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LastLiberal in PalmSprings

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5. T***p strategy: Demand something outrageous, then retreat because of the blowback.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 01:23 AM

Nov 10

He doesn't drop back to reasonable, however. His follow up proposal will also be outrageous -- just not as outrageous as the initial proposal. Then he and his acolytes begin banging the drum that anyone who objects is being unreasonable and obstructive. And besides, he's got a mandate. We're going to get sick of that phrase, along with, "He took a bullet for us."

We'll find out want T***p/Musk really plan for Ukraine after the inauguration.

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