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[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Idk why but I wanna slap him so bad. Like dude that brow smirk makes you look like a moron

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Mmmmmuh'lady

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 16 points 1 day ago

Hahahahahhhahhahah

We're all going to die

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

More concerned with the 22 then what he was doing at 17. I'm not against younger blood in leadership roles but you got to have done the job at least somewhat. If the guy was 35 or so and had been at it for a decade, that'd be a different beast. This feels like a nepo hire

[–] frezik@midwest.social 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Not necessarily a nepo hire, but they are scraping the barrel.

Project 2025's playbook was to fire all the existing people in the federal government and replace them with Trump loyalists. To that end, they created a list of pre-vetted replacements.

Problem is, those people are vetted for loyalty first, and competence a distant second. Also, a lot of them likely have jobs already that are more lucrative than a federal position. In other cases, their circumstances change in the months in between vetting and the offer becoming concrete. So even though they may have a few thousand people on the list, a big chunk of them aren't going to accept when the time comes. Those that do aren't necessarily going to be qualified in any way.

What may be surprising here is that they're scraping the bottom so quickly. You'd think out of several thousand possibilities, they could find someone more qualified than this guy.

This tends to be destructive in the short term, because incompetent people are making important decisions. In the long term, it's one of the self-defeating factors of fascism. A system just can't work this way, but it can destroy the rest of society before it implodes on itself.

[–] LadyButterfly@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Or someone he can easily control.

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 93 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why is he making that face. lmfao

[–] gex@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

He interned in DreamWorks as a face model

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[–] axum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 154 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

If anyone is wondering the connection:

This guy had internships at the Heritage Foundation and did some service as a special assistant in a DHS immigration office.

Heritage foundation strikes again with installing young puppets.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago

his experience at Four Seasons Total Landscaping also helped

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[–] Buske@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I feel like.. Were caveman smarter than us? Feel like they would of solved this long ago.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

I feel that someone with a large, heavy club could solve a few of our issues. Caveman tactics still work!

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 103 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] irish_link@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Looks like a B movie or kids movie villain.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

gardening and grocery store experience? overqualified for this administration for sure

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 day ago

The inexperienced 22-year-old reportedly tasked by Donald Trump with tackling U.S. extremism

so he's gonna impeach trump?

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

these aren't secretaries and ministers of organized government

it's capos and yes men of organized crime.

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 78 points 2 days ago (1 children)

what a joke of an administration

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[–] Dirtgrain@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Putin's agent?

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Are you sure this guy didn't star in a Dreamworks movie? That eyebrow lmao

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[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 28 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I remember being 22... yeah... no... just... ugh... no!

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[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago

Trump Appoints 22-Year-Old Ex-Gardener and Grocery Store Assistant to ~~Lead U.S. Terror Prevention~~ scape goat.

FTFY

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 32 points 2 days ago (5 children)

And the US just officially warned Iran “not to retaliate”. I think we know what’s coming, lads.

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[–] sirico@feddit.uk 53 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
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[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 16 points 2 days ago (6 children)

trump, like putin thrives on incompetance simply because they would be too disorganized to perform a "coup" against him.

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[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That's a big task, preventing the US or one of their many proxies from doing terrorist attacks

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[–] AJ1@lemmy.ca 44 points 2 days ago (1 children)

it's inspiring that in the states you can be a convicted felon, and/or just a totally unqualified moron with no experience in any sort of political office (see: POTUS) and get a high profile position in the federal government. america truly is the land of opportunity

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[–] klu9@piefed.social 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mission failed: Just seeing his face makes me want to strap C4 around my chest and walk into the RNC.

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[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Am I only one who thinks he looks like a MAD magazine cover?

[–] Alpha71@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

...and now I can't unsee it.

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 42 points 2 days ago

This is his actual professional portrait btw

[–] bieren@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I know I feel safer already.

[–] trum_pam_pam@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (3 children)
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[–] Airowird@lemm.ee 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That one of the DOGE-cunts?

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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why didn't he just appoint a horse?

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[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can hear the MAGA crowd saying "but at least he's a white male"

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

he's a yes man, that trump is gonna steamroll over at trump's earliest. THank you for your attention to this matter.

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also will probably be a strawman, and fired or jailed when Trump fucks up, blaming others as always.

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