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Brenda Wallingford's avatar

When will the consequences happen? 🙁

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Karyn Horne Carroll's avatar

When will Congress get off their collective fucking asses and do something?????

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Rosemary's avatar

Congress are robots who speak only when allowed to 😡👺They all gave up their political careers to kiss the ass of the dictator 😡😡👺Weak little bots

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Beth Winfrey's avatar

I'm not holding my breath for that to happen. Maybe if the Congress changes hands in the 2026 election, we could see a change.

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Marsha Sipple's avatar

If we’re having elections by then. I seriously wonder if we will and if we do if they’ll be fair. I can’t see how republicans think they will be reelected if they are fair but maybe they’ve drank so much kool aid that they can’t figure it out.

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KingRayVet's avatar

They want things to be like this, and will rig the system to make it so. That is their plan. Check this out:

https://open.substack.com/pub/iamdonnyevans/p/america-250-the-countdown-to-constitutional?r=2qkvsm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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Doreen Dalesandro's avatar

My worries exactly🧐

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David Swanson's avatar

Don’t forget to purchase a scoped hunting rifle so you can protect your home during the 2028 campaign. And have it as a family heirloom to bequeath to your favorite grandchild so they can supplement their diet of undigested seeds and grains with gopher stew when the full collapse of our government occurs mid century.

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Karyn Horne Carroll's avatar

We cannot wait for or rely on the midterms. Gotta call our congresspersons and senators and tell them to get busy or find a new job.

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Beth Winfrey's avatar

Calling Republican Congresspersons is like talking to a wall. The Democrats have been showing people in red states and districts by holding town halls to give them a picture of what will happen if they change their voting ways.

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Jim Rogers's avatar

When will the MAGA goofs realize that their cherished guns will be taken away by a dictator? They were so afraid that the Democrats would do that! Why aren't they afraid of a dictator?

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David Swanson's avatar

Stupidity.

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Geri Guerin's avatar

More likely scenario, IMHO

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lnovotny55's avatar

If they don't use our military first to prevent anymore elections. That's where they're headed...

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Beth Winfrey's avatar

This has crossed my mind many times since he took office. I could definitely see him doing it. This is both scary and a big worry.

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Geri Guerin's avatar

As a member of the retired military, I have a bit more faith in our troops. We take an oath to the Constitution, not a TV entity, blowhard or Big Orange Blob (BOB).

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Mark Lammas's avatar

Free untainted elections while Trump is in power? No chance. You're dreaming. He has to be forcibly ejected from power before then, along with his cultised MAGA fellow "administrators". They're a junta; no different to Hitler's lot, or Galtieri's, or Mussolini's, or Pol Pot's, or General Franco's bunch. Criminals, masking as government. Fakes. He's a Pretendident.

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Geri Guerin's avatar

I'm impressed by your knowledge of history, Mark. And a bit scared that my Wisconsin schools didn't teach the connections!

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Rosemary's avatar

If our Nazi dictator gets his way, which he usually does, there will be no elections in 2026! There will never be election in this country again😡😡👺👺😡😡

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TR's avatar

Oh, that would be nice. But outside of 5 or 6 dems in the house on the floor and AOC and Bernie, I don't see a whole hell of water organization happening, which means there's a good chance we will not take back any chamber in 26.

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Jim Rogers's avatar

I see just the opposite happening. If we can have a reasonably fair election the republicans would be wiped out of office. Every person in every state should realize by then that trump has ruined America. I don't know why we don't already see that.

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Geri Guerin's avatar

MAGA Idol worship. Give Kamala a TV slot.

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Jim Rogers's avatar

Maybe?

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Lea Cook's avatar

Don’t hold your breath

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Jim Sanders's avatar

Nothing will happen until the Democratic Party is rebuilt by those not only interested in re-election.

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EUWDTB's avatar

This is a PERFECT example of the kind of cynicism that got us here in the first place.

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KingRayVet's avatar

Cynicism didn't get us here. Apathy, entitlement, laziness, complacency, bigotry, racism, lack of political knowledge, and some other words got us here. Don't be naive. And for heaven's sake, READ THE ROOM!

