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stopdiggin

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13. and yet - the difference between asserting that somebody SAID something

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #9)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 07:37 PM

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and them NOT having said any such thing - remains substantive - and fairly important. (at least to some minds)

Neither the president nor the press secretary has 'proposed' tearing down the White House. Not what happened, and thus completely misleading to say so. Full stop.

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Administration now proposes to demolish both entire White House and Jefferson Memorial [View all] struggle4progress Saturday OP

Propose? Fiendish Thingy Saturday #1

It's a bit late to believe the Administration's threats of desatruction struggle4progress Saturday #3

Do you seriously believe he will tear down the Jefferson memorial? Nt Fiendish Thingy Saturday #14

I didn't expect him to tear down the East Wing struggle4progress Saturday #15

That doesn't answer my question Fiendish Thingy Saturday #17

Yes. Especially if he wants to build guest cabanas the water haele Saturday #19

That belief is not grounded in reality Fiendish Thingy Saturday #20

Correct. The briefing included no such proposal - making the header stopdiggin Saturday #6

They told us they wouldn't tear down the East Wing, then said struggle4progress Saturday #9

and yet - the difference between asserting that somebody SAID something stopdiggin Saturday #13

There's also a gap between somebody saying they WON"T do something struggle4progress Saturday #16

the JOURNALIST floated the idea ! stopdiggin Saturday #18

Trolling is a stretch MerryBlooms Saturday #12

I cannot listen to that Trump humping POS Leavitt Skittles Saturday #2

I don't think I could be near her without giving her a slap in her smirking face redwitch Saturday #5

Yet his Matthew28 Saturday #4

Are the Neo Nazis Still Denying being Cha Saturday #7

Well.....What The Hell! BBbats Saturday #8

"Destroy" ? IcyPeas Saturday #10

This is what they think about our country. Irish_Dem Saturday #11

I don't know landlord/tenant law in DC MurrayDelph Sunday #21

Mark my fucking words maxrandb Sunday #22