WOW! The generals are having NONE of it!

[Faygo Kid]

Trump just walked off the stage to silence, and the generals sat on their hands! God bless you for standing up to him and for the Constitution!

[Kid Berwyn]

1. They didn't get to where they are by cheerleading traitors.

You made my day, Faygo Kid. Thanks from a pal in the Motor City.

[mitch96]

59. Malcolm Nance kinda sorta sums it up...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZGF0M_IVLDg

[Kid Berwyn]

61. Nance speaks for me.

Trump's appearance will keep stupid (and smart) soldiers from doing stupid shit.

[Native]

103. "Fallujah, Louisiana" - he certainly summed it up well!

[Eliot Rosewater]

106. People are saying generals, there are not 800 generals in our military there are 800

Flag officers, I’m assuming these were from all four branches military?

3/4 are generals due to the way it works and the rest are admirals I guess I didn’t think they were that many admirals one for that matter generals, but the numbers are limited by rule.

My point is not important now that I look at the numbers, if this is real that they will not go along with the dictatorship I will be happy.

[reACTIONary]

121. They also had the officers principle staff in attendance.

[soldierant]

135. You are correct.

The people who wear one or more starts on their shoulders includes generals and flag officers from all services. And yes, they were all there.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Wow indeed. That would be something to see. . . . . nt

[Irish_Dem]

30. I wish we had video. I would love to see it.

Top brass giving Trump the death glare.

[Tetrachloride]

48. ...... If there is a Santa Claus ...

or a Grinch, either way, it will happen

[yonder]

56. Here's what TSF expected to see:

Here's what he got:

[NameAlreadyTaken]

85. uh, oh...

that one lady in the front row was a split second late in starting to applaud...

[Dave Bowman]

86. She was probably sent to a re-education camp for that.

[eppur_se_muova]

112. ...

[yonder]

57. Dooplickit

[SheltieLover]

3. Excellent!

[malaise]

4. Great news

Rec

[NCDem47]

5. OMG..reports are that everyone in the audience did what the were supposed to do

Sat quiet and emotionless during this fiasco. No laugh track. No hootin' and hollerin' No whoo hoos at anti-woke bait.

So Trump and Hegseth want robot killers...but also want them to be rally monkees too??? Does not compute and is incongruent.

[valleyrogue]

148. There is only one "monkee" left.

I don't think Mickey Dolenz would care to do that.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Generals don't applaud, generally.

[Kaleva]

11. Yes

[pat_k]

12. Hope 47 doesn't know this.

Civilian control over the military doesn't mean they serve a political agenda. Yes, they serve the elected leadership and the CONSTITUTION, but the 47 regime will never get the notion that the military' DOES NOT AND MUST NEVER SERVE a political party. They will never be his cheerleaders.

The notion of political neutrality and political non-interference with the military, the treasury, DOJ, FBI, or any other agency, like the labor relations board, is an idea the 47 regime utterly rejects and completely violates. To 47, it is all "MINE! MINE! MINE! MY Military! MY Treasury! MY DOJ! It's all MINE!!!

[Raven123]

37. Bet Hegseth and Trump didn't know that

[obnoxiousdrunk]

44. Correct .

[Fla Dem]

50. Yes, that was explained earlier there are to be NO reactions positive or negative. Proper protocol.

[eppur_se_muova]

113. If they did applaud, wouldn't they do it generally ?

How else could a general do it ?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

123. can't believe it took this long tbh

[BidenRocks]

130. Admirably?

[eppur_se_muova]

131. ! nt

[Dr. Strange]

146. Well, they certainly wouldn't do it privately.

[obamanut2012]

7. It is very unusual for the brass to clap

[mdbl]

14. I guess Dump realizes he hasn't turned us into North Korea

yet.

[Irish_Dem]

34. Yes but every other US institution kisses Trump' ass 24/7.

They didn't use to disgrace and abase themselves either.

So it is notable the Top Brass is silent and stone faced.

[BaronChocula]

79. And you know everything CR* does is for show

Everything for him is a trump rally so he has his cabinet go around the table and say nice things about him to stroke his rice paper ego. So it would be a complete embarrassment for him to ramble in front of "his generals" and not get a response, even if he knew in advance they would not cheer. What a damaged person.

