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BumRushDaShow

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10. Waste. Fraud. Abuse.

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #9)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 08:49 AM

Yesterday

Remember that phrase from somewhere?

ETA - jet fuel is scarce and at a premium due to the Iran war so right there you have unnecessary waste of resources. If he wants to do USO stuff, then he needs to go that route to "visit troops" and "perform" (or whatever the hell he thinks he is doing).

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