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MineralMan

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16. Hegseth is Totally Incompetent at the Job He Has.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 10:32 AM

18 hrs ago

He came to that job as a National Guard Major. Now, he's telling the military's brightest General officers and Admirals what to do, based solely on what Donald Trump tells him to do.

Donald Trump is incompetent in everything, and appoints people who are more stupid and unknowledgeable than himself to cabinet positions. So, it's the Ignorant telling the Incompetent what to do. That's why everything is so fucked up.

There are cluster fucks and there are complete disasters. The Trump administration is both.

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Hegseth is whining that the "big bad Royal Navy" isn't helping with the Strait of Hormuz [View all] highplainsdem 20 hrs ago OP

Where's the "big bad" US military? leftstreet 20 hrs ago #1

Shut the fuck up! North Shore Chicago 20 hrs ago #2

I thought Hegseth planned for every contingency. surfered 20 hrs ago #3

He had a plan gab13by13 20 hrs ago #7

None of those countries was dumb enough to start another war in the Middle East. You started it, you own it. appleannie1 20 hrs ago #4

what is wrong with this guy? rampartd 20 hrs ago #5

Yeah, if he's already got Gaw-duh, why does he need the RN? hatrack 20 hrs ago #6

The UK has more horses for "the King's Guard" than it has tanks GreatGazoo 20 hrs ago #8

Da fuk? GenThePerservering 19 hrs ago #10

"501 horses ... 334 tanks" GreatGazoo 17 hrs ago #21

A-hem... EYESORE 9001 19 hrs ago #13

That Picture is out of date hardluck 14 hrs ago #22

Actually, You Don't Know, Do You? MineralMan 18 hrs ago #15

Let me get this straight MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #9

The ships were getting through just fine until the US f'd it up. Katinfl 19 hrs ago #11

Trump, Hegseth growing increasingly exasperated with US allies nitpicked 19 hrs ago #12

Pottery Barn rule of international diplomacy Zambero 19 hrs ago #14

Hegseth is Totally Incompetent at the Job He Has. MineralMan 18 hrs ago #16

This mess is solely on Rapist. Let him clean it up. nt City Lights 18 hrs ago #17

Kegsbreath is a big bad boy. He can go fight his fucking war he started. Autumn 18 hrs ago #18

The UK ceded the "biggest, baddest Navy" status to the US in WWII... Wounded Bear 18 hrs ago #19

SNL is having so much fun with this guy. I think it's Colin Jost who plays him. CTyankee 17 hrs ago #20