Apparently Trump didn’t know Pentagon paused Ukraine aid back in February. Reuters: U.S. military aid to Ukraine was paused in early Feb — not by Trump, but by Defense Secretary Hegseth. There was no presidential order. The White House and State Department weren’t informed

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    The difference between a unilateral decision that blindsided the cult leader and a coordinated decision where the messaging is supposed to divert any future blame away from the cult leader is easy: was the person supposedly at fault fired? No? Then it’s all just talk, since the overall outcome nicely aligns with the policy goals of the red team.

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      donvict stopped shipments himself over two months ago, shortly after that meeting at the white house. src

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        Musk still has money. He won’t get the ax until that’s gone because Trump doesn’t realize he can just take Musk’s assets. I’m sure there’s plenty of legitimate reasons to sic most of the 3 and 4 letter agencies against Musk and his assets.

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          Nationalizing musk’s assets really would be a broken clock moment for them imo

          Well… at least for when the government stops being fascist, that is

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          If Musk fully crosses Trump, I wouldn’t be surprised if suddenly starlink and spacex were labeled as threats to national security.

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    Oh no! Poor Mr Hegseth has found himself to be the fall guy for the U.S. administration. That’s the juicy reward of being a fascist and buddying up with even more powerful fascists, I guess.

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    I heard that Hegseth was seen in some DC grocery stores in the early mornings, switching the price tags on eggs, making them more expensive