The first rule of Trumpism is to never apologize or admit wrongdoing. That’s why he’s not firing anyone or even entertaining the idea anybody around him did something wrong.
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At this point, security at Fox NEWS is stronger than at Trump's Department of Offense. It's only happening because Trump assured us, "I only pick the best people." God knows what they are actually best at.
It occurs to me that the Democrats are still trying to operate as if the rule of law has any meaning for this “government”. That ship has sailed, I’m afraid….
I've worked for too many college administrations who seeme to have graduated from the same "Apprenticing for Inept Leaders School" as Trump. They learn to espouse "We never, ever, do anything wrong" and "No mistakes do we make" as their primary mantras.
Columbia? Case in point.
Trump didn’t fire them for crime-ing or being bad at their nominal job. He fired them for being insufficiently loyal, or not going far or fast enough in furthering Trump’s personal interests at the expense of ordinary citizens.
Yep, and let’s add “everybody knows” and “ripped off” as in “America has been ripped off for years” - even though it’s the most wealthy and powerful country on the planet. That MAGA heads eat this bullshit and claim it tastes like honey is ba ba baffling.
Yep, and let’s add “everybody knows” and “ripped off” as in “America has been ripped off for years” - even though it’s the most wealthy and powerful country on the planet. That MAGA heads eat this bullshit and claim it tastes like honey is ba ba baffling.
It's just as well us Canadians are bolstering up our own defense and not looking for assistance from the US anymore.I doubt you guys are gonna be able to even defend yourselves much longer with the clowns you have running things.
I will be surprised if there are consequences for any of them. However Dems should never let this go, anytime there's a mic in their face they should be going off about it. Don't let MAGA control the narrative!
why "never apologize or admit wrongdoing"? bcz he has "infantile omnipotence personality disorder". if he apologizes or admits wrongdoing, he loses omnipotence. he can't exist anymore. he is mentally ill, just like many other criminals.
Trump worshipped Roy Cohn. That's why Dems need to KEEP bringing it up EVERY DAY!! Don't let them off the hook. Deny, they all they want and just keep punching back. Let's see if Trumps jaw can take a shots round after round!
That's tfg's, a malignant narcissist's, motto. He cannot allow injury to his narcissistic grandiosity. Ever. For any reason. If pushed, he'll end up throwing someone else under the bus. We've seen it time and again.
Maybe because they are doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing. With the exception of adding the reporter to the chat. They are meant to be using the unsecured app so there will be no official record of their crimes.
I think he has more skin in the game with these dumbshits since he picked them over many, many more competent people (might be going out on a limb by saying that:). So his ego is more enmeshed with these picks.
He thinks of himself as a king and his government not as officials but his courtiers. They owe their positions to his favour, and the idea that they can be held accountable by anyone but him is anathema. So long as they remain loyal to the king they must have total impunity.
We cannot normalize the evil deeds of the enemy within, including lying, stealing, gaslighting, chaos sorcery and threatening its own citizens and other countries, including our allies. This is not normal. It's up to us to stop this nonsense.
Usually it works but this is a different animal. He could have ended it by firing a couple people but instead he will go to the mat for directly compromising our security and this will just be the first shoe to drop.
That's DARVO.
Deny. Avoid/Attack. Reverse victim and offender. A common abuse tactic used by narcissists.
Someone blamed the signal ui for this mishap. Trump said the Atlantic is going under, implying they had to manufacture this story to gain some relevance and readers. Classic darvo.
I’m starting to think that if we persist in leaving the decision to determine whether Trump is wrong to Trump, this situation could potentially spiral out of control. Something to keep an eye on.
Super beta move. Alphas own their successes as well as failures.
I don’t really believe that alpha/beta stuff, I’s just using their jargon to mock them. But I expect more from elected officials. Where’s Al Franken? That guy was robbed. He showed vastly more integrity and honor than any of them
Franken is on tv playing a Senator in a new Shonda Rhimes show. He plays the lead on a Senate investigative panel. Too bad he’s not available for the real thing.
It would set a precedent that the public might demand again and again. He cannot hold any of them accountable for their actions lest people demand accountability for his own actions.
He goes from being the "omnipotent and all knowing God-King" to " I don't know anything, I guess so, that's what they tell me" old fool....
And he gets away with it every time.
I'm tired of hearing (and saying) "imagine if Joe Biden......?)
So true.
It's that selective memory he's got.
