Orbán is out in Hungary and talks have failed to end the war in Iran – ill-fated road trip has been setback for MAGA aims

  • Almacca@aussie.zone
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    21 hours ago

    I get the feeling this guy was only taken on as VP to make Trump seem competent in comparison.

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      20 hours ago

      Close enough. He was actually taken on as a favour to Peter Thiel. So he’s exactly as competent as you’d expect the personal toady of a billionaire libertarian tech bro to be.

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        17 hours ago

        I does boggle the mind that they could find someone even less competent than Trump, but he isn’t even remotely likeable, either. Every time I hear him speak, I cringe in second-hand embarrassment at his flailing attempts at trying to back up Trumps lies, but only briefly before I’m yelling at my screen for him to shut the fuck up.

        I reckon they send him in when they want negotiations to fail. They surely can’t expect him to know what he’s doing.

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      18 hours ago

      Also picked because he will never sign off on invoking the 25th amendment and will not faithfully oversee the counting of electors in 2029