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dickthegrouch

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7. He didn't negotiate the first time

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 11:17 PM

Jan 2025

He held hostages, just like he is now.
However, the further the fall, the longer to recover. Biden gave him the strongest economy in years.
Most other countries hadn’t recovered that much from COVID. They will recover faster than us this time around though.

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Trump stuns world by willingness to pulverize economies of allies over policy disagreements /demands for territory [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2025 OP

He's an inebriated child. Maru Kitteh Jan 2025 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author defacto7 Jan 2025 #2

Columbia won that battle with Trump Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #3

I know the story. I don't believe it was that simple. Too clean. defacto7 Jan 2025 #4

No, Trump's modus operandi has always been to lose then declare victory. Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #5

Good point. Credit due. defacto7 Jan 2025 #8

I didn't mean the last sentence to be insulting. I will edit it out. Wiz Imp Jan 2025 #9

He's currently pulverizing our economy iemanja Jan 2025 #6

He didn't negotiate the first time dickthegrouch Jan 2025 #7