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FakeNoose

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11. We lost when the American voters pulled the lever for Chump

Reply to Johonny (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 09:54 AM

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Now we're on hook for every crazy thing he does ... until he's finally out of the White House.

We could have had Hillary Clinton ... we could have had Kamala Harris.... but NOOOOO!

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Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here: [View all] demmiblue Yesterday OP

Spot on. FalloutShelter Yesterday #1

Mr. Rhodes summed it up quite nicely. Swede Yesterday #2

Great summation. patphil Yesterday #20

Back when competent people were in charge... Damn I miss it badly. Dave Bowman Yesterday #3

That is excellent... Spazito Yesterday #4

This goes back to 2018... sop Yesterday #5

And, PRE DT, the republican party actively attempted to sabotage it Cosmocat Yesterday #17

Trump is like the firefighter who sets a fire in order to be the hero who puts it out. Ocelot II Yesterday #6

You are so right. murielm99 Yesterday #8

He's stopped another war--- lastlib Yesterday #13

One other accomplishment he's pulled off. calimary Yesterday #22

This is what losing feels like. We lost. Period. Johonny Yesterday #7

We lost when the American voters pulled the lever for Chump FakeNoose Yesterday #11

The economic trauma is just starting Farmer-Rick Yesterday #12

A nice statement of the obvious state of affairs. K&R NNadir Yesterday #9

And yet Trump, and the media, will portray it as a complete and total victory by the US. TheRickles Yesterday #10

Pres. Obama got a MUCH BETTER DEAL WITH IRAN, but racist TACO just had to tear it up. MLWR Yesterday #14

Wow. Spot on....unfortunately. hamsterjill Yesterday #15

This was such a foreign policy fuck up. Buckeyeblue Yesterday #16

Krasnov is such a ultralite001 Yesterday #18

I'm gonna keep saying it.. IMPEACH THIS MOTHERF*CKER. Joinfortmill Yesterday #19

And I'm gonna keep echoing it. calimary Yesterday #23

And this is why Figarosmom Yesterday #21

I suspect in 2 weeks that everything will be great. chouchou 22 hrs ago #24

TY & Ben Rhodes Cha 19 hrs ago #25

Trump has been a black cloud over the US ever since his 2nd inauguration. Fla Dem 19 hrs ago #26

Ben is rather articulate and well informed vapor2 18 hrs ago #27

he is indeed Skittles 15 hrs ago #28