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Summary

Trump’s transition team is reportedly mired in infighting at Mar-a-Lago, with factions clashing over control and strategy for his return to the White House.

The Washington Post detailed heated disputes, including shouting matches, name-calling, and physical altercations.

Three key factions have emerged: one led by Donald Trump Jr. and JD Vance, another by Trump ally Susie Wiles, and a third by Linda McMahon.

High-profile confrontations involve figures like Boris Epshteyn, Elon Musk, and Vance, highlighting tensions over Cabinet picks and leaks, further fracturing the team.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I am sure this is exactly what Trump wants. To run his administration like The Apprentice.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 hours ago

Par for the course for the next 4+ years.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 16 hours ago

Trump promised the social media nutjob faction, the corrupt billionaire faction, and the low-brow entertainment faction that they'd each get to call all the shots. Kinda awkward when they all get in the same room together.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 16 hours ago

may the goblins be as incompetent as they are ghoulish

[–] [email protected] 59 points 16 hours ago (7 children)

Following the Watergate scandal, ‘-gate’ became the suffix to label subsequent scandals.

I propose stories associated with Trump, and other stupid scandals, be encrusted with the suffix ‘-a-Lago’.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Tariff-a-Lago

Embargo-a-Lago

Cargo-a-Lago

Fiasco-a-Lago

Bravado-a-Lago

Avocado-a-Lago

[–] [email protected] 12 points 16 hours ago

If we have trouble with Nigeria somehow, we could get Lagos-a-lago

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Soo.. uh.. what do we call this one? Scuff-a-Lago? Rumb-a-Lago?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 15 hours ago

Rumb-a-Lago sounds like a poolside exercise class.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I love it. We have a bunch to catch up on then. Is Stormy Daniels; Pornstar-a-Lago? Access Hollywood; Grab-'em-by-the-a-Lago? How about Epstein-a-Lago? Waiting for that last one to break... 🤞

[–] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago

There’s going to be enough content to warrant a dedicated community.

Is c/-a-Lago a valid community name? Maybe c/Duh-a-Lago?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 16 hours ago

This is actually very great

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago

Hey you know what we could put in there? It's a huge empty space dude! You could totally put a trampoline in there!

Just jump in thru one ear, bounce and jump out the other! He would be non the wiser! I'm surprised he walks around and says things.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Good. The in-fighting might be the only thing to save America from this administration.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

There are probably one or two other things to save your country from that administration..

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 hours ago (5 children)

Except, if I am getting what you are saying right, no. That would make things worse. That would result in President Vance and if you got rid of President Vance, you get President Johnson.

To quote Jello Biafra, "I'd rather have a dumb Nazi than a smart Nazi."

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

I think the US is going to have a health epidemic of falling-out-of-windows soon.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

That is more of a russian thing. We have Hoffa's, as in gone without a trace.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Can we get a Celebrity Deathmatch episode of this please?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 19 hours ago

My money's on McMan

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah the sith had issues with infighting too, kind of a mark of authoritarian takeover.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's important to remember our history.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago

overwrites the Sith Empire history with some weird consciousness transfer deal

Honestly kind of a nice metaphor?

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