He accepts responsibility for nothing bad. He either doesn't know about it or it's Biden's fault.
He should be institutionalized.
Didn't. he have to fill each cabinet seat twice 1st time thru due to his having absolutely no clue what his job is, what the constitution says, what the fuck a tariff is. My money was on musk being the 1st out the door, but now I'm betting on waltz or hegseth
Not firing people when they screw up has been a problem for all recent administrations. Did Obama fire anybody after the ACA roll out fiasco?. Did Biden fire anybody over the Afghan debacle? I don't get it.
...and the second is: when pressure gets too damaging, deny knowing anything, blame anyone else that you can get away with, and then say "you're fired'
And this is where Demark, Panama, Greenland and Canada should take note and indeed the rest of the world.
WW3 will begin because of sheer arrogance and idiocy.
This⬆️
Narcissists never, ever, EVER, take responsibility for anything.
And if you ever get an apology, it is to manipulate only, to serve their needs.
They are incapable of empathy, incapable of sincerity, incapable of introspection.
Danger. Danger. Danger.
Narcissists do play the victim card though. Eventually he’ll create a scenario where it’s someone in his circle’s fault. Then he’ll say “you’re fired” and switch back to playing the hero for fixing it.
Oh believe me I know. I unfortunately intimate knowledge of life with a malignant narcissist. There are no words to describe the abuse & the horror when the mask drops.
“Mask drops” is an apt way to put it. Everything is a performance w PDs, and witnessing the wounded child behind the mask can be terrifying. I hope you have been able to distance yourself and heal.
The only rule in Trumpism is to love the dear leader. However Mike Waltz will be thrown under the bus when they realize he has been leaking to fellow neo-cons at the Atlantic all along. Thats how he had the number in the first place.
I don’t think he will fire anyone. I don’t think he’s even trying to pretend he cares this time. He has realized nothing and no one can hurt him or his people.
He did that to keep up appearances in the first administration because he was worried about re-election. He believes he has it permanently rigged now, so no need to keep up appearances
That's why we need a Democratic House and Senate. The Republicans in Congress are either too corrupt or too chickenshit to hold Trump accountable for anything.
Nope, his rule is to hire people stupider than he is to make himself look better. I know, they’re hard to find. He knows they’re a bunch of losers and grovelers and that’s the way he likes it.
Why? Because it’s, first, part of The Narcissists Prayer!!
That didn't happen.
And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
And if it was, that's not a big deal.
And if it is, that's not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.
This is a corporatization mantra, I watched this come to life 15 years ago in my previous field where a colleague was apologizing to a customer for an oversight, the owners son heard this and reprimanded my colleague instructing them to NEVER APOLOGIZE to a customer even if we were in the wrong.
I'd bet Musk has a special pass, no matter what. He's already broken a lot of "rules" people said would get him removed. He's holding a "no trouble" card. Likely from Moscow.
There's a good documentary that used to be on HBO Max called, 'Where's my Roy Cohn?', or something to that similarity. You can see where the Trump Regime gets their bag of shit tricks.
Read the book Mary Trump wrote about him. Explains his wild and unstable behaviour. It’s all there. And people still voted for him. First time was a mistake, second time was a choice! Rather concerning. He’s the real definition of a psychopathic narcissist and he’s now your president!
Unfortunately, this is not from art of the deal, the book only has 14 chapters. I wish it was true, but it is not. It would be good to have such a verifiable quote.
You're right about his first rule, and it's time to take a stand. As a united society, we should put an end to this madness once and for all. We must be unwavering in our resistance.
Trump calling Mike Waltz “a good man who is doing his best” is what you say about a third-grader who screws up his spelling test. In another age, every one on that chat (which BTW, violates rules about official record keeping) would resign in shame.
It makes you wonder what he will fire someone for. Saying that he was wrong seems to do it. But not being incompetent (Hegseth et al) corrupt (musk), or ineffective (his lawyers).
What’s so weird about it is like we’ve made it this far. National security been adequate all these years. But now the universe wants Donald Trump to have Greenland. Pretty soon he’ll start saying that it was in the Bible.
Can you image working with people who never own their own mistakes, show no interest in learning & always think they are “ right about everything?” America is better than a fixed mindset mentality. The Kremlin certainly knew exactly what he was doing when he recruited the fake President & the 600. 😬
It would also require him to get involved and maybe do some of that work. Clearly he would rather have Vance do it (in a way that violates the Presidential Records Act).
