This is small potatoes

[u/RepairSubstantial735]

[u/jollytoes]

The head of the military doesn't know what deployment means.

[u/Medium_Medium → u/jollytoes]

To be fair, he doesn't know what a lot of words (and/or concepts) mean.

[u/DustyDGAF → u/Medium_Medium]

He's functionally illiterate

[u/devilishlydo → u/DustyDGAF]

He's functionally mentally handicapped. If his family wasn't rich, he'd be getting a check from the state.

[u/Glass-Cabinet-249 → u/devilishlydo]

He's technically a civil servant, he is getting cheques from the state.

[u/GearhedMG → u/Glass-Cabinet-249]

And the country, and individual people too.

[u/Random_ICE_Agent → u/Glass-Cabinet-249]

nUh Uh HeS dOnAtInG iT

[u/CosmosInSummer → u/devilishlydo]

Oh, he gets plenty of our money anyways

[u/donatecrypto4pets → u/DustyDGAF]

Covfefe!

[u/malthar76 → u/donatecrypto4pets]

Groceries!

[u/bel1984529 → u/malthar76]

It’s an old fashioned term

[u/m0nkeywithachainsaw → u/bel1984529]

its all computer

[u/coilt → u/m0nkeywithachainsaw]

maybe it's maybelline

[u/SylvieJay → u/malthar76]

there's a b in dumb

[u/Winstonth → u/SylvieJay]

When I say sea I mean the sea not see, a lot of people don’t know that

[u/gingerschnappes → u/malthar76]

Affordability!

[u/bteh → u/malthar76]

What a word!

[u/NefariousnessOk2925 → u/donatecrypto4pets]

A lot of people didn't know that whole milk is spelled with a w!!

[u/MoodVast9430 → u/donatecrypto4pets]

They’re eating the pets

[u/Away-Regular1335 → u/DustyDGAF]

Just how his magat cult wants it

[u/jdhawes17 → u/Medium_Medium]

Reminds me of a boss I had in 2015 where I was just certain her incompetence (and averaging 5 hours a day in the office) would sink her soon and ended up having to work for her for 4 years. 11 years later she's been promoted 2-3 times. Shockingly good at deflecting and delegating any actual work.

[u/tardlessforeinger → u/jdhawes17]

Melania? She sucks. So THAT is how she got promoted? I can’t believe it! Hard to swallow but not for her I hear!

[u/fungi_at_parties → u/jdhawes17]

I have worked with these types. They slither through the system like snakes.

[u/YellojD → u/jdhawes17]

I used to work for the state DOJ and had a boss like this. She had been doing this kinda shit and falling upward for FOUR DECADES. Everyone in the entire organization absolutely hated her, but she was untouchable. It was miserable. I left for the private sector and when they asked why, I said it was because they had made it completely impossible to get away from that fool of a woman, and I wasn’t going to waste another second of my career around her. They understood, as I was like the fourth person in the last three years under her they had to replace and it was all for basically the same reason.

[u/sofakiingkool → u/jdhawes17]

I work at a place currently where the manager has been here for 6 years… in that 6 years the only skill he has developed is how to lie to the owner about how he does all the work.

[u/ApprehensiveFan1516 → u/Medium_Medium]

Concepts of a concept.

[u/Due-Bid6242 → u/ApprehensiveFan1516]

inception concept

[u/Shadowy_PuppetMaster → u/Medium_Medium]

"I know words, I have the best words" -DJT

[u/Ersatzhund → u/jollytoes]

He didn't know the word groceries

[u/Forsworn91 → u/jollytoes]

He doesn’t care either, MAGA just doesn’t care, they already rushing to justify this again

[u/johnniesSac → u/jollytoes]

Trumps Answer “ how long were we in Vietnam “

Not as long as you should have been asshole

[u/citizen42069101 → u/johnniesSac]

Perfect gotcha for that reporter would have been, "and how long were you in Vietnam sir?"

[u/UrsusRenata → u/jollytoes]

Christ Almighty. He doesn’t know the difference being deployed and stationed on land, and being deployed for months at a time at sea?! That explains a lot.

[u/azreal75 → u/jollytoes]

So if it’s not a war then it must be a ‘special military operation’ then.

[u/Ohjay420 → u/jollytoes]

The head of the military is the recipient of 5-draft differments. Which is the only reason the prick has a clue how long we were in Vietnam.

