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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      Considering his age there’s a good chance that in the not too distant past it was actually him on the other end.

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        I don’t think he has the power to extort anyone for sex (yet), I think he’s the exploited one.

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          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.

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    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.

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    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?

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    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.

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    I see that the article is misinformed:

    Donald Trump appointed 22-year-old Thomas Fugate as the new fall guy at 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.

    Mr. Trump said in press briefing that Mr. Fugate has the perfect combination of inexperience, stupidity and trust in the GOP, to be manipulated in taking the fall when the current administration’s policies will be shown to have failed: “He is exactly the kind of young person this administration needs.”

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    Someone should photoshop him holding a cat up to his chest in this photo

    Classic cheesy 60s era Bond villain

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      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

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    Despite lacking direct experience in counterterrorism, DHS officials cited his work ethic in justifying his rapid promotion.

    Does hours played in CS:GO count?

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      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.