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thesquanderer

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19. I'm not saying Trump isn't a misogynist, but I just don't think it's very relevant in this case.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #14)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:55 PM

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He even gave her another job. (That hasn't typically been the case when he's gotten rid of people.)

And sure, she had access to more $$$ than Patel, but that doesn't change the fact that she wasted more money than he did. The person who steals $50k is going to get in more trouble than the person who steals $50, even if the only reason that the latter guy didn't steal more is that he didn't have the opportunity.

But all that ignores the main point of my comment, the part that came after the word "moreoever." In the end, it's not about what they do, it's about how what they do affects HIM. And *that's* where Noem really screwed up, that's what cost her the gig. Not the corruption itself.

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Fed-up Republicans may soon 'punish' another Trump Cabinet member: report [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 7 OP

Yep. Meanwhile Patel parties on. Raven123 Mar 7 #1

and Kegseth Skittles Mar 7 #2

a.k.a. Pete Hogshit peppertree Mar 7 #23

Bondi is tricky PuraVidaDreamin Mar 7 #3

Since she has already been confirmed BumRushDaShow Mar 7 #8

Ambassador, perhaps? Argentine right-wingers like her (particularly those of Italian descent) peppertree Mar 7 #25

Do they get a nice severance pay when they are fired? IcyPeas Mar 7 #4

Not if fired for cause. Old Crank Mar 7 #16

Impeach Chump ... and get them ALL OUT ... make it a full sweep FakeNoose Mar 7 #5

MAGA's male cabinet secretaries need to go too IronLionZion Mar 7 #6

Handling of Epstein files? That's not a bug, Republicans. That's a "feature". paleotn Mar 7 #7

I don't see a male/female difference here. thesquanderer Mar 7 #9

No "difference" in their BEHAVIOR in their jobs BumRushDaShow Mar 7 #11

I was indeed talking about how Trump handles them. I think he is an equal opportunity dismisser. thesquanderer Mar 7 #12

"You describe his actions as "almost" as egregious (so, not quite as much)" BumRushDaShow Mar 7 #14

I'm not saying Trump isn't a misogynist, but I just don't think it's very relevant in this case. thesquanderer Mar 7 #19

As I wrote further downthread BumRushDaShow Mar 7 #20

re: "These are things that have affected HIM (i.e., most particularly the tariffs loss), yet they are still there" thesquanderer Mar 7 #21

"Trump personally advocated for tariffs." BumRushDaShow Mar 7 #22

Sadly nwduke Mar 7 #10

It is not really "female purge." We do not run a country by former beauty queens. question everything Mar 7 #13

45 likes his "trophy" (fill in blank - wives, agency heads, etc) BumRushDaShow Mar 7 #15

"All the best people." SergeStorms Mar 7 #17

Get rid of the women. Keep the men. yardwork Mar 7 #18

President Obama looked for competence in his female appointments; Trump looks for blond hair and a worshipping artemisia1 Mar 7 #24