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ChicagoTeamster

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9. That's what Trump wants in his military. He wants assholes like the ICE agents his administration hired.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 09:34 AM

18 hrs ago

He picked Gen James Mattis to be his first Secretary of Defense because his nickname was Mas Dog. Trump thought he was going to be running around screaming at people and beating them up.

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And a childish bully angry that he and Trump aren't getting the praise he imagines they deserve. highplainsdem 19 hrs ago #1

We have a family member LuckyCharms 19 hrs ago #2

I hope you get answers soon. Boomerproud 19 hrs ago #6

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Bye. n/t LuckyCharms 17 hrs ago #16

He is so pumped up with testosterone (injections, I'd bet) and bullshit faux toughness.. hlthe2b 19 hrs ago #3

Pete you broke it you buy it. Klarkashton 19 hrs ago #4

I only watched a few minutes The Blue Flower 19 hrs ago #5

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He's a Temu Maverick Raine1967 18 hrs ago #7

Thanks, LucyCharms! Needed this one today! HeartsCanHope 18 hrs ago #8

That's what Trump wants in his military. He wants assholes like the ICE agents his administration hired. ChicagoTeamster 18 hrs ago #9

The press is a joke Johnny2X2X 18 hrs ago #11

ANY comment about WhiskeyPete should be prefaced with "Former Fox News commentator." NoMoreRepugs 18 hrs ago #12

I prefer the name KegsBreath Ziggy Beans 14 hrs ago #18

I would add to that, an immature asshole. I saw only a bit of that Bev54 17 hrs ago #13

I couldn't watch. It was on NBC and CBS but not ABC or the gameshow network. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #14

Claire McCaskill said he sounded like her 12-year-old grandson describing war. Vinca 16 hrs ago #17

This is the same asshole that told Congress that he would stop drinking if he was nominated vapor2 4 hrs ago #19