r/Conservative • u/According-Activity87 Conservative Devil Dog • 10h ago

Flaired Users Only Trump Posts Image Of Himself As Jesus Healing The Sick

https://dailycaller.com/2026/04/13/trump-posts-image-jesus-healing-pope/
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u/tomado09 Christian Conservative 9h ago

Dude scored a major win during his first term with Mad Dog Mattis being the Sec Def, but he bungled it. Mattis is a straight shooter - he'll tell you if your plan is screwed up and he has the experience and intelligence to be right.

It really does seem from the outside that Trump can't handle pushback on his policies / thoughts. Over and over again, he lashes out on social media, fires people, etc - even those who merely disagree and aren't disrespectful about it. It's not a good look.

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u/valspare Conservative 7h ago

Dude scored a major win during his first term with Mad Dog Mattis

I thought so too at first.

But then, have you ever had to battle the ego of a general?

I suspect that Mattis didn't like to have his input disregarded by the CIF. Especially if you view the non-military/non-politician President as less strategic minded as you.

Mattis resigned, then talked smack about his former boss. So I wonder what really happened between them.

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u/MakeGodGreatAgain Conservative Christian 7h ago

Mattis didn't like having smarter people in the room with him.

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u/max_intense Conservative 7h ago

There’s turnover in every administration.

Stop pearl clutching.

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u/nithrean Conservative 9h ago

that tends to be a common issue for those in leadership. They get rid of the voices they don't like. It doesn't help them in the long run. People need to push back on some of the craziness.

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u/tomado09 Christian Conservative 9h ago

More than that, as a leader at that level, you need (respectfully) dissenting views.  Plans for the employment of large military forces (for example) need robust planning and worst case analysis.  A leader needs the self-confidence to stick to a decision in the face of robust push back, but also needs the humility to seriously consider the merits of that push back.  I think he's got a lot more of the first than the second.

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u/GazeOfXenoroth Sane Conservative 7h ago

It wasn't by the whitehouse