r/PoursTea • u/willis7747 • 1d ago
Meme Me Up Scotty! Katie Zacharia's first press briefing was brutally bad
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u/Superb-Scar-5087 1d ago
My God, it's like watching a sixth-grader struggle through their first public speaking assignment. What a bunch of massive fucking losers modern-day Republicans are.
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u/Chance-Deer-7995 1d ago
Trump can not hire anyone that has any competency or any decency. They are silent about it, but even conservatives that have a shred of smarts will not have anything to do with this cabal any more. Other people, like Steven Miller, are just there to bring about as much evil as they can because they will never have a chance like this again. It's an odd situation where even being willing to accept a job with Trump is a reason they shouldn't be allowed to take the job in the first place. And none of these people will have any place in a post-Trump USA just like all the people who took jobs in the first administration save a couple who went on to lead southern states.
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u/WiseFalcon2630 1d ago
They are all MAGA Hires®.
A DEI Hire, which inflames the Right, was about a qualified candidate's melanin content or chromosome combination.
A MAGA Hire®, is quite different, in that they are COMPLETELY UNQUALIFIED. All they need is The One BIG Thing©:
SLOBBERING, SLAVISH EXTERNAL (although internal is of course, preferred) DEVOTION TO DEAR LEADER. That's all.
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u/50501Sandpoint 1d ago edited 1d ago
My early 20s daughter asked me if things were this bad during the first Trump administration.
I explained that 10 years ago, he was able to hire competent (if vile) Republicans, but they quit in droves.
I told her THIS is what happens when it's truly the inmates running the asylum.
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u/LengthinessAlone4743 1d ago
Karoline Leavitt is a horrible person and actively lied while doing her job, but she was the best press secretary he ever had, she never looked intimidated, was articulate and had a handle on the questions she was gonna be asked…this girl is gonna fold so quick when pressed with tough questions
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u/VIP_NAIL_SPA 1d ago
I've yet to see any seriously tough questions asked of his press secretaries.
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u/KupoKupoMog 1d ago
Reporter: asks tough question
Trump administration: "you're an un-American liar"
Reporter: "oh ok"
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u/OneRougeRogue 1d ago
Except the "tough question" is something like, "President Trump said he was going to do (thing) 8 or 9 months ago, but he hasn't done it yet. Is (thing) still in the works, or did the administration decide to go in a different direction?"
And the WH will respond to this softball "tough question" as if the reporter was accusing Trump of literally being a vampire.
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u/ciopobbi 1d ago
When tough questions are asked they go on attack instead of answering.
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u/No-Shopping-4434 1d ago
Which the reporters need to clarify. “Just to clarify ma’am you’re refusing the answer my question?”
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u/fuggerdug 1d ago
Yeah she was astonishingly evil, but very competent in an evil way.
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u/Icy_Focus_6586 1d ago
They need to stop being silent about it. This administration is a joke. I wouldn’t hire any of his cabinet to run a bake sale let alone lead our troops. Oversee healthcare, etc.
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u/SundaeFree7010 1d ago
He’s got a soft spot for bimbos, crackpots, and sycophants. He’s quite a simple man
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u/Potential_Might_6500 1d ago
Leavitt was good at her job, which was to make up lies to dodge questions and massage information in real time.
She was definitely talented at being a POS for the president. This woman is just toooooo slow. Lol
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u/euphonic5 1d ago
I mean, the press secretary's job is in some part to lie for the President in every administration, but it's usually smaller lies of omission or glossing over the unsavory bits. Leavitt was a stone cold, dyed-in-the-wool liar, though, she's gonna be a hard act to follow for anyone who isn't either a sociopath or a very talented actor.
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u/Otterfan 1d ago
They still all want to work for him. He just won't hire competent people, because last term the competent people told him he couldn't do things.
He chooses them for the incompetence.
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u/Environmental_Beat84 1d ago
At least the last couple he had could speak intelligently. This one is in for a rude awakening. What's going to happen when it comes time to think on her feet? Reddit is gonna be fun after her press conferences unless she gets some training and a teleprompter.
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u/Dddddd92 1d ago
Levitt never spoke intelligently. Every day was like an episode of mean girls lol
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u/Primary-Belt7668 1d ago
Imagine being that nervous WITH a script
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u/showhorrorshow 1d ago edited 1d ago
Nerves I understand. But imagine needing a script for your basic opening introduction as press secretary.
Yeah it is good to have a script as a go by to help ground you when needed, but looking down almost the whole time reading the introduction is just pure novice stuff.
