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karynnj

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2. Trump openly had the 2020 Republican convention at the White House

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 08:42 AM

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Flagrantly defying the rules and customs and Secretary of State Pompeo gave a speech from Jerusalem. ( Hillary Clinton and John Kerry did not attend the 2012 and 2016 conventions when they were Secretary of State.

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Bill Clinton used to have to walk across the street to use a private telephone to make fundraising calls. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday OP

Because it's not part of the Presidents duties. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #1

Trump openly had the 2020 Republican convention at the White House karynnj Yesterday #2

Is there any law he hasn't broken? Ilsa Yesterday #3

Expand public drunkenness to public chemical impairment RockCreek Yesterday #4

I remember Al Gore saying the same thing SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #5

It was a scandal when one of the judges in the court I worked in paid to install a private line to make campaign calls - Ms. Toad Yesterday #6