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MineralMan

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34. I think he's going to walk that nonsense back...

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 03:11 PM

Jan 2026

He does that all the time. He overstates something wildly and then acts like he never said what he clearly said and goes on like nothing was said at all.

Practically, we can't "run Venezuela." Impossible. Trump's just fantasizing. He does that, too. All the time.

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I think he's going to walk that nonsense back... MineralMan Jan 2026 #34

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Greenland. C Moon Jan 2026 #39

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