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mnmoderatedem

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12. why does every news source say the trump administrtion gave the money?

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 07:37 PM

May 20

makes it sound like he personally paid the money to the family when it was taxpayer money.

Imagine Obama giving the family of George Floyd five million taxpayer dollars. Imagine how the right would shit.

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why does every news source say the trump administrtion gave the money? mnmoderatedem May 20 #12