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Related: About this forum'Where was the president?' Chris Hayes on Trump's alarming absence amid war plans group chat - All In - MSNBC
Based on the group chat, it's not clear that the Commander-in-Chief made the final decision for the United States to bomb another country. "The core thing that was supposed to happen in these decision-making procedures clearly didn't happen," says Chris Hayes. - Aired on 03/26/2025.
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'Where was the president?' Chris Hayes on Trump's alarming absence amid war plans group chat - All In - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Mar 26
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gab13by13
(27,603 posts)1. Stephen Miller and MBS gave the green light.
Krasnov is just the acting president who would rather play golf.
Rhiannon12866
(232,097 posts)2. Exactly! That's why he's unlikely to jettison Musk - Musk follows orders giving TFG more time for golf!


gab13by13
(27,603 posts)3. I agree,
Musk follows orders from Putin.
Rhiannon12866
(232,097 posts)4. Apparently they're "friends" - irresistible to TFG.
Another reason to believe that TFG skipped school since he'd have been in the "duck and cover" generation.
AmericaUnderSiege
(777 posts)5. Why would a puppet need to be involved in a discussion?
The Kremlin was apparently in the chat, and that's all that was necessary.