, Trump tried desperately to defend himself from claims that he was a fascist. 

The former president went on a tirade against his former chief of staff, retired U.S. general #John #Kelly, who said that Trump fell into the “general definition of fascist.”
Trump claimed Kelly was simply angry he’d been fired.

Trump went on a wild rant calling Kelly a “stupid person,”
“a bully who made up stories,”
and “a man of rather low intelligence, who was a tough guy who became a marshmallow.”
He swerved into complaints about former Secretaries of Defense #Mark #Esper and #James #Mattis, and former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff #Mark #Milley. 

This is Trump’s second threat against Smith in as many days.
Trump vowedThursday to “fire” Smith on his first day in office, in hopes of washing his hands of the two federal cases against him.

newrepublic.com/post/187579/do

The New Republic · Trump Wants to Do Way More Than Just Fire Jack SmithDonald Trump’s mass deportation fantasies have found a wild new target.
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(((Cindy Weinstein)))

Where are you #Mattis, #Kelly, #Romney, et al? "IT’S NOT TOO LATE FOR THESE PEOPLE to heed their better angels. Donald Trump must be stopped. It is incumbent upon everyone who sees this clearly—and who played a part in getting us here—to speak out and deal with the personal ramifications. Frankly, it’s the least we should expect of them."

thebulwark.com/p/republicans-w

The Bulwark · They Served With Trump and Saw the Crazy. They Should Endorse Harris.By Tim Miller
#Harris2024
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Alaska Native News

Before Leading Trump Pentagon, 'Mad Dog' Mattis Secretly Worked for UAE Ruler
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"Guess we now know why former Defense Secretary Mattis has not been publicly critical of Trump," quipped one observer.

Before becoming former President Donald Trump's defense secretary, retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis secretly...
alaska-native-news.com/before-
#mattis #trump #pentagon #saudi #defense

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Nonilex

#JohnKelly, ret #Marine #general who served as COS '17 '18, said #Trump is the “most flawed person” he’s ever met. #Mattis, …also a ret Marine gen & served as Trump’s 1st secy of #defense, has told friends & colleagues that (TFG) was “more #dangerous than anyone could ever imagine.” It is widely known that Trump’s 2d secy of #defense, #Esper, believed that (TFG) didn’t understand his #duties, much less the #oath officers swear to the #Constitution, #military #ethics, or the #history of #America.

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