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Jarqui

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20. I said it before: Trump is a distraction

Sun Aug 20, 2023, 09:00 AM

Aug 2023

The GOP enabled Trump. He could not have done what he did without them.
I think he forgot to mention Iran Contra, smearing Gary Hart, swiftboating John Kerry.
They're accusing Biden of weaponizing the justice dept - which he is not doing - while ignoring Bill Barr acting like Trump personal lawyer scuttling Mueller's report, pardon all if his circle who did felonies.
GOP talk about weaponizing government ignoring how they employed it against Bill Clinton, & the GOP House went after Hillary with bogus Benghazi and emails claims and now Hunter Biden.

My entire life, they have been corrupt putting their own interests ahead of the country.

We're making headway with Trump.
But he's a symptom/ Not the problem.

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