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Miles Archer

(23,354 posts)
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:14 AM Mar 28

Trump: "Are Saudis impressed that a family saved $5000? Their shoes cost them more. But that's the way it goes"

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
Trump: "I just want to ask -- are the Saudis impressed by the fact that a family has saved $5,000? They're looking like, 'What they hell is $5,000?' Their shoes cost them more than $5,000. But that's the way it goes. We're talking about the real world."

Trump: "I just want to ask -- are the Saudis impressed by the fact that a family has saved ,000? They're looking like, 'What they hell is ,000?' Their shoes cost them more than ,000. But that's the way it goes. We're talking about the real world."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-27T22:25:31.175Z
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Trump: "Are Saudis impressed that a family saved $5000? Their shoes cost them more. But that's the way it goes" (Original Post) Miles Archer Mar 28 OP
Clueless..... AltairIV Mar 28 #1
We're back to shoes? bucolic_frolic Mar 28 #2
That freaking stinking piece of flying flotsam UpInArms Mar 28 #3
A reminder that shared hatreds are his primary bond with his base BeyondGeography Mar 28 #4
At this point, I'm more interested in what seditious organizations he's speaking to. JHB Mar 28 #5
What Families Saved 5 Grand? ProfessorGAC Mar 28 #6
What in the F--k is he blabbering about Historic NY Mar 28 #7
Context? What is this in respect to? tblue37 Mar 28 #8

UpInArms

(55,001 posts)
3. That freaking stinking piece of flying flotsam
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:22 AM
Mar 28

would not know “the real world” if it smacked him in the face

BeyondGeography

(41,111 posts)
4. A reminder that shared hatreds are his primary bond with his base
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:48 AM
Mar 28

He knows nothing of the stuff of their lives nor does he care. And they don’t either, consumed as they are by darkness.

JHB

(38,232 posts)
5. At this point, I'm more interested in what seditious organizations he's speaking to.
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:53 AM
Mar 28

Like, what's this one?

ProfessorGAC

(76,774 posts)
6. What Families Saved 5 Grand?
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:00 AM
Mar 28

Tax rates on working people weren't reduced enough to save a family 5 thousand dollars.
The 10%, 12%, 15%, 20%, & 22% are the same as they were before.
The income allowance only went up 2.8%
So, on $150,000 they are paying taxes on about $850 less income.
22% of that is only $188 a year.
And with inflation at 3% (or worse), who saved $5,000?
It's nit only bizarre to bring in the Saudis, but the statement itself is rooted in fantasy.

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