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struggle4progress

(127,288 posts)
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:44 AM 3 hrs ago

Humiliating disaster on the Mall

MS NOW
Jul 2, 2026

Jen Psaki makes the case that Donald Trump's failed "state fair" and his other calamitous projects at the seat of American government is an encapsulation of his entire presidency, from overblown vanity projects to sketchy budgets to utter incompetence to weaponizing his Justice Department to help feed his cover story.

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Humiliating disaster on the Mall (Original Post) struggle4progress 3 hrs ago OP
It was the plan - they stole the money, and put up cardboard Potemkin village as a prop. jmbar2 2 hrs ago #1
Shit like this happens malaise 2 hrs ago #2
The only two things they want are: Justice matters. 2 hrs ago #3
Nailed it malaise 44 min ago #9
Rick Wilson said it best: ETTD. MLWR 1 hr ago #4
It's all bribery and grifting. yardwork 1 hr ago #5
And money laundering BonnieJW 1 hr ago #6
I never again want to hear about how "welfare queens" are costing the US too much. llmart 1 hr ago #7
That was always bullshit, especially back when Reagan said it...nt Wounded Bear 27 min ago #10
"overblown vanity project"..... some_of_us_are_sane 1 hr ago #8

jmbar2

(8,285 posts)
1. It was the plan - they stole the money, and put up cardboard Potemkin village as a prop.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 12:13 PM
2 hrs ago

See Jared Huffman's video on it.

malaise

(299,857 posts)
2. Shit like this happens
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 12:24 PM
2 hrs ago

When kakistocracies replace competent government.
These effers have no respect for or understanding of any or all matters knowledge, expertise or competence

Justice matters.

(10,254 posts)
3. The only two things they want are:
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 01:12 PM
2 hrs ago

1. Fill up their pockets as much obscenely as possible with other people's money (actually, from the national credit card it will not be them to pay back plus interests, but the nation's grand kids and their grand kids).

2. Manage by all means necessary, including violence (as we've seen), to remain in power illegally.

Gas-lighting, coercing, blackmailing, fear-mongering propaganda is their tools to achieve those two.

llmart

(17,789 posts)
7. I never again want to hear about how "welfare queens" are costing the US too much.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 02:00 PM
1 hr ago

The Republicans - every last one of them - are robbing our Treasury blind.

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,863 posts)
8. "overblown vanity project".....
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 02:08 PM
1 hr ago
that's Trump's presidency in a nutshell.

(And "NUTSHELL" is the perfect description of the White House during the Trump years.)
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