*CR=Child Rapist

[Irish_Dem]

82. Yes everything is a scene from the movie playing in his head.

He is the main character and only person of import.
The rest of the cast are disposable props.

Yes the generals did not follow the secret script.
He is furious and threatened to fire them all on the spot.

Can you imagine firing the entire US military top command
and consequences to national security.
Trump doesn't give a damn.

[BaronChocula]

88. "Movie playing in his head" - Spot on

His two staffing priorities are:
1. Loyalty
2. Appearing like "out of Central Casting"

His new U.S. attorney in Virginia looks like she could be in a pageant, but she can't even properly file an indictment.

[Irish_Dem]

93. The judge is having a field day with the new Bimbo.

Bimbo claimed she had no knowledge of certain court documents.
Was clueless about them.

Judge pointed out she had signed each page of the document
in question. Bimbo says Oh.

[calimary]

105. "...his rice paper ego"!

NICE!

I LOVE it! Sure nails it.

[Maggiemayhem]

45. Light clapping at the end

But basically you could hear a pin drop.

[berniesandersmittens]

8. I caught about 20 secs

T7$& said something to the effect of :
"You can clap or not, you can get up and leave, but if you do you'll lose your rank/job"

Not verbatim, but just wow.

[Irish_Dem]

36. Who said this? Trump or Hegseth?

[berniesandersmittens]

38. Rump

[Irish_Dem]

39. You have to be kidding me. This cannot be true he said this to Top Brass.

[berniesandersmittens]

40. Here is a link

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220686377

[Irish_Dem]

43. Jebus God. Unbelievable.

Thanks. I think.

[thesquanderer]

54. Video in post #24. Honestly, it does come off as a joke. (n/t)

[ananda]

62. But I'd wager Trump means it.

He may just think it's cute to fob it off as a joke.

[Irish_Dem]

84. The jokes we tell reveal who we are.

Even if Trump is joking we can see he is a cruel bastard who cares
nothing about the US Military and national security.

[ananda]

98. Also, joking and gaslighting can be bully tells.

They sure are with Trump.

[eppur_se_muova]

114. Turnip has never told an actual joke in his life. It's a warning which is thinly disguised as a joke.

I don't think anyone in the maladministration has shown any ability re genuine levity. They're all so grimly committed to their mission of destroying everything they don't like, they just can't let up. It's completely against their nature.

[Irish_Dem]

115. Bullies often pretend their abuse is "just a joke."

And claims the victims are too stupid to get the joke and are too sensitive.

[Rob H.]

102. It could be what Al Franken referred to as "kidding on the square"

Joking but at the same time actually meaning it.

[red dog 1]

116. Where is post # 24?

I'd like to watch that video, but I've been unable to locate post #24.

[thesquanderer]

128. sorry I don't know how to link to a post anymore, with the new platform...

... but my understanding is that the issue with seeing post numbers is only on mobile, so if you also have access to Mac or PC, you should be able to see it.

[Skittles]

126. from anyone else, maybe

but from that fascist POS Trump?

[Pachamama]

87. He said that at the beginning- watched it live

Disgusting

[Irish_Dem]

89. I cannot watch it.

I am a military kid.
I don't know whether to start crying or cussing.

[Pachamama]

92. Me too...

I did both - cussed and cried

Mad as hell

[Irish_Dem]

94. Every day Trump is more of a hated bastard.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

117. F47's speech was a two barf bagger,

I would say I was embarrassed for him. I can't.

I hope the brass use the occasion to discuss among themselves what does "defend the Constitution against enemies, foreign and domestic" really means.

[Irish_Dem]

119. I wonder if they feel safe enough to even discuss it.

If word gets out, they lose their job, rank, pension.

[soldierant]

136. Both.

I'm a veteran and can't and couldn't watch it.

[HappyLarge]

142. Me too.

I am disgusted by this.

[Ilsa]

90. I heard him. It's supposed to be a joke, until it's not. nt

[Kaleva]

9. It'd be really unusual if they did clap or cheer.

[yardwork]

35. Or if they got up and left.

They did what they're trained to do. They sat and listened.

