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Miles Archer

(23,218 posts) Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:14 AM Saturday

Trump: "Are Saudis impressed that a family saved $5000? Their shoes cost them more. But that's the way it goes"

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
Trump: "I just want to ask -- are the Saudis impressed by the fact that a family has saved $5,000? They're looking like, 'What they hell is $5,000?' Their shoes cost them more than $5,000. But that's the way it goes. We're talking about the real world."

Trump: "I just want to ask -- are the Saudis impressed by the fact that a family has saved ,000? They're looking like, 'What they hell is ,000?' Their shoes cost them more than ,000. But that's the way it goes. We're talking about the real world."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-27T22:25:31.175Z

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Trump: "Are Saudis impressed that a family saved $5000? Their shoes cost them more. But that's the way it goes" (Original Post) Miles Archer Saturday OP

Clueless..... AltairIV Saturday #1

We're back to shoes? bucolic_frolic Saturday #2

That freaking stinking piece of flying flotsam UpInArms Saturday #3

A reminder that shared hatreds are his primary bond with his base BeyondGeography Saturday #4

At this point, I'm more interested in what seditious organizations he's speaking to. JHB Saturday #5

What Families Saved 5 Grand? ProfessorGAC Saturday #6

What in the F--k is he blabbering about Historic NY Saturday #7

Context? What is this in respect to? tblue37 Saturday #8

AltairIV

(1,042 posts)

1. Clueless.....

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:22 AM

Saturday

Clueless and a Jackass, never a good combination.

bucolic_frolic

(55,099 posts)

2. We're back to shoes?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:22 AM

Saturday

UpInArms

(54,956 posts)

3. That freaking stinking piece of flying flotsam

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:22 AM

Saturday

would not know “the real world” if it smacked him in the face

BeyondGeography

(41,094 posts)

4. A reminder that shared hatreds are his primary bond with his base

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:48 AM

Saturday

He knows nothing of the stuff of their lives nor does he care. And they don’t either, consumed as they are by darkness.

JHB

(38,204 posts)

5. At this point, I'm more interested in what seditious organizations he's speaking to.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:53 AM

Saturday

Like, what's this one?

ProfessorGAC

(76,676 posts)

6. What Families Saved 5 Grand?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:00 AM

Saturday

Tax rates on working people weren't reduced enough to save a family 5 thousand dollars.
The 10%, 12%, 15%, 20%, & 22% are the same as they were before.
The income allowance only went up 2.8%
So, on $150,000 they are paying taxes on about $850 less income.
22% of that is only $188 a year.
And with inflation at 3% (or worse), who saved $5,000?
It's nit only bizarre to bring in the Saudis, but the statement itself is rooted in fantasy.

Historic NY

(40,022 posts)

7. What in the F--k is he blabbering about

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:17 AM

Saturday

tblue37

(68,436 posts)

8. Context? What is this in respect to?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 10:40 AM

Saturday

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