The Malignant Fascist's Trouble With Phones

 

The "Signalgate" scandal erupting over the inclusion of The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg on a classified call initiated by alcohol-friendly Secretary of Defense Pete "DUI" Hegseth probably won't be the last of its kind for this criminally incompetent regime. Case in point from CBS News, reporting on a misdirected call by the Malignant Fascist to someone he clearly didn't want to talk to:

"Just over a month ago, retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster received an unexpected call on his personal cell, four sources told CBS News. It was from the White House and he was instructed by the voice on the other end to stand by for the president.

McMaster, who had served as national security adviser during President Trump's first term and was ousted after 13 months, was surprised to hear from Mr. Trump at all.

Just a day earlier, on March 2, Mr. Trump had lobbed his latest insult at McMaster, blasting him on social media as a 'weak and totally ineffective loser.' McMaster had also just appeared on CBS' "60 Minutes," where he voiced skepticism about Mr. Trump's overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Putin's willingness to end the war in Ukraine. 

'Henry...' is how Trump opened the call before launching into the conversation, according to two sources who were not authorized to discuss private conversations.

It was then that McMaster knew this familiar voice was indeed Mr. Trump. But he also realized something else: the commander-in-chief had not intended to call him at all. [snip]

"Mr. President, this is H.R. McMaster," he said into the phone.

'Why the f*** would I talk' to H.R. McMaster? Trump asked dismissively, and then Trump launched into a scathing critique of his former aide, two sources said.

The call was brief."  (our emphasis)

We hope, but doubt, that McMaster gave the insults and profanity back in spades to the MF, enough of the "respect for the office" nonsense in the MF's case. The incompetence flows from the MF down, through all of his sycophants and hacks. We're waiting for the MF to call up Volodymyr Zelenskyy thinking it was his idol Vladimir Putin, and that the incriminating call would be recorded.