The other night I tried to compose a poast joking that Trump is a "When you're a star they let you do it"-tier rapist, but Hegseth is just an "IOKIYAR"-tier rapist, but I couldn't make it work and the effort was too gross and depressing.
According to the article the issue is that he didn't tell them. Regardless of whether they're ok with rape, withholding important information is going to cause them problems
Please Sweet Baby Lord Cthulhu, if there is any organism in the Galaxy, other than the TateBros, that emits more Rapey McRapeyface vibes than Mr "Actual-Slang-Term-For-🍆" Smegbreath, nobody knows where it is.
Is Trump getting a bad read of senate reaction? It seems strange that Trump would accept another humiliating loss. Could it be inner circle threatening to jump ship?
Even without the sex stuff, is Hegseth even remotely qualified to be Sec Def? If the only “qualification” is that he has been in war, there are thousands of other soldiers who have also served in combat. What makes Hegseth so special?
Shocked, I am, that team Trump, known for its legendary vetting operation, missed this glaring story from Hegseth's past, which a friendly media turned up in about 5 minutes.
Kind of weird that 5 of his nominees for cabinet positions have sex abuse, rape or pedophile cases against them currently or in their past. Is this part of the Republican Party brand now?
Trump lies about his sexual assaults all the time and tried to conceal them too. Why should they be so mad at this guy? Are you implying Trump et al are hypocrites?
Bande d'amateurs. De deux choses l'une ou ils savaient et espéraient que cela ne sortirait pas et alors ils sont naïfs, ou ils n'ont pas enquêté avant et ils sont encore plus naïfs.... Mais à mon avis, ils s'en tapent parce que Trump en trainant d'énormes casseroles a quand même été élu!
Oh I just now had a first genuine laugh at these people. I loathe them with every fiber of my being, but I do appreciate them stepping on their own rakes.
Did they do any vetting this time around, at all. We know they didn’t in 2016/17, you’d think they’d have their act more together this time, not looking like it.
Ah, nothing like Rolling Stone serving up the latest tea in politics. At this point, 'LOL' feels like the perfect response to the circus we’re all apparently starring in. 🎪🍿 #ModernPolitics
I actually believe they probably didn't, but that's not a defense or excuse. It's an indictment. They are lazy, incompetent idiots who can't be bothered to do basic things like vetting.
No, they aren't. The Trump team is furious it couldn't buried until they rushed him through an appointment. They don't give a lonely fuck that he’s a predator; look at the rest of their choices.
It’s cute that they’re pretending like they care about this when they are working for someone like Hegseth on steroids who is going to be IN CHARGE OF THIS ENTIRE COUNTRY.
Or he has a “don’t do anything I wouldn’t do” requirement for cabinet members but unfortunately this includes a plethora of extreme character flaws & criminality.
Just like with the “childless cat lady” things about Vance, almost all of the red flags that you have for Hegseth don’t even register to Republicans. He’s a boorish jerk with ties to the Christian nationalist movement? Totally normal.
They’d have registered a police report if they knew about it.
The self-opposition research book on Vance (which didn’t even have his correct address or email) was all like “Red flags: supported Ukraine, former globalist, critical of Trump, ties to liberal XYZ.”
It was clearly built with Google by amateur and not with Nexis by professionals.
They’re also disincentivized to find problems with people Trump likes, tbh, given his issues with critical feedback and rage. They’re kind of in a Catch-22.
and I am kind of here for it as long as the media does their jobs and Senate does its job (taking the news and public outrage seriously) while TFG bleeds any post election social capital and (undeserved) credibility.
I mean it’s a cruel world and these innocent naifs are unprepared for the cunning manipulations of bad actors motivated by self interest and a lust for power.
I just want to know how he goes back to work, even at Fox News, when everyone there now knows that he's an unapologetic rapist, and only got away with it bc he paid his way out of trouble.
Oh, it's not that they care about this behavior, they care that it was something everybody would find out about and there would be significant coverage and blowback.
Of course they knew. But just like with the Kavanaugh claim they know it's a lie. Democrat whores have made to many false allegations to believe one now.
Incompetence from the top down is already a feature of the incoming administration. Failure to vet candidates for cabinet positions we have reflexively relied on for our safety - many of whom would be disqualified to teach school based on the results of a simple background check - is sobering indeed
already off to a great start with his next cabinet.