I wonder if Hegseth will order them to applaud next time.

[Irish_Dem]

41. I think clapping like trained seals will be a direct order.

[Kaleva]

58. I agree. They behaved like they were trained to behave.

[Totally Tunsie]

10. The after-meeting collective thought:

"For this I left my command, traveled XX miles in XX hours, and all I'm getting for lunch is a f****** salad!?!"

[pat_k]

20. The regime has no clue about what it means to actually be RESPONSIBLE for

... anything from the command of a division of 10,000 to a field army or geographic command of 100,000 or more soldiers, marines, or sailors.

I don't have a clue either, but I have no doubt that these are very busy people who can ill afford to pop off to a hastily organized --- uh -- whatever the hell that was.

[Champp]

21. He treated them like "Suckers and Losers"

He has no integrity, no honor,

I feel bad for the military leaders who have honor and integrity

[BlueMTexpat]

70. Although I began my

post-university career as a Peace Corps Volunteer, in a later career change, I ended up liaising and working with career officers at the Pentagon for about a three-year period.

Working with the very competent people that I got to know there, I learned NOT to stereotype the military and even now have great respect for those I got to know.

Those in the career military know the true costs of war and will do anything to avoid it. They are NOT the couch warriors that too many of our politicians are, and certainly not draft dodgers like Frump.

[StarryNite]

13. Kegsbreath is on a power trip.

He must have felt like the biggest man on earth to call a meeting like that. Then of course Dump had to join in. Okay, they did it, now release the Epstein files.

[Seinan Sensei]

25. Kegsbreath was a junior officer

The Generals gotta love that

[MineralMan]

53. Yes. Guard Majors are a dime a dozen.

Sit down, Major!

[Wifes husband]

64. A major is not a junior officer

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

118. Major's aren't junior grade

They are field grade. Junior grade are company level, so O-3 and below.

[thomski64]

78. Secretary shitface went on a bit about fat, out of shape

Officers and soldiers, guess his comments overlooked Fatty Krasnov there on stage with him..

[StarryNite]

95. I couldn't stand to listen to either of those A-holes.

Did they mention alcoholism?

[roscoeroscoe]

15. Military applaud stuff worth applauding

Like promotions, awards, etc. No hesitation. Just for contrast.

[SocialDemocrat61]

16. Waiting for Jake Tapper

to blame it all on Biden.

[democratsruletheday]

17. "Don't be fat"

then they roll out tOrange fattie to further babble and degrade them. Makes sense.

[Fil1957]

18. Sounds like they'll honor their oath to the Consitution. Trump must be pissed!

[IronLionZion]

19. Make America 1930s Germany Again

[Reader Rabbit]

22. Wouldn't it be great if they marched en masse from the meeting to Congress...

...and told the Republican reps and senators that the 25th Amendment exists for a reason?

[IronLionZion]

27. Only about 40 miles. Healthy enough generals should be able to do that march easily

They are at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia

[onenote]

74. I know you're weren't being serious, but just so folks know

It's 50+ miles from Quantico base to the US Capitol and I don't think anyone would expect soldiers to march for dozens of miles on an interstate highway.

[IronLionZion]

77. Right, the base is probably 10 miles across

clearly not walkable to DC

[stopdiggin]

23. Going with numerous othere posters here. This is pretty much expected behavior, and really doesn't

say anything about the general's politics (or opinion and reaction to Trump's comments)
Just not the way this works.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[LetMyPeopleVote]

24. trump orders his generals to give him applause: "I've never walked into a room so silent before.

Donald Trump orders his generals to give him applause: “I've never walked into a room so silent before. Just have a good time. And if you want to applaud, you applaud.”

Link to tweet

[wolfie001]

26. How many of those guys voted for him?

If any did, they're a royal jackass.

[Justice matters.]

47. Pedofelon Bonespurs only deserves a straight jacket.

Looks like they know he is a crazy but dangerous fascist...

General Milley is not the only one who knows that.

[Diraven]

65. When Trump tells this story

To the media he'll claim that all the generals and admirals were on their feet clapping for him. I can already guarantee that.

[Deuxcents]

67. "Just have a good time" ? Can anyone explain that to me?

