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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,199 posts) Fri Sep 4, 2020, 04:03 PM Sep 2020

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Re: Stars and Stripes. It's just another example of...

...Trump setting a fire and then racing in to pull out someone inside, and then claiming he's a hero for saving that person's life.

I'm almost certain that the planned defunding announced this morning was no coincidence relating to the timing of the Atlantic piece.

He needed to play the hero to show how much he loves the losers and suckers in the military.

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Re: Stars and Stripes. It's just another example of... (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2020 OP

Arsonist Fireman. FM123 Sep 2020 #1

You may right. honest.abe Sep 2020 #2

Nah. You're giving them too much credit. They first announced they were cutting funding a while ago. Squinch Sep 2020 #3

Actually, the original announcement about defunding Stars & Stripes was back in January or February. scarletwoman Sep 2020 #4

FM123

(10,054 posts)

1. Arsonist Fireman.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2020, 04:05 PM

Sep 2020

honest.abe

(8,685 posts)

2. You may right.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2020, 04:05 PM

Sep 2020

He is such a con artist.

Squinch

(51,016 posts)

3. Nah. You're giving them too much credit. They first announced they were cutting funding a while ago.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2020, 04:20 PM

Sep 2020

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)

4. Actually, the original announcement about defunding Stars & Stripes was back in January or February.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2020, 04:51 PM

Sep 2020

I wonder when they originally planned to perform the "rescue"? It's obvious his hand was forced on the timing being today.

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