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EUWDTB's avatar

All this is the result of cynicism. And it absolutely includes part of this country's progressives.

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Geri Guerin's avatar

And a stupid, staged TV show called "The Apprentice".

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KingRayVet's avatar

Yeah, I remember that boring ass show. I think I saw a couple episodes and stopped watching it. I thought to myself, "Just another white guy who gets off on firing people." Little did I know what a monster he was. I thought that was bad enough, but damn ... underestimated his evil and the true intentions of Project 1980 (Mandate for Leadership) that didn't get very far.

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lnovotny55's avatar

Yeah...they abandoned the working class in the 70s to suck up to capitalists. No wonder they aren't trusted. They made it look like a one party system for 50 years...

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Jim Rogers's avatar

I agree, but don't be blaming Democrats for the things that the republicans do! We , Democrats, will have to fix all the disasters that the republicans cause; just like we ALWAYS do.

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Geri Guerin's avatar

So, let's work to get more fellow Democrats to the polls to VOTE. Stop the excuse mill. Just quit whining and look for candidates that can win. Maybe local TV news guys that are closet Democrats.

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RIK90066's avatar

The current "Duma Congress" will do nothing to counter the wishes, moves or Kleptocracy of their dear leader.

Just like his mentor Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin gets things done.

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John sehman's avatar

Never! Congress has proven there is no line that Trump can’t cross! They will let him do anything no matter how corrupt and look the other way!

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Staci R's avatar

Most of them are corrupt as well. The Republicans don't care. So disturbing

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Jim Rogers's avatar

You mean the Republicans in congress.

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Karyn Horne Carroll's avatar

Jim I mean all of Congress.

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Marsha Sipple's avatar

He has immunity and no morals so he’ll keep doing what he’s doing. He’s old so we can only hope…….

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Dave Spencer's avatar

Yes, but Constitutionally, he is not immune from punishment for crimes he commits while in office...crimes were never intended to be regarded as "official acts"...the Court is just as corrupted as he is...

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Deborah Newman's avatar

Vance is the dictator in waiting, personally picked by Peter Thiel and Project 2025. He’ll be as bad if not worse than Trump. Trump is just setting it all up.

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Stop the BS247's avatar

Did you read the ultimate plan? Supposition or not, it's dad it could actually happen? "Vance runs for Pres with Trump as his VP and concedes the Presidency back to Trump in the 1st 90 days"

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Deborah Purves's avatar

He'll just give it to one of his crime family members and just use it for life. Those people travel in packs. My cousin was a traveling Nanny for one of them. Tiffany. They left her stranded in the resort with no pay or tip and no way to get back to Sedona from the middle of Colorado. They even skipped out on her hotel room bill.

Those slimey fucks rule the world because they own all the oil. The world needs to wake the hell up and find a new source of energy that is available to EVERYONE. That is why said slimey fucks hate talk of alternative energy sources. Sun, wind and sea powered civilization for eons and it can again.

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Jedi Senshi's avatar

It seems never.

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JC Mazdzer's avatar

At this rate? Never unfortunately.

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Aaron Gershoff's avatar

If you haven't figured out that consequences are never coming for Donald John Trump, I don't know what to tell you at this point.

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Dave Spencer's avatar

In my position as a soldier, while stationed at Ft. Bliss, TX where we trained foreign troops on the Hawk air defense missile system we provided to many of our allies at the time, I connected with a Saudi prince who was a captain in their Army, in a friendly way. When he was going to return home, he didn't want to mess with the duty of returning his Mercedes 450 SEL because it was three years old and he was planning to buy a new one when he got back; because he respected me as a friend, he offered to give it to me...I told him I couldn't accept it, as much as I was thankful for the offer, because we can't accept foreign gifts...if we can't, how can Trump take a gift like that plane and get away with it?

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Connie Larsen's avatar

Trump is a grifting, greedy, lieing, cheating, mentally deranged sick person. He ain’t no man.

N he wants to eff up our post office.

202 225 3121. Get any congressional member!

No to:

Post office

Veterans benefits

Social Security

Medicaid

Medicare

Headstart

Snap

How can anyone think trump is working for we the people!!!

