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Valerie From America 1.0's avatar

I remember the old days when presidents fucked with our national security, colluded with our enemies and intentionally destroyed the economy…they would be hung in the gallows.

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Kristi's avatar

Or even something as simple as the president getting a BJ from an intern in a blue dress. Seemed like such a simple world back then. Lol

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Valerie From America 1.0's avatar

Oh, how we long for the days where the biggest scandal was a man getting a blowjob. At least the world was safer, finances stable, our lives calmer and prosperous. Oh yeah, and we also didn’t have wake up every day wondering how much damage a criminal was doing to the world.

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Kristi's avatar

Agreed! It’s now a daily problem…wondering what kind of damage we’re all going to wake up to…Yesterday, instead of a beautiful Easter Blessing, the message we all received as a nation sounded like it was that of a spoiled little kid like from the elementary school that we all wanted to just kick in the shin on the playground - you know the one…the loud mouthed, smarty pants that’s always pointing fingers at everyone but himself. He couldn’t let God and Jesus have the stage for the day…not a single day. But hey…let’s make ‘merica great again!

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Valerie From America 1.0's avatar

And that’s why he’s ultimately going to fire Pete Hegseth. Not because he’s a national security disaster, but he’s taking the attention away from Trump.

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Michael J.'s avatar

BE GONE!

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Kristi's avatar

Yes…and Trump doesn’t want negative chatter. He doesn’t like it as it detracts from his messages…he can’t keep winning if his people keep fucking it all up. Hegseth turned out to be completely an unreliable #fucktard in all sense of the word in this role - but then KKKKaroline said today that the president knows about Signal-Gate 2.0 and fully supports him. But I’m certain we’ll see Hegseth removed - I mean, he isn’t even adult enough to not need to drag along his kid brother to make sure he doesn’t go off the deep end….so there’s that. Lol

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Roseann Duchon's avatar

And let’s recall, we had a balanced budget with a SURPLUS! I say take us back to those “Golden Age Days.” We can do it IF what someone else called, the 3rd party in America, the non voters, came out and actually voted out every single MAGA cult member and leaders. EVERY single one.

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Steve Doll's avatar

And the married ones, as well.

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Roseann Duchon's avatar

Especially the women. I will never understand how any self respecting woman could ever vote for the sexual predator found LIABLE twice for sexual assault and defamation, as well as having 34 felony convictions for business fraud and for paying a Porn Star “hush money” while his wife recently gave birth. What is wrong with these women? Is it racism? Misogyny? The need for idolizing “dear leader?”

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Valerie From America 1.0's avatar

It still seems hard to believe Trump won. It’s so hard to wrap my head around people being that stupid. That said, it’s also hard to believe he was actually shot at. When Trump heard a loud bang at one of his rallies prior to his “assassination attempt“, he ducked and ran out like a scared rabbit. The Secret Service were all over him. But at the “real” assassination attempt, there’s not a scratch on his ear (which isn’t a thing with that weapon), the Secret Service allowed him to get up for a photo op, which is an act that would put anyone in prison, and we’re also supposed to believe a draft dodging coward who ran away from a loud boom, was allowed to get up by Secret Service to take a photo op? Not believable!

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David A Pitock's avatar

It was staged I believe. My father was a firearms dealer his from the time he was 15 till his death in 2023 . If tRump had been hit in the ear with a bullet from an armalite ar-15 it would have taken his ear and most of his head.

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Valerie From America 1.0's avatar

Exactly! He doesn’t even have the fake scratch on his ear/when he wore that stupid patch for affect. He is just an entertainer and thought that a fake assassination with collateral damages would help his campaign. That is true evil.

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David A Pitock's avatar

My bro gave me the stats and over 36% of eligible voters didn't vote 😒. Felonious won with 31% kamala lost with 30%. If only the cowards in our country had voted . Would it have been a different outcome? Who knows but at least more should participate and repthugs should stop with the BS voter suppression.

