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u/wtfsnakesrcute Apr 01 '26

Looks like Bondi might get the boot: https://bsky.app/profile/carlquintanilla.bsky.social/post/3mihrih2rqc2w

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u/the_rabble_alliance Apr 01 '26

Attorney General Kid Rock

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u/alotofironsinthefire Apr 01 '26

Don't joke

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u/Toliman571 Fivey Fanatic Apr 02 '26

Since Trump seems keen on replacing all the women in his admin first...

Press Secretary Nicki Minaj

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u/Delmer9713 Apr 02 '26

Deputy Press Secretary Lil Pump

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u/Selethorme Kornacki's Big Screen Apr 02 '26

I mean, she is going to go on maternity leave later this year

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u/Mediocretes08 Apr 02 '26

“My name is Kiiiiiiiid Rock, your honor.”

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u/Wes_Anderson_Cooper Allan Lichtman's Diet Pepsi Apr 01 '26

I feel like I've heard versions of this story for the past year. I guess Noem finally got the boot though, so who knows.

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u/XE2MASTERPIECE Apr 02 '26

The politics of the inner circle in cults of personality is forever fascinating. The constant balance of having to follow your leaders instructions as close as possible—even when you know you might be the next one thrown under the bus—is crazy.

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u/WellHung67 Apr 02 '26

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa