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Rhiannon12866

(258,881 posts)
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 09:53 PM Aug 2025

Trump grows increasingly frustrated as Epstein distraction tactics fail to kill toxic story - Deadline - MSNBC



John Heilelmann, Puck News Chief Political Columnist joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline: White House to discuss Donald Trump’s increasing frustration at his inability to shake the Jefferey Epstein story, specifically from his base, and why the distraction items that his administration have put out to cover for him have not worked. - Aired on 08/07/2025.
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Trump grows increasingly frustrated as Epstein distraction tactics fail to kill toxic story - Deadline - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 2025 OP
Life-long R's are definitely paying close attention to this. callous taoboy Aug 2025 #1
Wow! Sounds like they're decent people who woke up! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2025 #2

callous taoboy

(4,798 posts)
1. Life-long R's are definitely paying close attention to this.
Fri Aug 8, 2025, 05:26 AM
Aug 2025

My S.O. is a restaurant manager in San Antonio, and she had an interaction a few days ago with some customers, a couple in their 80’s, who come in frequently. She went to check on them, and the woman spoke up and said that she didn’t know what my S.O.’s politics are, but that they were life-long republicans, and they didn’t know what he (T) was doing. Then the man spoke up and said something about don’t even get him started on why the files aren’t being released. My S.O. said he looked a bit freaked.

Rhiannon12866

(258,881 posts)
2. Wow! Sounds like they're decent people who woke up!
Fri Aug 8, 2025, 05:39 AM
Aug 2025

I honestly can't help wondering how the previous generations who voted for Republicans all their lives would make of TFG. He makes Reagan look liberal - Reagan supported immigration, was extremely tough on the USSR and Gorbachev ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!&quot and joined the other living former presidents, Carter and Ford, in getting President Clinton's 1994 Assault Weapons Ban passed!

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