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orleans

(36,143 posts)
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 12:57 AM 9 hrs ago

who the hell is this 22 yr old "in charge of preventing domestic response by iran" ???? trump & maga fuck america again

This is the 22 year old the administration has put in charge of preventing a domestic response by Iran or any terror group

Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) 2025-06-22T23:05:04.933Z


This is the 22 year old the administration has put in charge of preventing a domestic response by Iran or any terror group


i googled after seeing this post on bsky.

this from june 5th:


A 22-year-old college grad with no security experience is now leading a government terror prevention team: ‘Putting the intern in charge’
Thomas Fulgate’s leadership of the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships has raised alarm bells

snip

Before taking up the new leadership responsibilities, Fulgate was hired as a “special assistant” in an immigration office at the Department of Homeland Security.

The department told The Independent that Fulgate was “temporarily given additional leadership responsibilities” in CP3 “due to his success.” Staffers he works with, however, have likened meeting with him to “career counseling” while expressing shock at how little he appears to know about the role, the outlet reported.

According to Fulgate’s LinkedIn profile, he worked as a gardener briefly in 2020 before embarking on fellowships and internships, including at the conservative Heritage Foundation. He worked on the Trump campaign last year where he attended the Republican National Convention. He also served as secretary general of a Model United Nations club.

He also shared photos in recent months at the White House. In one post, he gushed about taking “the first major leap” of his career.



https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/terrorism-prevention-thomas-fugate-trump-b2764504.html

and the headline from daily beast today:
Trump Superfan, 22, is Running Counterterrorism as Iran Vows Revenge
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-anti-terror-chief-thomas-fugate-22-ripped-as-iran-vows-vengeance/
archive link https://archive.is/J5CVa

and a tweet from sen. chris murphy:

"As our nation girds for possible Iranian terrorist attacks, this is the person Trump put in charge of terrorism prevention.

22 years old. Recent work experience: landscaping/grocery clerk.

Never worked a day in counter-terrorism. But he’s a BIG Trump fan. So he got the job."







and this weirdo's wiki page begins: "Thomas C. Fugate III (born 2002 or 2003)"
really? we know so little about this punk that maybe he was born this year or maybe that year but it's up to him to protect us all, over 300 million of us, from a "domestic response from iran or any terror group"


i hadn't heard about this crap until tonight
i seem to be having just another "kill me now" moment


trump has really taken this country down
we are currently so fucked


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who the hell is this 22 yr old "in charge of preventing domestic response by iran" ???? trump & maga fuck america again (Original Post) orleans 9 hrs ago OP
He doesn't even *look* normal. Ocelot II 9 hrs ago #1
no he doesn't. nt orleans 9 hrs ago #4
Raised eyebrow canetoad 7 hrs ago #14
Imagine the 50 year old long term govt employee having to report to this punk Demovictory9 9 hrs ago #2
He's the fall guy but he doesn't realize it yet. LonePirate 9 hrs ago #3
Nothing wrong with working as a grocery clerk Retrograde 8 hrs ago #5
DEI hire: Didn't Earn It! IzzaNuDay 8 hrs ago #6
And, as Tony Joe White might put it it, "Chomp. Chomp chomp." Buns_of_Fire 8 hrs ago #8
Another piss-soaked MAGA fuckstain given a job he isn't nearly fucking qualified for. Piss on that fucking turd. SoFlaBro 8 hrs ago #7
He should get called to testify to congress about his counter-terrorism plans... Volaris 8 hrs ago #9
It isn't just the clown in charge, they gutted the staff. Massive headcount reduction. RockRaven 7 hrs ago #10
He reminds me of the actor who played "Big Head" Bighetti from Silicon Valley yonder 7 hrs ago #11
He wasn't even a crossing-guard? BurnDoubt 7 hrs ago #12
WAIT!!!! BurnDoubt 7 hrs ago #13
comes highly recommended by... alterfurz 21 min ago #15

canetoad

(19,166 posts)
14. Raised eyebrow
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 03:32 AM
7 hrs ago

Looks like an affectation. Perfectly level in other pix. And he only has one tie.

Retrograde

(11,154 posts)
5. Nothing wrong with working as a grocery clerk
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 01:45 AM
8 hrs ago

or landscape grunt when you're that age - I applaud the fact that he did do this sort of necessary but unskilled work. But it's not the sort of background that inspires confidence in his ability to run a critical government function now that Donnie seems determined to destroy any confidence any country has in the US.

Buns_of_Fire

(18,547 posts)
8. And, as Tony Joe White might put it it, "Chomp. Chomp chomp."
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:18 AM
8 hrs ago

Alligator mouth meets hummingbird ass.

SoFlaBro

(3,475 posts)
7. Another piss-soaked MAGA fuckstain given a job he isn't nearly fucking qualified for. Piss on that fucking turd.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:05 AM
8 hrs ago

Volaris

(10,901 posts)
9. He should get called to testify to congress about his counter-terrorism plans...
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:23 AM
8 hrs ago

Even sycophants like Lindsey Graham would tear this kid to pieces; I can't imagine what the intelligence or oversight committees would do to him lol...

RockRaven

(17,470 posts)
10. It isn't just the clown in charge, they gutted the staff. Massive headcount reduction.
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 02:40 AM
7 hrs ago

Warmonger Trump has purposely blinded those meant to protect Americans.

yonder

(10,090 posts)
11. He reminds me of the actor who played "Big Head" Bighetti from Silicon Valley
Mon Jun 23, 2025, 03:21 AM
7 hrs ago

God help us if Big Head's pretend skills surpass those necessary for Fulgate's new real world job, which they probably do.

We be screwed.

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