Trump Often Complained About 'Ugly' US Navy Ships Compared Them To Russian & Italian ones, called Pence a "f*cking loser": Ex Defense Chief Mark Esper

[struth]

You pick one tiny little thing of hundreds.

I don't speak Trumpbot, sorry.

I thought this thread was about that....seems you all get triggered over just about anything....

 

[Mac1958]

...seems you all get triggered over just about anything....

I do love irony.

 

[struth]

I do love irony.

and apparently how our ships look....which is a great opinion to have.

 

[surada]

stopping drug cartels is insane? yet arming them isn't?

Well....I guess I see if that's your logic why your a cultist

You can't bomb in other countries?

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Esper was confirmed 90-8...2 days later, Trump made the infamous "perfect" call with Zelensky

Trump Often Complained About 'Ugly' Navy Ships, Says Former Defense Chief Mark Esper

Esper said he had to remind Trump that the "ships are built to fight and win, not win beauty contests."

www.huffpost.com

Meanwhile gas prices are at an all time high.
Inflation is at a 50 year high.
Many food products are over 100% price increases.

But by all means... let's care about some shit Trump said, and watch 5 versions of it.

 

[struth]

You can't bomb in other countries?

sure you have. we’ve done it a lot

 

[basquebromance]

 

[basquebromance]

Trump wanted 107 planes over the White House and military equipment on the South Lawn for his July 4 event: new book

In 2019, former President Donald Trump made news because he wanted to have tanks rolling through Washington, D.C., like what happens in North Korea, or what was recently on display for Russia's Victory Day celebration. It's something Trump wanted since witnessing the grand display of arms at the...

www.rawstory.com

 

[schmidlap]

Esper was confirmed 90-8...2 days later, Trump made the infamous "perfect" call with Zelensky

Trump Often Complained About 'Ugly' Navy Ships, Says Former Defense Chief Mark Esper

Esper said he had to remind Trump that the "ships are built to fight and win, not win beauty contests."

www.huffpost.com

Trump was pissy because Pooty had prettier boats that were also less apt to sink.

Trump boat parade swamped: Multiple MAGA vessels sink in Texas lake​

Biden should appoint the disgruntled Loser admiral of the commandeered opulent oligarch flotilla.

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Police seizures of massive luxury yachts in European ports have become the most visible symbol of the West’s effort to crack down on Putin and his inner circle in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.​

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But they are also particularly visible evidence of the Russian ruling class’s corruption. The Scheherezade has gold-plated bathroom fixtures, helicopter landing pads, and a dance floor that converts into a swimming pool —​

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the latter of which conjures the unexpected question of whether Putin is a fan of the classic film “It’s a Wonderful Life.” All of which, needless to say, would be far beyond the scope of a government salary.​

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And so the glitzy boat is a usefully concrete reminder of what Russia experts have said for years: that it is impossible to understand Putin’s regime without understanding the corruption that has by turns created, fueled, shaped, constrained it. And that may, one day, prove to be its undoing.​

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To Keep Putin and His Oligarchs Afloat, It Takes a System

Out of a halting attempt at democratization grew a corrupt ecosystem that has proved very difficult for the Russian elite to resist.

www.nytimes.com

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[surada]

Esper was confirmed 90-8...2 days later, Trump made the infamous "perfect" call with Zelensky

Trump Often Complained About 'Ugly' Navy Ships, Says Former Defense Chief Mark Esper

Esper said he had to remind Trump that the "ships are built to fight and win, not win beauty contests."

www.huffpost.com

If we are going to talk about this crisis of ethics in the US we should start with the truth.

Trump’s Former Aides and Advisers on the Peril He Poses (Published 2022)

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper agreed with an interviewer that President Trump posed “a threat to democracy.” Other former administration officials have expressed similar concerns.

www.nytimes.com

 

[surada]

sure you have. we’ve done it a lot

No question that we have a crisis of ethics in the US... But you still support Trump.

Trump’s Former Aides and Advisers on the Peril He Poses (Published 2022)

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper agreed with an interviewer that President Trump posed “a threat to democracy.” Other former administration officials have expressed similar concerns.

www.nytimes.com