Pick fights with allies, signal weakness to adversaries
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 07:58 last edited by jon-nyc 2 Mar 2025, 08:03
Our newest undersecretary of State.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 09:39 last edited by jon-nyc 2 Mar 2025, 09:40
If he hadn’t just been appointed to a top 10 position in State I’d assume this was a parody account.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 12:55 last edited by
Jesus.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 13:27 last edited by
This is presumably the same guy who was fired by Trump in 2018?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45249154
A speechwriter for the Trump administration has been fired following reports that he spoke at a white nationalist conference in 2016.
The White House confirmed to US media on Monday that aide Darren J Beattie, a former visiting instructor at Duke University, had been dismissed.
Mr Beattie had appeared on a panel at the HL Mencken Club conference, which is attended by white supremacists.
He told US media that he said "nothing objectionable" in his speech.
CNN first reported Mr Beattie's 2016 speech at the Mencken Club conference on Sunday.
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Mr Beattie told CNN that he did speak at that conference, and that he stood by his remarks "completely".
"In 2016 I attended the Mencken conference in question and delivered a stand-alone, academic talk titled 'The Intelligentsia and the Right.' I said nothing objectionable and stand by my remarks completely," he said in an email.
"It was the honour of my life to serve in the Trump Administration. I love President Trump, who is a fearless American hero, and continue to support him 100%. I have no further comment."
Mr Beattie had worked under Vince Haley, the president's head of speechwriting.
When the White House learned of CNN's investigation, Mr Beattie was first asked to step down, which he reportedly refused to do.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 13:57 last edited by Renauda 2 Mar 2025, 14:23
Seems that this Darren Beattie guy could be on the payrolls of not only the US government.
His boss in Washington may want to have the “Just Us” authorities investigate a bit deeper into this apparent conflict of interest.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 13:59 last edited by
Conflict according to whom?
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 14:11 last edited by Renauda 2 Mar 2025, 23:57
That’s the question that needs to be investigated. He could be in more than just two conflicts.
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That’s the question that needs to be investigated. He could be in more than just two conflicts.
wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 14:23 last edited by Renauda 2 Mar 2025, 14:25Dbl post
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 18:11 last edited by
This is an appointed position and does not require confirmation?
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 18:19 last edited by
Just looked it up.
Yes, but he was appointed ‘acting’ which doesn’t. Unclear if and when Trump intends to make him official.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 18:50 last edited by
Just imagine how much better leadership we'd have available if the DNC had stopped placating sociopathic influencers and their devotees.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 19:11 last edited by
He has specific ideas about where black people belong.
Note the date.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 19:25 last edited by Horace 2 Mar 2025, 19:34
Just indefensible to appoint that guy to anything. I read that this was actually Rubio's appointment.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 19:37 last edited by
My guess is that he will soon be leaving to "pursue other opportunities "
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My guess is that he will soon be leaving to "pursue other opportunities "
wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 19:40 last edited by@taiwan_girl One would hope so. He alone makes the administration impossible to defend, just as a reputational matter.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 19:41 last edited by
It's a bit weird, considering he was fired during the last Trump presidency. I was going to make a joke about Little Marco, then I realized he's 2 inches taller than me, the great lumbering klutz.
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wrote on 3 Feb 2025, 19:55 last edited by jon-nyc 2 Mar 2025, 19:55
From now on, you’re lil’ D’oh.
Rhymes with dildo.
