"It’s difficult to select one of Trump’s Cabinet members as the stupidest. But Pete Hegseth stands out for sheer boneheaded ignorance.

Pray for America and the world."

~ Robert Reich

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism #ignorance #BonheadedIgnorance
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robertreich.substack.com/p/tru…

Trump’s Stupidest Cabinet Member

A hard call, but there’s a clear winner

^{Robert Reich}

"It turns out that Trump’s 'feeling' he could pull it off was baseless, perhaps a function of untreated malignant narcissism."

~ Jennifer Rubin

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism
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contrariannews.org/p/trumps-wa…

Trump’s War is the Worst Conceived in American History

Ignoring experts comes at a steep price

^{Jennifer Rubin (The Contrarian)}

"This very stupid man in the White House decided to make a public show of his contempt toward a historic ally who acted in the interests of his own nation."

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism
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"This is a very stupid man who imagines he can—not just bully enemies as military strategy—but abuse allies and they’ll keep coming back for more.

Consider: Poor Donald Trump got a no from the UK’s Kier Starmer about joining the initial strikes on Iran and hesitated sending aircraft carriers to the region."

Steven Beschloss

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism
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americaamerica.news/p/the-stup…

The Stupidity of a Bully

When you abuse people and countries, they are unlikely to come running to help you

^{Steven Beschloss (America, America)}

"There are many ways a country can decline. It can become poorer and weaker or lose its alliances or its technological edge.

But there is another, more insidious form of decline: a country can become stupider.

That is what has happened to American policymaking under Donald Trump."

~ Julie Roginsky

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism
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saltypolitics.substack.com/p/t…

The Stupidification of American Policy

There is no plan -- just Trump's "gut"

^{Julie Roginsky (Salty Politics with Julie Roginsky)}