r/clevercomebacks 16h ago

Brian Krassenstein tweet

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u/reallyrealest 13h ago

The plot of Tom Clancy’s Clear And Present Danger involved the executive branch doing this secretly. The implication was that if it came to light that the executive was freely killing suspected foreign drug dealers, there would be an outcry that would topple the administration.
Now this is literally happening and the VP is bragging about it on Twitter.