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senseandsensibility

(23,896 posts) Wed Jul 16, 2025, 02:23 PM Jul 16

"I was surprised he was appointed" [View all]

trump said this morning about Jerome Powell. HE APPOINTED HIM!!!!

For the love of God, White House "Press" corps, what is it going to take for you to call his mental capacity into question? 9-11 would have been called if Joe Biden said anything like this during a press conference because so many reporters would have been hyperventilating and passing out from the horror.

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"I was surprised he was appointed" [View all] senseandsensibility Jul 16 OP

The most useless White House press corps in U.S. history dalton99a Jul 16 #1

I actually think they're even worse than useless senseandsensibility Jul 16 #2

Yeah, at least half of them are complicit, worse than useless...nt Wounded Bear Jul 16 #4

You are absolutely correct. REC Stinky The Clown Jul 16 #14

they really are pathetic RussBLib Jul 16 #5

Every mention of Powell should include the words "Appointed by President Trump". Midnight Writer Jul 16 #3

trump appointed Powell LetMyPeopleVote Jul 16 #6

Lawrence continues to hold the WHPC's feet to the fire senseandsensibility Jul 16 #8

+1 dalton99a Jul 16 #10

Just another data point in an entire week of confusion Arazi Jul 16 #7

When you list them all like that senseandsensibility Jul 16 #9

Idiot is getting worse and worse by the day. He needs to be removed since his mental facilities are shot to hell. SWBTATTReg Jul 16 #11

Maddow Blog-Trump says he was surprised that Jerome Powell, the Fed chair he appointed, was appointed LetMyPeopleVote Jul 16 #12

At this point I can not imagine ANYTHING that trump could senseandsensibility Jul 16 #13

Share this video of Trump's mental decline because the media won't. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 16 #15

In the interest of the full story, he appointed Powell to his first term and . . . . . Stinky The Clown Jul 16 #16