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Miles Archer

(23,131 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2026, 02:24 PM Monday

Trump blames Hegseth for starting his war: ""Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up. You said, 'Let's do it.'" [View all]

Aaron Rupar

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Trump blames Hegseth for the war: "Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up. You said, 'Let's do it.'"

Trump blames Hegseth for the war: "Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up. You said, 'Let's do it.'"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-23T16:58:01.191Z

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Trump blames Hegseth for starting his war: ""Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up. You said, 'Let's do it.'" [View all] Miles Archer Monday OP

LOL, here they come, Pete! tanyev Monday #1

Hegseth isn't the President JI7 Monday #2

Trump missed that subtle distinction Miles Archer Monday #9

It's starting to get crowded under that bus. patphil Monday #3

Sec Hegseth, sarisataka Monday #4

Pete & trmp have a bloodlust spanone Monday #5

The buck stops with thee, not me. cloudbase Monday #6

😔 MustLoveBeagles Monday #7

The Bucks stop here... lame54 Monday #19

But the bus doesn't stop fargone Monday #34

Trump agrees! eggplant Monday #40

Whiskey Pete will not go quietly. gab13by13 Monday #8

They won't pay him off. LuvLoogie Monday #26

Oh, I don't know. donny two scoops has some. . .shall we say interesting. . niyad Monday #35

Can we all agree that a President who doesn't take responsibility for his decisions Baitball Blogger Monday #10

Because he thinks he can get away with everything, he thinks he can get away with this. Miles Archer Monday #11

What does not getting away with it look like... lame54 Monday #20

Unless he gets impeached or heads off to his dirt nap before January 20, 2029, we have him for another 1033 days Miles Archer Monday #23

If only we had known moonscape Monday #16

if Tulsi Gabbard is to be believed she stated at a House hearing agingdem Monday #12

Exactly. And what I keep saying. B.See Monday #42

LOL. So predictable. City Lights Monday #13

So long, Pete Amethyst Ring Monday #14

;-{) Used Florsheims Anyone? Goonch Monday #15

He pre-emptively blamed Iranian opposition forces in his initial speech announcing this aggression. David__77 Monday #17

When all else fails, blame someone else. Every damned time. Torchlight Monday #18

Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Stupid Wars William Seger Monday #21

I think that le merde Mme. Defarge Monday #22

Well, I'll be damned. I thought Bibi said it first. Efilroft Sul Monday #24

Party of personal responsibility n/t hibbing Monday #25

War criminal yankee87 Monday #27

USA Losing This War Will Be Trump's Fault. Tertullian Monday #28

The buck stops anywhere but here. Lucky Luciano Monday #29

We're not all that stupid, Don. Squaredeal Monday #30

Dont we just all hate his dam guts !!!!! Trueblue1968 Monday #31

2 delusional psychopaths walk into a bar. barbtries Monday #32

Worst administration ever! Initech Monday #33

Considering he was shouting "I hate Muslims" out of a car in Cuyahoga Falls OH and has the Christo Fascist tattoos... Evolve Dammit Monday #36

WAPO says they've given up on regime change and de-nuclearization SamuelTheThird Monday #37

+1. And the Strait of Hormuz was open before the war dalton99a Monday #39

These supposed talks started last night? Ohioboy Monday #38

I couldn't copy and paste successfully pattyloutwo Monday #41

Here it is ... cliffside Tuesday #43