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Crunchy Frog

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23. Thinking is anathema to that bunch. Trump believes that he just has to issue and order and

Reply to hatrack (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:46 PM

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everything will happen as he wants. Little Marco probably understands that's not the case, but he knows he'll be sidelined if he says anything.

Main difference between 1.0 and 2.0 is that 1st term he really didn't have a choice but to have career personnel working for him, and they put the brakes on a lot.

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