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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(124,353 posts)
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:22 PM Wednesday

Trump's top general just undercut his 'invasion' claims

Source: CNN

One of the problems with making a series of brazen and hyperbolic claims is that it can be hard to keep everyone on your team on the same page.

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At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine acknowledged that the United States isn’t currently facing such a threat.

“I think at this point in time, I don’t see any foreign state-sponsored folks invading,” Caine said in response to Democratic questioning.

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But the administration has said – repeatedly and in court – that it has been.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-top-general-just-undercut-225201648.html



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Trump's top general just undercut his 'invasion' claims (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday OP
Hey, Lt Gen Caine, it's for you: Leghorn21 Wednesday #1
Not to mention BaronChocula Wednesday #10
Time to plan the retirement party, General The Blue Flower Wednesday #2
The invasion is in dingbat's mind! Delusional!! bucolic_frolic Wednesday #3
weasel words - foreign state sponsored nt msongs Wednesday #4
She'll be out by the end of the week with an dishonorable discharge kimbutgar Wednesday #5
They can't handle the truth. Martin68 Wednesday #6
Optics Iamscrewed Wednesday #7
according to a few of the posters around here NJCher Wednesday #9
Defenestration... in... 3... 2... 1........ BurnDoubt Wednesday #8
There is definitely hildegaard28 Wednesday #11
in other news: DOD is no longer hiring retired Generals and are asking those still on payroll to pack up their stuff. nt Javaman Yesterday #12

NJCher

(40,324 posts)
9. according to a few of the posters around here
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 10:59 PM
Wednesday

trump told the truth when said he won the election.

Yep. Only time he ever told the truth, and that was when he won the last election. Look on this thread and you will see who they are.

And oh, btw, tonight at the Kennedy Center he said he cut the deficit in half in two and a half months.



Javaman

(64,044 posts)
12. in other news: DOD is no longer hiring retired Generals and are asking those still on payroll to pack up their stuff. nt
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 07:33 AM
Yesterday
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