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riversedge

(81,552 posts)
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 04:27 AM Aug 2025

Trump has repeatedly claimed that restaurants in DC are "busier than they've been in a long time" since he deployed the

The fact that Trump has to make comments about how busy DC restaurants are in DC is telling!!


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In recent days, Trump has repeatedly claimed that restaurants in DC are “busier than they’ve been in a long time” since he deployed the National Guard.

Reality: DC restaurants have never looked this empty.







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Trump has repeatedly claimed that restaurants in DC are "busier than they've been in a long time" since he deployed the (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2025 OP
* stats provided by the all new BLS. Hugin Aug 2025 #1
It's Sunday. Can't repubes stop lying even just for the Lord's Day BoRaGard Aug 2025 #2
Yes, the fact that he's mentioning it at all means that he knows it is a problem Prairie Gates Aug 2025 #3
If his lips are moving and his eyes are squinting.... nt allegorical oracle Aug 2025 #4

Hugin

(38,001 posts)
1. * stats provided by the all new BLS.
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 04:41 AM
Aug 2025

“Only happy news that doesn’t make dear leader ‘look bad’.” See our colorful and empty brochure for more information.

BoRaGard

(7,591 posts)
2. It's Sunday. Can't repubes stop lying even just for the Lord's Day
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 06:30 AM
Aug 2025

Nope. Repubes carry on Bearing False Witness,
and pissing all over the Ten Commandments.

Make no mistake about who they are.

Prairie Gates

(8,479 posts)
3. Yes, the fact that he's mentioning it at all means that he knows it is a problem
Sun Aug 24, 2025, 06:47 AM
Aug 2025

and he's trying to nullify it or "speak the opposite into existence."

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