• xenomor@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    First of all, it’s laughable to think that this is true. Secondly, if it was true then he’s admitting how out of touch he is with the operation of his own administration.

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      I mean, not really? If I delegate a bunch of people who work for me to go take care of something, I expect them to take care of it and report back, not send me an exhaustive list of everything they did to accomplish it including which apps they used to discuss arrangements. Much as I hate defending Trump about anything, no president has the time or energy to keep track of what his underlings are doing to such a level of detail.

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          7 days ago

          Well yeah, he’s clearly responsible for putting idiots in power, I’m just saying he can’t manage their daily shit.

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        I’m not talking about the inciting incident, I’m talking about the reporting on the incident. If there is a meaningful security breach related to US military operations, the president sure needs to be aware of it, especially if it being reported on in public.

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        If I delegate someone to do something and they fuck up majorly, I expect to be the first to know.

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        …this is why competent administrations rigorously implement, enforce, and prosecute information security: the very idea of using a personal device for state communication is anathema to that core competency…

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          7 days ago

          Oh yeah, I know the US government has secure comms specifically for this purpose so not using it is a clusterfuck of pretty epic proportions, no doubt.

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    8 days ago

    The Narcissist’s Prayer

    That didn’t happen.
    And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
    And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
    And if it is, that’s not my fault.
    And if it was, I didn’t mean it.
    And if I did, you deserved it.

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    8 days ago

    I love it when he says “this is the first time you’re telling me this” or whatever.

    Like…yeah…as it’s just happened.