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Summary

Donald Trump’s appointment of John Phelan, a private investment firm chairman with no military experience, as Secretary of the Navy has sparked backlash from some of his supporters on Truth Social.

Many pro-Trump users, including veterans, criticized the pick as rewarding a donor or friend instead of selecting someone with Navy experience.

Some expressed feelings of betrayal, accusing Trump of abandoning their values and making decisions that harm the nation.

The move has raised questions about qualifications and loyalty among his base.

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[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie 49 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Every criticism of trumps cabinet picks are 100% for a fact over stated. I know the average Republican and they do not give a fuck. They won't be satisfied until Trump crowns himself king.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

King? Do I have you remind you there's Trump fanart as Warhammer's God-Emperor of humankind? Leader of the in canon Fascist army of warhammer 40K?

Not that there's a good army (orks maybe?)

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] GreenKnight23 18 points 16 hours ago
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[–] Feathercrown 32 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 17 hours ago

Ha ha haaaaaa

[–] [email protected] 120 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

If you still voted for Trump after 2016-2020 and Jan 6th then you deserve what you get. Welcome to the find out stage, it just sucks that I have to be here with you.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

Come to Europe, we have cookies.

[–] guacupado 6 points 13 hours ago

Bruh, you guys are going down the same path. Just stop.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

We have far right extremists too and there might be a war but other than that...

[–] IzzyJ 8 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Also its not like we can just walk in.

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[–] agent_nycto 93 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Dude said that dead soldiers were losers abd disrespected the Arlington cemetery and they are surprised by this one?

[–] Sterile_Technique 38 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] dovahking 34 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I'm convinced he'll be the first president in history to privatise the whole government.

[–] cultsuperstar 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Already there with Musk and other big donors getting administration positions.

[–] postmateDumbass 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Musk as Secretary of Transportation would be a fun ride.

[–] cultsuperstar 1 points 9 hours ago

That's what I thought was going to happen, but there's still time. After DOGE guts the government, DOGE dissolves and Musk is Sec of Transportation.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The whole plan is to break all government agencies and then swoop in with a handful of billionaire buddies to buy up EVERYTHING. Houses, bitcoin, schools, outsourced (previous) government jobs to private industry. Crash the economy and tank the financial hit while everyone else is forced to sell, die, or give up their stuff to survive a recession.

[–] cultsuperstar 1 points 9 hours ago

Musk has already said Trump is going to tank the economy. Everything will be privatized. We'll be in a dystopic present soon enough.

[–] [email protected] 144 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Election is over, he does not care what anyone thinks.

[–] MrVilliam 95 points 23 hours ago (12 children)

This is the most terrifying part. They say that he's "liberated" now, but to me that just means he has nothing to lose. Assuming he lives past January 2029, he has nothing to lose and everything to gain by throwing all resources into staying in power. He has no reason to give a fuck about whether anything he does or says is "popular" once he's sworn in. There will be zero consequences for anything until he leaves office, if he leaves office.

The dumb motherfucker proved that somebody with the mentality of a six year old can win the US presidency and then do whatever the fuck he wants, and he'll never face a single, real, goddamn consequence. I am ashamed of my country, and it's horribly depressing how many people died serving our military just to have this flag-hugging dipshit get to be the commander in chief, and he'll sell out to the highest bidders and get several more killed.

We're fucked, and only a small fraction of his worshipers are even beginning to see that. And when the shit hits their fan specifically, most of them will find a way to blame somebody else, probably somebody who is brown and/or has a vagina. Most of these incurious assholes will line up for whatever strong daddy negs them hard enough, and right now that's trump, and there will be a new strong daddy successor to tell them what to do and who to love and how to dress. Strong daddy hurts you and controls you, but at least you don't have to make decisions for yourself when you have strong daddy there to tell you what to think.

Fucking pathetic.

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[–] donescobar 42 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I call bullshit on this, if anyone loves to advertise his goods is this cat. You knew what you were buying, fuck you.

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[–] [email protected] 249 points 1 day ago (8 children)

zero sympathy for these idiots. you elected a con man. youre getting exactly what you paid for.

[–] KingGordon 78 points 1 day ago

Vote for a clown, don’t be surprised when you get a circus.

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Veterans that vote for Republicans... What a bunch of idiots

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[–] [email protected] 156 points 1 day ago (4 children)

These veterans not read project 2025 and realize they are about to lose their benefits?

Zero sympathy for them. I feel bad for the veterans who saw through the bullshit.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

During the elections I got the idea most Americans hated Trump and wanted him to just disappear, because of posts like this. I really need to widen the sites I get my US news from lemmy and reddit lol

[–] WhatYouNeed 10 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Oh they do hate him.

But they hated the idea of being ruled by a black woman even more.

[–] nomous 2 points 10 hours ago

I feel like it's a little of column A and a little of column B; but I agree we should all widen the sites we get our news from.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 17 hours ago

Dumb people angry that they were conned. How very Patriotic of you.

[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Deceived? He told you morons exactly what he was going to do.

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[–] Etterra 15 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I want to punch these people in the brain. Don't worry, it's not like it'll harm them anyway. They've eaten way too many paint chips to suffer new brain damage. I hope everyone who voted for Trump chokes to death on their own stupid choices.

[–] mojofrododojo 3 points 13 hours ago

everyone is going to suffer, but yeah, it'll be briefly entertaining to see the leopards eating their faces.

[–] Sterile_Technique 30 points 21 hours ago
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