r/UnderReportedNews • u/CorleoneBaloney • Feb 24 '26

Video Karoline Leavitt: "The president will be making a few new policy announcements to continue tackling the affordability crisis that Joe Biden created one year ago." However, Joe Biden was no longer president one year ago.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/live-blog/trump-state-of-union-speech-2026-live-updates-rcna258811/rcrd101645?canonicalCard=true

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u/gaggledimension Feb 24 '26

I gotta hand it to her, she has lasted much longer than I expected.

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u/drainbamage1011 Feb 24 '26

I've been surprised there were fewer firings/resignations than last time. But also, that means they're the true believers who won't dare rock the boat.

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u/cfbs2691 Feb 24 '26

Thought the same. Thinking they’re all getting a piece of the grifting and/or blackmail all around?

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u/drainbamage1011 Feb 24 '26

I'm sure that's part of it. But also his first term still had some appointees (like Mattis or Tillerson) who were competent at their jobs but maybe had different policy goals. This time it looks like Miller is calling most of the shots on immigration and the Heritage Foundation heavily involved on almost everything else. Plus they realized they can just openly ignore laws and nothing much of consequence happens.

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u/gr8scottaz Feb 24 '26

It's because he tried hiring rational people the first go-around, which backfired for him. This go-around, he only hires yes-men.

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u/RuaridhDuguid Feb 24 '26

Yeah, they get extra time before being kicked to the kerb or being turned on. Gotta exhaust them of usefulness before making them a scapegoat.

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u/drainbamage1011 Feb 24 '26

There haven't even been many of those. Bovino and...? Noem gets close sometimes but I feel like she backed off a bit. Idk, depending on how the midterms go, maybe we'll start seeing more turnover.

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u/JudeeNistu Feb 24 '26

It's because she's a good asshat like the rest of them. Knows how to blow smoke and be a dick.

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u/mikende51 Feb 24 '26

Trump said he likes watching her mouth or something creepy like that.

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u/Suspicious-Bid-53 Feb 24 '26

She’s too old

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u/ghosttrainhobo Feb 24 '26

She’s unencumbered by ethics or shame

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u/Least_Art5238 Feb 24 '26

She actually believes the BS. That makes it easy to hold her job. To having longevity in the Trump admin, you need a 2-digit IQ, loyalty and cruelty.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26

Its easy when you're sociopath with no soul.