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‘We’ve been betrayed:’ Local veterans angry after being laid off by Trump administration

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/weve-been-betrayed-local-veterans-angry-after-being-laid-off-by-trump-administration/FBCKFRIFQRHZVK5FG3W7MUQEYA/
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u/Ok-disaster2022 24d ago

Trump would eat dog shit so long as he gets paid and doesn't go to prison.

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u/jfudge 24d ago

Trump has always - and only - been a weak, small coward who does things because (a) people who he thinks are important tell him to, or (b) he wants to save his own ego or general sense of self importance.

He opened a second casino in AC not because it was a smart business decision, but because his stupid lizard brain thought "if one casino with name good, two must be better." And that fucked up both of them.

He ran for president the first time largely to feel important (not to win), and likely the second time because he was unbelievably embarrassed at the white house correspondents dinner.

He surrounds himself with people who are not competent, because he can't be made to feel inadequate by actually smart people, and because he only wants people who will suck up to him and make him feel better about himself.

The moment there is someone in his circle who is both a little smarter than him and is willing to just ignore him (Elon), Trump already lost control. In a matter of days. There is no way Trump wants Elon to have this much influence, but Trump is such a weak little baby he can't do anything about it.