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LAST UPDATE | 2 May
THE UNITED STATES’ State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce appeared surprised when a reporter yesterday informed her of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet shakeup.
“I think it’s clear that I just heard that from you,” she told a reporter when asked about the major change during a press briefing.
Yesterday, Trump announced that Mike Waltz of Signalgate notoriety would be leaving his role as the US’ National Security Advisor and instead become the country’s ambassador to the United Nations.
Further, he announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be serving as National Security Advisor in the interim.
Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to share the news with the world – only it appeared he had skipped over telling senior members of his White House staff beforehand.
Following the revelation during the briefing, Bruce said, “I have some insights to the potential of certain things that might happen, but when the president – and this is all of course presidential decisions, right, so I’m with the state department, and I think it would be clear to all of you, you don’t want to get ahead of your skis and drawing conclusions or speculating about what may occur…
“You can have a general sense of what’s possible, and then you see that manifest usually, but I think one thing certainly that I’ve learned is that things don’t happen until the president says they’re going to happen.”
LMAO -- a reporter breaks news during a briefing to State Department spox Tammy Bruce that her boss Marco Rubio is the new national security adviser
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 1, 2025
"I just heard this from you," Bruce says pic.twitter.com/wlQ47shVO1
After checking whether it was Truth Social that the message had been posted to, Bruce said, “The miracle of modern technology and social media,” before continuing to say that it was “exciting” news.
She commended Marco Rubio and said that he would be a good fit for the role.
Asked if she could elaborate on whether she had any insight that this was set to happen, Bruce replied, “No I can’t. But thanks for asking.”
Bruce, like Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, was previously a contributor to Fox News.
The circus continues
This crazy regime seem to be just stumbling from one gaffe & disaster to the next……..it’s as if one orange hand doesn’t know what the other is doing
@Mary Linton: But in your Trump24 account/personality you said he was going to save the world. That didn’t work out too well for you did it?
@Eugene Burns: Even in his ‘Mary Linton’ persona he described Trump as ‘the President of Peace’ lately.
But he just carries on regardless, as ever.
Action bias: the psychological phenomenon where people tend to favor action over inaction, even when there is no indication that doing so would point towards a better result. It is an automatic response, similar to a reflex or an impulse and is not based on rational thinking
trump is a terrible manager, so of course no one knows what’s going on. Bad managers cause chaos, and any goodwill that naturally exists in any group of people, evaporates. People down tools, things eventually grind to a halt. I’d say he’s an absolute nightmare.
@Fiona: As much as I can’t stand him he’s the sort of terrible manager I’d happily watch take over a Premier League side. Popcorn sales would go through the roof for him and Roy Keane trading barbs on Super Sunday!
@Fiona: In fairness do you think Michael Martin is any better? Which particular department of our government is performing well?. I’d genuinely worry more about your own governments lack of management before worrying about a foreign countries
@Ger Whelan: the politicians in our government aren’t convicted felons and rap1sts, so that’s a plus. It’s a worry when a man like that is on the world stage, rap1sts like Conor McGregor start getting notions, which affects us here in Ireland. I like Michael Martin, he has been a public servant for many years, but god knows what they’re at at the moment, the new govt has been a shambles from the start, which I’m surprised about. Martin is very experienced, so very surprising.
@Fiona: Really? Because last I checked Michael Lowry was convicted in a court. So he is indeed a felon and he is indeed a part of our government. So again I’d be more worried about your own government. Look at how much Michael Martin cared for the Irish people when tried to take members of his government opposition speaking time. Yeah Michael Martin is a great lad isn’t he.. relying on a felon to prop up his government.
Just on another matter ,I see Romania are deporting Irish people now ,if that just doesn’t take the biscuit…
@Gerry Campbell: deporting Russian agents. Unfortunately back in Ireland instead of Russia. He’s a danger to Irish democracy.
@Wendy Arbour aka Luas Vuitton – Dub Drag Queen: We should reciprocate, we have plenty of their unwanted here .
@Gerry Campbell: is he the guy that changed his name from Shay to Chay ?
@Gerry Campbell: happy to see Russians deported
@Gerry Campbell: a nation holds its breath.
Every CEO needs to be actively reviewing his team. Neglecting to make decisions is not a virtue and has been the cause of many a problem. Since when did cowardice become an admirable attribute.
@thomas molloy: Honestly, aren’t you tired coming up with this dross?
A CEO no one trusts is a good thing? A CEO who doesn’t think things through? A CEO who picks people because they’re loyal to them instead of people who are the best for the job?
You’re actually comical now.
@Tricia G28: Sounds very much like our shower. Just look at what happened yesterday. One thing I can guarantee, he will end up with some gig on the same salary. Wonder what he knows.
We should stop pointing at over there, our shower are as bad, if not worse. They have been at it for years and no media holding them to account.
@Donal Ronan: “our shower are as bad, if not worse.” – Absolute nonsense.
No Govt is perfect. Coalitions especially will always be one-upping themselves. But to suggest they’re anywhere near as utterly incompetent as the crowd in the US is just not based in reality.
@Tricia G28: 500,000 people on the electoral register that should not be on it !!!
Tell me again how good our lot are
@Tricia G28: I am sorry to say it’s not nonsense. Budget 2019 €66 billion. Budget 2024 €96 billion. Are services better? For some yes, like Art O’Leary of the electoral commission on €230k+ in a made up job.
You must be blinkered to the waste and incompetence. We used to have a solution to that, sack them.
He danced away. 123, 123….
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