commenter-thread Comments on Signal Controversy Over Houthi Strikes Deepens by John Puccio in reply to InMD 4 weeks ago to InMD Presidents have been appointing idiots to important cabinet positions for a very long time. That's not his problem. His problem is the needlessly doubling down by lying about the info not being classified and the refusal to just take an L, fire Waltz, and move on. This is an unforced error made far worse by the response which is now a contagion for the entire administration. The commenter archive features may be temporarily disabled at times.
Presidents have been appointing idiots to important cabinet positions for a very long time. That's not his problem.
His problem is the needlessly doubling down by lying about the info not being classified and the refusal to just take an L, fire Waltz, and move on.
This is an unforced error made far worse by the response which is now a contagion for the entire administration.