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no_hypocrisy

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1. OK, I'll give him credit . . . . .
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 06:46 AM
Friday

Donald Trump is responsible for the death of National Guard Sarah Beckstrom’s death.

She signed up to contribute to the safety of citizens of West Virginia, not Washington, D.C. Stuff like serving when there were natural disasters like floods, electricity being knocked out, blizzards, etc. Stuff that won't be funded by FEMA b/c of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" and Republicans in Congress.

Instead, Trump removed her from West Virginia, situated her in Washington, D.C. where her services were not needed and were superfluous, and put her in harm's way.

And I wouldn't put it past Trump to put a hack who was also a refugee to go out and shoot National Guards in order to "justify" putting more Guard on the streets of D.C. and other cities. At the least, it would be doubling down in protest against the federal court ruling that putting Guard on the streets of D.C. was/is unlawful.

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