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3Hotdogs

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2. On this one, I am not sure I agree with you. Trump was offering taxpayer money to bail out the airline and the

Reply to WSHazel (Reply #1)

Sun May 3, 2026, 07:13 AM

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offer would put the taxpayers ahead of other bond holders. THEY BALKED. Not Trump.

D.U.rs have often complained about prior government bailouts Why would this have been different?

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