Harris Vs Trump 2024 US Presidential election - read the warning in the OP posted 18/09/24

It would be reasonable to expect some demonstrated leadership and organisational capabilities from any walk off life, be it military, government or private sector. And leading a platoon of 50 reservists is not it.

Trump and his sons have just setup a crypto exchange company.

https://www.worldlibertyfinancial.com/us/token-sale

Scroll down and have a look at "Our Team".

One of the first things Trump has promised to do is legislate for crypto making his family an absolute fortune in the process.

It's step 3 on why he ran for President.

1. Stay Out Prison
2. Revenge on Biden
3. Enrich his family and friends.

Meanwhile the ethics pledge he is legally required to sign gathers dust.

But listen it's all about the working class, something something.

But teaching a class is?

Which teacher got plucked straight from a classroom into a ministry?

For someone just playing devil's advocate, you did pick a peculiar hill to die on

It has been pointed out that the Irsish system can only appoint ministers from the dail or seanad, unlike the US which has a different system. You continue to ignore that.

But that you seek to equate to different systems - our current minister of defence was a teacher who's first ministerial portfolio was education and has subsequently had 18 years experience in various government positions.

No one is saying Trumps appointment should be a military expert, but any one in such a position should have demonstrated some leadership and organisational competencies.

And as voters here we should also look for similar in the people we choose to vote for.

We truly live in the weirdest timeline

Has to be said that those at the top of the American economic pyramid have played an absolute blinder with Trump.

Successfully divided and distracted the lower classes via culture war nonsense at a time when the left and right looked dangerously close to agreeing that things like medicine prices were way too high. Immigrant fear pumped right up to the maximum also.

Somehow managed to position Elon Musk as an anti-establishment figure. The richest man in the world.

That's a billionaire property tycoon as president. A billionaire's protege as vice president, along with Musk. The stick Dick Cheney got for being a former chairman of Haliburton - it seems so quaint, now.

I don't know if it's strictly by design, but the rise of reactionary movements and authoritarianism in the West is the perfect vehicle for the monied/business class to protect profits, wealth and control, while too many of the public cheer it on.

You can only shake your head and say 'bravo...'

None of these eejits will pass the congressional confirmation hearings.

And Trump cannot set up government departments, only Acts of Congress can.

I mean trying to set up a pseudo-office of Government, outside of congressional oversight, and doing so so that Musk and Biryani don't have to divest their assets for the duration?!

Typical corrupt Trump nonsense. Drain the swamp and replace it with a pit of nuclear waste.

Nothing usually qualifies them that is the problem.

Who said they needed to be elected?

What experience did they get in the army that makes the suitable for being the secretary of defence?

What tangible connection would that be?

Who got plucked out of a classroom and made minister of defence?

I know you refuse to answer question, but you are going to need to start stepping up.

Use that critical thinking of yours.

'Fringe' being a pretty critical word. A tiny minority of people vs a huge movement under Trump with an obsession over that minority.

Well the lunatics are running the asylum unfortunately. So it's a fringe but powerful element.

You're just throwing out insults and absolutes. Hardly a winning formula.