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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(126,609 posts) Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:22 PM Jun 11

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.

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Trump's top general just undercut his 'invasion' claims (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 11 OP

Hey, Lt Gen Caine, it's for you: Leghorn21 Jun 11 #1

Not to mention BaronChocula Jun 11 #10

Time to plan the retirement party, General The Blue Flower Jun 11 #2

The invasion is in dingbat's mind! Delusional!! bucolic_frolic Jun 11 #3

weasel words - foreign state sponsored nt msongs Jun 11 #4

She'll be out by the end of the week with an dishonorable discharge kimbutgar Jun 11 #5

They can't handle the truth. Martin68 Jun 11 #6

Optics Iamscrewed Jun 11 #7

according to a few of the posters around here NJCher Jun 11 #9

Defenestration... in... 3... 2... 1........ BurnDoubt Jun 11 #8

There is definitely hildegaard28 Jun 11 #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 Jun 12 #12

Leghorn21

(13,934 posts)

1. Hey, Lt Gen Caine, it's for you:

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:28 PM

Jun 11

BaronChocula

(3,045 posts)

10. Not to mention

Reply to Leghorn21 (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 11:00 PM

Jun 11

The Blue Flower

(6,037 posts)

2. Time to plan the retirement party, General

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:38 PM

Jun 11

No one, but no one, disagrees with the king.

bucolic_frolic

(51,635 posts)

3. The invasion is in dingbat's mind! Delusional!!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:38 PM

Jun 11

"Reality is what I say it is!!!"

msongs

(71,888 posts)

4. weasel words - foreign state sponsored nt

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 09:05 PM

Jun 11

kimbutgar

(25,681 posts)

5. She'll be out by the end of the week with an dishonorable discharge

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 09:31 PM

Jun 11

Martin68

(26,241 posts)

6. They can't handle the truth.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 10:15 PM

Jun 11

Iamscrewed

(486 posts)

7. Optics

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 10:30 PM

Jun 11

When was the last time this administration told the truth.

NJCher

(40,851 posts)

9. according to a few of the posters around here

Reply to Iamscrewed (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 10:59 PM

Jun 11

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.