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leftstreet

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4. Narcissists always choose the incompetent

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 01:29 PM

16 hrs ago

They CANNOT have someone outshine them. They NEED to see them fail, so they'll look better

That's all they care about

Not one of his cabinet or appointees could manage a swing shift at Pizza Hut

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Imagine that you're so desperate for a Secretary of Defense that you pick a drunken lowlife [View all] milestogo 16 hrs ago OP

It's my contention that all his cabinet selections EYESORE 9001 16 hrs ago #1

NAILED IT! GiqueCee 16 hrs ago #2

That, and the ones who will get more press/air time need to look pleasing to the casting director Trump, Attilatheblond 16 hrs ago #6

His Cabinet was selected by criteria of maximal incompetence and publicly embarrassing RockRaven 16 hrs ago #3

Narcissists always choose the incompetent leftstreet 16 hrs ago #4

They knew exactly what they were getting....a YES MAN. spanone 16 hrs ago #5