Aaronson

Maine

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@storm1news @ICEgov If Mental illness had a face.

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@sethmoulton What a cuck.

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@storm1news When DEI catches up to you...

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@alleria_eh Cosplay...wow hes so good at it..he is amazing when he plays dress up...wow!

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@Super_Samario U say this while your govt allows in millions of immigrants taking away all the jobs and thousands of native Canadians flee to the USA for work, shopping, investing, and business...

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@Super_Samario Amazon is worth more than Canada's total GDP

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@patgagnon_75 https://t.co/jTtIK2eTM4

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51st state was Trudeaus idea? 💡

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@RepJackKimble Wtf is wrong with you?

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@MrPool_QQ Wtf are u talking about?

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@Billybobwalter1

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@I_amMukhtar Does he have a go-fund me yet?

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@Bonemantle @vick89024 That's it ? No direct threat. No threatened action. Just implying that Karma will have its way...

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@WallStreetApes They will stop if u dont pay them.

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@theepori_mathai At a US business...OK hero

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The Democrat’s hysterical lie du jour is that Gen Donahue is getting fired because…Trump & Hegseth hate generals or puppies or something. Here’s the real story, short version-his position was reduced from a 4 star to a 3 star so he was given the choice to retire as a 4 star or take a reduction in rank to 3 star, he chose to retire at the higher rank. Don’t worry, he’ll land on his feet with his 4 star retirement check and a lucrative job in the military/industrial complex.

Here’s a more detailed explanation.

So, here's the deal on GEN Donahue retiring- without all the handwringing.

Three and four star generals, across the Department of War (or Defense, if you insist) and the other uniformed services, all gain and hold that rank based not on a regular promotion, but rather based upon the billet within the department that they hold.

The jobs that call for a three star, or a four star, are essentially subcabinet positions, in that they require a nomination by the President, and confirmation by the Senate.

GEN Donahue was serving as the commander of US Army Europe-Africa, a four star billet. Prior to 2020, the command was split into US Army Europe (USAEUR), and for Africa, the Southern European Task Force, Africa. Both were three star billets.

After 2020, the two commands were merged, and made a four star command.

But this year, with the increased emphasis on the Pacific, the command has been transitioned to a three star command.

Now, GEN Donahue, by law, cannot continue to serve more than 90 days as a four star unless he is assigned to a four star billet. His choices are rather stark. If he is not reassigned to another four star billet, he can retire as a four star, with the retirement pay of a four star. Or, should he choose to serve longer than 90 days, outside of a billet requiring three or four stars, he would revert to Major General, with the corresponding decrease in pay.

It's entirely reasonable for a person in that situation to chose to retire at the higher pay grade.

This is not punitive. It's simply not being selected for another position. There were only 8 statutorily authorized Army four star billets and now that total will be 7.

Not every four star will be chosen to advance. This isn't the Trump administration firing a dedicated and decorated officer for not being Trumpy enough.

Trump selecting him for Chief of Staff of the Army (or Vice Chief) was far from a foregone conclusion. If you've got eight, or sixteen job applicants, and they're all qualified, and all capable of doing the job, sometimes, you, as President, have an obligation to choose those candidates that you feel will best fulfill your strategic objectives of the Army. That's the prerogative of the President. And, like it or not, there's no asterisk by Trump's name. He is the President of the United States.

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@war24182236 @decadimitry He ran to the police, 🤣

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@Grizzly660xp When I walked back to my car today at Scarborough Walmart, a white SUV with Colorado plates was sitting next to it, occupied...As I approached he frantically pulled away and sped off thru the parking lot...I think I got back to my car just in time.

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@Grizzly660xp I went there today too...I park as far as possible from the doors or any other cars. Scarborough is the Walmart of last resort. Stop in Falmouth or at a Tractor Supply for .22.

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@17QStorm Any evidence...ya thats what I thought