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Originally posted by 12131:

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Originally posted by snwghst:
I’m going to step on my dick and ask

Who here actually believes the Cabinet heads are competent to lead the departments they have be nominated and put in place for?

Let’s be real,

Except Rubio. I don’t think any of them

Please convince me otherwise

Interesting. May I ask, what triggered you to suddenly be so upset about the Trump administration? What's the straw that broke the camel's back? I see you have exactly 2 posts in this Trump Year V thread, one is something about Tesla, and this one trashing Trump's Cabinet as just a bunch of incompetent fools. Except Rubio. You are the accuser. You need to make your case convincing us. There is no us convincing you, because you already made up your mind, despite this entire thread, being 99.9% positive on Trump, is explanatory enough.

No being triggered. An observation

I got a first hand report from a number of midshipmen after Hegseth gave a talk at USNA last week. All of them had a common comment that he is grossly under qualified and clearly doesn’t know what he’s doing

Kennedy is a lunatic. That was a clear observation and unanimous from an earlier thread

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Originally posted by snwghst:
I’m going to step on my dick and ask

Who here actually believes the Cabinet heads are competent to lead the departments they have be nominated and put in place for?

Let’s be real,

Except Rubio. I don’t think any of them

Please convince me otherwise

Globalism is dead. The economy is completely hollowed out and needs restructuring. 100 million people are marginally attached to the workforce and 36 trillion in debt. Thanks, Bush/Clinton/Bush/Obama/Biden. Its the end of the road. Financialization of our economy doesn't work. If the US wants to remain a superpower it needs to fix this now.

I won't be able to convince you... but why not listen to one of his Cabinet heads directly?

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Breaks Down Trump's Tariff Plan and Its Impact on the Middle Class

That's what they get for forming such a shitty rhomboid.

https://x.com/TheMossadIL/status/1908482744591474903

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I got a first hand report from a number of midshipmen after Hegseth gave a talk at USNA last week. All of them had a common comment that he is grossly under qualified and clearly doesn’t know what he’s doing

The Brigade of Midshipmen greeted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth with thunderous applause upon his arrival to King Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, this afternoon to kick off the defense secretary's first visit to the academy since his confirmation in January.

Hegseth shook hands with the future officers before stepping to the podium at the dining hall's center to deliver remarks.

Hegseth first called for a renewed warrior ethos. "I don't care if you're a mechanic, a lawyer, or a Marine [infantryman] — you are a warrior on behalf of this nation, held to standards and accountable," Hegseth said. Past distractions, he argued, had diluted military focus. "Our differences don't make us strong. Our shared mission does."

"We're not charging electric tanks in the desert," he added. "We're focused on readiness and excellence."

The defense secretary then pivoted to the department's second priority: rebuilding the military. He leveraged his own experiences as a young platoon leader deployed to Iraq to explain his vision for a mission-focused, agile and adaptable armed forces, guided by accountable leadership.

"The only thing I cared about … was to know that my command and my commander had my back," Hegseth said. "That if I had to make a difficult decision with little sleep, limited information … my chain of command would have my back."

He brought reassurance from the top. "Your commander in chief, President Donald [J.] Trump, has your back," Hegseth affirmed. "He is going to make sure … you're given all the resources necessary to do your job."

https://www.defense.gov/News/N...ells-midshipmen-dur/

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Visits the U.S. Naval Academy

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Originally posted by snwghst:

No being triggered. An observation

I got a first hand report from a number of midshipmen after Hegseth gave a talk at USNA last week. All of them had a common comment that he is grossly under qualified and clearly doesn’t know what he’s doing

To be clear, you're saying a bunch of (admittedly smart/squared away) kids are who you go to for your info on Cabinet picks? That they have insight and experience packed into their approximately 20 years on the planet that Pres. Trump lacks?

snwghst you had some balls with your post. Big and really stupid balls, hopefully you have some brains upstairs? Take a look at treasury and see if you see an improvement. Take a look at home land security and see if you see an improvement. Treasury might be the one to take a look at cuz it will affect your check book.

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Originally posted by snwghst:


No being triggered. An observation

I got a first hand report from a number of midshipmen after Hegseth gave a talk at USNA last week. All of them had a common comment that he is grossly under qualified and clearly doesn’t know what he’s doing

Kennedy is a lunatic. That was a clear observation and unanimous from an earlier thread

Hilarious. Whatever circles you run in, it sounds like you all live in an iron-clad bubble.

No offense to Academy kids, but they don't know JACK about the real military. They are mostly fresh out of high school and had been fed DEI crap for the past 4 years and got their news from CNN. I worked at the Air Force Academy, so I have some basis for this observation.

Granted, most military are conservatives, but they (except for the few prior enlisted) have ZERO experience in the real world. I would never rely on their opinions on anything other than Academy life (what the best fast food options are, or who are the better instructors).

Talk to the senior officers and enlisted to see whether any senior military leader is competent, not cadets.

The craving of attention sure is something. Each of those who suffer from TDS want us to explain it to them. But, they don’t want an explanation, they want to argue.

You notice that when Lloyd Austin disappeared, there were no “insider” concerns. No criticism of incompetence. No 51 intelligence officials.