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Dianne Pymble-Ward's avatar

Exactly! Clinton was impeached for that, meanwhile Trump and his goons can blithely ruin the entire world and The Supreme Court doesn’t even blink. Dark days indeed for the world.

Love from Australia ❤️

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Sue's avatar

At least he balanced the budget.

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Kristi's avatar

Yes and no deficit…stocks were great, inflation was good, gas prices were down…all of the above.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

See my comment above.

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Kristi's avatar

🙄

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

WHEN??? In his first term, he ADDED $8 Trillion to the US DEFICIT.... and NOW he's on the one hand, claiming they've (He and Musk) saved millions in waste, on the other, he's SPENDING millions on these ILLEGAL deportations to El Salvador, revamping and redecorating Kash Patel's Office and on a Makeup Studio at the Pentagon for Pete Hegseth! So.... when EXACTLY did Trump EVER balance a budget? He's practically the ONLY person to have been able to bankrupt a Casino.... not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES! And you BELIEVE he's a 'good businessman'???? He's a MORON!

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Terri's avatar

Really? “LOL”. You think destroying our relations, economy and trust globally is a laugh. Dismantling programs and institutions and relations that have taken years if not generations to establish. Are you sadistic, uneducated or just immature?

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Kristi's avatar

Were you responding to me? I think we’re all on the same page here…

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

All three, I would say....

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Matuga's avatar

A willing but conniving conservative intern?

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ARTSKIWENDY's avatar

DRAWN AND QUARTERED!

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David A Pitock's avatar

Or shot for treason

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James Wilson's avatar

Jake is a great voice for this moment and hope he speaks up more. He could be a great member of the next administration and begin rebuilding what Trump has torched.

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Listening's avatar

If Republicans don't stop supporting Trump's actions, there won't be another real election. The 2024 election wasn't a real election either, it was full of corruption, including throwing out millions of votes.

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Dee Joy's avatar

Exactly a documentary was made about voter suppression - Vigilante Inc - details how over 4 million votes were lost.

Also see Election Truth Alliance for evidence musk rigged the 2024 election for trump to win.

Kamala is meant to be president not him. Why he hasn't been thrown out of the WH is beyond me - he's NOT supposed to be there in the first place. 100 days of destruction and USA is allowing it. Why?

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Steve Doll's avatar

I'd say he has a guardian angel somewhere, but it has to be the one that was cast out.

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Dee Joy's avatar

1000% Satan and his evil angels are protecting them all. Good always wins over evil

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Suzi Dietz's avatar

one word: TRUMP

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Dianne Pymble-Ward's avatar

Trump said from the beginning, “You’ll only have to vote once and had his MAGA idiots cheering. It beggars belief that they didn’t get, or maybe care what he was saying.

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James Wilson's avatar

Agreed and we aren’t even done with the 2024 elections, as there is still the Supreme Court race being contested 6 months later. If they steal that one, it will be a blueprint to do it again.

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elliemae.padme66's avatar

Here's hoping Judge Riggs finally gets to be sworn in office in NC.

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James Wilson's avatar

💯this should not even be litigated at this point. She won three times! But when your leader says he was robbed 5 years ago and even contends the 2020 election was rigged against them, what can you expect.

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Dee Joy's avatar

Why are they debating and pandering to this sore loser?

Why are they allowing it to get this far?

The amount of recounts is ridiculous. All of them together are destroying our democracy one court case at a time.

How shameful.

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Valerii Terentev's avatar

Because of the Jake Sullivan and former CIA director Bill Burns, Ukraine was given only 1/3 of what the USA promised to give on time (in 2022) and was given less than 1/20 of what the US could have given. Why?

Because Biden was too slow to jail Trump and to help Ukraine.

Biden's program was to spare Russia from losing their war in Europe, while keeping Ukraine afloat and sovereign. -- Such a mid position is never positive, it's always goes pro-aggressors. Now we have Trump who joined Putin in his war in Europe. https://substack.com/@valeriiterentev/note/p-161590879?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=1npyai

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SueU's avatar

We all know this , and the douchebag is still in the White House , along with all his ass kissers! Makes my blood boil 😡🤬😡🤬IMPEACH THE TRAITOR!

