President Donald Trump said he was hearing about The Atlantic’s bombshell report for the first time when asked by a reporter about it Monday afternoon.
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.
Oh, are you the head Executive of the most powerful (for now at least) nation on the planet? Are you the Commander in Chief of its military?
No? So it doesn’t really compare does it?
Even conservative presidents in the past have stated that “the buck stops with them.” This guy is just incapable of accepting responsibility for his actions.
Right, no human has the capacity to imagine what it must be like to have that many responsibilities and that much shit going on, right? Also, that was Harry Truman from the fucking late 40s - I dunno if you’ve noticed, but the world has gotten considerably more complex in the last 75-odd years.
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.
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.
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.
If you delegate a bunch of idiots to do a job and they fuck up, it’s your responsibility.
B-b-but it’s finally Ameritocracy!
Well yeah, he’s clearly responsible for putting idiots in power, I’m just saying he can’t manage their daily shit.
Oh, are you the head Executive of the most powerful (for now at least) nation on the planet? Are you the Commander in Chief of its military?
No? So it doesn’t really compare does it?
Even conservative presidents in the past have stated that “the buck stops with them.” This guy is just incapable of accepting responsibility for his actions.
Right, no human has the capacity to imagine what it must be like to have that many responsibilities and that much shit going on, right? Also, that was Harry Truman from the fucking late 40s - I dunno if you’ve noticed, but the world has gotten considerably more complex in the last 75-odd years.
Yeah, no. This is what presidential candidates sign up for when they run.
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
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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Ah, that’s entirely fair.
If I delegate someone to do something and they fuck up majorly, I expect to be the first to know.
No doubt. I’m just saying he can’t manage their daily shit.
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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.
Which is why you saw shit like this in any other administration 🙄