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24. Not to defend Trump

Sat May 24, 2025, 06:14 PM

May 2025

but literally the one and only consistent policy position the man had for the last 40 years was to be in favor of tariffs. For any of his voters not to understand he would impose tariffs is simply surreal.

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Today I met a regretful Trump voter [View all] PJMcK May 2025 OP

Misogyny and racism are alive and unwell among MAGATs. Nt spooky3 May 2025 #1

We will never have a woman president. Not any time soon. Meadowoak May 2025 #38

Hoo boy, are you ever soldierant May 2025 #46

List of our Democratic male losers-Stevenson to Kerry delisen May 2025 #57

The misogyny is real. And the frustration is genuine. Walleye May 2025 #76

Thanks for being so open about your anti-woman stance delisen May 2025 #56

Do I detect a little sarcasm in this message? Walleye May 2025 #78

I understand your frustration... Escape May 2025 #59

Too many people didn't come out to vote. They were more inspired by a racist and a rapist then a woman as a leader. Walleye May 2025 #79

1st woman Pres? RicROC May 2025 #68

That's what I expect, too. With HUGE regrets. calimary May 2025 #74

Only 30% of a Congress is women Walleye May 2025 #77

I would have said Cha May 2025 #2

Yeah, I know PJMcK May 2025 #6

I totally understand.. Cha May 2025 #21

But OTOH, you could just say "Well, we will just have to agree to disagree." CTyankee May 2025 #40

Or maybe colorado_ufo May 2025 #52

Ha! That will enrage them.... CTyankee May 2025 #53

I would add that Fux (oops, a typo) News has been lying to him too. OMGWTF May 2025 #13

They don't care. It's just that his 401K was in the shitter. Trust me, he'd vote trump Meadowoak May 2025 #39

Right! Well Mean But Cha May 2025 #48

There are none so blind sdfernando May 2025 #3

I guarantee Rebl2 May 2025 #4

I couldn't have resisted asking misanthrope May 2025 #5

They have three college-aged daughters PJMcK May 2025 #7

Understood, but that question doesn't take sides or lead to conclusions misanthrope May 2025 #19

Not regretful enough Hornedfrog2000 May 2025 #8

Half of this country will NOT vote for a woman, especially a black one. Meadowoak May 2025 #41

I hope mgardener May 2025 #9

Well, he and his wife were floating with styrofoam noodles PJMcK May 2025 #10

It has to be some kind of reality disease. Even when they regret a mistake ... defacto7 May 2025 #12

Regret but would vote for him again tomorrow. WarGamer May 2025 #11

Here's the give away... Javaman May 2025 #14

Your last sentence is a key point. Lucky Luciano May 2025 #15

Yep, unhappy, butt burned and still clueless. My neighbor, a registered Dem, did the same stupid thing. All anti woman dutch777 May 2025 #16

not a very smart guy. it was all quite foreseeable.the second clue was his comment on "that woman". msfiddlestix May 2025 #17

Hopeless is right Evolve Dammit May 2025 #18

I don't understand why he thinks anyone should feel sorry for him when he's such a racist dick. Aristus May 2025 #20

"He never said he was going to break the US government." They had 900 pages explaining how they were going to do Karasu May 2025 #22

Agreed PJMcK May 2025 #23

A very happy holiday weekend to you as well, PJMcK! Karasu May 2025 #26

Not to defend Trump dsc May 2025 #24

Interesting, but still a FOOL!!! elleng May 2025 #25

Racism against "that uppity black woman" runs deep JT45242 May 2025 #27

The guy orchestrated an insurrection four years ago Emile May 2025 #28

And in Nov 2026 he'll vote a straight Republican ticket in the mid-terms on Bengus81 May 2025 #29

Another member of the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #30

Well good then, SO GLAD HIS RETIREMENT FUNDSARE IN THE SHITTER. a kennedy May 2025 #31

Yeah, the same place his brain is. 2MuchNoise May 2025 #64

What a garbage human being. I'm sorry this story didn't end with a shark attack. Iris May 2025 #32

Sharks are fussy about what they eat.... Violet_Crumble May 2025 #33

Yeah but I was swimming ten feet away from him! PJMcK May 2025 #42

Ha! Well, I was thinking the shark might be selective! Iris May 2025 #49

See how that works? ananda May 2025 #34

You just can't fix stupid. That woman indeed. I'm sure she would have blown up the government. flashman13 May 2025 #35

From now on the first question should be Baitball Blogger May 2025 #36

Buy him a Bud Light. usonian May 2025 #37

Fuck 'em and their excuses, Mango Jebus never lied to them. He told them exactly what he had in mind. marble falls May 2025 #43

Summer on the ocean in Florida and markodochartaigh May 2025 #44

Your Last Sentence Suggests... ProfessorGAC May 2025 #45

Voting for a sexually-assaultive white supremacist felon with a history of fraud and theft struggle4progress May 2025 #47

Never seems to be a rogue wave around when it is needed. niyad May 2025 #50

or a shark 2MuchNoise May 2025 #63

I don't think I could have MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #51

Doesn't sound too regretful then. mucifer May 2025 #54

And not very bright either. bluesbassman May 2025 #60

my reply to his statement "I never expected him to be so stupid." mdbl May 2025 #55

It would be terrible if things got worse for him Ruby the Liberal May 2025 #58

His use is now limited to fertilizer. aocommunalpunch May 2025 #61

This is why I have zero compassion Dem4life1970 May 2025 #62

Trump amnesia was real D_Master81 May 2025 #65

They've got to think that way blubunyip May 2025 #66

"Still, things are better than if THAT WOMAN had won." 🙄🙄🙄 iluvtennis May 2025 #67

The obvious learning point about this conversation is Beowulf42 May 2025 #69

I remember as a child watching Milton Berle on TV Playingmantis May 2025 #70

THAT WOMAN Clouds Passing May 2025 #71

I would have said "hope you don't get a cramp" LNM May 2025 #72

If he had to ask when Krasnov became a fan of tariffs he wasn't paying very close GoodRaisin May 2025 #73

How, exactly, would it be worse? cab67 May 2025 #75