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muriel_volestrangler

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6. "Unlikely"? Even the dumb-as-fuck Trump realises it won't offset it, and said so

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 02:54 PM

15 hrs ago

What the fuck is the point of finding an "expert" to tell you if 18 cents is greater than or equal to 2 dollars, and then framing the headline as "it's unlikely that it is"?

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"Unlikely"? Even the dumb-as-fuck Trump realises it won't offset it, and said so muriel_volestrangler 15 hrs ago #6