The Trump Presidency 2.0
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ThunderHorse
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"I am a former CIA Officer, listen to me."
"I am a former Army Ranger and Paratrooper, listen to me."
No no Mr Crow, you are human excrement. Eff off.
(I am not any of those things, just a old broke cavalryman)
"I am a former Army Ranger and Paratrooper, listen to me."
No no Mr Crow, you are human excrement. Eff off.
(I am not any of those things, just a old broke cavalryman)
Devildoc
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Florida173
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Media suggests the video is just to remind us of our oath and to not follow illegal orders, but seems to miss when they specifically say "Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home" They went further urging service members to "refuse illegal orders.” it's just political rhetoric that is protected by their 1st amendment right and made to sound official.. but at least they "have our back"
ThunderHorse
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Well this is uh, interesting.
Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign
Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign
Kraut783
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We, current and former, military do no need reminding of our duty from any congressmen or senators....stay in your lane and do your fucking job.
This finally happened? It took long enough.
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This was not on my Bingo card.
Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation from Congress after President Trump withdraws endorsement
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced late Friday she will resign her seat in Congress, one week after former President Donald Trump publicly pulled his endorsement of the outspoken Georgia lawmaker.
In a lengthy statement posted to X, Greene cited her growing disillusionment with Washington politics, blasting what she called a corrupt "Political Industrial Complex" that she said uses Americans as "pawns in an endless game of division."
"Americans are used by the Political Industrial Complex of both political parties, election cycle after election cycle, in order to elect whichever side can convince Americans to hate the other side more," Greene wrote. "And the results are always the same — nothing ever gets better for the common American man or woman."
Greene said she had "never fit in" in Washington and was leaving Congress to "fight for the people of this country in a different way."
Her announcement comes amid political fallout following Trump’s decision last week to withdraw his endorsement, calling Greene "Wacky" and "a ranting lunatic."
In her statement, Greene announced her last day of office would be Jan. 5, 2026.
The Office of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
This is a developing story, check back later for updates.
Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation from Congress after President Trump withdraws endorsement
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced late Friday she will resign her seat in Congress, one week after former President Donald Trump publicly pulled his endorsement of the outspoken Georgia lawmaker.
In a lengthy statement posted to X, Greene cited her growing disillusionment with Washington politics, blasting what she called a corrupt "Political Industrial Complex" that she said uses Americans as "pawns in an endless game of division."
"Americans are used by the Political Industrial Complex of both political parties, election cycle after election cycle, in order to elect whichever side can convince Americans to hate the other side more," Greene wrote. "And the results are always the same — nothing ever gets better for the common American man or woman."
Greene said she had "never fit in" in Washington and was leaving Congress to "fight for the people of this country in a different way."
Her announcement comes amid political fallout following Trump’s decision last week to withdraw his endorsement, calling Greene "Wacky" and "a ranting lunatic."
In her statement, Greene announced her last day of office would be Jan. 5, 2026.
The Office of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
This is a developing story, check back later for updates.
Topkick
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She's disappointed in the system but she's not going home broke. Lol.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rep-marjorie-taylor-greenes-net-123021582.html
Maybe she'll be the next member of The View. lol
Topkick
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I'm guessing she's looking at a run for POTUS in 2028. Maybe senate. She is still pushing the MAGA agenda while Trump is not fulfilling his MAGA campaign promises, and could use this against JD in the campaign. "See, I'm the true MAGA candidate"
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Those in Congress that were trying to start sedition, all fall under 18 US Code 2387 which states the following: "Activities affecting armed forces generally," criminalizes acts that cause or encourage insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty within the U.S. military and naval forces, or obstruct the recruiting or enlistment service. It applies to various activities, including advising members to desert, distributing literature that promotes disloyalty, and obstructing enlistment, with penalties including fines, imprisonment for up to ten years, and a five-year ban from U.S. government employment.
ThunderHorse
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I bet we'd get higher quality recruits if retirement vested at 4 years in the Army...Congress gets 80% of the average of top 3 earning years if they serve five or more years. Crazy work.
Topkick
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Its been said that Congress is Hollywood for ugly people. Its where the talentless go to get rich and famous.
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Could you provide a link to what you're talking about?
At first glance it looks like you may be either misunderstanding your source or just referencing something that is incorrect.
ThunderHorse
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Might
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RL30631
So if I did that right just now. 174,000x5x.01 is definitely not 80%. So she she should get $8700/year when she turns 62.
Point kinda stands though, if you got say 5k/year for the rest of your life after 4 years of service things would change a bit on quality of recruits.
Might have been google AI halucinating on me.
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RL30631
So if I did that right just now. 174,000x5x.01 is definitely not 80%. So she she should get $8700/year when she turns 62.
Point kinda stands though, if you got say 5k/year for the rest of your life after 4 years of service things would change a bit on quality of recruits.
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Yup, and no worries, because that persistent rumor about Congress folks' retirement plans is so pervasive that it can actually surprising to see they're actually on par with the rest of standard federal workers.
The one I wasn't aware of until recently was that their yearly accrual percentage also matched the standard federal retirement plan rather than the higher percentage reserved for law enforcement, firefighters, and other niche jobs. Senator Rounds from S.D. has a quick blurb on this and other perk myths here.
So while that 5-year vesting also applies to most other feds too, I still agree with you that there should be fewer personal incentives towards running for Congress to discourage bloat.
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And short of them actually passing something like the ETHICS Act, which would be a clear conflict of interest for many of them, I don't see any obvious offramp from the insider trading issue.
Whoa whoa....whoa... I just started investing with Pelosi on Autopilot about a month ago. With her dropping out of congress I already have to find another genius investor to shadow...
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