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W_HAMILTON

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15. I remember thinking sometime during his first administration that every day will be worse than the last...

Reply to Torchlight (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 27, 2025, 09:36 AM

Jun 27

...and it will only get worse -- never better. That thinking has pretty much rang true ever since.

Unfortunately, too much of the electorate was too stupid to realize this on their own, so now they are learning the lesson they failed to learn the first time around...

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Do you think the Trump's Iran bombing debacle could become the biggest scandal facing his presidency? [View all] Doodley Jun 27 OP

No. Detonating munitions is always a patriotic economic stimulus. bucolic_frolic Jun 27 #1

Trump is lying about the damage the bombing has caused. He's rant-posting and attacking the media and his own Doodley Jun 27 #4

I know but they're making money so M$M won't dote on it. bucolic_frolic Jun 27 #19

At some point the truth will come out, and if Trump has been lying about the damage to Iran's nuclear capability, that Doodley Jun 27 #24

Yes, we can hope, but did it do much damage in the WMD era? /nt bucolic_frolic Jun 27 #25

Scandal? According to the media, there's no such thing with Donnie unblock Jun 27 #2

I hope you are wrong! Doodley Jun 27 #12

If CNN's reporting that Trump has been engaged in "secret talks with Iran" is accurate, it's worse than Iran-Contra. sop Jun 27 #3

There is a lot there that could blow up. As we know, Trump only does anything for personal gain. Doodley Jun 27 #13

We're only six months in. He'll screw up far worse far more times Torchlight Jun 27 #5

We'll put My Friend. Short, succinct and BOSSHOG Jun 27 #10

I remember thinking sometime during his first administration that every day will be worse than the last... W_HAMILTON Jun 27 #15

Yep. We are only 6 months in, although it feels like years. Happening in dog years I suppose tulipsandroses Jun 27 #17

Telling Iran that bombing a military base chelsea0011 Jun 27 #6

I didn't know about that, but wouldn't be surprised. Is that legit reported or speculation? Doodley Jun 27 #18

No. Due to the sheer volume of crimes and abuses of power ecstatic Jun 27 #7

I agree about the CDC. What is the biggest to me is cutting healthcare, overseas aid, cancer research, CDC, etc.-- Doodley Jun 27 #20

True. Bibi is probably secretly furious as well ecstatic Jun 27 #28

I hope not. Paladin Jun 27 #8

Not really, but... EarlG Jun 27 #9

Maybe for today. But wait until tomorrow. Buns_of_Fire Jun 27 #11

Nope. Not even in the top 100. Autumn Jun 27 #14

Given the number of daily scandals and the number of days left in this idiotic term, I'm gonna say "no." Gore1FL Jun 27 #16

No. Nothing sticks to him. Not even thirty-seven felony convictions. Aristus Jun 27 #21

It could have all been Kabuki Theater gab13by13 Jun 27 #22

All are possible, but at some point the truth will come out about the damage done, if not from our intelligence services Doodley Jun 27 #23

Kabuki Theater Act IV gab13by13 Jun 27 #27

Not if he stops at this point. David__77 Jun 27 #26