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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,957 posts)
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 09:46 PM 13 hrs ago

Retired general: Trump 'an absolutely terrible commander in chief'

A retired U.S. general slammed President Trump on Tuesday for being an “absolutely terrible commander in chief” after Trump threatened Iran’s “whole civilization” ahead of his deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and negotiate a peace agreement.

CNN’s Kate Bolduan asked Brig. Gen. Steve Anderson about his reaction to Trump’s heightened rhetoric. The president was doubling down on an earlier warning to Iran after giving them until 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday to agree to a deal.

“Well, we already knew that Donald Trump was a pretty bad president, but now we know that he’s an absolutely terrible commander in chief as well,” he answered. “I mean, he continues to vacillate –– offers contradictory messaging about what’s going on and does he support the Iranian people? Does he not? Does he support regime change? Does he not? Are the allies with us? Does he need them? It goes on and on and on.”

“This guy is just not competent in terms of leading this force,” Anderson continued. “He has not set clear objectives, clear definable objectives, that the military can truly execute.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/retired-general-trump-absolutely-terrible-185903462.html

He's a terrible human being also.

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Retired general: Trump 'an absolutely terrible commander in chief' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 13 hrs ago OP
Who in their right mind would ever think a 5-time draft dodger could be a successful commander in chief? dlk 13 hrs ago #1
To the right-wing lurkers out there reading this thread: Vogon_Glory 13 hrs ago #2

dlk

(13,264 posts)
1. Who in their right mind would ever think a 5-time draft dodger could be a successful commander in chief?
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 09:58 PM
13 hrs ago

Seriously, what are people thinking?

Vogon_Glory

(10,304 posts)
2. To the right-wing lurkers out there reading this thread:
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 10:14 PM
13 hrs ago

Hey, guys! We “libs” didn’t vote for Kamala just because she had a pretty face and supported abortion rights. We voted for Kamala because we knew that Donald John had been a terrible president the first time around and because we KNDW he’d be a terrible Commander in Chief if things really turned serious. We chose to put the needs of the USA, our country, ahead of “sticking it to the libs.”

Can you say the same?

I doubt it.

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