Trump thinks these are generals & admirals from other countries!

[tblue37]

https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/jozienty.bsky.social/post/3lzw3pjprok2b

From the NYT:

Mr. Trump appeared unfamiliar with the meeting when he was asked about it during an Oval Office appearance on Thursday, but he quickly said it was good that Mr. Hegseth had organized it.

“Let him be friendly with the generals and admirals from all over the world,” Mr. Trump said. “You act like this is a bad thing. Isn’t it nice that people are coming from all over the world to be with us?”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/us/politics/trump-hegseth-military.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pU8.y92V.W8Qn4iATPi4p&smid=url-share

[FalloutShelter]

1. OMFG Get the HOOK!

[sheshe2]

6. Make that a straitjacket, STAT!

[LoisB]

2. IT knows nothing about nothing. He finds out what his government is doing by watching

Fox "News".

[wcmagumba]

3. Well, rump has his equals...

[UTUSN]

4. K&R

[RockRaven]

5. Hello Jake Tapper? Hello? Where you at?

[tblue37]

11. Working on another anti-Biden book, perhaps.

[orleans]

12. no doubt nt

[mahina]

7. Oh God please please please be satire....

noooooooo

[niyad]

17. Sadly, not satire.

[pat_k]

8. I'm loath to defend 47, but U.S. generals and admirals lead commands around the world.

So technically, U.S. generals and admirals have been called from around the world to come to D.C. for Hegseth's meeting.

I seriously question how useful or "nice" dragging them all here is tho.

[orleans]

13. they way trump phrased it

sounds like it is a choice all these people will be making to attend that meeting. and how "nice" they are coming "to be with us"
because of that i'm thinking trump is assuming they are generals from other countries b/c our generals are required to attemd; there is no option or choice as far as i understand it; they have to show up
also, they are not "from all over the world" -- they are stationed around the world


"“Let him be friendly with the generals and admirals from all over the world,” Mr. Trump said. “You act like this is a bad thing. Isn’t it nice that people are coming from all over the world to be with us?”

[pat_k]

14. Yea. He's an idiot. But I guess this one doesn't ring my "scary as shit" alarm. . .

. . .the way so many other disjointed and random thoughts that fall like gumballs from ramble-stiltskin's brain and out his mouth, with no apparent processing or filter whatsoever.

[niyad]

18. It should!!!

[DFW]

21. What we Americans saw by the uniforms as being Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines

Trump saw as the assembled military leadership of Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. Why else would they be wearing different uniforms?

[niyad]

22. EXACTLY!!!

[OldSWODog]

9. it's not Borowitz or the Onion

if this is real, I have no words...OSD (childless, lifer Navy guy)

[tblue37]

10. The source is an article in the NYT--not Borowitz.

[OldSWODog]

16. got it

blue on blue here...I break engage...cheers, OSD

[Grokenstein]

15. krasnov used to fancy himself Al Capone (Robert De Niro) in The Untouchables.

That's what the whole baseball bat shtick was about, lurking behind those who displeased him like he was about to dash their brains out.

But now he's more like Grandpa in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, or King Theoden in The Lord of the Rings before Gandalf freed him from the influence of Saruman and Grima; sitting there looking for all the world like a mummified corpse until someone disturbs him and he begins flailing around, helpless and uncomprehending--yet still recognized as Dearest Leader.

[niyad]

19. I wondered when someone was going to notice and point this out.

[DFW]

20. The UN thing ended last week and nobody told him.

We should be grateful he didn’t recognize a military attaché from Nambia in the group.

[Ms. Toad]

23. That ought to be the headline -

Not buried in the middle of the story.