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12. Trump created a monster and then lost control. The Covid vaccines...

Reply to underpants (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 01:50 PM

Sep 1

...were partly a result of his silly "Operation Warp Speed" program (though several pharma companies didn't take the Federal funding, as it came with the usual red tape and legal conditions). Trump engaged in quite a lot of self-promotion over the vaccine program, and his followers were not happy about it. Here's an event where Trump had a lot of trouble "reading the room", as the kids say, and the MAGA chuds booed him for recommending they get vaccinated.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220539838#post25

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Trump demands drugmakers 'justify their success' with COVID vaccines [View all] Jilly_in_VA Sep 1 OP

This fucking psycho Blues Heron Sep 1 #1

How about a study in which Trump and Bobby Brainworm don't get vaccinated Ocelot II Sep 1 #2

Wasn't this one of his big successes? underpants Sep 1 #3

He is influenced by the Russian bots on Twitter, "many people" Walleye Sep 1 #4

He certainly is that. underpants Sep 1 #10

After he got beat up by a couple of teenagers, I think we should call him tiny testicles Walleye Sep 1 #11

Trump created a monster and then lost control. The Covid vaccines... keep_left Sep 1 #12

Going forward, Robby should provide all of Donnie's health care struggle4progress Sep 1 #5

Maybe that's where Titanic Tito has been for the last week... Hugin Sep 1 #6

This surfered Sep 1 #7

The "answer" is already available from many reliable sources Disaffected Sep 1 #8

Their success is that his worthless carcass is still fucking breathing. Volaris Sep 1 #9