It's not even about having a script, memorizing one is bad form too. It's about knowing the material well enough that you can, yaknow, just talk it out. Do you need a script to talk about your favorite videogame? No. Because you can just talk about it. Yeah some highlights and structure are necessary, but that's it. That takes preparation and knowledge, though.
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u/Bender_2024 1d ago
Whatever qualities got her the job it wasn't her public speaking skills. Also the "never seen before" and "record setting attendance" remarks came directly from Donnie's mouth. That kind of language is unique to him.
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u/canuck47 1d ago
It's like Take Your Daughter to Work Day and they let a kid do the press briefing, except this isn't cute, it's embarrasing.
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u/Ok_Ice_6254 1d ago
none of that matters to this admin. She is blond, has had a ton of plastic surgery and says nice things about trump. She is the ideal person for the role.
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u/Careless-Fudge-3032 1d ago
Why are they always blonde
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u/Promature 1d ago
Because they aren’t hired for their skills or credentials. Dude just wants people he likes to look at as they say good things about him on television.
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u/Blurockcreek 1d ago
I think people are being a little hard on her. She may have flunked the reading/memorization part of the Miss Press Secretary contest but she obviously won the bathing suit portion 😍
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u/quell3245 1d ago
I see a future OF collaboration with her and Lauren Boebert in her future
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u/eleanor61 1d ago
You had a chance to not type that out, yet here we are. :-/
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u/Mathfanforpresident 1d ago
I doubt they would even view it as degrading. They might televise it and it would be held on the White House lawn.
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u/0202_tihssitidder 1d ago
FoxNews recipe. She has very dark hair. She went thru the usual do-over with a team of cult bitches.
This is all cult stuff. She now gets to plug into a pipeline that will give her $20-50M net worth in a short time.
PS: These are all very, very evil people. Not just bad. Evil. They meet every definition of evil.
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u/Val_Hallen 1d ago
It's literally the conservative uniform now. They all look alike for a reason. It's what they are supposed to look like.
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u/Phailgasm 1d ago
And young? You know why.
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u/butt-in-ski 1d ago
Is she young tho?!?
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u/Cat-si58 1d ago
A lot younger than taco. He definitely has a look he slobbers over. First rule: Blond like Hitler’s Nordic race enthusiasm. Ut oh. Looks like you’re out Melania.
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u/GlassjawXVIII 1d ago
Because MAGA love a previous political party that had a thing for blondes
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u/Fine-Associate10 1d ago
This woman is an asshole
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u/Apprehensive_Pace555 1d ago edited 1d ago
Know nothing, which would not be a deal breaker in this administration. She trips over her “forked” tongue and does not think fast on her feet, shaky , no confidence voice.Of course that is not the reason she was hired. We’ll see how long this lasts. ( built in excuse when she “goes”;wants to spend more time with her kids”.)
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u/Raiju_Blitz 1d ago
Probably bleaches hers, too.
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u/redstone76 1d ago
She has no real qualifications other than being blonde, tan and gullible so...
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u/kdizzle619 1d ago
It's literally their version of a DEI hire. She would have never qualified if she was brown or overweight
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u/SyllabubMental7292 1d ago
This administration is in reality what they were shouting Kamala would be.
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u/Weekend_Criminal 1d ago
DEI is fine with them as long as the person isn't black, gay, or an ugly woman
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u/agriff1 1d ago
Except DEI hires were never actually a thing. DEI policies made sure that people *weren't* being hired on the basis of identity. Let's not let them re-write history.
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u/KactusVAXT 1d ago
She reads from a card like a 3rd grade kid…..perfect for maga
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u/shmere4 1d ago
She sounds like when that miss America contestant tried to explain to the world why Americans needed more maps
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u/Slumunistmanifisto 1d ago
Don't forget rude and condescending!
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u/forsakenwombat 1d ago
And a first initial of K.
Kayleigh
Karoline
KatieThe jokes write themselves.
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u/Fermi_DOX75 1d ago
Let's not forget she got her law degree while on a trip to China. Wish I were joking.
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u/Billyosler1969 1d ago
I almost feel sorry for her. Almost. Then I remember that is a highly unqualified propagandist for an authoritarian regime. She should quit now to “spend more time with her family “ to avoid future embarrassment.
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u/Physical-Garden83 1d ago
Wannabe dictator Orange Face and his Epstein Child-rapist crew including most billionaires hires an ultra fake Barbie that cannot read well... WTF is wrong with the USA?
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u/Repulsive_Note_4209 1d ago
We are a sick society, no doubt about it . I blame FOX and social media
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u/jhwheuer 1d ago edited 1d ago
They are the symptoms.
Gotta dig deeper.