I'll bet there's preemptive pardons in every sweaty, grasping palm of each person in that chat except one... heaven knows what they're going to do to the journalist.
Following Roy Cohn’s teachings: “Attack, attack, attack; admit nothing, deny everything; no matter what happens, you claim victory and never admit defeat,” Cohn says. He later adds, “You have to be willing to do anything to anyone to win.”
All democrats in congress and republicans with a brain should demand Hegseth, Gabbard and a couple others resign or be impeached now, before they jeopardize more national security. DO SOMETHING!!!
Sure. Like the MAGA controlled Congress will. The Senate BIPARTISAN Chair and Ranking have demanded an investigation from the acting Inspector General of DoD. That's pretty heavy. Let's see if anyone else joins. Don't hold your breath.
Remember, Trump thinks they are losers anyhow. He repeats that they knew what they signed up for. Also would not allow any of his kids to serve in the military. The rich don’t do that. They make the rest of the kids go into battles.
Cohn imparted an M.O. to Trump: Deflect and distract, never give in, never admit fault, lie and attack, publicity no matter what, win no matter what, all underpinned by a deep, prove-me-wrong belief in the power of chaos and fear
If he admitted what they did was wrong, they could say all the things he has done was wrong. He is in a tough spot of his own making. I have no sympathy.
Trump has agreed to import Potash from RUSSIA instead of CANADA! He is funding the war against Ukraine. The threat is coming from the highest office of the USA!
Spot on! I question if there will be ANY kind of consequences. ‘Why be punished when you’ve done nothing wrong’ should be added to the presidential seal at this point🙄
Welcome to Russia West. Congress is dominated by the GOP.....Group Of Pandering ...assholes.
All have caved to the oligarch authoritarian regime promoted by Peter Thiel and his gang of billionaires, supported and managed by Peon Mush. Wealthy, greedy, power hungry and unempatheticaly classless.
Trump's previous cabinet didn't know how to lie & grovel so he fired them. Trump 2.0 is surrounded with a rich, uber incompetent sleaze cabinet. Hegseth & Musk are more loyal to him so Hegseth couldn't wait to get on camera to tell lies & defend his infamous national security breach group chat.
It’s a dereliction of duty and warrants impeachment proceedings fir aiding and abetting the cover-up and lying about the serious breach of security! He is unfit to lead this nation!
Trumps deceased attorney
‘Roy Cohn’ trained Trump ‘blame everyone else ‘ ‘never admit wrongdoing ‘ ‘sue all your adversaries and their supporters’ . Roy was McCarthys right arm in the 50’s. Vile evil closet case !
I didn’t say the *right* thing would happen which is to call for the immediate resignation of everyone involved in endangering our troops. But *something*. They won’t be able to completely ignore it. A fall guy will be chosen.
1. Attack, attack attack 2. Deny, deny & deny
3. Always claim victory even if you're down.
The three rules of Roy Cohn taught his then 'apprentice' Donald Trump.
He did it when he and his father were sued by DoJ for racial discrimination. They settled.
He lied and said it wasn't a big deal. He tried to counter sue DoJ and get prosecutor fired. Sound familiar.
I'm old enough to remember it.
America has been suckered.
Bigly.
Yes! BUT If you resume those three (devils') rules you will completely understand the psycho mind of Trump! In criminology we studied that profile and even face structure and signs. 🗽
Good morning. I haven’t finished my 1st cup of coffee, so maybe I’ve missed it.
Your comment about Biden came out of left field. IMO, any attempt to compare the two administrations is outrageous unless it’s to say one followed the law. The other is bulldozing it.
IMO.
And there’s the difference. Because as vile as I thought the decision to dump Biden in favor of Harris was, I understood the play. Back the Democratic Party.
You NEVER go third party because it benefits the opposition.
So, if you want to know why tfg is in the WH, 👀🪞
“That didn't happen. And if it did, it wasn't that bad. And if it was, that's not a big deal. And if it is, that's not my fault. And if it was, I didn't mean it. And if I did, you deserved it.”
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Columbia? Case in point.
It diminishes their authority in the public eye by 500 points.
Is it possible that he actually learned about Signalgate from a reporter?!?!?
Is that what MAGA voted for?
Sargeant Schultz?
There will be consequences for their lack of seriousness!
Read a post about tRUMP & CO. doing something good & just.
