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ProfessorGAC

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15. Using The Escalator At All Was Empty Symbolism

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 08:03 PM

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They could have easily taken an elevator, but that wouldn't evoke the triumphant rise in 2015, and throngs of worshippers couldn't gather along the shaft.
With his doddering condition, the elevator was the safer choice, too

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the manbaby tweets about the escalator at the un,claims the secret servive in now involved [View all] moonshinegnomie Wednesday OP

I heard it actually was his videographer who accidentally triggered the stop mechanism Clouds Passing Wednesday #1

I heard that the escalator did a sudden stop when Been A Dick Donald stepped on it MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #3

Electronics hate him! Clouds Passing Wednesday #6

I read that, too, Clouds. SheltieLover Wednesday #12

Time stamp: 10:38 - 12:43 Clouds Passing Wednesday #13

STFU Don Old. Everything you touch does. Hassler Wednesday #2

The voices in his head are getting louder by the day ;) n/t Cheezoholic Wednesday #4

Dude, it was your own staff. Do the "You're Fired!" thing you love to do. tanyev Wednesday #5

He is more out of control every day. Irish_Dem Wednesday #7

If it was a regular family that actually cared about their family member. tanyev Wednesday #9

All they care about is the cash. Irish_Dem Wednesday #11

"Tough it out" crybaby IcyPeas Wednesday #8

If only BigMin28 Wednesday #10

A real man wouldn't complain -- he'd just start walking Blue Owl Wednesday #14

Using The Escalator At All Was Empty Symbolism ProfessorGAC Wednesday #15

That is a lie. The secret service does not care anything about the escalator. No ones life was at risk. Trueblue1968 Wednesday #16

There is no way he wrote that. No screaming CAPS!!! Words spelled niyad Wednesday #17