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raccoon

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19. yall heard this one about Stalin's letters to Khruschev?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2026, 04:58 AM

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General Ralph Landry: You know, when they forced Khruschev out, he sat down and wrote two letters to his successor. He said - “When you get yourself into a situation you can’t get out of, open the first letter, and you’ll be safe. When you get yourself into another situation you can’t get out of, open the second letter”. Well, soon enough, this guy found himself into a tight place, so he opened the first letter. Which said - “Blame everything on me”. So he blames the old man, it worked like a charm. He got himself into a second situation he couldn’t get out of, he opened the second letter. It said - “Sit down, and write two letters”.

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Trump insider reveals where president left letter for Vance in case he gets assassinated [View all] BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago OP

So there's hope! mwb970 17 hrs ago #1

Can we pray for his demise,... or is that too crass ? magicarpet 17 hrs ago #2

And then we get Vance. He's smart and young, as well as evil. CTyankee 16 hrs ago #5

But no nasty, vicious insults on Truth Social like Trump does Polybius 16 hrs ago #8

I just ignore them. I am fearful of the smart repukes. CTyankee 16 hrs ago #9

My fear about a President Vance is... COL Mustard 5 hrs ago #22

He's dying to read it purr-rat beauty 17 hrs ago #3

The letter is up his ass kacekwl 16 hrs ago #4

Now that's downright hilarious Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #6

Exactly. After Trump is gone, Trump is reACTIONary 16 hrs ago #10

He left the letter between the couch cushions where he's sure Vance will find it. Buddyzbuddy 16 hrs ago #7

Dear stupid, I hope you don't be as dumb as president as you were as VP. And learn how to steal like i have been doing Wonder Why 15 hrs ago #11

I shall refrain from making up an 'only to be opened after my death' letter from Trump. Aussie105 14 hrs ago #12

Why would Iran want to assassinate him? FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #13

Anyone who believes a single word of this story is an idiot Prairie Gates 14 hrs ago #14

We won't have time to blow up Iran, Bayard 14 hrs ago #15

This sounds utterly contrived. Like he would spend time on that. Maru Kitteh 14 hrs ago #16

Sounds like fodder for a writing contest. usonian 12 hrs ago #17

The Iranians aren't dumb enough to try an overt assassination attempt. LudwigPastorius 12 hrs ago #18

yall heard this one about Stalin's letters to Khruschev? raccoon 7 hrs ago #19

"Blow the whole country up" if he gets assassinated? Orrex 5 hrs ago #20

Reminds me of the old joke COL Mustard 5 hrs ago #21

Did he also write a letter to be read in case he chokes on a Big Mac ? or KFC ? eppur_se_muova 1 hr ago #23

"Trump writes a letter" - lol TBF 37 min ago #24