I doubt that he’s being fired for incompetence. For one, he was clearly never hired for competence. He was hired for being a familiar face and a sycophant like all the others. For another, he’s far from the only incompetent and embarassing cabinet member in the regime. I think Pete got a bit too big for his britches for Trump. He’s the only one in the administration that I think could actually get a fair amount of the MAGA cult to follow him personally after Trump’s demise and would have been in a prime position to attempt a coup on Vance if and when that happens. Trump likely doesnt give a shit what happens after he’s bounced from this plane of existence, but he might see Hegseth as a threat sooner rather than later.
A bit of both I’d say - the way the article characterizes it, and you.
I’m wondering if Trump is now at that stage (of senility) where straighter heads have it easier to steer him, or make better decisions in his name. Where people don’t obey him whenever he shouts “You’re fired!”, or he doesn’t do it so much anymore.
In any case, watching the MAGA monster baby grow up into a fully grown tyranny is pretty terrifying.
I doubt that he’s being fired for incompetence. For one, he was clearly never hired for competence. He was hired for being a familiar face and a sycophant like all the others. For another, he’s far from the only incompetent and embarassing cabinet member in the regime. I think Pete got a bit too big for his britches for Trump. He’s the only one in the administration that I think could actually get a fair amount of the MAGA cult to follow him personally after Trump’s demise and would have been in a prime position to attempt a coup on Vance if and when that happens. Trump likely doesnt give a shit what happens after he’s bounced from this plane of existence, but he might see Hegseth as a threat sooner rather than later.
We are at the point where trying to look at things through the lens of competence vs. incompetence is just the wrong paradigm
A bit of both I’d say - the way the article characterizes it, and you.
I’m wondering if Trump is now at that stage (of senility) where straighter heads have it easier to steer him, or make better decisions in his name. Where people don’t obey him whenever he shouts “You’re fired!”, or he doesn’t do it so much anymore.
In any case, watching the MAGA monster baby grow up into a fully grown tyranny is pretty terrifying.