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Maya Ram's avatar

Go-slow Jake finally speaking up. We need more former Bush and Obama people condemning the incompetence of the 2nd Trump regime.

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Public Servant's avatar

Jake Sullivan is a true expert. Hegseth and Tulsi are so unqualified compared to him. Pete must resign ASAP: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/mike-waltz-and-pete-hegseth-must

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Nancy Young's avatar

Those 2 are so unqualified compared to my cats.

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Dee Joy's avatar

👏👏👏😂😂😂

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Dianne Pymble-Ward's avatar

The world would be a better place if cats ran it rather than this Governnot. Deliberate spelling.

Love from Australia. ❤️

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Dianne Pymble-Ward's avatar

Pete should be locked up for sharing classified information.

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Valerii Terentev's avatar

Hegseth is a DUI hire, Tulsi Gabbard and Stepan Vitkoff are Moscow's hires. So it's not even about qualifications.

On the other hand, because of Jake Sullivan and former CIA director Bill Burns, Ukraine was not given even 1/3 of what the USA promised to give them on time in 2022, and was given less than 1/20 of what the US could have given them easily to fend off the Z-orc army.

Why? Because Biden was too slow to jail Trump and to help Ukraine.

Biden's concept was to spare Russia from losing their war in Europe, while keeping Ukraine afloat and sovereign. Such a mid position is never positive, it's always goes pro-aggressors. Now we have Trump who joined Putin in his war in Europe.

https://substack.com/@valeriiterentev/note/p-161590879?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=1npyai

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Dianne Pymble-Ward's avatar

No one can succeed standing on both sides of the argument.

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

All I know is millions of Americans want Trump gone - forever and he can take his idiot partners with him.

Someone needs to be writing down all of his antics so it can be recorded in our history and so we can remember never to allow this to happen again.

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Cathy Chittenden's avatar

Yes! Amy Siskind does ‘The Weekly List’ which ‘tracks specific news stories representing eroding norms under the current regime’.

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Anne P. Sacco's avatar

Meidas Network is tracking all of it daily, in their numbered bulletins. One day, when America eradicates all of this (likely by necessary brute force), Museums of History will archive all these bulletins, along with others recording history. And the Education Dept will be restored, and new curriculum will be written to accurately describe this terrible history. Germany had to do this in order to prevent it happening again, to attone for their murderous actions, and to earn global respect. It has taken them a good 3-4 generations to achieve such a task. Ironically, Germany will no doubt lead the way for America out of this man-made hell hole. And yet, after all of Germany's hard work, many still feel deep shame to raise their country's flag to this day. America may too feel this deep shame too for generations to come. 🇨🇦 ❤️

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Kyle Brock's avatar

Maga is full of draft dodgers, enemy enablers and maga traitors!

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Colleen McGloughlin's avatar

Rapists, felons, and losers, oh my.

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Martha Kenne's avatar

Like I've seen elsewhere, there are smarter cabinets at Ikea.

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Sally davis's avatar

Cabinet ?? It's a JUNK DRAWER !!

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Martha Kenne's avatar

Hahaha!

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Anne Elizabeth Ruhr's avatar

We all knew Pete Hegseth was unqualified and in over his head. Then, right out of the gate, the Signals mess occurred and he lied about it and was vicious to anyone who asked about it to his face. What a flaming brush pile this is. Why did anyone think it was OK to play with our national security and hire Hegseth? Oh, that's right, the jerk who showed classified documents to Kid Rock and others.

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Bewickswren's avatar

And our homeland security secretary is so personally aware of her own security, she lets her handbag be stolen at a restaurant - with passport, $3000 cash, etc.

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Jean Conley's avatar

I'd say it's unbelievable that she's the homeland security secretary. but then again, when one (I) look at who the Idiot is who appointed her.......well.....'nuf said.

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Susan Raquel's avatar

I keep wondering if she had a weapon in her purse and nothing is being said about it.

