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[–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

The only thing this does it show his other loyalist that being loyal and doing everything they tell you to do won't mean you keep your position.

Even though he's likely going to still get paid or given some stocks or trump coins or something instead of being held accountable, it's still an act that will clearly shows that trump will not stand by you when you get in trouble for following his orders.

His lackys are already bickering and at each other. This will fuel the fire.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 5 points 15 hours ago

Nah. They sent him home to retire. Kind of like an extreme version of suspended, but with full pay.

[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

They just cycled a key figure out of public view. This is PR strategy - when criticism against a particular organization or any of its key figure(s) reaches a certain point, replace some key figures.

Tr;dr: the frogs in the pot all cheer as the cook is replaced and their replacement turns down the hob a touch.

People tend to see key figures as representative of entire organizations, e.g., there are so many people who see removing Trump as being a solution despite him being a clear symptom of the problem. Letting some take a fall is a PR win grab bag: many people interpret the "punishment" of a few people as being applied to the whole organization and it suggests reform and atonement without actually changing anything substantial. Then the new figures start and optionally say they're changing strategies for future improvement - "it'll work but it takes time, just trust me bro."

As long as this round of musical chairs tells a story that enough critics want to hear, enough mounting critical pressure is reduced enough for the cycle to continue a bit longer.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Who will represent the Hitler Youth at ICE?

[–] Curious_Canid@piefed.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trump has always been happy to throw underlings under the bus. Nothing will change until Trump and those directly under him are replaced.

Literally Putin tactics

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago

Bad title. He's still employed, he was just removed from the public. They're waiting out his upcoming retirement.

Man should be in prison, not a cushy desk job

[–] whitecollarcry@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago
[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 days ago

I hope someone holds a grudge and he's hunted down.

[–] Hathaway@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

He did not. Unfortunately.

[–] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This asshole is going to retire with full benefits.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmynal.space 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He's the face of ICE, surely the benefits start to mean less when every work9ng class person can't wait to spit in your food.

[–] Neon_Carnivore@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bovino is gonna be eating pubic hair for the rest of his life.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Going for that elective tonsillectomy?

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

A number of ICE agents may also be redeployed/withdrawn. But he's being replaced by the guy who came up with Trumps immigration policy... 😳 What to know about Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, as he heads to Minneapolis

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

Until he loses his life, it means nothing

[–] 1orangecat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

He is going retire out to Venuzula or Argentina and grow a funny mustache.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] HalfAFrisbee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

We should take everything thing he has from him until he kills himself.

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Someone needs to make renderings of his face with hair. You know, for the future.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He was fired for getting caught.

[–] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No, He was fired because he said that Pretti’s Second Amendment rights were invalid. MAGA can justify any amount of murder, but you start saying that people can’t carry guns and you’re going to lose support.

They were losing the base, so they turn on him and Noem and then they can pretend that anything bad was down to those two and the base can go back to fully supporting the administration and ICE

[–] pimpampoom@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Don’t they have death sentence in that hell of a country?