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[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

Honestly, at this point it feels like there's two options.

A. There are members of the Secret Service who understandably do not want to let a fascist install a dictatorship in the U.S. and are kinda phoning it in.

B. He's replaced all of his Secret Service with incompetent sycophants and this is what it looks like when they're really trying.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago

It takes a lot of work and dedication to become Secret Service, I don't think many of them are outright incompetent.

I think it's A mixed with C: they're overworked and tired. It's probably pretty fuckin stressful to be on guard for a president like this whether they agree with him or not

[–] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 5 days ago

A seems unlikely. The secret service are cops and cops love fascism.

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

A golf course and an open-air rally are both security nightmares. Just think of the perimeter of a golf course you would need to secure, plus all of that land area with foliage. It's a private club, but members and guests are free to come and go. The Secret Service probably advised him against these things.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

With security like that, he's set to be kirked

[–] moshankey@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Why does one bring a gun to a golf course in the first place?

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 days ago

Never know when you need to pop a cap in a taco

[–] bobo1900@startrek.website 6 points 5 days ago

To defens themselves from president killers of course

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I always have mine on me. I’ve also been attacked before so it’s a very subjective reason

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

always? what's your pick for a shower pistol?

and your go-to for a hot tub gun?

when you go to the hospital and they put you in the shitty robe with no back, what's the gun solution then?

pfft, fucking amatuer. sniper teams in constant overwatch is the only real solution, with an ac130 specter on call for those hairy situations at the PTA meeting. what a tourist.

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Neat story. You have no clue what happened to me and I don’t really care if you don’t understand

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

naw man share your wisdom, what's the go-to for shitter duty? a sawed off for your log jams?

come on this is fun, what kind of sniper rifle do you bring to the drive in theater?

[–] lmdnw@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

of all the things, trump is quite afraid to be around guns and germs and alcohol. almost every other republican president /or candidate has used one before.