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KTB2025

(44 posts) Thu Aug 21, 2025, 09:08 PM Aug 21

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He was named for a 19th century white supremacist...

And Trump put him in charge of the civil rights office at Department of Homeland Security.

Guess how well that is going?

Meet John Troup Calhoun Hemenway. He also helped write Project 2025 and runs a slush fund that pays legal costs for Trumpers who tried to steal the 2020 election.

Come learn more! Our post about Troup just went live!

https://ktb2025.substack.com/p/far-more-zeal-than-intellect

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He was named for a 19th century white supremacist... (Original Post) KTB2025 Aug 21 OP

Thought you meant Forrest Gump lame54 Aug 21 #1

Well, they are more or less the same... KTB2025 Aug 21 #2

And yet, I know why/how my wife and I named our son. Igel Aug 21 #3

Looks like a nice steady chap canetoad Friday #4

Looked just as demented in real life, too KTB2025 Friday #5

lame54

(38,316 posts)

1. Thought you meant Forrest Gump

Reply to KTB2025 (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 09:28 PM

Aug 21

KTB2025

(44 posts)

2. Well, they are more or less the same...

Reply to lame54 (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 09:42 PM

Aug 21

More seriously, a little background info on John C. Calhoun: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Calhoun

Igel

(37,072 posts)

3. And yet, I know why/how my wife and I named our son.

Reply to KTB2025 (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 10:33 PM

Aug 21

He had 0% input at the time.

In fact, he's never asked me why he got the name he has. (His mother hasn't said if she has been asked.)

canetoad

(19,360 posts)

4. Looks like a nice steady chap

Reply to KTB2025 (Original post)

Fri Aug 22, 2025, 01:38 AM

Friday

KTB2025

(44 posts)

5. Looked just as demented in real life, too

Reply to canetoad (Reply #4)

Fri Aug 22, 2025, 09:27 AM

Friday

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