TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart When I look at any member of Trump’s inner circle, my first thought is “what was he thinking?” And therein lies the problem. Trump doesn’t think. Trump obviously selected his cabinet, leaders of various departments, and closest advisers based on how often they kiss his huge derriere, and their support for his fascist manifesto, Project 2025. Excluding the politicians who work in the Pentagon, if I were a member of any of our nation’s military forces, I would resign. Trump is a draft dodger who once called the courageous men buried in a French graveyard who lost their lives in WWI “suckers and fools,” asking the question, “what was in it for them,” cannot be allowed to claim the title of “Commander-in-Chief.” His choice for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, was a part-time Fox News personality. He was best known for his love of alcohol. His own mother described him as a sexual predator. He was forced to resign from his position as the leader of a charity servin...