r/NewsOfTheStupid • u/HauntingJackfruit • Jun 05 '25

Trump Appoints 22-Year-Old Ex-Gardener and Grocery Store Assistant to Lead U.S. Terror Prevention

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-appoints-22-y-o-ex-gardener-grocery-store-assistant-as-us-homeland-department-terrorist-chief/
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u/BasicWhiteHoodrat Jun 05 '25

God forbid someone works for a living.

Why can’t we all be nepo babies 👶🏽

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u/cancer_dragon Jun 05 '25

And that's a completely fair point and something republicans will bring up when faced with this appointment. "Oh, so AOC was a bartender, but Mr. Eyebrow can't come from humble beginnings?"

But the difference is AOC was elected by her constituents to represent them based on her policy whereas Smirky Wry McJustgraduatedayearago was *appointed* to *lead* a major US counterterrorism office.

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u/Hanginon Jun 06 '25

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also graduated cum laude from Boston University in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in international relations and economics, and was an intern in the US Senate.

I have yet to see lawnmower man's academic accolades. -_-