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sboatcar

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4. Its interesting to kind of see the conflict here

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 11:31 AM

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He needs to pander to Trump and maga to a certain degree so he doesn't get cast aside by the current administration, but he also needs to distance himself from the Trump agenda enough so he's a viable 2028 candidate.
That's the kind of fine line walking that is impossible, but he's trapped, just like Rubio is. They had to drink the koolaid, now they have to live with the diarrhea.

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Its interesting to kind of see the conflict here sboatcar Thursday #4