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[Einchy]

Just get a smoke machine out there, he won't notice the difference.

 

[Felix Lighter]

How is there not an army of government insiders bring this fucking moron down? How can any high level civil servant who has dedicated their entire adult life to their career, work under this idiot as the POTUS?

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

My thoughts exactly.

 

[WedgeX]

But her EMALS

Perf.

 

[jaxpunk]

So he said cut the digital and go with steam that works. Am I missing something that everyone seems to be falling over themselves to shit on him about?

 

[jon bones]

I don't understand. Are you HUELEN or not?

i was just wondering this myself

 

[JonnyDBrit]

He doesn't understand it so he doesn't like it. Typical Trump.

 

[Chmpocalypse]

At this point I'm surprised he didn't suggest we just have a shitload of people shoveling coal into a furnace.

I mean, his closest advisors and a huge number of his supporters would be okay with shoveling certain groups of people into the furnace...

 

[Trojita]

The man is an idiot.

 

[Jackpot]

Steam = coal and coal = good!

That's literally a possible thinking process for him.

 

[Spoiled Milk]

How is there not an army of government insiders bring this fucking moron down? How can any high level civil servant who has dedicated their entire adult life to their career, work under this idiot as the POTUS?

Trump believes the last thing anyone tells him. Navy will pull him aside for a meeting, then he'll make a statement about how it was more complicated than he thought and they're definitely going with the digital.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Nobody knew launching aircrafts could be this complicated.

 

[Luminaire]

...early signs of dementia?

 

[Incarmine]

So he said cut the digital and go with steam that works. Am I missing something that everyone seems to be falling over themselves to shit on him about?

The cost overrun is mostly organizational, not related to the technology used. Also digital catapults provide more benefits and fix many of steam's faults and seems to be less maintenance over time.

Trump is probably just upset that it sounds like emails.

 

[Archaix]

At least the president admitted he's too fucking dumb to understand the thing he hates.

So...you know. Progress.

 

[Two Words]

 

[wildfire]

But their EMALS

FTFY

 

[Einchy]

Steam = coal and coal = good!

That's literally a possible thinking process for him.

It's dumber than that.

Not good. Doesn’t have the power. You know the steam is just brutal. You see that sucker going and steam’s going all over the place, there’s planes thrown in the air.

He just thinks it looks more badass.

How long before he wants those truck nuts on our aircraft carriers?

 

[Black Mamba]

Only a matter of time til we require farmers water their crops with gatorade...

 

[Flame Lord]

I wonder if they'll just ignore him thinking he'll forget about it.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Why not make the whole thing steam. Let's go back to the Monitor and Merrimack.

 

[Killer Queen]

How is there not an army of government insiders bring this fucking moron down? How can any high level civil servant who has dedicated their entire adult life to their career, work under this idiot as the POTUS?

Its only been 100 days, theres still time for that.

 

[Kurdel]

I think it's better for all of us that he stays ignorant about the awesome potential of mag cannons.

 

[Enduin]

Only a matter of time til we require farmers water their crops with gatorade...

Yeah, cause it's got electrolytes. It's what plants crave.

 

[WedgeX]

FTFY

Actually since it's a naval vessel, its "her."

 

[OmegaFax]

I thought about this scene about round vs. pointed from The Dictator (Sacha Baron Cohen flick) when I read that Trump wanted steam: https://youtu.be/OMDQzITWJyU?t=1m10s

 

[Wilsongt]

Could they really not have found a way to squeeze a word that starts worth i in there. Honestly.

 

[Felix Lighter]

So he said cut the digital and go with steam that works. Am I missing something that everyone seems to be falling over themselves to shit on him about?

Did you read his reasoning? Digital sounds complicated and steam looks cool.

 

[Dishwalla]

I think he should serve as a sailor working on those catapults before he says something like this. The fact that he never even served in the military in any capacity makes me laugh at him for saying this.

Also you don't have to be Albert Einstein, they have A schools in the Navy for a reason. I'm an Electronics Technician, one of hardest rates in the Navy, and I sure am not Albert Einstein.

 

[Lord of Castamere]

Well, I mean, what benefit does digital provide over steam? Why are we spending hundreds of millions to upgrade? Fuck Trump, aside. I don't really trust the military after the trillion dollar jet debacle. Military spending has gotten egregious.

 

[Mr. Giggles]

Trump believes the last thing anyone tells him. Navy will pull him aside for a meeting, then he'll make a statement about how it was more complicated than he thought and they're definitely going with the digital.

lol, and he'll probably say it was his idea to go digital.

off-topic: there's something strangely familiar about your avatar... is it from an anime?

 

[Lord Frieza]

Like, even for Trump, this is a weird one.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Digital? You wouldn't download an aircraft carrier?

China be like, "🤔"

 

[shawnbuddy]

The President of the United States just took the name of God in vain.

Still high Evangelical support, though.

 

[SmugSnake]

Well, I mean, what benefit does digital provide over steam? Why are we spending hundreds of millions to upgrade? Fuck Trump, aside. I don't really trust the military after the trillion dollar jet debacle. Military spending has gotten egregious.

Maybe read the last paragraph in the OP?

 

[Kyleripman]

Christ.

Also kudos OP for punctuating the excerpt with that image.

 

[Kumquat]

Guyz! He's just really really into STEAM!!!

 

[Einchy]

The President of the United States just took the name of God in vain.

Still high Evangelical support, though.

You gotta love how Obama is more of a Christian than this guy and yet he's the one who is still called a Muslim.

 

[Wolfgunblood Garopa]

Steam, I can see and feel steam. People don't realize how powerful steam is. It's true. It powered trains, very reliably for years and years. Digital... what even is it. Can it be hacked? These are the questions smart people are asking.

 

[Firebrand]

Here you go, mr President.

 

[John Kowalski]

This man is president.

 

[wenis]

His stupidity is on a completely different level. This is Homer Simpson level stupid.

That's an insult to homer, he'd at least try to learn at some point.

 

[RecRoulette]

But her EMALS

Was hoping this would be in here.

 

[Mivey]

And people say Steam isn't a monopoly. I mean, the President of the United States is even forcing people to use it.

 

[Pastry]

Good thing Trump won't actually be able to influence this. He'll forget about i tomorrow and they'll continue on with digital but good god is he dumb.

 

[Fallout-NL]

EMALS...

You couldn't make this shit up.

 

[Boke1879]

This man has lost it.

 

[Realyn]

Mr. President, you said something about Steam?

 

[vatstep]

What is digital? Who controls these? Some 400 pound guy on a bed somewhere? He's a mess.

 

[Spoiled Milk]

So he said cut the digital and go with steam that works. Am I missing something that everyone seems to be falling over themselves to shit on him about?

You missed the entire quoted section that explains the failings of steam compared to digital upgrades.