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Trump’s Picks GET LAUGHED AT and humiliated IMMEDIATELY

2024/11/14
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Key Insights

Why are Donald Trump's cabinet picks being mocked and ridiculed?

Trump's picks, such as a Fox & Friends weekend host for Secretary of Defense, are seen as absurdly unqualified, leading to widespread mockery and concern for national security.

What is the criticism against Pete Hegseth's nomination for Secretary of Defense?

Critics argue Hegseth, a Fox & Friends weekend co-host, lacks the necessary qualifications and experience, making the nation less safe.

How does Lloyd Austin's professionalism contrast with Trump's proposed picks?

Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star general, is praised for his expertise and seriousness, in stark contrast to the comedic and unprofessional demeanor of Trump's nominees.

What is the 'Doge Department' and why is it seen as ridiculous?

The 'Doge Department' is a fictional cabinet position Trump proposed based on the Dogecoin meme, highlighting the frivolous and unserious nature of his administration's decisions.

Why is Marco Rubio's potential nomination for Secretary of State problematic?

Rubio's past comments mocking Trump's physical appearance and his lack of diplomatic experience make him an unlikely and controversial choice.

What hygiene habits of Pete Hegseth have been publicly criticized?

Hegseth has admitted to not washing his hands for 10 years, a habit that has been widely criticized for its unsanitary and unhygienic nature.

How does the media's response to Trump's antics reflect on their complicity?

The media often downplays or normalizes Trump's outlandish behavior, failing to critically address the serious implications of his actions and choices.

Why is the White House's professionalism under Biden seen as a contrast to Trump's administration?

Biden's administration is characterized by competent, qualified individuals who conduct themselves professionally, providing a stark contrast to the chaotic and unprofessional atmosphere under Trump.

Chapters

Donald Trump's proposed cabinet picks, including a Fox & Friends weekend host for Secretary of Defense, are met with widespread mockery and concern.
  • Trump nominates Pete Hegseth, a Fox & Friends weekend host, for Secretary of Defense.
  • Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren criticizes Hegseth's lack of qualifications.
  • Trump's decision to create an imaginary cabinet position called the Doge Department based on Dogecoin is ridiculed.

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Are you MAGA supporters happy about this, that America is literally the laughingstock of the world, that Donald Trump's cabinet picks are so ridiculously unqualified that people are laughing at them every day like we went from a retired four-star general as our Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, who's imminently qualified, to a Fox & Friends weekend host?

Pete Hegseth can even make it on the main Fox and Friends during the weekdays themselves. That's who Donald Trump has nominated to appoint as Secretary of Defense.

As Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren says, a Fox & Friends weekend co-host is not qualified to be the Secretary of Defense. I lead the Senate Military Personnel Panel. All three of my brothers served in uniform. I respect every one of our service members. Donald Trump's pick makes us less safe and must be rejected. May I do a comparison right now? Let me show you the current Secretary of Defense office.

Lloyd Austin, at a speech he gave in June on the importance of NATO. Here, play this clip. Like nations of goodwill around the world, our NATO allies continue to stand up for Ukraine's sovereignty and self-defense. And as we prepare for the Washington summit, the NATO-Ukraine partnership continues to deepen.

The summit will take steps toward a credible bridge. Okay. Now contrast that to Donald Trump's pick, Pete Hegseth, who's now getting laughed at

by even Republicans who are looking at this and going, what the heck? Here's Donald Trump's pick. Here, play this clip. Yo, Independence Day is almost here. We're getting ready in the Hegseth household. We celebrate America, old glory, and the freedoms our forefathers fought to establish. Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to bear arms, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You know the thing, as Joe likes to say.

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an imaginary cabinet position that he's creating called the Doge Department. Making up the Doge Department based on a meme coin, Doge coin that Elon Musk created. And he says, I'm going to have Vivek Ramaswamy and I'm going to have Elon Musk lead the Doge cabinet position. What are we like five years old? We're just making up cabinet positions. But

as Elizabeth Lawrence said, laughing in their face. So let me get this straight. The Office of Government Efficiency, which Trump calls DOGE, it's off to a great start with split leadership. Two people to do the work of one person. Yes, that really sounds efficient, Donald. And you have Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, and Elon Musk's posting the photo of the

Doge logo, it's like a dog. And then Elon Musk goes, "Department of Government Efficiency, the merch will be lit. The merch will be fire." The merch will be lit? The merch will be fire?

We're making up fake cabinet positions in the United States of America? Oh, and then by the way, Marco Rubio for Secretary of State. Yes, the guy who said, Donald Trump, your hands are itty bitty and really tiny, tiny little hands, Donald. Like, here's what Marco Rubio said. Play this clip. Have you seen his hands? They're like this. And you know what they say about men with small hands? You can't trust them. Look at those hands. Are they small hands?

And he referred to my hands. If they're small, something else must be small. I guarantee you there's no problem. I guarantee it. So I looked at him. I said, Marco, those hands can hit a golf ball 285 yards.

I want to show the size of my hands, how I could grab him, how I could grab him. By the way, speaking of hands, just going back for a second to Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense right now, Pete Hegsa. This guy doesn't wash his hands. He doesn't wash his hands. He says he hasn't washed his hands in 10 years. Here, play this clip. I don't think I've washed my hands for 10 years. Okay.

