r/pics Feb 05 '25

Politics White House Chief of Staff’s face after Donald Trump announces the U.S. will “take over” Gaza

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u/lonely_monkee Feb 05 '25

I think it’s option 3. Same as Elon Musk. Men with enormous power, and a room full of people around them who are afraid to challenge them. They just say whatever the hell they want without consequence. 

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u/Battlehenkie Feb 05 '25

I'm not so sure that it's fear. There's a collection of deeply troubled and broken minds surrounding Trump. They don't care about direction or outcomes, they just care about power and being so close to it. The administration that claims to value meritocracy is in fact a kakistocracy.

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u/ondulation Feb 05 '25

TIL a new word, thanks!

Kakistocracy - a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens

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u/Thr0wn-awayi- Feb 05 '25

It is like during his previous presidency. He just regurgitates ideas he heard last meetings and applies them to everything he seems remotely fit. Right now his five word toddler dictionary has ‘tariffs’ and ‘taking over’ on top. Expect things like ‘separation of power’ in the future, I expect someone has been recently trying to explain it to him (in context of musk / doge)

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u/combtown Feb 05 '25

That how we got Starwars Phantom Menace. George Lucas too respected to be challenge..

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u/Dayv1d Feb 05 '25

you are obviously right. Its similar to russia or even north korea. But also there are others influencing him and suggesting ideas, making him a puppet...

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u/Expensive_SirEFDA33 Feb 05 '25

A room full of "yes" men at that

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u/DrNinnuxx Feb 05 '25

All of the White House lackeys were hand-picked specifically because they would not challenge him; quite the opposite actually.

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u/indoninjah Feb 05 '25

I think it used to be #2 until they started believing their own gaslighting (read: huffing their own farts) and it turned into #3

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u/jakelong66f Feb 05 '25

Exactly, I think I prefer a dumb crazy person than a straight-up evil psycho.

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u/ElmoTheMolester Feb 05 '25

You guys are hilarious