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Janbdwl72

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29. That's the problem with this alleged President.

Reply to Chipper Chat (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 29, 2025, 12:41 PM

Apr 29

His Administration's priorities are warped and make little sense. Much of this is a waste of taxpayers' time and sometimes ultimately, money.

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Trump executive order requires truck drivers to speak English [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 29 OP

Mad King doth proclaim... MiHale Apr 29 #1

The president should speak English Old Crank Apr 29 #2

Thank god he signed it. Chipper Chat Apr 29 #3

That's the problem with this alleged President. Janbdwl72 Apr 29 #29

He truly lives in a bubble Chipper Chat Apr 29 #33

And if they don't?? C_U_L8R Apr 29 #4

Again, the fact that the entire country did not laugh their assess off over this... OldBaldy1701E Apr 29 #5

Yep, said truckers seemed to be doing ok before this EO. brush Apr 29 #30

I'm guessing the Teamsters? Or maybe it's the longshoremen's unions FakeNoose Apr 29 #35

This EO may well put some of his own "voters" out of work Best_man23 Apr 29 #6

Just another red herring to keep his magats stirred up groundloop Apr 29 #7

My state has driverless trucks k_buddy762 Apr 29 #8

This Is Not The Law Of The Land... This Is Merely Sound And Fury Signifying Bullshit MayReasonRule Apr 29 #9

In fact, the ability for a commercial driver to speak and read English has been the law of the land since the 1930s onenote Apr 29 #15

Yes, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 29 #17

Agreed. onenote Apr 29 #18

The ability to read and speak English has been a requirement for commercial truck licenses since the 1930s. onenote Apr 29 #10

This was nothing more than an attempt to repeal FMCSA MC-ECE-2016-006 BumRushDaShow Apr 29 #16

Correct. Here's a copy of the guidance that Trump wants repealed. onenote Apr 29 #19

The Oregon document kept coming up in the search BumRushDaShow Apr 29 #20

Yep. I couldn't find it as a stand alone either. onenote Apr 29 #21

Hmmm... lonely bird Apr 29 #11

Working for 40 years in a steel warehouse it was difficult understanding many doc03 Apr 29 #12

Many immigrants and foreign truck drivers speak better English than our president IronLionZion Apr 29 #13

Does President Donald Dumbass know there's a shortage of drivers? JohnnyRingo Apr 29 #14

Translate: 10-4, Smokey's taking pictures. usonian Apr 29 #22

Are they going to start arresting truckers who don't speak English? Zorro Apr 29 #23

It's all moot... El Mimbreno Apr 29 #24

Si, senor. chuckle chuckle republianmushroom Apr 29 #25

Those that don't will have plenty of time to learn, being that all of them are laid off now.... Blue Owl Apr 29 #26

It would be nice if Trump did get the red out Apr 29 #27

He can go shove each and every one of these highly illegal executive orders straight up his ass! Initech Apr 29 #28

Even 3rd generation Tennesseans, Brooklynites, Nor'easterners, Cajuns, south Texans etc? marble falls Apr 29 #31

TSF can't enforce it. no_hypocrisy Apr 29 #32

I'd like to issue a "popular order," sort of like a "people's new rules." DFW Apr 29 #34