Apparently Trump didn’t know Pentagon paused Ukraine aid back in February. Reuters: U.S. military aid to Ukraine was paused in early Feb — not by Trump, but by Defense Secretary Hegseth. There was no presidential order. The White House and State Department weren’t informed

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[–] 147 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Seems like they are setting Hegseth up to take a few falls to consolidate blame.

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  • [–] 68 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    donvict stopped shipments himself over two months ago, shortly after that meeting at the white house. src

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    I thought it would be Musk would be the first scapegoat. Öets see who'll finish the race first

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Musk still has money. He won't get the ax until that's gone because Trump doesn't realize he can just take Musk's assets. I'm sure there's plenty of legitimate reasons to sic most of the 3 and 4 letter agencies against Musk and his assets.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    If Musk fully crosses Trump, I wouldn't be surprised if suddenly starlink and spacex were labeled as threats to national security.

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  • [–] 57 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Oh no! Poor Mr Hegseth has found himself to be the fall guy for the U.S. administration. That's the juicy reward of being a fascist and buddying up with even more powerful fascists, I guess.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    He should be careful. These sort of regimes tend to have long knives

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    I heard that Hegseth was seen in some DC grocery stores in the early mornings, switching the price tags on eggs, making them more expensive

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    The difference between a unilateral decision that blindsided the cult leader and a coordinated decision where the messaging is supposed to divert any future blame away from the cult leader is easy: was the person supposedly at fault fired? No? Then it's all just talk, since the overall outcome nicely aligns with the policy goals of the red team.

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