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babylonsister

(172,804 posts)
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 08:58 PM Apr 2025

It's the Stupid, Stupid

https://politicalwire.com/2025/04/23/its-the-stupid-stupid/

It’s the Stupid, Stupid
April 23, 2025 at 4:41 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard


Will Saletan: “Yes, Trump and his accomplices are malicious. Yes, they’re corrupt. Yes, they’re dangerous. But they’re also profoundly stupid, and their stupidity is hurting or worrying a lot of people who voted for Trump.”

“So here’s my pitch: To break Trump’s coalition and reclaim our government, we need to talk not just about the administration’s corruption and its abuse of power, but about its pervasive incompetence.
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patphil

(9,230 posts)
3. Lawrence O'Donnell talks about the stupidity and incompetence of the Trump administration almost every night.
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 11:31 PM
Apr 2025

OAITW r.2.0

(32,606 posts)
9. Only during Republican admins.
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 11:59 PM
Apr 2025

Bush and Trump. Bush destroyed our goodwill and spent a trillion dollars invading Iraq for what reason? He set the table for Trump's lawless actions. No Democrat did.

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