Performative or not, this is a smart thing to do. It defuses the situation, paints him in a reasonable light, silences the critics.
He might be an absolute shit stain, but you have to recognize that they handled this well.
Not the response I was expecting, I’ll admit.
There was just an attempt at impeaching him. He’s probably trying to play it safe right now. Especially since another chance to impeach him will arise when newly elected candidates reach office in January.
How? It’s just control over optics, nothing more. You think this idiot cares about honor or respect for anyone other than himself? Fuck. No.
Well, I didn’t think he cared much about optics, either. I expected him to court martial the guy.
I wonder if it was a black man if he’d respond the same? If it was a woman he’d probably be surprised he hadn’t fired her yet.
That is a fair point
You ever met someone who’s trying too hard to be your friend? Pete really wants a friend right now.
I hate to say it, but this appears to be an improvement over candidate Trump’s response to being told not to stage a photo op at Arlington.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_Arlington_National_Cemetery_incident
LOL
He’s too stupid to understand he’s recallable and if it’s something to award a commendation for then it stands to reason it’s also something worthy of a formal admonishment.
