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And they're already kissing Trump's ass

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[–] [email protected] 100 points 21 hours ago (5 children)

I'm starting to think of Trump as one of those old school firefighters that would set fires and then swoop in to put the fire out lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 39 minutes ago

Yeah, but the ban passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, randomly jammed inside of the global military spending package including funding the Ukrainian war effort and the genocide in Gaza (which is a must-support bill for Democrats and Republicans alike I guess).

[–] [email protected] 30 points 17 hours ago

Otherwise known by the modern term: Grifter

[–] [email protected] 9 points 15 hours ago

Except it doesn't have the capability to put out fires, so it just starts them, then declares having put them out and leaves them burning

[–] [email protected] 36 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

He was one of the first people saying to ban it in 2020. To me it’s more like he is easily swayed with lobbying so it ends up looking like he is a pioneer on pushing new policy when in actuality he is the first person people go to when they need to bribe a politician.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 20 hours ago

This is not unique to Trump. Politicians say "they changed their views" if there is enough oil to grease wheels.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago

He absolutely is. All presidents are.

Those type of firefighters exists in droves still because that is not an old-school thing.