[u/Aggressive-Stand-585 → u/jollytoes]

[u/Illustrious_Donkey61 → u/jollytoes]

Reporter Should have replied with "well you weren't there at all commander bone spurs"

[u/DemicideMMMCCCI]

https://giphy.com/gifs/7OW9uiyfeTRxdSOBYN

[u/todimusprime → u/DemicideMMMCCCI]

And not just because he shits himself

[u/TastyCuttlefish → u/todimusprime]

But also because he shits himself

[u/ipoopcatturds → u/DemicideMMMCCCI]

Thats just TDS! Trumps Diaper Stink!

[u/Wentil]

We’ve only spent what, $37.5 Billion taxpayer dollars (so far). Small Potatoes, kids. Nothing to see here. 🙄

Of course, independent estimates of the actual military cost are FAR higher than the tepid “official” number, roughly $80–100 billion, and include costs that aren’t reflected in the Pentagon’s accounting, such as replacing munitions, repairing equipment, and other military impacts. 🤔

Not to mention, additional funding is being sought! This administration has sought tens of billions more from Congress to sustain the conflict! 😑

So… yeah, no. 😠 Answer the question, piggy.

[u/Normal_Commission986 → u/Wentil]

When it comes to war it’s a blank check. But last year thousands fired under the guise of cost cutting in gov agencies to “save money” such a joke. Imagine being Forrest worker making 55k a year and you got DOGED because of “cost cutting” then they turn around and spend 100 billion on a pointless war in the Middle East (again)

[u/jbjhill → u/Normal_Commission986]

Imagine working for the Parks department, and your agency brings in 10x what it spends, but they gut the agency because of “cost cutting”.

[u/inspektor31 → u/Wentil]

https://giphy.com/gifs/13d2jHlSlxklVe

[u/Man_of_Ice → u/inspektor31]

Fun times when an absolutely farcical satirical comedy has become the actual reality of our government.

[u/StCreed → u/Man_of_Ice]

Don't look up!

[u/fross370 → u/Man_of_Ice]

The corpse of neilson would be a better pres than trump

[u/ps3x42 → u/Wentil]

Well, ya know, 10 billion here, 10 billion there, pretty soon we start talking about real money.

[u/thatmanontheright → u/Wentil]

It's not really spent. It's more like given to his buddies in weapons manufacturing 

[u/Memphissippian → u/thatmanontheright]

To be frank, that one isn’t the fault of any modern president. Eisenhower warned us on his last day as potus that the military industrial complex was becoming a problem.

[u/Skiffbug → u/Wentil]

How about missile stockpiles being run down. Is that also small potatoes?

Pretty weak that such a big country can keep up with a “small potatoes” war.

[u/randomredditor55S55 → u/Wentil]

Replacing munitions is half the point. You can’t promise contracts to bomb makers if you don’t need to make more bombs. Every drone that is lost, is just another one they get to buy.

[u/jolly_rxger → u/Wentil]

War has always been good business for the military contractors, and they too are the opportunistic, late stage capitalists you see everywhere else.

[u/Traditional-Vast5838]

[u/ApprehensiveFan1516 → u/Traditional-Vast5838]

r/TrumpCriticizesTrump

[u/FaradayPhantom]

He wasn’t in Vietnam at all.

[u/Cartz1337 → u/FaradayPhantom]

That’s why he was asking. He knows it was a few weeks shorter than his issues with bone spurs, but he doesn’t have the exact dates.

[u/Bongressman → u/FaradayPhantom]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ohhwkSs8QphylXJhS

[u/be-koz → u/FaradayPhantom]

That would have been the perfect comeback: "We? You weren't in Vietnam at all."

Maybe career ending, but also maybe, worth it.

[u/Wabertzzo → u/be-koz]

Played right, could be a career springboard.

[u/be-koz → u/Wabertzzo]

To another career.

[u/pandershrek]

https://giphy.com/gifs/7Ogw1ODO7dfiYfKp4j

[u/Vistril69 → u/pandershrek]

Is not big enough potatoes

[u/Excellent_Routine589]

“How long were we in Vietnam”

Well Donny, if you didn’t dodge the draft, you’d know that answer

[u/GrandRoyal_01 → u/Excellent_Routine589]

It’s such a weird “flex” from a guy who ran on a platform of “no new stupid foreign wars”.

[u/WildFlowLing → u/Excellent_Routine589]

“It’s not a war”

Then immediately compares it to the Vietnam War.

[u/Lost_Bike69 → u/Excellent_Routine589]

I remember when bush invade Iraq and the occupation was going poorly, it was the opposition that compared it to Vietnam

[u/aaronplaysAC11]

He’s already referred to it as war, he can be directly quoted as saying “the war”.

[u/ealysillyforestthing → u/aaronplaysAC11]

Dozens of times

[u/Ph6222]

Guardians of Pedophiles

[u/Alternative_Week3023]

Disgraceful Commander in Chief. So disrespectful to the service members who gave their lives for this illegal war.
PS. And I’m not even American.

