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Prairie Gates

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2. Sorry, it's America First

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 06:48 PM

22 hrs ago

Haha, just kidding. How much do you need?

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UAE asks US for a wartime financial lifeline [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

Serious happenings. cachukis 22 hrs ago #1

Sorry, it's America First Prairie Gates 22 hrs ago #2

I am sure the Saudi's popsdenver 20 hrs ago #23

Isn't the UAE super rich? I dont know. Srkdqltr 22 hrs ago #3

That was my first thought also reading this post! kimbutgar 22 hrs ago #6

Because a monarchy surely cant be expected to pay for its own citizens if their income stream takes a hit n/t Cheezoholic 22 hrs ago #7

That's easy, BECAUSE Bessent and trump will give them billions, no questions asked vapor2 18 hrs ago #31

It sounds like the lifeline is a currency swap if needed karynnj 17 hrs ago #35

The expressed threat is far more important lonely bird 10 hrs ago #37

Very true karynnj 7 hrs ago #41

You don't stay rich by spending your own money. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #9

Or get rid of the GOP politicians Akakoji 21 hrs ago #13

The GOP crime syndicate does nothing unless it benefits themselves. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #15

American taxpayers need to give money to wealthy foreign countries because America First IronLionZion 18 hrs ago #34

My bad... LakeVermilion 22 hrs ago #4

+financial backstop WUT??? lapfog_1 22 hrs ago #5

Not sure how many times i have to say this, but here goes bluestarone 22 hrs ago #8

He's out to bankrupt us! Ritabert 22 hrs ago #10

While enriching himself Akakoji 21 hrs ago #14

100% vapor2 18 hrs ago #32

Kickbacks incoming. littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #11

"Got ya fam!" EarthFirst 22 hrs ago #12

Sure, their going to need that money to fulfil their partnership with Ellison to purchase Warner Brothers. ToxMarz 21 hrs ago #16

Oh that's nice blue-wave 21 hrs ago #17

Pound sand Blue Dotty 21 hrs ago #18

The UAE can threaten to pull out of the Stargate investment with openAI and other US tech companies fujiyamasan 21 hrs ago #19

UAE could do everyone a solid and get the US military engineers to help them build the Dubai Canal 0rganism 20 hrs ago #20

One of the seven Emirates is Fujairah PhylliPretzel 19 hrs ago #26

Even better then -- a joint engineering/construction effort to increase capacity and diversify contents of this pipeline 0rganism 16 hrs ago #36

Ask for a TRUMP-Coin refund. pfitz59 20 hrs ago #21

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a 20 hrs ago #22

Bugger off. SergeStorms 20 hrs ago #24

You are confusing the UAE and the KSA PhylliPretzel 19 hrs ago #28

The magic orb???? rotflmao vapor2 18 hrs ago #33

You be the judge BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #40

I'll say it again: expect the ballroom to gain an extra floor newdeal2 19 hrs ago #25

Ask Jarad Turbineguy 19 hrs ago #27

Scusi?? spudspud 19 hrs ago #29

Well, fuck you UAE! greatauntoftriplets 19 hrs ago #30

the orange pedo says, "the checks in the mail" it should arrive on the 12th of never. nt Javaman 10 hrs ago #38

The stupid Trump admin didn't think through what would happen if the Gulf states economies were shut down by war ChicagoTeamster 9 hrs ago #39

Looking more and more like America is bluestarone 7 hrs ago #42