Newt Gingrich, being told from day 1 you are the bestest ever, the American Dream psychosis, so many to pick from
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u/the_argus316 1d ago
Donald Rumsfeld had a good go at destroying American norms. He was purely evil for most of his adult life.
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u/Kind_Cap_4621 1d ago
Reagan is the root of everything wrong with America. He was the virus that infected the body politic and now we have the end-stage wasting disease that is Trump.
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u/invaderaleks 1d ago
Not far back enough. It started with Nixon looking terrible on TV while debating against JFK. After that, the owner class started buying up as many stations as they could.
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u/PieceMaterial5213 1d ago
I'm a default sound off Redditor, and even I could tell she was struggling to read. Yikes.
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u/DCT8R 1d ago
Comically bad. Like Miss Teen South Carolina kinda bad…such as.
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u/BrainLate4108 1d ago
When I get depressed, I go back and watch that “Such as The US should help the US”. This was equally ridiculous.
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u/AlcibiadesTheCat Crumpets And Tea 1d ago
Say two words.
Smile blankly.
"President Trump."
Smile blankly. Show off those veneers.
Say three more words. Forget you have a teleprompter.
Smile blankly.
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u/gfunk1369 1d ago
Well she's not there because she's competent, she's there to be pretty and spout the script given to her from the regime.
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u/GloomyIndividual3965 1d ago edited 1d ago
She's also there because she bears a passing resemblance to Ivanka.
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u/rowdydionisian 1d ago
It's easy to tell that she's intelligent enough to know that she's spouting lies. She had a lot of micro moments where she was wincing physically knowing that she's trying to prop up a failed administration with nothing good to show, then does a big fake rally and cracks the most disingenuine smile I've ever seen, then goes back to the script they have her as fake happy as possible.
Gotta give it to Lyin Caroline, she could tell lies with a straight face like no one else. Both awful people, but at least the last one had some acting skills.
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u/bellmonk 1d ago
leavitt told lies automatically. that was her chief skill
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u/msmartt 1d ago
One of the most gifted liars I've ever seen. Her level of lying took true dedication to the task. This one here has mighty big shoes to fill and it will take time to get as truly adept to the task as KL was.
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u/PaintshakerBaby 1d ago
Karoline Levitt is the Wilt Chamberlain of liars.
She told 3000 a day, without a breaking a sweat, to anyone one who would listen...
And with a compulsive conviction that would make Mephistopheles himself blush.
Seiously. She probably trounced that motherfucker at a Georgia crossroads, in a lie-off... AND then she served up her soul to Trump instead, as the ultimate IDGAF act of blasphemous petluance.
Now she's JU$T the adult child bride of some undead billionaire ghoul, endlessly wandering his
ShutterEpstein Island in psychosis levels of compartmentalized repressionLevitt is a straight up Day Walker.
A straight faced, Bundy eyed harbinger of the Apocalypse.
This new lady is sellin' girl scout cookies in comparison. Her lies are thin mints in comparison to the crotch of Cathulu that was the previous press secretary.
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u/ToothStreet466 1d ago
This woman cannot lie off the cuff like Karolyin. Why didn't she rehearse that speech?
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u/A012A012 1d ago
Go look at her career in personal history.She fully believes what she is saying.It has been her entire identity , her whole life
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u/BloodFartz69 1d ago
Lmao, she's going to even worse than the last ones. Listen to how shaky her voice is.
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u/Half_Empty_Half_Full 1d ago
Don't know if it was just nervous or the realisation the stuff she's going to be expected to spout is just nonsense
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u/Donato_Romer0 1d ago edited 1d ago
She worked for truth social before landing this gig, and some of her commentary has been guano crazy as well. I don't think pushing the company line is the problem.
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u/BloodFartz69 1d ago
I'll never understand why Republican voters think a president who only wants sycophants is a good idea. You basically get this dumpster fire of a government where gas is $5+/gal, there's a new forever war, and no one can afford ground beef.
Good job Republicans! Way to hire all of Jeff Epstein's best pals to run the country! It sure seems to be going great! Now we are buying gas from our enemies!
Way to go!
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u/Blasphemiee 1d ago
Do we care? Nope!
Shoulda checked the job description.. She’s gunna be stuck in the right wing grift machine til the day she dies now.. nonhire everywhere else.
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u/HotDogFingers01 1d ago
She actually held for applause after introducing herself, not realizing that a room full of journalists would not do that. That's a bad start. That right there tells me she's about as sharp as mashed potatoes.
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u/FrostingHuman1259 1d ago
I was just remembering sean spicer lol there's been quite the collection of.... whatever that is
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u/epicredditdude1 1d ago
I remember back to the first Trump press conference. I tuned in to see how they would introduce his presidency. I was not a fan of how Trump campaigned but back then I was naive and hopeful that maybe now he would act more presidential since he had been sworn in.