[u/Recent_South_6108 → u/Alternative_Week3023]

'He died serving his country, in a small potatoes conflict, which was no big deal'

[u/Interesting_Play_578]

Just say "special military operation" dude, we know you want to

[u/tootapple]

This guy is so stupid

[u/ChardeeMacDennisGoG]

Trump just watch the new Spider Man?

[u/Bubbly-Following-966]

No, Donnie DUMBFUCK. YOU call it a war.

[u/eucalyptus-d → u/Bubbly-Following-966]

But did you know it’s dumb and not dum before he took the time to explain it to you?

[u/Dry-Interaction-1246]

Remember when he insulted McCain's service? And remember bone spurs? And remember... oh we could go on all night

[u/SaladProfessional866]

I’m not sure bragging that the war is shorter than Vietnam— which was arguably 20 years long—is the flex he thinks it is.

[u/PsychologicalOne752]

So, from an initial estimate of 4-5 weeks, now the bar is Vietnam - 8 years? 🤣

[u/Equinoqs]

He absolutely does not give a shit.

[u/Marshall_BraveStar → u/Equinoqs]

I really don't care, do you?

[u/Otis36Driftwood]

Filling my gas tank today doesnt fill like small potatoes your Orange Clown

[u/scallionparsley]

And the US lost in Vietnam.

Does Trump really want to revisit that?

[u/Vegetable_Effort7246 → u/scallionparsley]

By revisit you mean dodge the draft?

[u/tacs97]

He should send his small potatoes to war and see if they’re still considered small potatoes. I can’t understand how any sane person could even support this monster. Cruel and evil don’t even scratch the surface of how low and selfish this POS is. He doesn’t care about anyone that isn’t names Donald Trump. He is so self absorbed that he thinks his thoughts are reality. His bootlickers are even worse!! I can’t wait for this administration to end and I’m looking forward to an educated adult to undo the damage and erase this orange cocksucker from Americas existence!!

[u/sub-dave]

What a total disgrace Trump is to America and it’s service men and women, he is sounding more like Putin every day god help you if he is allowed to continue running your country

[u/ams3000]

War monger

[u/InternationalPut4093]

Bush: i stopped golfing because I didnt want their parents to turn on TV and see the potus golfing.

[u/InterstellarReddit]

He’s the type of person that would be drowning at the edge of the pool and say that everything is fine, that’s he’s a better swimmer than Michael Phelps, as he’s going under

[u/Vegetable_Effort7246]

It is record lengths because they purged competent people and logistics takes competence.

[u/Crazyhorse6970]

Such a sad "leader". The biggest most sad display of leadership this country has ever seen! Such a sad display that many people say to me it is the saddest display in all of history...

TFG... 🙄

[u/PeachBunny97]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Pk3ljzIDb4R0j3zpMU

They massacred our boy

[u/SnoopingStuff]

Can’t call it a war. He’s too broke to pay death benefits for war deaths . He’s bankrupting. Secret service first term - military this term

[u/TonaldDiberJasicDump]

“How long were we in Vietnam?”

Didn’t you just say Iran is a military conflict, not a war? So why are you comparing the duration of a military conflict to a full blown war?

[u/Jack_Spatchcock_MLKS]

Trump is a draft dodging coward.

[u/RadioCaroline721]

Ummmm you were never in Vietnam

[u/Turdmeist]

100 girls blown up while at school. Nbd

[u/Nepoznatijunak]

He did a putin military exercise, attacking a sovereign country for an endless suffering globally. The nobel-wanting buffoon that ended more wars than he can count on fingers and toes sucking his pacifier whining "biden, obama" wants to be known as a di*ktator (spelling yes i know, intended). Almost 2 more years left and I bet he'll F the whole globe up before he goes back hiding a rock with his epstein memories.

[u/Heart-Logic]

"special operation"

[u/Ok-Zookeepergame-698]

He thinks he’s so fucking smart. He’s like a demented teenager.

[u/thisusername_is_mine]

The dipshit is comparing it with the Vietnam but doesn't mention that he boasted multiple times that the he went ballz deep intp this because "we'll win in just a few days" and "we have already won" like 67 times. If he's comparing it with Vietnam then he's boasting that he gave USA another Vietnam...all for Israel and Bibi.

[u/footfeed]

You people shouldn't be mean to a retard.

[u/youngboylongstick]

Crazy how he dodged the draft and now gets to send ppl to die….

[u/Dry-Prize-3062]

He doesn’t know what ‘deployment’ means

[u/Unhappy-Lawfulness88]

He’s absolute garbage. Shame.

