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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 3 weeks ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 weeks ago

🤡

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why didn't he just appoint a horse?

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 weeks ago

The inexperienced 22-year-old reportedly tasked by Donald Trump with tackling U.S. extremism

so he's gonna impeach trump?

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 weeks ago

22 going on a dirty 45

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

Erybody, don't worry. He got dis.

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

these aren't secretaries and ministers of organized government

it's capos and yes men of organized crime.

[–] arc99@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago

Putin's agent?

[–] Buske@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Fletcher@lemmy.today 8 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Top. Men. Lol.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks 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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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] peetabix@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

Great, another face I want to punch.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

It's Bag Boy's time to shine.

[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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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[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago

Did he have a stroke?

[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I can hear the MAGA crowd saying "but at least he's a white male"

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[–] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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