[llmart]

138. Idiot probably thinks they need his permission to applaud, so he was being magnanimous to "allow" it.

He belongs in a freakshow, not in our White House.

[Warpy]

28. I hope er'tr seeing the definition of "closing ranks."

Brass have got to be incredibly pissed off at the illegal orders he's given to use the military against US citizens, occu-pying US cities. They know this shit is illegal and they know it's going to create a generation or two of people who won't vote for politicians who call themselves "strong on defense" and who will keep increasing their budget to astronomical levels.

Or they might be bored shitless and just waiting for it to end so they can start drinking, which is the only way they are going to get through the next 3+ years.

[Irish_Dem]

42. US Air Force can't be too happy that Hegseth sent pilots into a possible ambush.

Flying expensive multimillion dollar aircraft as well.

[E. Normus]

69. Not to mention,

that recruitment is hard enough already. Trump and his rotten apples spoil the whole cart. Young patriots want nothing to do with a fascist run military.

[PSPS]

29. It's never appropriate for generals to applaud

[Amaryllis]

31. WHere are you watching this or seeing reports on it?

[patphil]

32. Trump got a message here. Don't expect the military to enforce a police state for him.

Based on their treatment of Trump when he spoke to them, it's more likely these generals would lead a coup before they'd lead a fascist takeover.
Seriously, he's bad mouthed the military time and time again, and then he put an incredibly unqualified person in the job of Secretary of Defense. Did he expect the military leadership to love him for it?

[Dr. T]

55. I'm hoping these military professionals held a second meeting

at an undisclosed location to assess the feasibility of a military coup. Hogsbreath and Donnie would never see it coming because they're too stupid and self-absorbed. The military pros know how to execute a suprise attack. As long as we're going banana republic, let's go all the way.

[drray23]

76. Most will fall in line like everybody else.

They don't want to lose their careers and pensions. Most of them are right wing , those that are not will be fired.

[BamaRefugee]

81. This is it in a nutshell

There will be dead civilians lying in the streets.
Kent State Part Duh.
All they need is just ONE guy to pull the trigger, then normalization begins.
And that guy KNOWS he will get a pardon.

[canetoad]

111. I hope for the sake

Of the US and the whole world that complacency has not overtaken your top military officers.

[Cowpunk]

33. Sitting on their hands? Maybe. Standing up to him? No.

They showed their willingness to tolerate this insanity.

[Phoenix61]

75. How did they do that? nt

[Cowpunk]

91. By literally sitting there and tolerating it.

By staying, they showed they value their positions more than their commitment to the Constitution and the rule of law. That's not what I would call brave.

[haele]

99. Not really. They sat there because they were ordered to go in

I'm not saying half, if not most of them wanted to get up and leave, but that's not part of the military discipline that is required to get to that rank. And if they did just up and leave, the GOP has a slate of unqualified Christian Nationalists standing by to take their places. I wouldn't be surprised if Flynn and Prince have Mercenaries and former DoD one star drop-outs ready for a "quick commission" to put in their places.
Flag officers think strategically.
They also know what happens when blindly following stupid or borderline unlawful orders. They also know what happens when there's "crusader officers" who throw bodies at problems instead of thinking things through.
There's other ways of working the system and finding oneself not able to "follow through" with an order - to protect those who trust you to lead and to protect the overall mission.
Reducing the citizen population of the US to a mono-cultural half (the obvious mission of "True Believers" and Project 2025 proponents) is not conducive to the well-being of the country in today's world, no matter how conservative one is. Diversity drives innovation. Not lockstep mind hiving.

[Phoenix61]

108. You have misread the situation.

Walking out would be abandoning their troops and leaving them to fend for themselves.

[Jilly_in_VA]

46. Hope they give Kegsbreath the death glare too!

[KPN]

49. I wouldn't reads too much into "audience reaction" here. We have no clue how individual audience members think or feel

about what they heard today. We can only hope. I'm guessing many of the audience members also do not have a perfect sense of what they think and feel, or how they stand among and compared to others in the room. I'm sure there is a great deal of uncertainty and unease among many in today's audience, but that is all know.

I haven't a clue as to how they will act in response to what they heard. I look forward to hearing the reaction of our recently retired military leaders and how they read the overall situation.

