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(52,075 posts)
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 12:13 AM Mar 2025

Donald Trump Jr's attempt to smear Jeffrey Goldberg is brutally shot down

Donald Trump Jr’s attempt to smear The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was swiftly shot down in the fallout of the Signalgate national security scandal. Hours before President Trump attempted to shift the blame to an unidentified “lower level” White House employee, his eldest son targeted Golberg on X.

“Why doesn't Jeffrey Goldberg disclose to readers in his stories that he is a registered Democrat?,” Don Jr. tweeted on Tuesday afternoon. “His wife also worked for Hillary Clinton and has donated nearly $25k to Democrats.”

The political scion faced backlash for his attempt to discredit The Atlantic journalist, leaving social media users asking why a registered Democrat was added to the insecure channel in the first place.

“Isn’t it even *worse* that top Cabinet officials added a registered Democrat to their war plan chat on an unsecured app?,” Brian Tyler Cohen, a progressive YouTube creator and MSNBC contributor, said.

“Great question, Don,” another X user replied. “Why did Pete Hegseth share classified military intelligence with a registered Democrat in an unsecured Signal chat.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-jr-attempt-smear-152043846.html

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Donald Trump Jr's attempt to smear Jeffrey Goldberg is brutally shot down (Original Post) question everything Mar 2025 OP
LOL. Has he responded? Wasn't the flex he thought it was tulipsandroses Mar 2025 #1
Donnie Junior is SOOOOOOO far out of his league calimary Mar 2025 #2
To be clear, he is in a league of his own. Abolishinist Mar 2025 #3
Lol. Little Donnie pretending he is relevent and/or knowledgeable.🤣 sheshe2 Mar 2025 #5
This is so far beyond belief that I'm about to give up. Abolishinist Mar 2025 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author vapor2 Mar 2025 #6
You know this guy was the inspiration for the book and movie "American Psycho"? AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #7
If he was a "Real Man"... BurnDoubt Mar 2025 #8
Naked and afraid Seinan Sensei Mar 2025 #11
47 was a friend and big donator to the Clintons multigraincracker Mar 2025 #9
This news story fell right after BaronChocula Mar 2025 #10
The people who watch fox and newsmax will be quoting don jr. tomorrow . IcyPeas Mar 2025 #12
Junior reminds me of Danny Goldman in "Young Frankenstein" no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #13

calimary

(89,871 posts)
2. Donnie Junior is SOOOOOOO far out of his league
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 12:22 AM
Mar 2025

that I’m tempted to think he just might be phoning this in from Mars orbit.

sheshe2

(97,337 posts)
5. Lol. Little Donnie pretending he is relevent and/or knowledgeable.🤣
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 01:04 AM
Mar 2025

Karoline Leave-itt tried that same tack.
She left the presser early and skedaddled out the door after...

She went on to personally attack Goldberg and described him as an “anti-Trump hater” with personal ties to Democrats.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/karoline-leavitts-fiery-clash-with-cnn-reporter-over-signal-leak-question/

So, they added a trump hating Democrat to their chat on a critical, highly sensitive operation? You can't make this shit up.

Abolishinist

(2,946 posts)
4. This is so far beyond belief that I'm about to give up.
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 12:36 AM
Mar 2025

As anyone with an ounce of intelligence knows, WHY was he included in the 'chat' in the first place?

That's it, end of story.

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AmericaUnderSiege

(777 posts)
7. You know this guy was the inspiration for the book and movie "American Psycho"?
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 01:41 AM
Mar 2025

Try not to "hunt" anyone's pets on your morning stroll, you loony-bin fucko.

BurnDoubt

(1,659 posts)
8. If he was a "Real Man"...
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 02:34 AM
Mar 2025

his next Big Game Hunt should begin by air-dropping him alone into the veldt dressed like all the animals, in the fur he was born in, armed with his mouth and a Bowie Knife. Let's see how he does in a "fair fight". Now THAT would be "great TV"! Why do they give this guy airtime?

IcyPeas

(25,397 posts)
12. The people who watch fox and newsmax will be quoting don jr. tomorrow .
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 03:07 AM
Mar 2025

They probably won't see these other responses.

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