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paulkienitz

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6. In short, Trump gets away with it because he has the support of an entire party apparatus.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 08:23 AM

14 hrs ago

By which I mean not just the formal GOP but all the conservative-aligned foundations, think-tanks, media organizations, publishers, pundits, influencers, and so on.

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How Trump gets away with his BS. [View all] no_hypocrisy 17 hrs ago OP

being a straight, rich white male repuke helps, too Skittles 16 hrs ago #1

The short answer - DeeDeeNY 16 hrs ago #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Seinan Sensei 14 hrs ago #7

With a heapin' helpin' of shamelessness baked-in Seinan Sensei 14 hrs ago #8

to be fair Skittles 3 hrs ago #16

He gets away with his BS gab13by13 15 hrs ago #3

I will add two more historical events to Garland's fuckery or incompetence (choose one). Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon. 3Hotdogs 15 hrs ago #4

Yup, you get it, gab13by13 15 hrs ago #5

Curve Ball was a real person. He claimed to be a member of Iraqi 3Hotdogs 13 hrs ago #12

In short, Trump gets away with it because he has the support of an entire party apparatus. paulkienitz 14 hrs ago #6

This 100%. This is a coordinated attack on our Democracy headed up by the Republican party n/t Cheezoholic 14 hrs ago #10

In effect, they have betrayed the Founders of this country... kentuck 13 hrs ago #13

Yep -- we could see all along that they were picking justices by a right wing agenda... paulkienitz 9 hrs ago #14

And the rich get richer. Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #9

Also sheer quantity. tanyev 14 hrs ago #11

Excellent post. mahina 7 hrs ago #15