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Kay Gibbs's avatar

You know Trump does not care about our National Security. He had top secret files in his bathroom! And the files they never found were probably sold to the highest bidder. We will never feel safe again. I really hope they they had plamB for just this occasion.

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SquirrellyFarmGirl's avatar

Sad, but true about China. Mexico is already welcoming them with open arms. The only country hurt by this regime’s ignorance is the US!

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Ken Smith's avatar

Canada here, I keep thinking it is very well planned by Rus....., and Project 2025, to crush the economy and stir hate and division. We have our Maple Maga that make us very concerned, too. Stay Strong.

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Bewickswren's avatar

Vote Carney.

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Ken Smith's avatar

Did already by mail in ballot...!!!!

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Bewickswren's avatar

Elbows up, indeed!!

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Just heard that Kristi Noem’s purse was stolen last night when she took her family out to dinner. Apparently she had $3000 in cash, her Homeland Security access ID, her diver’s license, her cellphone. Hope it’s someone on “our side” who will reveal deep secrets!

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Bewickswren's avatar

Include her passport in that bag.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Oh yeah, I forgot that!!

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Bewickswren's avatar

😂😝

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Beth Witrogen's avatar

Wow these interviews are top drawer. Thank you Ben. Sullivan is smart, diplomatic, thoughtful, and spot on bullseye. I think you were wanting him to say what really keeps him up at night, if anything … like the rest of us.

Casual cruelty and capricious glee … yes.

And my uninvited answer to why King Cheeto does what he does: cuz he be stupid and evil! There is no plan or strategy. Sullivan nailed it: it’s what he can do to own the news cycle every morning.

No accountability, no responsibility. Just fake news and off ye go to El Salvador!

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Valerii Terentev's avatar

Yes they are but, ... Jake Sullivan and former CIA director Bill Burns were the reasons why Ukraine was not given even 1/3 of what the USA promised to give them on time in 2022, and was given less than 1/20 of what the US could have given them easily to fend off the Z-orc army.

Why? Because Biden was too slow: to help Ukraine and to jail Trump.

Both were the total failure of the US intel, national security and law enforcement in 2021-2022.

Biden's concept was to spare Russia from losing their war in Europe, while keeping Ukraine afloat and sovereign. Such a mid position is never positive, it's always goes pro-aggressors. Now we have Trump who joined Putin in his war in Europe.

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Mary Lynn Culver's avatar

The Republican Congressional majority who confirmed this appointment are complicit.

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Valerii Terentev's avatar

Because of the Jake Sullivan and former CIA director Bill Burns, Ukraine was not given what the USA promised to give on time (in 2022) and less than 1/20 of what the US could have given. Why?

Because Biden was too slow to jail Trump and to help Ukraine.

Biden's program was to spare Russia from losing their war in Europe, while keeping Ukraine afloat and sovereign. -- Such a mid position is never positive, it's always goes pro-aggressors. Now we have Trump who joined Putin in his war in Europe.

https://substack.com/@valeriiterentev/note/p-161590879?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=1npyai

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LiseAnn 🇨🇦's avatar

STOP copying-pasting the same BS comment!! STOP!

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Valerii Terentev's avatar

It's not BS. It was what happened.

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Michael J.'s avatar

Ya. But we All saw your post the first 4 times. Enough A;ready!!!

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Listening's avatar

What can everyone do to push every Republican in office to stop voting with Trump? Big businesses like the profits that these lies and manipulations give them. The media is lying to most Americans to cover up how large business is intertwined with Republican/MAGA/Tech bro's lies.

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Kay Gibbs's avatar

Oh, they are intertwined! They all want "one world order". The super powers all have their own agendas. The colony of the devils have taken their posts. I believe it's do or die type of situation. For the innocent, die trying. 😬

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Dennis W.'s avatar

Jack Sullivan laid out an eye open, I'm sure to many. His statements "unadulterated disaster" about what Trump has done to our national security is absolutely correct! Let's face it... What Trump has done to all our federal government agencies/departments has been a "unadulterated disaster."

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