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LakeVermilion

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7. So I checked...

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:09 AM

Apr 3

Did you know that he was valedictorian of his high school class? So if he's a bright guy, he shouldn't be sucked in by the Christian Nationalists. Instead, I'm thinking, he has chosen that way to move to the top. All of his bravado is performance art as a means to an end.

It wouldn't be out of character for him to seek the presidency outside of normal means.

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