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AverageOldGuy

(4,176 posts)
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 11:15 AM Aug 2025

Report from the frontlines in DC

Two reports from my daughter who lives on Capitol Hill.

1. LOTS of people in DC depend on taxis, Uber, Lyft, and similar ride services. When the ride arrives at the destination, the driver pulls to the side as best they can, much of the time must stop in the traffic lane to let the passengers out. Now Trump's thugs in their black SUV pull up behind the taxi, Uber, etc., sound their siren, flash their red lights, and hassle the driver. Making DC a much better place to live.

2. The guy who throw the sub at the Trump thug was released that night on his own recognizance. But Trump wanted a video of his arrest. So -- TWENTY thugs were dispatched to his apartment where they re-arrested him, videoing the whole stupid affair. Then the judge vacated his arrest.

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Report from the frontlines in DC (Original Post) AverageOldGuy Aug 2025 OP
Trump is making his own movie. Baitball Blogger Aug 2025 #1
I hate it when people think everyone else in traffic must stop and wait while they take their time getting out MichMan Aug 2025 #2
That's assuming there will be a place somewhere down the street to pull over. ShazzieB Aug 2025 #5
What the hell does that have to do with the OP? Kingofalldems Aug 2025 #6
Did you even read it? MichMan Aug 2025 #8
Seriously? 20 people? Biophilic Aug 2025 #3
Its obvious Trump is aroused by these videos pfitz59 Aug 2025 #4
Heroic Prez refuses to be initimidated by the threat of flying sandwiches. Ping Tung Aug 2025 #7
Snort! electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #9
My daughter is flying there tomorrow for work Tree Lady Aug 2025 #10

Baitball Blogger

(52,727 posts)
1. Trump is making his own movie.
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 11:41 AM
Aug 2025

Rearresting someone just to capture the film...I am going to guess that the sub-thrower is next going to launch a million dollar lawsuit.

MichMan

(17,401 posts)
2. I hate it when people think everyone else in traffic must stop and wait while they take their time getting out
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 12:17 PM
Aug 2025

Instead of being inconvenienced themselves by being dropped off down the street where it could be done without stopping traffic.

ShazzieB

(22,883 posts)
5. That's assuming there will be a place somewhere down the street to pull over.
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 02:31 PM
Aug 2025

In a densely populated, traffic congested area like DC, I don't think that's a safe assumption at all.

MichMan

(17,401 posts)
8. Did you even read it?
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 02:53 PM
Aug 2025
"LOTS of people in DC depend on taxis, Uber, Lyft, and similar ride services. When the ride arrives at the destination, the driver pulls to the side as best they can, much of the time must stop in the traffic lane to let the passengers out. "

Biophilic

(6,685 posts)
3. Seriously? 20 people?
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 12:33 PM
Aug 2025

What, they all wanted to be in the video that trump would see? How really, really embarrassing. Do these thugs have ANY pride?

Tree Lady

(13,384 posts)
10. My daughter is flying there tomorrow for work
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 06:12 PM
Aug 2025

Kind of worried, she is taking subway to hotel from airport Reagan N. I don't even like her flying into that airport. She was there during last near miss.

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