Trump appoints 22-year-old ex-gardener and grocery store assistant to lead U.S. terror prevention
Summary
Donald Trump appointed 22-year-old Thomas Fugate to lead the DHS Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3), which combats terrorism and hate violence.
Fugate, who graduated in 2024, previously worked as a grocery store clerk and self-employed landscaper.
He joined Trump’s 2024 campaign and briefly served as a special assistant in DHS immigration.
Despite lacking direct experience in counterterrorism, DHS officials cited his work ethic in justifying his rapid promotion. His political rise includes internships with the Heritage Foundation and Texas lawmakers, and an active pro-Trump social media presence.
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How the hell are we ever supposed to take this country seriously again?
Oh, that's all over now.
What we were hoping for:
what we got:
"Work ethic" Okay, who'd this guy have to fuck for this?
Considering his age there's a good chance that in the not too distant past it was actually him on the other end.
I don't think he has the power to extort anyone for sex (yet), I think he's the exploited one.
Yes. That was the joke. If I wasn't clear about that. That kind will tolerate and embrace abuse, so long as they see themselves dishing out the abuse in the future. Those that embrace hazing Etc. And when you run with pedophiles, rapists, and sexual abusers. They do favor particular types of abuse.
Is he trying to copy Trump's official glare? Cringe.
Also, why can't I be appointed to a random high-level government job? I actually have government experience.
It sounds like the problem is that you have too many working brain cells. You’ll need to kill about 90% of them off to qualify with this administration.
Damn, shouldn't have quit drinking
Well that disqualifies you for this administration to begin with
I was gonna say he looks like something has just touched his butthole and he's not sure what it might be.
Stop making me laugh so hard.
You got any connections to big fascism?
I think the real questions were asked by another poster in another thread, who are his parents and how much did they pay to get him this ride?
6 hrs later.. being the change
Someone should photoshop him holding a cat up to his chest in this photo
Classic cheesy 60s era Bond villain
Such an easy way he found to show us he's an "attempt to gaslight her into thinking she did orgasm, actually" vibes kinda guy
Did he work at the prestigious Four Seasons Total Landscaping?
Another high quality hire for a high quality administration.
"includes internships with the Heritage Foundation" there is it, fucking hell
Dang, I had put my money on rich daddy donor. (edit: that could still be right...)
I see that the article is misinformed:
I mentioned this in some other threads, but this guy has to have influential/wealthy parents or an uncle or a sugar daddy or something.
It would be one thing if he was some kind of GOP genius (an oxymoron, I know). But the articles make it sound like he's just a guy.
Which tingles my spideysense into thinking he must be a nepobaby.
That ... and his fucking face. Seriously. What a punchable, arrogant face.
Picture matches the tone of the hiring perfectly. Let him keep the job. I want to see how this plays out.
Hellooooo GILEAD
Definitely some heavy Nick vibes, ngl. If MAGA wasn't such a moronic movement, I'd think it intentional. Here's to hoping he has less plot armor than his fictitious friend.
yea that eyebrow photo says he is gonna self destruct in a year or so
wtf is he trying to do with his face?
Look I hate AI, but someone has to do that face blending thing between these three chucklefucks..
With this level of incompetence, first terror attack should lead to EXECUTIONS.
I'm gonna need to see his dad's resume.
Does hours played in CS:GO count?
Please that's a feeder if I ever seen one
Boy, there's a face only his mother could love.
MAKE AMERICA GREAT NEVER
"This Summer...Rob Schneider is..." whatever this is.
He looks intrigued.
There's definitely a Moriarty vibe going on.
His last name is two letters away from being fugazi.
You can tell he practiced that look in front of the mirror.
Maybe they thought he was a grocery store assistant manager.
JFC
🤨
We are so very fucked. Get out if you can.
That guy looks like he shits diamonds.
All these random picks. Like im shocked I was randomly offered the a job in the mail by now.
If I ever saw this guy, I'd dump his backpack and take his lunch money
wow ur so cool haha
In Spanish Fugate literally means imperatively "escape". So the whole name means....Tom, escape! Run away man!
And what should I call you, Mister?
Fugato, Thomas Fugato. Stirred, but mostly shaken.
And how much will it be?
One million dollars!
He has one of those faces you can bisect vertically and flip from each side to make two completely different faces.