His cult repeatedly used to inform me his first cabinet only had unprecedented turnover because they were all deep state swamp people (yknow, despite being hired by trump who only hires the best people)
IOWANS: Joni Ernst has done a lot of work in regards to high rates of sexual assault in our military. Pressure her to vote no on his confirmation!
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I mean, it might be believable if they hadn't nominated teen sex trafficker Gaetz, whose crimes were well known for years. They don't care. They just sorta care they were caught. Just not enough to dump him yet.
His big mistake was trying to hide it, I’m sure that’s what they objected to. Being a clear and transparent about how much of a rapist you are gets you elected President after all.
It was a well written piece. But I have to question the episode. It seems like the women was a willing partner. At a minimum, I have to call into question her account. Was she trying to save her marriage by claiming assault ?
I call BS. This is the most corrupt administration, and it hasn't even started. They knew and they know regarding this and every other lie they tell/told.
Dunno why they'd be so pissed. They went ahead with Gaetz even knowing about the freakin' Congressional investigation into his sexual assaults allegations. It's like a tick box on the application form with this presidency.
Someone should remind them that their cult leader is an adjudicated rapist and has been accused of sexual assault by 26 other women and two 13 year olds.
Curious that a team characterized by narcissism, self-aggrandizement, and unrepentant self-interest would be surprised that the candidate they selected turned out to be narcissistic, power-hungry, and self-interested.
IDK if this is true or not. However, I saw a post on X that said Byron Donalds was not considered for a cabinet appointment because he has drug charges and a criminal record. So maybe they draw the line at DRUGS AND BRIBERY???
SA/RAPE is acceptable.
So is their whole vetting process asking the guy if he ever did anything bad, and if he says no, they’re good? Cause it seems like a Secretary of Defense nominee should be vetted more thoroughly than a school bus driver.
I don't think a history of sexual assault matters to trump...after all, look at his own life. Birds of a feather flock together...or better: His many nominations have reached the level of sleaze weasels.
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It’s a complete embarrassment for the US to have someone like him in this role
Everyone knew this except Team Trump?
It's just that they're auditioning for a shitshow.
Shocked, I am, that team Trump, known for its legendary vetting operation, missed this glaring story from Hegseth's past, which a friendly media turned up in about 5 minutes.
Act indignant now, and garner some sympathy as usual from the ever-fawning media.
Not because there's a sexual assault claim.
“You can rape people, we get it… but ffs don’t hide it, hiding is disgusting!” 😳😳😳
"The matter was fully investigated and I was completely cleared and that’s where I am going to leave it,” Hegseth said.
I'd like to see them make these victims whole.
Russia definitely knew
Just wait. More will follow.
the south sentinel islanders knew
Pro tip: hatred dumbs a person down. Doy.
They’d have registered a police report if they knew about it.
It was clearly built with Google by amateur and not with Nexis by professionals.
Trump hires people who lie to each other and the broader "team" because he doesn't want anyone else to know everything going on.
Hegseth is exactly the kind of hire Trump wants.
Same thing in 2016 campaign. Remember how many campaign managers & other campaign staff he went through? They didn't vet those ppl.
Think back to the start ofTrump's admin -- nominees rejected/replaced/turnover, on campaign, WH, cabinet, govt...
Vetting is unnecessary, and is just surrendering to what other people think anyways.
And so forth.
but he wants loyalty and doesn't care much because he wants to golf and get revenge
They have a "yes sir what an excellent nominee sir" team
"This ISN'T the fucking Pentagon!!"
His cult repeatedly used to inform me his first cabinet only had unprecedented turnover because they were all deep state swamp people (yknow, despite being hired by trump who only hires the best people)
wonder what the excuse is now
Are we honestly supposed to believe that any of his supporters are shocked by the allegations against a mere SecDef nominee?
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/team-trump-furious-hegseth-hid-220415125.html
I wonder who is getting the “YOU HAD ONE JOB TO DO!” speech. 🤣
Soon to be 2 down, 1 to go.
SA/RAPE is acceptable.
there, blindsiding eliminated.
Lmao.
If I knew, they knew.