Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has argued that he won’t be muzzled by secrecy constraints that accompany security clearances.
  • LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    11 hours ago

    It’s so he can use the “I had no knowledge of that” excuse when something suspicious is inevitably discovered about him or his campaign

    • GreyEyedGhost
      3·
      2 hours ago

      And also, “Why won’t the opposition release details on this? I’m as in the dark as the rest of you citizens because those in power don’t want us to know.” But if he had the clearance and the briefings, he wouldn’t be able to say that shit.

  • GrindingGears
    15·
    20 hours ago

    Can hardly wait for our days with Trump wanna be Jr.

    Buddy is going to figure out the hard way day 1 that there’s more to leading a country than hurling insults at others. But then will just carry on doing so, while everything else melts around him.

    Hopefully a good couple months of watching what’s going on down south will smarten every one up, but I have zero faith and a whole lot of doubt that it will.

    • Windex007@lemmy.world
      37·
      1 day ago

      Long story short, PP refuses to get his security clearance because he doesn’t want to be “gagged”.

      He was offered a special pathway to getting the briefings that didn’t involve a mandatory security clearance.

      But, after finding out that he still would not be able to share classified information with others, he’s backing out again.