But, there’s concern now. And dipshit wants an explanation.

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The press is reporting things like it'll cost the average person $5000 more per year because of the tariffs.

Oh bullshit, more fake news MSM scare tactics. I don't recall them complaining about the massive Biden/Harris inflation costing consumers thousands and that is a fact.

Link?

Chuck Schumer used the $5,000 number in a speech on the Senate floor.

Use this phrase to search:

"Chuck Schumer says tarrifs will cost $5,000 per person"

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Originally posted by Bytes:
snwghst you had some balls with your post. Big and really stupid balls, hopefully you have some brains upstairs? Take a look at treasury and see if you see an improvement. Take a look at home land security and see if you see an improvement. Treasury might be the one to take a look at cuz it will affect your check book.

You are correct. I asked a question, made a statement. I am open minded enough to change my opinions. That’s the purpose of my post. Am I not allowed to ask if some of my thoughts are different than others on the forum?

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Talk to the senior officers and enlisted to see whether any senior military leader is competent, not cadets.

I have. Few have confidence in the SecDef. An E-9 described him as the LT in Vietnam who would have been fragged

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Originally posted by SIG228:

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Originally posted by snwghst:
I got a first hand report from a number of midshipmen after Hegseth gave a talk at USNA last week. All of them had a common comment that he is grossly under qualified and clearly doesn’t know what he’s doing

Kennedy is a lunatic. That was a clear observation and unanimous from an earlier thread

What was your insiders opinion of Milley?

My daughter graduated from USNA. I've spent a lot of time with the midshipmen. Could it be that the midshipmen you talked to see Hegseth as relatively young and therefore inexperienced? But it's not his own policies he's implementing, it's President Trump's policy. Hegseth is clearly energetic and certainly had more interaction with the midshipmen than what I ever saw from Milley.

My nephew graduated from USMA. I sat through Milley's graduation speech at West Point in 2022, almost 3 years ago.
Milley got polite applause. But it was off... it was insincere; in short, he was lying.
I'd take Pete Hegseth over Mark Milley a million times over.

I commented on it here on the forum at the time...
https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...110062294#2110062294

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Originally posted by snwghst:

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Originally posted by Hound Dog:

Talk to the senior officers and enlisted to see whether any senior military leader is competent, not cadets.

I have. Few have confidence in the SecDef. An E-9 described him as the LT in Vietnam who would have been fragged

What has he done to lose their confidence? Make sure our military is focused on war fighting? Removing DEI and any other piece that is not important to the mission of the military? Let them know he has their back? Maybe the E9 you spoke with prefers what we had the last 4 years? How about we give Trump the benefit of the doubt with his Cabinet picks? I don’t think anyone knows if his plan will truly work, but to continue down the path that this country is on is pure insanity.

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Originally posted by Bytes:
snwghst you had some balls with your post. Big and really stupid balls, hopefully you have some brains upstairs? Take a look at treasury and see if you see an improvement. Take a look at home land security and see if you see an improvement. Treasury might be the one to take a look at cuz it will affect your check book.

You are correct. I asked a question, made a statement. I am open minded enough to change my opinions. That’s the purpose of my post. Am I not allowed to ask if some of my thoughts are different than others on the forum?

No way did I say you can't ask the question, with a seemingly obvious answer. Quoting a few Navel Academy cadets and asking if any other of Trump's cabinet members are competent (except for Rubio) seems like you gave zero thought to your question. That's why the question made me ponder the size of brains vs testicles. Phrasing the question the way you did took some balls. Maybe you could cite some incompetence on all other nominations. That would be a difficult thing to do and you know it.

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I asked a question, made a statement. I am open minded enough to change my opinions. That’s the purpose of my post. Am I not allowed to ask if some of my thoughts are different than others on the forum?

Of course. This is a discussion.

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Originally posted by snwghst:
I got a first hand report from a number of midshipmen after Hegseth gave a talk at USNA last week. All of them had a common comment that he is grossly under qualified and clearly doesn’t know what he’s doing

Kennedy is a lunatic. That was a clear observation and unanimous from an earlier thread

OK, so you talked to some midshipmen...
But, what are YOUR thoughts?
What makes RFK, Jr. a lunatic?
I don't think that's "a clear observation and unanimous" ... but,
What is the policy YOU disagree with?

War looms and domestic manufacturing is the only way we have a chance to win. It may not matter what tariffs cost if they create the manufacturing that enables the survival of our country. Globalists/dems/uniparty have done lots to weaken the US, driving manufacturing offshore, is just one of them.

No no no. HE TALKED TO AN E9!!!!!

One that in true lefty fashion seemed to be more interested in killing one of their own than the enemy. Likely, a senior NCO that thinks killing officers they disagree with is somehow ok should never be in a position of power. (If that mysterious E9 actually exists. I’d say this is another CNN-esque “high ranking source speaking on the condition of anonymity”)

I liked the Tucker - Treasury interview. Some eye opening points.

^^^ Yeah, I thought so too.
I also just thought that if snwghst wants to ask a question like this:

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Who here actually believes the Cabinet heads are competent to lead the departments they have be nominated and put in place for?

Maybe he ought to listen to what they actually have to say rather than just call them incompetent?