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It's fascinating to see the difference in coverage.

• JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > the difference in coverage Because there was a difference in conduct. Obama consulted "lawyers and the Secret Service," "agreed to strict rules" and "use[d] a specially made device...approved by national security officials." Hegseth yelled YOLO before effectively tweeting target co-ordinates for our warbirds.
  • darkerside 2y ago
    It's fascinating to see the victim mentality on behalf of those who really don't need it
  • yubblegum 2y ago
    > "lawyers and the Secret Service," Yeah, but that bit about "handlers" of the President of the United States could also be a data point here. That term is usually used in conjunction with 'asset'.
    • PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago
      That term is widely used in multiple contexts.
    • mrguyorama 2y ago
      The President is supposed to be "an asset". An asset of the USA. They are subservient to an institution, despite being granted certain powers and authority. Nixon once said "If the President does it, it's not illegal", despite that being just nowhere to be found in the Constitution in any form, yet that statement caused a bunch of right wing think tanks and policy institutions and voters to agree so wholeheartedly that they spent 70 years ensuring it would become reality. Significant portions of the Republican party have been trying to make the US a monarchy again for decades.