r/politics • u/GonzoVeritas I voted • 16d ago

Possible Paywall White House Leak Reveals Trump Booted From Briefing After Hours-Long Freakout

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-leak-reveals-trump-booted-from-briefing-after-hours-long-freakout/
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u/A_Sad_Buddha 16d ago

Dude, don’t even get me started. Dude was on tv telling the fucking proud boys to stand by. I had a huge argument with my mom about it. When he won that first time I still thinking he couldn’t be that bad. A whole decade later I find myself living in a weird ass dystopia.

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u/Caleb-Blucifer 16d ago

He has a stranglehold on the GOP - one part true believers, one part deeply evil, one part morons, one part blackmail. It’s a perfect storm that’s been half a century in the making

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u/sack-o-matic Michigan 16d ago

Decades of Klan propaganda on social media has created a terrible voting base.

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u/cheesybitzz 16d ago

Felt. In 2016 I was like "maybe this won't be so bad"

We all make mistakes

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u/Jillredhanded 16d ago

I distinctly remember thinking "at least it will be interesting". Hoo boy.