As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/38390606

Internal 82nd Airborne Division communications reviewed by Military.com reveal a tightly orchestrated effort to curate the optics of Trump’s recent visit, including handpicking soldiers for the audience based on political leanings and physical appearance. The troops ultimately selected to be behind Trump and visible to the cameras were almost exclusively male.

One unit-level message bluntly said “no fat soldiers.”

“If soldiers have political views that are in opposition to the current administration and they don’t want to be in the audience then they need to speak with their leadership and get swapped out,” another note to troops said.

Cherry picking your fan boys, very Alpha move.

  • Maeve@kbin.earth
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    4 days ago

    It didn’t matter for George Santos, Candace Owens etc. They weren’t were grifters though, and with hazing and other bullying in the military, lying for a long time would certainly be strategic.

    °a pox on ever degrading autocorrect