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turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 05:10 PM Jul 2019

Trump's been quietly shutting down defense programs that protect Americans from terrorism

By Mike Stankiewicz -
July 19, 2019

The cuts were reportedly made without a thorough review of the potential risks to national security.

The Trump administration quietly canceled several important national security programs, which were created after 9/11 to help protect Americans from weapons of mass destruction.

More than 30 current and former Department of Homeland Security employees said they did not know why the Trump administration stopped the programs. The employees warned the cuts could hinder the agency's ability to respond to a nuclear attack, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The programs cut over the past two years include training exercises for dealing with weapons of mass destruction at the state and local level. Another initiative that worked with foreign governments to prevent the smuggling of nuclear materials was also abandoned.

The cuts were reportedly made without a thorough review of the potential risks to national security.

Additionally, more than 100 scientists and nuclear experts have been reassigned or have left the Department of Homeland Security, hurting the agency’s ability to protect Americans.

https://shareblue.com/trump-shutting-down-defense-programs-protect-americans-terrorism/


And the asshole goes on a trip to spew and encourage his racists event, with paid trolls yelling "send her back" . Then the nest day he is at the white house next day and is pissed off that he is getting blow back and says that she and others are not patriots, while this asshole has his lackey dismantling national security programs that detect WMD's ......................fucking traitors....................

And then McDonnell refuses to answer some questions.....................

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-07-17/times-investigation-homeland-security-gutted-programs-aimed-at-stopping-wmd-terrorism

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Trump's been quietly shutting down defense programs that protect Americans from terrorism (Original Post) turbinetree Jul 2019 OP
In other late-breaking news, the sprinkler system in the Reichstag has been turned off. Girard442 Jul 2019 #1
! FiveGoodMen Jul 2019 #4
Six months ago trev Jul 2019 #2
Don't have a real problem cutting some Homeland Security or Military programs. Hoyt Jul 2019 #3
He's probably going to run to Russia after he's out of office and tell Putin to nuke the U.S. chowder66 Jul 2019 #5
Today's republicans: "Russia is our friend". keithbvadu2 Jul 2019 #6

trev

(1,480 posts)
2. Six months ago
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 05:19 PM
Jul 2019

he compromised a SEAL Team mission in Afghanistan so he could have a Look at Me! photo op.

He's never been a patriot.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
3. Don't have a real problem cutting some Homeland Security or Military programs.
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 05:27 PM
Jul 2019

If there is some convincing evidence that the cuts really compromise our security, that’s different.

chowder66

(9,070 posts)
5. He's probably going to run to Russia after he's out of office and tell Putin to nuke the U.S.
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 08:14 PM
Jul 2019

Of course I'm joking......or Am I?

keithbvadu2

(36,806 posts)
6. Today's republicans: "Russia is our friend".
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 11:04 PM
Jul 2019

Today's republicans: "Russia is our friend".

"... retired Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis said in May 2015 that among world threats “in the near term, I think the most dangerous might be Russia.”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/6/donald-trump-james-mattis-differ-on-vladimir-putin/

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