F him n his cabinet, administration, advisors 🤬🤬🤬

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lnovotny55's avatar

Because he has no morals, values, or conscience...you do

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Dave Spencer's avatar

As a soldier in the US Army from 1971-1983, if I had violated the responsibility in my Secret security clearance and revealed classified info to anyone, I would have gone to Leavenworth...so how can the Commander in Chief of our military get away with so many things and still be allowed in his position?

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Paul Schut's avatar

I, too was an MP with a Secret security clearance from 1972 to.1974. I wasn't allowed to tell anyone (including my family) the specifics of my job. Trump treats the Constitution like piece of toilet paper to wipe his fat ass.

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Dave Spencer's avatar

And that is exactly why I wonder why the Mump is still president…where are the Democrats and progressive Independents standing up together against all this crap? If we had Bernie Sanders and AOC in the White House, and courageous Democrats in control of Congress, none of the crap we are enduring right now would ever happen…even with Harris and Walz things would be so much better…

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lnovotny55's avatar

We definitely need more Bernies and AOCs!!!

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Connie Larsen's avatar

202 225 3121 call any member of Congress. Tell them, especially the Trump ass kissers!🤬🤬

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Mary Jones's avatar

Because he appointed sycophants and loyalists to his administration and the majority of the Supreme Court.

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David Baird's avatar

And remember, it won't matter whether you're a citizen, refugee, resident with visa or whatever, they know where you live, work and play and they will come for you if you say or do anything critical of the regime. You can expect an extended stay in El Salvador or Libya. 'Fascist' is not a word to be thrown around lightly, but it most certainly applies to the US currently. Habeus corpus? Due process? Judicial orders? Pah! That's for wimps. Check out Germany in the 30s and compare for yourselves, America. The genie is out of the bottle, folks, so good luck jamming it back in.

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Aaron Gershoff's avatar

Because he's the one in the center seat and he's surrounded himself with sycophants. They're not gonna call the cops because they run the cops. They won't sound the alarm because they're just as culpable at this point. It's easier to assume he won't have consequences and to be perpetual roadblocks than to wait for this phantom comeuppance that, to date, hasn't shown up yet.

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Marsha Sipple's avatar

They are all corrupt and privileged.

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Angie Offill's avatar

When he finally 💀🪦

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Diane Lee's avatar

Can't happen soon enough.

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Hollyanna's avatar

I suspect on the 12th of Never.

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Marsha Sipple's avatar

The whole administration is corrupt so even when tRump is gone we’ll have to deal with the rest of them. Somebody needs to have a plan and the weak republicans need to grow a pair.

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EUWDTB's avatar

When we finally stop our purity test, vote for ALL Democrats election after election, and speak with friends, family members, colleagues, neighbors who are still voting for the neofascist GOP to gently and patiently explain why their vote is anti-American.

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Connie Larsen's avatar

Don’t hold your breath!

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Linda's avatar

I don’t see that happening.

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Schmendryck's avatar

We're going to be living thru the consequences for the discernible future...

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Sunny 1's avatar

When we the people have had enough and rise up?

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Geri Guerin's avatar

When MAGA does a J6 redo--this time, revolting against Trump.

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Vivian Barro's avatar

I doubt any consequences will happen. That “emoluments clause” is for other people not for him.

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Kathy's avatar

Lock his ass up!!!!!

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Diane Lee's avatar

💯🎯

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Virginia Deese's avatar

His Happy Fat Ass needs to be locked up🙏💯

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Schmendryck's avatar

Well if you just lock up his ass, his guts would slide out.

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lnovotny55's avatar

Mr. Bonespur doesn't have any guts. But it's a great visual...

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Erika Fultz's avatar

EVERYTHING he does is for his benefit. Not a single thing to help anyone else. Just. Him.

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Jaime Ramirez's avatar

Not entirely true. He has helped his billionaire patrons & autocratic allies, especially Putin, many times, of course, expecting to derive benefit for himself in some way from the transactions.

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Erika Fultz's avatar

As I said, everything benefits him. I never said it doesn't benefit his rich "friends".

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Eileen M. Forbes's avatar

So now what? Who’s going to file charges? GOP Congress? The Senate? I didn’t think so. 😔 it’s very frustrating!

