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applegrove

(127,088 posts) Thu Jul 24, 2025, 10:20 PM Thursday

Oohh so satisfying - Trump being fact checked in real time by Powell:

https://www.reddit.com/r/goodnews/s/JWi9pyIJMp

Applegrove:

thanks to my cousin for the link.

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Oohh so satisfying - Trump being fact checked in real time by Powell: (Original Post) applegrove Thursday OP

What is most satisfying is that Powell Bluetus Thursday #1

Powell has never been an ass kisser JI7 Thursday #2

Maybe not, but this was quite a bold move to do it to his face. Bluetus Friday #4

Thanks for posting that included closed captions. Finally could follow question everything Friday #3

Bluetus

(1,342 posts)

1. What is most satisfying is that Powell

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 11:33 PM

Thursday

now feels that Trump's ratings are so low that he can stand up to him. Literally just a month ago, nobody dared challenge Trump on anything. Now we have Powell, Murdoch, big parts of MAGA openly attacking him, or better yet, dismissing him as a person that ought to be gone soon.

Let's see if he threatens to sue South Park, which is an entirely fictional world. The reality is that South Park just got $1.5 BILLION to produce satire for the next 5 years. They have deeper pockets than Trump and they can put a tiny-dick Trump in bed with Satan every damn week if that's how Trump wants to play.

The S.P. creators know Trump's deepest vulnerabilities, and they are just getting started. I bet Trump doesn't dare go after them.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/203198/presidential-approval-ratings-donald-trump.aspx

JI7

(92,364 posts)

2. Powell has never been an ass kisser

Reply to Bluetus (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 11:42 PM

Thursday

Bluetus

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4. Maybe not, but this was quite a bold move to do it to his face.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 25, 2025, 04:51 PM

Friday

Let's hope that the media follows that cue. It makes for much more useful news, AND better ratings.

I think a lot of this will depend on the Murdochs. Will Fox openly challenge Trump in this same way? They have occasionally contradicted Trump mildly, but not usually to his face. Let's see if Fox takes the next step. That will tell us whether the Theil camp is ready to try to force Trump out.