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Trump Appoints 22-Year-Old Ex-Gardener and Grocery Store Assistant to Lead U.S. Terror Prevention (www.thedailybeast.com)

submitted 1 month ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago

🤡

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

Why didn't he just appoint a horse?

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[–] irish_link@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Looks like a B movie or kids movie villain.

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[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago

22 going on a dirty 45

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

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

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[–] AlexLost@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago

Erybody, don't worry. He got dis.

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

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

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[–] arc99@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Even if this guy had served in military intelligence for 4 years he would still be too inexperienced for this role.

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

Putin's agent?

[–] Fletcher@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month ago

Coming to a 'Concentration Camp Overseer' position near you.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month 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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[–] bieren@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know I feel safer already.

[–] trum_pam_pam@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You know who to thank

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Well, he has as much experience in his field as his peers.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Top. Men. Lol.

[–] peetabix@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

Great, another face I want to punch.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

If you wanted more terrorist attacks on your soil in order to justify suspending the constitution, this is exactly how you’d go about it.

[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Coming this summer, Rob Schneider is derp pa der anti terror der

[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 6 points 1 month 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 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 month 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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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

It's Bag Boy's time to shine.

[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

Did he have a stroke?

[–] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Qualification includes that one time he asked a shoplifter to not shoplift and they left anyway.

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[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Nut coddler face

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