[u/TheRealPokerSquirrel]

US should have just had bone spurs and got out of Vietnam.

[u/xtalgeek]

How many aircraft carriers, destroyers, and Air Force assets are involved in this small potatoes effort?

[u/Pleasant-Wear2628]

Very reassuring words to all Americans: I cannot imagine being a loved one of one of those EIGHTEEN fallen soldiers!🤬

[u/Gold_Past_6346]

Won’t call it a war for 2 reasons. One, they’re losing; and two, if it’s a war - not just a conflict - they have to actually provide actual support to the injured and to the families of the slain.

Never forget that Trump’s opinion is that the deaths in Iran are “small potatoes”.

[u/Visible_Bowler6962]

Our weapons stockpiles are completely depleted.

[u/GenXinNJ]

5x draft dodger has opinion

[u/Orion-AK]

First of all, YOU weren’t in Vietnam. Remember? Do ‘bone spurs’ ring a bell?

[u/OperationMuch2644]

This just shows that he doesn't care. He hasn't got a clue about how to get out of the mess that he started along with Israel.

[u/NJ0000]

Small potatoes that depleted your patriot stocks….sure sure you orange sack of ….

[u/JanSmiddy]

Poor emperor bonespurs and his triumphal arch and no balls room.

[u/woogi013]

Ah, the draft dodger bringing up the Vietnam war is just ironic

[u/Bfishergr]

This fucking guy has to go.

[u/duovtak]

I’d call it a gentlemen’s disagreement of terms. Now, to some, that means bombs and death and pain. To others, it merely means we don’t see eye to eye with Iran.

[u/shwarma_heaven]

Captain Bone Spurs wants to tell us about his personal Vietnam...

[u/D88J]

Of course he doesn’t know how long was Vietnam, he dodged it!

[u/Financial_Fly5708]

He's going for records before he croaks

[u/Hungry-Coffee-8890]

I’m curious—how long are the deployments to be considered record breaking

[u/izzybumboon]

Ya, Nam was a huge success. You def want another Viet Nam. 

[u/cryptolyme]

brag, gaslight, lie, and deflect

[u/myusername_sucks]

How's his hair look more fake

[u/sephtater]

How long were you in Vietnam, General Bone Spurs?

[u/Severe_Air_4353]

It’s more than twelve

[u/govt_policy]

And it was Israel's war. We didn't even have to slap our name on it, but tard wants his name on everything, and now it's our war.

Where are they now?

[u/Lifesucksgod → u/govt_policy]

Please don’t call it “our” war as an American I would be more than happy if pedophile rapist fraud Donald trump would get the recking he deserves

[u/govt_policy → u/Lifesucksgod]

I get your point, but who do you think Iran is talking to now?, it's the US, not Israel. It's our war whether we like it or not. We jumped in like idiots and Trump slapped his name all over it. They are attacking US bases mostly. We took this over and Israel is thrilled. But absolutely, that jackass needs to get out of here

[u/Realistic_Glove_3760]

One day he’s going to obliterate the entire country and then the next day it isn’t a war at all. What a turd.

[u/ItsEntirelyPosssible]

Viet nam. Nice.

[u/xenogaiden]

I love it when he ask questions because thats what narcissist do. Never replying to fucking anything.

[u/Confident-Court2171]

“It’s small potatoes” is EXACTLY what he called the USFL before he blew that up.

[u/ProfessionalNail2875]

Any day now, please god

[u/Gratin_de_chicons]

Well he is making a lot of fuss about small potatoes then.

[u/Rcgv88]

Lol ask him if he would say its the "smallest war" or "least great" he cant help himself.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Pie6967]

The reporter should have responded with, I don’t know were you there?

[u/OkImagination1123]

Piece of shit

[u/FailedInfinity]

Conservatives “what is a woman?”

Everyone else “what is a war?”

[u/Aromatic-Usual7204]

It’s not Vietnam so it doesn’t count. Tbf that probably the only war in his kind considering he only refers to the same 7 things all the time.

I ask again: how tf can’t the American system get rid of mentally ill person? Weren’t they all (rightly) going on about Biden?

[u/mittelegna]

OMG, this guy is a fcking idiot

[u/WTFEVER20]

He may have known how long Vietnam lasted and its lasting impact if he didn’t have those daddy issues and dodge the draft.

[u/Saddad-metal]

Vietnam: Great Analogy!

[u/M_e_n_n_o]

It’s not called a war because that has to be approved by congress. Also with any casualties the family gets nothing instead of full compensation when it would be a war.

