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ProudMNDemocrat

(20,447 posts) Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:06 AM Nov 23

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Trump doubles down on Dem Lawmakers' comments to the US Military

Trump posted this on his social media platform....

"THE TRAITORS THAT TOLD THE MILITARY TO DISOBEY MY ORDERS SHOULD BE IN JAIL RIGHT NOW, NOT ROAMING THE FAKE NEWS NETWORKS TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT WHAT THEY SAID WAS OK, IT WAS SEDITION AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL."

Article at....https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-government-shutdown-elections-live-updates_n_69087d10e4b00afef15f855e/liveblog_6922929fe4b0ba57449cd665

More distraction and projection? Donald Trump is a caged rat who is throwing everything he has and watching what sticks.

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Trump doubles down on Dem Lawmakers' comments to the US Military (Original Post) ProudMNDemocrat Nov 23 OP

In essence BeerBarrelPolka Nov 23 #1

Trump seems to be admitting that his orders are illegal EarlG Nov 23 #2

So we say "illegal orders" and he says "my orders". Walleye Nov 23 #3

This particular piggy wants to be damn sure any military orders he issues are obeyed, Ocelot II Nov 23 #4

L'etat, c'est moi... "I am the state"...translation. NotHardly Nov 23 #5

It's attributed to Louis XIV. Ocelot II Nov 23 #6

BeerBarrelPolka

(2,173 posts)

1. In essence

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:08 AM

Nov 23

Trump is admitting to issuing illegal orders. He's too stupid to understand that.

EarlG

(23,250 posts)

2. Trump seems to be admitting that his orders are illegal

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:08 AM

Nov 23

Dems: Hey military, don't disobey illegal orders.

Trump: HOW DARE YOU TELL THEM TO DISOBEY MY ORDERS.

Walleye

(43,447 posts)

3. So we say "illegal orders" and he says "my orders".

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:09 AM

Nov 23

Seems like he knows his orders are illegal. He doesn’t think anything he does is illegal now that the Supreme Court is in his pocket.

Ocelot II

(128,549 posts)

4. This particular piggy wants to be damn sure any military orders he issues are obeyed,

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:11 AM

Nov 23

because by his definition they can't be illegal. L'etat, c'est moi.

NotHardly

(2,397 posts)

5. L'etat, c'est moi... "I am the state"...translation.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:42 AM

Nov 23

Ocelot II

(128,549 posts)

6. It's attributed to Louis XIV.

Reply to NotHardly (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:45 AM

Nov 23

He was asserting the primacy of the royal authority in defiance of acts of the French Parliament, and symbolizes absolute monarchy and absolutism.

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