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struggle4progress

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9. Because the whole shutdown was pre-planned to cover the grift?

Reply to Totally Tunsie (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 04:46 PM

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... “By the way, on July 4th, it’s going to be approximately 107 degrees out, and I’m going to go, and I’m going to make a really long speech just to show that I can do anything,” Trump said ... https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5950451-july-4th-trump-rally-heat/

There was no way in hell Trump planned to give a two hour speech iat 107 degrees on a ramshackle stage that's likely to kill somebody

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