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
I swear, I better never hear a republican talkin shit about Hilary's flippin emails.
#RinseRepeat
Deny, lie, blame others, keep lying and then say they know nothing, read nothing and heard nothing
Deny. Avoid/Attack. Reverse victim and offender. A common abuse tactic used by narcissists.
Someone blamed the signal ui for this mishap. Trump said the Atlantic is going under, implying they had to manufacture this story to gain some relevance and readers. Classic darvo.
I don’t really believe that alpha/beta stuff, I’s just using their jargon to mock them. But I expect more from elected officials. Where’s Al Franken? That guy was robbed. He showed vastly more integrity and honor than any of them
So he didn't need to sack people to install as many cronies this time.
Pretending it doesn't exist.
Has he even mentioned it?
And he gets away with it every time.
I'm tired of hearing (and saying) "imagine if Joe Biden......?)
It's that selective memory he's got.
He accepts responsibility for nothing bad. He either doesn't know about it or it's Biden's fault.
He should be institutionalized.
Incompetence? effectiveness? Irrelevant.
The ability to do your job is inconsequential to the Oily Orangatan.
Oh, that's right, they didn't agree with him.
WW3 will begin because of sheer arrogance and idiocy.
Narcissists never, ever, EVER, take responsibility for anything.
And if you ever get an apology, it is to manipulate only, to serve their needs.
They are incapable of empathy, incapable of sincerity, incapable of introspection.
Danger. Danger. Danger.
without knowing what it was about trump started attacking Atlantic Magazine.
“YOU’RE NOT FIRED”
It's a big chink in their armor and they know it.
That didn't happen.
And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
And if it was, that's not a big deal.
And if it is, that's not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/fact-check-false-excerpt-from-trumps-art-of-the-deal-on-never-admitting-def-idUSKBN28B5WF/
#resistance
Their standard response
Having him in your contact list to include means he has been talking to him and has likely been a leaker.
A. None, they both openly threaten and aim to invade their neighbours.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/trump-us-control-greenland/story?id=120208823
https://www.toolzo.online/2025/02/reports-of-animated-series-depicting.html
ATTACK
ATTACK
ATTACK
NEVER DEFEND
https://bsky.app/profile/shamballa-warrior.bsky.social/post/3llcx2pqeyc2a
Cohn imparted an M.O. to Trump: Deflect and distract, never give in, never admit fault, lie and attack, publicity no matter what, win no matter what, all underpinned by a deep, prove-me-wrong belief in the power of chaos and fear
Hegseth is a liar.
Vance is a liar.
Gabbard is a liar.
The United States is helmed by an administration who cannot be trusted by the American people nor by our allies.
Under Trump, the United States is alone.
All have caved to the oligarch authoritarian regime promoted by Peter Thiel and his gang of billionaires, supported and managed by Peon Mush. Wealthy, greedy, power hungry and unempatheticaly classless.
‘Roy Cohn’ trained Trump ‘blame everyone else ‘ ‘never admit wrongdoing ‘ ‘sue all your adversaries and their supporters’ . Roy was McCarthys right arm in the 50’s. Vile evil closet case !
For people that don't know trumpokovych's real story, it is a great movie
accessories after the fact.
Everyone owes him. He owes nothing to them.
3. Always claim victory even if you're down.
The three rules of Roy Cohn taught his then 'apprentice' Donald Trump.
He lied and said it wasn't a big deal. He tried to counter sue DoJ and get prosecutor fired. Sound familiar.
I'm old enough to remember it.
America has been suckered.
Bigly.
Garland should have been relieved after year 1, Austin should have been removed for his 💗 stunt.
Not the same, but Garland why we are here. 🤷🏻♀️
Your whataboutism is BS.
Biden kept Garland FAR too long.
That is my opinion, it is not whataboutism.
Your comment about Biden came out of left field. IMO, any attempt to compare the two administrations is outrageous unless it’s to say one followed the law. The other is bulldozing it.
IMO.
It is my opinion that Biden's biggest mistake was keeping Garland…
Never question my allegiance to Biden. I registered independent when they pushed him out in July.
You NEVER go third party because it benefits the opposition.
So, if you want to know why tfg is in the WH, 👀🪞
“That didn't happen. And if it did, it wasn't that bad. And if it was, that's not a big deal. And if it is, that's not my fault. And if it was, I didn't mean it. And if I did, you deserved it.”