Spicer spent the majority press conference falsely claiming Trump’s inauguration crowd was larger than Obama’s and that’s when I realized these people are not making a serious attempt to govern the country.
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u/K10RumbleRumble 1d ago
Didn’t make it one show into her grift.
Loser.
Edit: I’m honestly shocked they haven’t attempted to employ comedians.
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u/Apprehensive_Back_35 1d ago
She's perfect representation of this regime. She embodies every bit from the clueless sheep voters to the bought and paid media to the whites only house and its ketchup stained walls which were knocked down.
perfection.
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u/MoveOverBieber 1d ago
Can we get the fake blonde at least a little more believable?
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u/sepltbadwy 1d ago
Where does he hire these air hostesses?
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u/surfergrrl6 1d ago
No joke, she's worked for Newsmax, and "Trump Media and Technology Group."
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u/AncientSignature1505 The Timeline Sucks 1d ago
I started to feel sorry for her once, but now I'm starting to suspect she's gonna be the next one on the podium.
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u/Rex_Bottoms 1d ago
I just want to say that being chosen as this month's Miss August Is like a compliment I'll remember for as long as I can! Right now, I'm a freshman in my fourth year at UCLA But my goal is to become a veterinarian, 'cause I love children!
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u/boltyboy69 1d ago
I'm trying hard to see any similarity amongst the last three Trump press secretaries. I just wonder what it could be
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u/Unusual-Taste69 1d ago
She didn't practice in the mirror first?
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u/queuedUp 1d ago
She's trying her best okay......
It's not her fault she's horribly unqualified and was likely hired because she's a fucking idiot.
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u/Velocidal_Tendencies 1d ago
T minus fifteen minutes until she is assimilated into the Mar-a-Lago face collective.
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u/-ungodlyhour- 1d ago
Oh no need for that. She is spitting image of Ivanka Trump loves his daughter a lot.
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u/coffeeandspliff 1d ago
How many Scaramuccis will she last?
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u/phoenix64mbr 1d ago
Thhhhree. It takes three Scaramuccis to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
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u/StumpyOPepys 1d ago
Did she come straight over after working the Zurich to Dulles route?
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u/Cortesana 1d ago
She sounds like someone who lied on her résumé, got the job, and is now furious that they're making her do it.
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u/Difficult-Mood-3211 1d ago
We saw this coming. For the most part he seems to select based only on looks. For a moment there I thought Sophie was going to be the new press secretary.
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u/dobie1kenobi 1d ago
When the press can’t get answers from the press secretary, the press secretary becomes the story
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u/hyphenssuck 1d ago
I get the sense... They are choosing based on aesthetics, rather than abilities...
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u/Designer_Ear_1382 1d ago
People who are good at their job aren't afraid to speak up and disagree with their boss to their face.
This is what you get when you only allow lickspittle sycophants.
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u/LPStumps 1d ago
Shocking that hiring someone based solely on their hair color produces such disastrous results
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u/Ok-Aardvark-2314 1d ago
WTF is happening?! These people can't even read and don't seem bothered at all.
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u/compguy42 1d ago
She's going to drown up there.
She reads like she has no idea what the next word is until she sounds it out in real-time.
Its like being in 8th grade English when the teacher wants the class to take turns reading aloud.
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u/IDislikeHotWeather 1d ago
Umm, if you have to read "I will take your questions" off a piece of paper you might be underqualified for the job. The last blonde could spin a lie on demand this one couldn't even read a lie without referring to their English for dummies text book. It's clearly a distraction to put an uneducated stereotype on display.
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u/Texas_Sam2002 1d ago
I love it when Dear Leader trots out these completely incompetent buffoons. It's so much more entertaining than the confident Nazis he put up there sometimes.
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u/blueflamesreign 1d ago
What is that outfit - was it one of Ivanka’s failed collection pieces from three seasons ago? Does the blazer have Trump’s image engraved on the buttons? And does she have hickeys that require extensive neckline covering?
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u/Longjumping-Goal-972 1d ago
I was just waiting for “I’d like to thank the Groom’s family for having us today”
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u/1776cookies 1d ago
Oh she's got the vocal thing where every declarative sentance ends in a question.
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u/Similar-Sir-2952 1d ago
Playmate of the month. Like Trump. Likes war. Dislikes dumocrats. Dislikes policy questions. Turn-ons- money
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u/Ok_Conversation9750 1d ago
You know she got that job because she is Trumps type. And you also know that Natalie 'Bunny Boiler' Harp is probably quietly seething. I give this one about 2 more pressers before she's history.