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applegrove

(118,622 posts)
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 08:51 PM Jul 2020

Newsom Had to Thank Trump to Get Help

Newsom Had to Thank Trump to Get Help

July 18, 2020 at 7:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 90 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/07/18/newsom-had-to-thank-trump-to-get-help/

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was told by the White House at the height of the coronavirus pandemic that he’d have to personally appeal to and express gratitude to President Trump if he wanted the federal government to help his state get swabs for cornovirus testing, the New York Times reports.

Sources say it was Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, who voiced the apparent quid pro quo in April.

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Newsom Had to Thank Trump to Get Help (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2020 OP
Hopefully trump will have a long list of people he will have to beg during his sentencing captain queeg Jul 2020 #1
Remember when all of his cabinet had to praise him BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #2
And then the mofo likes to cite these instances as proof of how well liked he is intrepidity Jul 2020 #3

BigmanPigman

(51,584 posts)
2. Remember when all of his cabinet had to praise him
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 09:11 PM
Jul 2020

during that one day the press was in the room. They went around the table and each secretary (enabler) had to say he walked on water. Foreign leaders learned to kiss his ass to get anything, etc. His niece is right, he is a really sick fucker and getting more and more sick (and dangerous).

intrepidity

(7,294 posts)
3. And then the mofo likes to cite these instances as proof of how well liked he is
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 10:14 PM
Jul 2020

He'll crow about how even Dem governor's were thanking him and telling what a great job he's doing.

He is utterly revolting and despicable.

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