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Miles Archer

(19,973 posts)
Wed May 14, 2025, 08:53 PM May 2025

MAGAts are hooked on "WHATABOUTISM" like it's the last crack pipe on Earth, even when they have to make it up. [View all]

I don't want to post the details here, because it WOULD be a violation of DU's T.O.S. (Republican lies and talking points).

I'll give you the summary. It was actually re-tweeted by Rick Wilson, with his comment "This is a lie, showing the "Reader Added Content" on the original tweet.

It was about the Saudis and a "gift" to Bill Clinton that never happened, as the "WHATABOUTISM" MAGAt response to Trump and the Flying Whorehouse "gift."

I think I can share the "Community Notes" on the post, without violating any rules here:

Readers added context

The claim originates from a satirical page called 'America's Last Line of Defense" (ALLOD).

The helicopter in the photo is owned by a California-based helicopter services company.

Clinton did not receive a helicopter as a gift
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