Can the US fight a war with a jerk as secretary of defense?

Trump is really in a fix. He wants to come on as the guy with all the cards. He has no cards. He has been at war with the Pentagon on day one. He berated and fired all the generals. The Commander-in-Chief and the US military is out of sync. There are no battle-ready forces assembled for war. Trump billed himself as a deal maker.

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Kwek00 · 41-45, M

Trump billed himself as a deal maker.

This is what he said in 2025:

... about a deal he made in 2019-2020 ... after calling it:

America’s great USMCA Trade Bill is looking good. It will be the best and most important trade deal ever made by the USA. Good for everybody - Farmers, Manufacturers, Energy, Unions - tremendous support. Importantly, we will finally end our Country’s worst Trade Deal, NAFTA!

SOURCE: https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1204408551034228737

So yeah... That's your savior right there. 😅

sree251 · 41-45, M

@Kwek00

So yeah... That's your savior right there.

Why do you say he is my savior?

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@sree251 Wasn't he going to save the country from all the ills it was having? I'm pretty sure he said: "only I can fix it".

sree251 · 41-45, M

@Kwek00

Wasn't he going to save the country from all the ills it was having? I'm pretty sure he said: "only I can fix it".

He did say it. Kamala said nothing.

Kwek00 · 41-45, M

@sree251 What does that even imply Sree? That politicians need to come out and tell you fairytales to comfort you. And that you as a citizen, just need to vote for the person that promises you the world even though there is no reasonable way that person will ever deliver?