he would not have a problem seeing Don Jr. or Eric or Ivana whacked like Fredo Corleone. Sammy the Bull Gravano saw his BIL whacked for breaking a mafia rule. Did not bother him.
So it will be interesting if Vindman does get to go to one of the war colleges. I wouldn’t be shocked if Trump fucked him over on that somehow. I’ve never been in the military, but I imagine having a graduate degree or fellowship is important for an officer’s career track progression.
Trump is petty enough to involve himself. I remember seeing an interview with an Atlantic City contractor who sued Trump after getting stiffed and Trump basically blacklisted his company. Before his casino bankruptcies, he had enough pull in AC to keep other contractors from doing business with the guy’s company. If you did business with the guy, the Trump casinos wouldn’t do business with you. Of course, people soon realized Trump would fuck you and your business over pretty much no matter what.
“In defeat, malice. In victory, revenge.” I saw that around here somewhere.
He made a statement in the last two days that Vindman “should be punished”. I have to believe that the Army will stand behind Vindman on this and defy the President trying to extract vengeance on a man who was doing his patriotic duty. That doesn’t mean that Vindman won’t be passed over in the next promotion cycle as a sop to the White House.