Personally, my over-riding sense is this is the beginning of a purge of disloyal leadership by the fat ass and GI Joe. It's really quite frightening.

[D. Spaulding]

51. Here's my comment, in deference to Ozzy:

"Dept of War Pigs"
by Slack Hegseth

"Generals gathered in their masses
Cause they're led right now by asses.
Watching egos plot disruption,
Threatening them with force reductions

All the wars that are still churning.
while for a Nobel, Trump is yearning.
MAGA's hatred far and wide
Is poisoning their brainwashed minds.
Oh Lord yeah"

[Frasier Balzov]

52. A Jeb Bush once said

"Please clap."

[onethatcares]

144. I kept waiting for him to

lean over the lectern and tell the flag officers about his personal Viet Nam. That would have been a knee slapper..................

[CaptainTruth]

60. I truly hope this will push them toward refusing unlawful orders...

...when the 2026 midterm elections come around.

We KNOW Trump will have his thugs out in Democratic areas intimidating people going to the polls to stop the "wrong people" from voting, & he'll probably try to involve the military in other attacks on US citizens before that.

If Hegseth insulted & pissed off our military high command I hope that will make them more inclined to band together & say "NO!" when they're given unlawful unconstitutional orders.

[Codifer]

63. That huge flag behind hogsbreath,

THAT is totally from the opening scene of "Patton" in which the General shouted his "war ethos".

Hell, why the fuck not. So many of tsf cabinet picks are right out of central casting.

WANTED: The usual suspects for sitcomedy/drama/tragedy.

Buxom but tough women who fly jets and shoot puppies and talk of "big dick energy".

Galoots should be typical handsome with strong jaw, wavy hair, no moral compass, no empathy, no knowledge of truth.

Entire cast is to have absolute loyalty to the director.

High pay plus you can keep what you steal.

No "Wokes" need apply.

[Blue Owl]

66. Mutiny!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

68. This stunt backfired

[SeattleVet]

100. "Please clap...". nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

133. Or, "tough crowd tonight" and "hey, is this mic working?" nt

[IcyPeas]

71. He said We have 2 N-words and you cant use either of them

He was talking about "Nuclear"......

What was the other one President Bonespurs?

He just talked about how great he is.....

How many times did he say "Biden"?

[NoMoreRepugs]

72. Recruitment must be getting difficult for the Armed Forces with the ICE mob offering $50k bonus money to GED types.

[gay texan]

101. Draft is next n/t

[Maine Abu El Banat]

73. Wow!!

Im feeling a little bit better after this.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

80. MaddowBlog-Why Pete Hegseth's pitch to generals and admirals was even worse than expected

Last edited Tue Sep 30, 2025, 04:21 PM - Edit history (1)

Did the secretary bring generals and admirals in from around the world so he could treat them like a CPAC audience? Actually, yes, he did.

Why Pete Hegseth’s pitch to generals and admirals was even worse than expected

flip.it/GIAS0g

— (@gypsydaveh.bsky.social) 2025-09-30T16:25:32.516Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pete-hegseth-speech-generals-admirals-rcna234674

But having heard the secretary’s remarks, he proved to be even worse than expected. Reuters reported:

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed ‘fat generals’ and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders on Tuesday they should resign if they don’t support his agenda. ‘Foolish and reckless political leaders set the wrong compass heading and we lost our way. We became the “Woke Department,”’ Hegseth said as he kicked off the event in Quantico, Virginia. ‘But not anymore,’ he said.

Choosing the worst moment from Hegseth’s bizarre and unnecessary speech is admittedly challenging. Was it his boasts about firing qualified military leaders? Or maybe his condemnation of diversity initiatives and climate change as “s---” that the military will no longer care about?.....

Maybe the lowest of the low points was Hegseth’s comment that seemed to open the door to a new attitude toward war crimes. “We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don’t fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country,” he declared. “No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement.”

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-09-30T13:06:31.204Z

In other words, Hegseth spent millions of taxpayer dollars to bring generals and admirals in from around the world so that he could treat them like a CPAC audience.

