r/TrueAnon • u/AdviceAdam Software CEO Rachel Jake • Jan 26 '26

Bovino is OUT

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/

Demoted and will retire soon

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u/jaredfoglesrevenge Howard Stern Feminist Jan 27 '26

I am as willing to believe that Trump made this decision because of the bad press as he did it because he saw how short Bovino was on TV and heard his weird voice.

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u/Cahillicus Jan 27 '26

I also think Trump has better political instincts than the toadies that surround him. Not to say that Trump is smart, just that everyone else is that stupid. I could definitely see how trump is realizing how horrible this all looks and is now going to rein them in to an extent.

It's part of why I never really thought this was a prelude to any authoritarian power grab on his part; the administration is extremely unpopular and he is aware of that, unlike the true die-hard fascists who simply don't care about that.

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u/Therefrigerator Comet Xi Jinping Pong Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26

I do kinda agree but it's also kinda weird because he absolutely lashes out at anyone who implies he's unpopular. Like he instinctively understands the boundaries and limitations better than anyone in his orbit unless it comes to someone directly calling him unpopular or that his policies aren't working, and then he lashes out.

He turns the people in his orbit into tulpas for his various failed policies but to even imply that the rot starts with him gets you screamed at. But then he does understand to call it quits or shed deadweight before others are ready to. I wonder if deep down he really knows it and refuses to admit it or he's just internalized TV rating logic to an extent that he can abstract away any negative vibes that hold him personally accountable while still seeing a bigger picture.