Let's talk about why Trump isn't firing Waltz....
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Belle of the Ranch
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🗓️ 31 March 2025
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Let's talk about why Trump isn't firing Waltz....
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| 0:00.0 | Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again. |
| 0:04.6 | So today, we're going to talk about Trump being told to fire Waltz and why he's not. |
| 0:11.2 | Reporting says that a number of Trump's top advisors, including Vance and his chief of staff, |
| 0:16.7 | Susie Wiles, have told Trump he should have fire National Security Advisor Waltz over the signal |
| 0:22.9 | chat which included information that the Republican chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee |
| 0:27.7 | said should be classified. But those close to Trump suggest he doesn't want to fire waltz |
| 0:34.4 | and it's for the most Trumpian reason. He doesn't want to let the media win. |
| 0:40.8 | Trump seems to acknowledge Walt's messed up, and some reporting even suggests he understands now |
| 0:46.6 | that Heggseth made a mistake by sharing the information he did. Apparently, Trump is even |
| 0:52.1 | venting his frustration in private and is monitoring the headlines closely. |
| 0:57.5 | Despite all of this, the official line from the White House at the moment is quote, |
| 1:03.0 | President Trump continues to have the utmost confidence in his national security team, |
| 1:08.4 | including National Security Advisor Mike Walts. |
| 1:12.4 | Trump apparently doesn't want to give the media a win because he fears it might embolden them. |
| 1:19.0 | Bannon said this was part of a, quote, no scalps policy. He went on to say that it was the |
| 1:25.1 | White House quote, fight club mentality. |
| 1:33.4 | Calling it a fight club mentality doesn't make a whole lot of sense at first, you know, |
| 1:39.0 | in reference to the movie Fight Club, unless it's meant in the whole Trump fighting fictitious enemies thing. |
| 1:40.3 | But that seems unlikely. |
| 1:42.4 | It really seems as though Trump's current plan is to double down on the |
| 1:46.3 | idea of never admitting a mistake. But his longtime style has been to never admit a mistake personally |
| 1:53.6 | and blame those under him when things got too hot. Extending his infallibility to his staff |
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