As for those in attendance who might’ve been uncomfortable with the secretary’s absurdities, he extended some advice to them, too. “If the words I’m speaking today are making your heart sink, then you should do the honorable thing and resign,” Hegseth said.

[Bayard]

83. trump's speech.....

[C Moon]

96. We'll see. I've lost faith and hope.

[IzzaNuDay]

97. possible military coup?

I bet that was on the minds of some in the audience!

[paulkienitz]

104. I always had a much better feeling about the officer corps than about any of the other loci of power

such as the cops, or the courts. I think they'll remember their oaths pretty well.

[soldierant]

137. Thaml you.

But I would add the senior NCOs are a force also, possiblty in some ways even more so than the general/flag officers. (Since NCO stands for Non-Commissioned Officer, you may have already been including them, but not everyone always does.)

[paulkienitz]

139. I don't know enough about NCO attitudes to have any hunch about them

[soldierant]

140. This photo of the Chief of Staff Army (silver hair matches the stars) with the

Sergeant Major of the Army (highest ranking enlisted) may give you a little of an idea.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220686401

[paulkienitz]

145. saw that... but his role is a special case, he hangs out with high officers all day

[soldierant]

149. Senior NCOs get there by getting promotions,

starting with the promotion from Private tp Private First Class. About the time they gt through Corporal and Sergeant to Staff Sergeant, part of their duties include liaison between people junior to them and officers. The higher up they go, the higher up the officers are, and the more junioe enlisted they are responsible to. I doubt whether there is a time when the needsof junior enlisted are not in their minds.

And no matter one's rank, one in the military shares the same two goals:
1. Accomplish the Mission
2. Attend to the welfare of the troops.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

107. They would have done the same if it were any other President

Protocol for them is non reaction to basically everything except for apolitical things. Especially if its on camera and during an event with elected officials.

[yankee87]

109. WWII Battleship

Bring back WWII battleships? Dementia DonOld only remembers pre 1980.

[Oeditpus Rex]

110. Silence doesn't seem to me like 'standing up to' The Felon

It's highly unusual as far as we know, perhaps even unprecedented. But, they need to follow it with some sort of action, such as a joint statement of their own.

[SKKY]

120. That was the definition of "agressive indifference".

And I think that's beautiful.

[B.See]

122. One can only HOPE integrity

still prevails.

[Turbineguy]

124. It was a brilliant speech!

It reminded everyone to hang with the Constitution and not to sign on with Droopy Diaper.

[ancianita]

125. Sure, they might follow orders. But after today, the US Military high command despises their CIC.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/opinion/trump-hegseth-generals-speech.html

[CentralMass]

127. Hegseth will personally will be giving lessons on how to goose-step

[Jilly_in_VA]

129. At least one reporter said they gave him the "death stare"

My husband is a Marine brat and says he has experienced said "death stare" personally from a colonel and would not wish to experience it from even ONE general, let alone a roomful of them.

[BidenRocks]

132. We salute out of mutual respect.

We stare because making eye contact is a distraction and a sign of weakness.

Are You Eye Fu****g Me?!

We learned quickly.

[ReRe]

134. The Generals' conduct today

is the first ray of hope that I've seen since Jan 20 2025. I hope they all have safe trips back to their stations.

[Upthevibe]

141. Kick. N/T

[LaMouffette]

143. I wish that Rump and Kegsbreath could be sent to bootcamp for one day and let the drill sergeants I had back in the day

have at them. Those brilliant, professional, and scary-as-hell men and women would have had them crying within one minute.

The sheer buffoonery on display yesterday was unprecedented and simply beyond belief. When Rump begged the generals to applaud for him, I gasped out loud. When he said they could do anything they wanted, even get up and leave, but if they did they would lose their rank, their future, I was stunned beyond words. The only thing more shocking to me is that Rump did not fire them all at that point, but wait, he is too much of a chicken shit to fire anyone in person, let alone a room full of military men and women, each of whom could easily kick his ass.

When will this national nightmare end.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

147. These officers are getting a special medal for yesterday

[roamer65]

150. He's practically begging for a very constitutional military "intervention".

The military can step in at some point via their oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution”.

[roamer65]

151. Richard Engel from 2016. Even more applicable now than back then.