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Cathi Connelly's avatar

It’s more than frustrating: it is against the law and the world and the weak Republicans in office. Have no honor

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Connie Larsen's avatar

202 225 3121

You need to call and ask for any member of congress. Especially the rethuglikkkrussians!

No parade

Habeas corpus stands

No cuts, veterans

Social Security

Medicaid

Medicare

Headstart

Snap

And leave the post office alone.

Trump n his cabal are a grifting, greedy bunch of criminals!

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Dottie Unruh's avatar

Sadly, you're right. No balls. Orange A--hole has basically told the Supreme Court to f-ck off, so here we are....with a bunch of really stupid people still supporting him and thinking he's God's gift to the world. We are in a big, steaming pile of doo doo.

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Talvi’s Mom's avatar

Trump only serves himself. Levitt lies when the truth would sound better.

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Schmendryck's avatar

As has been said, you can't spell Karoline or Levitt without LIE.

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Stone — Mountaintop Kitchen's avatar

A Republican Congress, Supermajority Supreme Court, and White House staff will all be fine with it. Crooks and thieves run the country now.

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Stone — Mountaintop Kitchen's avatar

And can you believe they still bring up Hillary’s benign emails? They are a joke.

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Connie Larsen's avatar

Call Congress any member

202 225 3121

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Stone — Mountaintop Kitchen's avatar

I have the 5 Calls app. Highly recommended.

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TR's avatar

And enriching themselves at every opportunity.

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Rosie Riverter's avatar

There is a big, orange criminal in the White House!

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Karen Gaffney's avatar

Yes, Against the US Laws like every other day! Charge Trump $400 million for our plane - it will be bugged!

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Meredith Deibold's avatar

Why would Qatar bother bugging the plane? They very easily get a boatload of info from Hegseth aka Signal.🤬🤯

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Kathy Price's avatar

And all they have to do is ask. Nothing is secret.

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Karen Gaffney's avatar

So so true! Russian Spies caught in Germany last week has Petey's phone number in contacts! They don't need it at all!

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Amanda Chapman's avatar

Sorry Karen, this story has been debunked. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/germany-russian-spies-hegseth/

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William Shryer's avatar

Well, that was a PhD comment from Madame press secretary. Because her PhD stands for piled higher and deeper.!

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john rawson's avatar

Sure it's not Psychiatric Hospital Discharge

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Trenna Ross's avatar

He will not be held accountable for this grift either. The current DOJ is as corrupt as felon 47.

Can a dead person be prosecuted? I expect him to croak before his term ends. He doesn’t look good at all.

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Kandace Cowen's avatar

I’m praying you’re right re: croaking!!!

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Connie Larsen's avatar

🙏💪

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Connie Larsen's avatar

Bout the 🍊💩croaking

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Marybeth's avatar

But then it'll just be more of the same from Vance. Shudder.

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Connie Larsen's avatar

You mean the couch cougar. I don’t think he is that popular with the rethuglikkkrussians

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Dottie Unruh's avatar

From your lips to God's ears!

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DaisyCakes's avatar

Please please please🤞

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Melanie Marie Kill's avatar

He, Vance, Cabinet and all those MAGA POLITICIANS IN CONGRESS AND THE JUDICIAL BRANCH need to be removed immediately for treason. Send them all to El Salvador or Libya!

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Susan's avatar

I am so sick of his narcissistic brand of government.

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Stephanie Willis's avatar

Thank you Brian for consistently sounding the alarm and documenting these acts against the American people. I'm very much looking forward to the reckoning.

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Patti Judd's avatar

Who will prosecute 🤷‍♀️

#kangaroos

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Tiffeny D Hurt's avatar

Surprised? Nope.

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Brenda Bousquet's avatar

🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱

The WORLD against Fascism 🌎

USA Capital Switchboard

(202) 224-3121

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Kandace Cowen's avatar

Yes - We should ALL Call and Leave Messages stating how we all feel about this!! We need to get Rowdy over this!! What if Obama or Biden had done this??

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Connie Larsen's avatar

202 225 3121 will get any congressional member! Call daily.

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Brenda Feeney's avatar

The rules only apply to the Democrats.

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