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BumRushDaShow

(144,186 posts)
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 03:09 PM Dec 14

Trump taps Truth Social CEO Nunes to lead intelligence board

Source: Reuters

December 14, 2024 2:40 PM EST Updated 11 min ago


WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday named ally Devin Nunes, a former U.S. lawmaker who now runs Trump's Truth Social social media platform, to serve as chairman of President's Intelligence Advisory Board.

Nunes, a longtime Trump defender who led the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee during part of Trump's first White House term, will remain Truth Social CEO while serving on the advisory panel, Trump said in a post on the platform.

As committee chair, Nunes alleged that the FBI had conspired against Trump during its investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections in which Trump defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

"Devin will draw on his experience as former Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and his key role in exposing the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, to provide me with independent assessments of the effectiveness and propriety of the U.S. Intelligence Community’s activities," Trump wrote.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-names-truth-social-ceo-nunes-lead-intelligence-advisory-board-2024-12-14/



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Trump taps Truth Social CEO Nunes to lead intelligence board (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Dec 14 OP
Jesus. underpants Dec 14 #1
LOL republianmushroom Dec 14 #2
Of-fucking-course he did. Dennis Donovan Dec 14 #3
Red Dawn Redux mahatmakanejeeves Dec 14 #4
Oxymoron headline. A dunce advising a dotard about intelligence. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 14 #5
Reminds me of George Carlin's joke about "military intelligence" ... ificandream Dec 14 #6
Fucking hell. There is no universe in which "Truth Social" and "intelligence" belong in the same sentence. Karasu Dec 14 #7
Holy Cow. The jokes just write themselves. Hekate Dec 14 #8
. . . Dem2theMax Dec 14 #9
It's BEYOND crystal clear... Montauk6 Dec 14 #10
No kidding. highplainsdem Dec 14 #13
"U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday..." SeattleVet Dec 14 #11
Nunes and intelligence are mutually exclusive. sinkingfeeling Dec 14 #12
Good Grief! One more unqualified appointment. No surprise there... Rhiannon12866 Dec 14 #14
Intelligence? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 14 #15
The hypersensitive lunatic is back wolfie001 Dec 14 #16
Intelligence? Mz Pip Dec 14 #17
Got milk? cstanleytech Dec 15 #18
If Trump selects someone The Wizard Dec 15 #19
Who will mind the store at Truth Social? tetedur Dec 15 #20

mahatmakanejeeves

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4. Red Dawn Redux
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 03:16 PM
Dec 14

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ificandream

(10,745 posts)
6. Reminds me of George Carlin's joke about "military intelligence" ...
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 03:27 PM
Dec 14

... Just substitute Nunes for "military".

Karasu

(368 posts)
7. Fucking hell. There is no universe in which "Truth Social" and "intelligence" belong in the same sentence.
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 03:43 PM
Dec 14

This is absolutely Project 2025 "fuck the government so badly no one can do their job" shit. This country is legitimizing political sabotage and the media is just playing along, as always.

Dem2theMax

(10,405 posts)
9. . . .
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 04:04 PM
Dec 14


Devin Nunes? Intelligence advisory board?



Devin Nunes' cow, on xitter, yes.
That cow is highly intelligent!

But the actual Devin Nunes?

Montauk6

(8,766 posts)
10. It's BEYOND crystal clear...
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 04:05 PM
Dec 14

When they're in a huddle making these cabinet picks, the question is not "Who is best qualified for such-and-such?" but "OK!!! (rubbing palms together furiously)... Who's gonna piss off the s**tlib woke mob the most?"

SeattleVet

(5,598 posts)
11. "U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday..."
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 04:11 PM
Dec 14

Hey, Reuters - he's not POTUS yet. We still have a little over a month reprieve before *that* disaster.

How about going with something like "convicted felon, adjudicated sexual abuser, and President-elect"?

The Wizard

(12,937 posts)
19. If Trump selects someone
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:17 AM
Dec 15

it's because he has them compromised. Before he hires anyone he has private investigators to dig up damaging information on them. If there is no damaging info Trump throws them under the bus. The real losers and suckers are not the military, but rather the Trump ass kissing sycophants who believe Trump's dissembling. Once they buy into the Trump bullshit they're forever slaves in MAGA world.

tetedur

(1,097 posts)
20. Who will mind the store at Truth Social?
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 07:43 AM
Dec 15

I guess he will have time for both.

Kash Patel and Linda McMahon are also on the board of directors at Truth Social.

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