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Summary

The Trump administration appointed 22-year-old Thomas Fugate, one year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, as interim head of DHS’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3), raising alarm among experts.

CP3, once focused on preventing extremism and violence, has seen deep staff cuts and a shift in priorities toward immigration.

Fugate, a loyal Trump campaigner, replaces Army veteran Bill Braniff. Critics call his appointment symbolic of political cronyism and institutional erosion.

Amid rising extremist attacks, DHS proposes ending CP3’s $18M grant program, despite official claims prevention work continues.

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[-] [email protected] 32 points 4 days ago

a former Trump campaign worker who interned at the hard-right Heritage Foundation

So he's just a vessel for Project25 to get it's gnarled fingers in.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago

So this 22 year old is able to do this but Greta who is also 22 is just a child? Fuck MAGA anc I hope someone punches him in his face.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

That is what they always do. They complain about something the left does. Then when they do it they use the left as the example.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

In? Its more like he's one of the first wave of official Schedule F Nepo Babies.

[-] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I have one very simple question:

Who ... are ... his ... parents?

Based on his LinkedIn, and what appeared in the story, I'm not sure what sets him apart from thousands of other wannabe MAGA assholes.

Which triggers my spideysense. Well that and the arrogant fucking faces he's putting out into the interwebs like he's Don Juan De La Nooch.

My guess is he's probably a nepo-baby and his folks are either influential or made a 'donation' to get him appointed.

To quote Ocean's Eleven:

"Never heard of him." "That's why I don't doubt it."

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

trump also says that when he throws people under the bus.

[-] [email protected] 54 points 4 days ago

I wonder if any of these kids are getting paid enough, and smart enough, to be saving money to flee the US within a few years, if a mood swing makes things go bad for them.

[-] [email protected] 38 points 4 days ago

My guess is it's as much about them being too dumb to know any better as anything else. Would you take a job with real responsibilities under these clowns?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Or someone has some serious dirt on them.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Truly depends on the level of arrogance, I think.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

They're probably even too dumb to realise they're fascist

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

How many of them aren’t trust fund kiddies? Their parents likely have the fuck you money to run, if not compounds and private security to hide behind.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Oh, I honestly forgot about that. Very true.

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[-] [email protected] 41 points 4 days ago

For your enjoyment and perusal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-fugate

I invite you to look at his work history, the closest thing he has to national security experience is as a "cross functional team member" at a grocery store 2 years ago

[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

No account, cant see. Care to screenshot it?

[-] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Gotchu

He has 15 total "experiences" (i.e. jobs/internships), all of which are either normal jobs a kid might have or interning in state government/working with trumps campaign for a couple months at a time, all of which you might expect of a kid who wants to get into law/politics. He started work 5 years ago mowing his neighbors' lawns. Completely unremarkable. Education is a BA in "politics and law" from UT San Antonio and he did a summer "economics program" at George Mason.

Oh and his time working at the grocery store overlaps with his internships with politicians. So he either lied about the length of his employment, wasn't doing full-time internships, or wasn't working a significant number of part-time hours at the grocery store.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago
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[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Meth fueled hate.

Booze’n’hate

Also, lying on your resume.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

constantly making smug facial poses that wrinkle your brow for no reason

[-] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

That's more than trumps work history, which is none

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

I've been in infosec for 20 yrs, working with federal, DHS, intelligence, military etc... not a single common connection with this toddler.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

That sounds like a euphemism for something as well. "Don't mind him - He's a bit cross-functional ifyouknowwhatImean."

[-] [email protected] 23 points 4 days ago

How much did his parents give to the trump campaign?

[-] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago

I don't get the fuss. American "terrorism" prevention is super easy:

Is someone white? -> Troubled upbringing, mental health issues, deserves a second chance

Is someone anything but white? -> Terrorist!!! lock him up for the rest of his life or torture him to death in Guantanamo Bay

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Next week, Thomas gets kicked out of the role and replaced by AI.

The AI:

Family Guy Okay, Not Okay skin colour chart

[-] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago

That's a punchable face if I've ever seen one.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

And you know there wasn't a shortage of "looking smug" pictures to choose from

[-] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

There's an even more insufferable photo in the article. :)

[-] [email protected] 27 points 4 days ago

This little turd wasn’t even spunk in his dad’s nuts when 9/11 happened

[-] [email protected] 23 points 4 days ago

Hey, it's me. Cool Nazi Thomas Fugate. I'm here to turn all vaginas in a fifty mile radius into the Sahara.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Happy to use 'Fugate' as a euphemism for that. "That dude fugated me so bad my pubes caught fire when I walked."

[-] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

Never forget, never forgive.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Clown country collapse continues.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago

Lol! That picture says all you need to know about this douchebag.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago
[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Like a mix of Jason Lee and Tommy Wiseau.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

But has he ever worked at McDonald's?

[-] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago

would legitimately make him more qualified than many of these imbeciles

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago
[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

"Critics": anyone with half a brain?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

*half a brain cell

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Probably with no work experience due to his extreme beliefs, making him unhirable for his degree

[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The Orange Turd gives any idiot the job.

this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2025
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