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bob4460

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5. He's going to use it as an excuse one way or the other

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 04:24 PM

Oct 2025

If he wants to do it he'll say it's because of the government shutdown I'm allowed to. If he doesn't want to he's going to say because of the government shutdown I can't. He lies with impunity so what's to stop him.

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How else is Trump using the shut down to his advantage? Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #1

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Steven Miller flamingdem Oct 2025 #4

He's going to use it as an excuse one way or the other bob4460 Oct 2025 #5

What is the "lapse of approriations"? struggle4progress Oct 2025 #6

Sloppy....approriations. Karadeniz Oct 2025 #7

No doubt he'll take any advantages he can from his dramatic failure Torchlight Oct 2025 #8

And to block the release of the Trumpstein Files Clouds Passing Oct 2025 #9