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TommyT139

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1. It goes by quickly,

Reply to Bluethroughu (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2025, 12:08 AM

Jan 2025

...but I heard him mention AUKUS in his [insufficient] response to Sen. D's quiz of his basic knowledge of various security agreements in that region. Then he said "trying to work on submarines with them" -- meaning generally the US. But yes, that's the topic that Trump gave high level info to a rando, as bragging fodder.

You can get a better sense of what he said if you click through this embedded video to watch it on YouTube, and turn on closed captions --- either a "cc" in a tv-shaped box, or the "gear" icon for setting preferences. In the captions, it's transcribed as "August."

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Did anyone catch Hegseth saying he negiotiated submarines with Australia?!! [View all] Bluethroughu Jan 2025 OP

It goes by quickly, TommyT139 Jan 2025 #1

She asked him to name the countries in ASEAN. Bluethroughu Jan 2025 #2

Yes, but it was a billionaire Australian that testified he saw the nuclear sub classified docs at Mar-a-lago for money. Bluethroughu Jan 2025 #7

This is starting to look seriously grim. calimary Jan 2025 #3

Maga thinks all government jobs are a cake walk. Hope22 Jan 2025 #5

Just one of MANY things they get totally WRONG. calimary Jan 2025 #6

Misery. Bluethroughu Jan 2025 #8

Definitely sounded that way! Hope22 Jan 2025 #4

He is an arrogant slob, nothing more. Bluethroughu Jan 2025 #9

Well said. Hope22 Jan 2025 #10

Me too. Bluethroughu Jan 2025 #11

So, he talked to some Australian guy Bettie Jan 2025 #12

Well you could be right on that too, but I was referring to the orange menance that nominated him to the position Bluethroughu Jan 2025 #13

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