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riversedge

(77,159 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:42 PM Jul 22

Kristi Noem put 22-year-old Thomas Fugate in charge of a unit fighting domestic terrorism. He had no experience--having o [View all]

I have never seen an explanation for Noem giving him the high powered job.

Kristi Noem put 22-year-old Thomas Fugate in charge of a unit fighting domestic terrorism. He had no experience—having only worked as a gardener and a grocery store clerk. Now, Fugate has been publicly downgraded by his own department to a low-level staffer.

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Kristi Noem put 22-year-old Thomas Fugate in charge of a unit fighting domestic terrorism. He had no experience--having o [View all] riversedge Jul 22 OP

lol creon Jul 22 #1

10,000% he's either a spy or the son of a spy. Initech Jul 22 #2

The 22yr old was probably the only one who MrWowWow Jul 22 #3

More info here, in case you don't do X: Ocelot II Jul 22 #4

Thank you. Some of us avoid the X Attilatheblond Jul 22 #8

Some 22 year olds look like they're barely out of high school. tanyev Jul 22 #5

Regardless of his demotion, he's still in over his head. Probatim Jul 22 #6

Did he fail to relieve Cos Play Princess's stress on demand? Attilatheblond Jul 22 #7

But he passed the Civil Service exam. Norrrm Jul 23 #9

YEP DoBW Jul 23 #11

Does he keep the same markodochartaigh Jul 23 #10

Maybe it was to keep him quiet fujiyamasan Jul 23 #12

He worshipped trump Demovictory9 Jul 23 #13

Did she rename him Fido, Rover, or Fluffy? Ping Tung Jul 23 #14

I guess he was lucky he wasn't taken to the quarry fujiyamasan Jul 23 #15