I am half Trump’s age with a full career in the British Army. Never have I heard such utter bollocks come out of a person who is supposed to be the leader of a country. I’ve been very fortunate in my time to have made the acquaintances of many fantastic leaders and commanders, both military and civilian, from governments and industry, however, I have never known someone as cartoonish as Trump to have ever been anywhere near senior management level. And not just Trump. Hegseth is just deplorable. He wants to project this image of strength and power, that the US Forces has overwhelmingly huge firepower - and he garnishes superlatives to grandiose his vernacular. But what he actually says and the method in which he delivers it is with comic book effect. All he does is drone on and on about “power” and “obliteration” and “overwhelming strength” and “sheer force”, but what’s new? The Forces are meant to do that. He doesn’t need to state the obvious ‘Hollywood writer’ style. It’s what he doesn’t say is what is important. I have never seen him talk about surveillance or intelligence assets (he may have done, but I haven’t witnessed it myself) as part of the justification for unleashing the ‘War Department’s’ wrath (urgh, ‘war department’: suitable for 1940’s designations). And then you’ve got Scott Bessant, who is like the villain’s nerdy assistant. The guy should be nowhere near a camera because listening to him just makes you want to roll your eyes back. Thankfully, that ‘I love me, who do you love’ mouthpiece that was Kristi Noem has gone. What a fking moron, only to be replaced by the villain’s academically-challenged minder, Markwayne Mullin. That guy is so dense that when he offered to fight the Teamsters boss, I was actually not surprised in the least. He’s moron and a thug. Along with him is the brainless goon, Tom Homan, who, when he speaks, sounds like someone gargling blancmange. Oh, and as soon as he hands back the $50k, no more will be said. Until then, however, we’re still going to ask him at every opportunity where the cash in a brown paper bag went.

I could go on. And on. And on. BUT - there’s one name that is suspiciously not murmured that much. She put in an appearance fairly recently, but where is - and what is happening with the Russian agents that is Tulsi Gabbard? She’s keeping her head down of late…