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COL Mustard

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20. I think it's probably both an optics and a security measure.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #19)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 06:50 AM

Apr 24

Don't want Secretary X to be photographed in Tahiti during hurricane season, and also don't want Secretary X to get kidnapped. It's probably not a bad idea to know where Cabinet Secretaries are. Remember when Sec. Austin was MIA for a few days because he'd had prostate surgery and nobody knew?

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Trump's chief of staff bans international travel for Cabinet members unless approved by the White House: report [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 23 OP

An unelected person telling Senate approved Cabinet what to do? pwb Apr 23 #1

Not unusual Boo1 Apr 23 #14

she wants them close by so they can be fired. Is she the one running the country? dem4decades Apr 23 #2

She is on loan from Netanyahu. pwb Apr 23 #3

I think she & Miller are doing a lot behind the scenes. TBF Apr 23 #10

I don't either, just think she would be doing more to reign in the monster vapor2 Apr 24 #23

Afraid they will be arrested by a foreign government for violating international laws? biophile Apr 23 #4

Or Maduro style "apprehension." BattleRow Apr 23 #12

BINGOIIII nt Kahuna Apr 24 #22

Why? not fooled Apr 23 #5

This is political theater fujiyamasan Apr 23 #6

"They want to avoid Cancun Cruz type photos I guess." BumRushDaShow Apr 23 #8

I wonder if this applies to business travel only... COL Mustard Apr 24 #18

Well I think the suggestion has to do with travel using government resources and vouchering BumRushDaShow Apr 24 #19

I think it's probably both an optics and a security measure. COL Mustard Apr 24 #20

For some reason BumRushDaShow Apr 24 #21

But Patel was supposedly on business. lmao vapor2 Apr 24 #24

My mind went a different direction... Scully Apr 23 #13

With this gang you never know... fujiyamasan Apr 23 #16

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Good Lord Prairie Gates Apr 23 #9

Better yet lonely bird Apr 23 #11

The agency noted that Trump and his trade officials GenThePerservering Apr 23 #15

...and his sons and son in law. Marcuse Apr 24 #17