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yellowcanine

(36,880 posts)
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 06:40 AM 1 hr ago

Trump and his botched reflecting pool "fix" are now an official laughing stock!

And by his own words, George Washington and Abe Lincoln are affronted! I did not have this mess on my Trump Bingo card!

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Trump and his botched reflecting pool "fix" are now an official laughing stock! (Original Post) yellowcanine 1 hr ago OP
Republicans used to be against wasteful spending C_U_L8R 1 hr ago #1
Define wasteful spending gab13by13 1 hr ago #2
Not saying they actually were C_U_L8R 53 min ago #3
it's just too perfect a metaphor. mopinko 32 min ago #4
Guess it's better than hundreds of thousands of dead Americans like last time, but that's about the only positive Vinca 29 min ago #5

C_U_L8R

(49,616 posts)
1. Republicans used to be against wasteful spending
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 06:42 AM
1 hr ago

Last edited Sun Jun 21, 2026, 07:21 AM - Edit history (1)

Now they're just frightened of Trump. So pathetic.

gab13by13

(33,039 posts)
2. Define wasteful spending
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 07:11 AM
1 hr ago

They have always been for wasteful spending on the military, and any money for the poor they called wasteful spending.

C_U_L8R

(49,616 posts)
3. Not saying they actually were
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 07:22 AM
53 min ago

but that's the type of bullshit they'd get on a soapbox about. Same with Law and Order. Now they're just complicit and compliant.

mopinko

(74,194 posts)
4. it's just too perfect a metaphor.
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 07:43 AM
32 min ago

it’s funny the things that stick to politicians. but this was stupid from the start.

Vinca

(54,524 posts)
5. Guess it's better than hundreds of thousands of dead Americans like last time, but that's about the only positive
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 07:46 AM
29 min ago

thing you can say about it. Plus, we're not even halfway through this nightmare so bodies are still on the table.

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