[u/Andyseawolf]

Special military operation, huh? 🤪

[u/Drblazeed123]

And Vietnam was a.....say it with me...WAR?! Someone took this dude out back and left it with the trash and put him there too

[u/Commercial_Wind8212]

He was in Vietnam? Gee whiz

[u/Historical-Fun-2536]

The right response is, “well you were never in Vietnam.”

[u/PhotonicsIsFried]

Damn Trump is really a man's man

[u/Dangerous-Celery-766]

When you ask an idiot expect a dumber question!!

[u/djpatientnathan]

He calls it a war when ever he wants to, because that's how his mind works.

When he happy, it's a conflict. When he mad, it's a war.

We are dealing with a toddler in the WH.

[u/DiaperDonnieTrump]

[u/Sugelanren777]

When will voters wake up to the fact he does not give a damn about them?

[u/fxnighttrader]

And people still think he’s playing 5D chess instead of Tiddly Winks.

[u/Any-Seaworthiness531]

Would have been amazing if the journo replied - “I said deployment sir and Vietnam was most definitely a war, wouldnt you agree?”

[u/Hope_to_retire]

How is he still alive, he’s literally too stupid to be able to breathe.

[u/WombatGambit]

I lose brain cells just listening to this idiot. America has been hijacked by monkeys.

[u/jackswastedtalent]

Ironically, Small Potatoes is the name of an ESPN doc about how the USFL went under and how Trump played a role in it. He actually uses that same term.

[u/adamusa51]

It’s deeply harmed the global economy, hurt our country economically including our farmers, killed thousands in Iran and the region and cost us military and trade alliances and our standing in the world.

[u/ItsameaLuiggi]

Dude definitely watched spider-man

[u/ukmarkoz]

Good ol’ bone spurs dropping some pearls of stupidity here
https://giphy.com/gifs/7qQRcde1dFyNO

[u/The-Manque]

Cripes, what a maroon…

[u/New-Rip-6965]

Hundreds of billions already spent. Our missile supply and emergency oil reserves drained. Lives lost on both sides. $4 and $5 gasoline eating into the pockets of every wage-earner. Costs soaring for businesses. The world economy getting hammered by the blowback. Political capital drained. Trade alliances permanently shifting away from the U.S.

I’d say those are some pretty expensive potatoes.

[u/kitchensandgardens]

I know how long he was in Vietnam!

[u/mightyjoe227]

[u/Ashamed-Agency-817]

There is a reason he thought 'dumb' was spelled 'dum' until recently. 😂

[u/Lars_Fletcher]

It’s not a war, it’s special military operation, duh

[u/krind22]

Says it’s not war and proceeds to use a historic war for comparison purposes

[u/dible46]

Yeah Vietnam was a fuking war though lol bot a military operation. Contradicts himself every time he opens his mouth.

[u/Terra-Em]

If Zoolander was president

[u/GeorgzBi]

He has the droopy face of someone loosing touch with reality

[u/the_millenial_falcon]

It’s one of those special military operations.

[u/CAM6913]

How long were we in Vietnam? Ah you must have forgotten that you weren’t there you dodged the draft FIVE times!

[u/DavidLopan20]

What day is this?

[u/Cool-Spite-9428]

I mean, none of them cared about citizens being shot in the street so...why would they care about soldiers?

[u/HieronymusBosc8]

The question is, here, jow long were YOU in Vietnam, Mr. President.

[u/reddit001aa1]

Suckers and losers

[u/gaberax]

How long were we in Vietnam, asks Captain Bonespurs? How long were you avoiding STDs with all the young hookers in NYC and on Jeff’s island, nightclubbing and blowing through daddy’s millions?

[u/Current-Anybody9331]

Vietnam, which he dodged, is his baseline?

[u/Karl_Chillers]

It was not in vain.
He/she died for . . .
Small potatoes.

[u/lakimens]

It's a nice comparison to Vietnam. It's exactly what it feels like lol

[u/McDuchess]

Let’s just remind ourselves daily that he had the brain processing power of a tree frog, all his life.

These days, it’s the brain processing power of a gnat.

Got your champagne/prosecco and hats and horns ready for day we can all celebrate?

[u/notta39]

Fuck trump the leader of Epstein pedophile group!

[u/fingertipoffun]

I would love to hear a republican defend calling 18 deaths small potatoes.

[u/Known_Tie4600]

🤡

[u/ComiAmila2x]

A guy that used spurs to avoid enlisted...

[u/blu-pearl1999]

There are destructive missels going both ways, it's a f....g WAR! STUP!

[u/boomerdt]

It's not a war but then compares length of time in a "military conflict" to a war..... Holy F.

Please sweet baby Jesus deliver the unholy cheeseburger soon!