Really, I don't really wash my hands ever. Someone help me! I inoculate myself. Germs are not a real thing. I can't see them, therefore they're not real. So you're becoming immune to all of the bacteria. Exactly, I can't get sick. And by the way, this is like a recurring segment with him. He talks about how he doesn't like to wash his body, and he doesn't like to wash his feet or his hands or other extremes. He doesn't like to wash things, he says.

and he goes on Fox as part of his hosting duties and talks about not washing anything. Here, play this clip. Yeah, as I've made some statements in the past about hand washing because I feel like showering is an equivalent for the most part to hand washing because you're scrubbing so your hands are getting clean. Well, you're out there in the pasture, you know, stepping in cow manure and stuff. That's true. You might want to do it more often. So I have washed my feet in the last 10 years, which is a good sign. That's news to America. That's big news for America, actually. Absolutely right. Given your, you know,

I've made a renewed commitment to hygiene and I'm proud of it. Not what in the world is going on? Oh, yeah. Then you turn on CNN. Not that you do it because who's ever going to even watch that channel anymore, but I do it for you. So I'm going to show you a small clip here where they have Scott Jennings, who's like, they have like these panels where they have like eight people, but Scott Jennings is like the main Republican.

on the panel. Like he's the MAGA representative. He's the big Trump voice on CNN. So he says that if Marco Rubio becomes Secretary of State, he has a proposal of who should become the Senator of Florida to fill Marco Rubio's spot. Here, watch this.

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This is the United States of America, as everybody's laughing at us and mocking us. Here, by the way, something that Donald Trump posted recently as well, a few weeks ago. "Hulk Hogan is doing a beer, and if he's doing it, it must be good. Great looking Canon logo. I'm gonna give it a try." And Donald Trump would send all of these emails out to his supporters. "Hey there, brother. This is the MAGA cutoff Hulk Hogan wore on stage.

Because remember, Hulk Hogan spoke during the Republican National Convention. Remember that? Here's what he said. Here, play this clip. All you lowlifes, all you scumbags, all you drug dealers, and all you crooked politicians need to answer one question, brother.

What you gonna do when Donald Trump and all the Trump-a-maniacs run wild on you? You know, but throughout this, I've said it before, you know, the media is so complicit. So after all of that Hulk Hogan stuff, remember what NBC said? Remember the NBC host was like, that was a great speech by Mr. Hogan. That was a great RNC speech. This is what, this is how NBC, rather than saying, okay,

This is insane. This is nuts. This is literally crazy. Red alert, red alert, which we're saying here on the Midas Touch Network. No, NBC was like, you know, this was a great speech at the Republican National Convention. I think Hulk Hogan did a really good job on connecting with people. Here, play this clip. People like Hulk Hogan. Hulk Hogan gave what I would say is probably the best

the best speech at this convention so far and there have been speeches that have blown the roof off this place. People who love the conservative politics here, who love MAGA. Hogan came in here, he did something completely different. He also was just entertaining, right? He was funny, he made people laugh. And even if you don't care for the politics here, he might've entertained you. And on top of that- - What in the world is going on? Oh, and by the way, on Tuesday, you had Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House Press Secretary,

was asked a question by Little Doocy, one of the hosts on Fox, and Peter Doocy, and he asked the question, he asked the question, so,

We know that President Biden had lunch with Vice President Harris. Must have been really awkward, huh? And Karine Jean-B. Harris is like, what are you talking about? She's the vice president. We're grownups here. I don't even know. I don't even understand the premise of your question, Doocy from Fox. Here, play this clip. We know that today, a week after the election, President Biden and Vice President Harris had a private lunch. How awkward was that?

I don't even understand. Why would it be awkward? Because the president got squeezed out for her and then she kept him at arm's length and then she lost. Why would you characterize it as awkward? They have regular lunches. They meet and talk regularly. Why would you call it awkward? So there's no weirdness about the way that things have unfolded since July 3rd? Did you see them together yesterday as well when they honored our veterans and were together?

during the day making sure that we didn't forget the brave men and women that fought for this country. Did you see them together yesterday? Did you see the show of force together? This is... I'm not even going to take the premise of the question. What I will say is the President and the Vice President had lunch today. They've had lunch many times. They communicate with each other regularly.

They had an opportunity to discuss the last 70 days or so of this administration, how important it is to get things done for the American people. And that's their focus. That is genuinely their focus. I think that clip there was worth showing you because

Again, it's like you have grownups in the White House right now. Is having grownups do their jobs at a professional level with people like Lloyd Austin and people who know what qualified four-star generals who know what they're doing? Is that boring? Yeah, I want my government to be a little bit boring, okay? Because I want my institutions to freaking function. I want them to work.

I don't want drama. I don't want Hulkamania. I don't want that, okay? I want to go about my day with my family and know that my government is working with adults in the room and people behaving like grownups. Like at a bare minimum, could we have a floor of adult behavior amongst adults? But no, not with this MAGA crap. Like what the hell is that? My friend Dan Prasgoda,

wrote the following because I'm hearing this all over too. I'm sure you are now also with all these people who voted for Donald Trump and they're like, I didn't know he said that. I don't know he said that. I never saw that. I never, what do you mean? It's all out there. What do you mean you didn't know that he said that? What are you talking about? Dan goes, I keep reading all of these accounts from Trump voters who claim, oh, I didn't know that policy or I never heard him say that. Okay. He's been saying it everywhere over and over again.

Okay, you all knew what he was going to do. And this is what you wanted? The Doge Department with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. We're just going to make up cabinet positions. Let's have a Fox and Friends host become the Secretary of Defense. This is like some warped freaking movie that you couldn't even believe the plot. Wake up, wake up, wake up. Wash your hands. Take a shower. I don't know.

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