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Mr.Bee

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22. His Billionaire Cabinet

Reply to FakeNoose (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2026, 02:45 PM

May 14

isn't there for him to tell them what to do,
they're there to keep an eye on him.
Sometimes the tail wags the dog.
(that's why he'll never be removed).

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Steve Schmidt: The quote that kills MAGA [View all] FakeNoose May 13 OP

Marie Antoinette... lapfog_1 May 13 #1

I hope that's not the only take away you got from this article FakeNoose May 13 #2

My takeaway was that it was a bad article. It's a spin that misinterpreted what happened. thesquanderer May 14 #14

Sorry, I do not see an equivalence here... Moostache May 14 #15

If you don't care about the legitimacy or accuracy of any dig against him... thesquanderer May 14 #18

We are past the point of trying to convince anyone of Trump's nature or value. Moostache May 14 #19

That's fine, but the point of Schmidt's article is that this quote will kill MAGA. thesquanderer May 14 #21

The term used was brioche, not cake. But hey, why go against tradition? Right Eve? efhmc May 14 #24

No modern American president has ever uttered a sentence so revealing, so politically catastrophic, and so morally.... Quanto Magnus May 13 #3

Right on! popsdenver May 13 #4

Scandinavian countries??? maddiemom May 14 #20

24% of Americans thought Tricky Dick was still great..... paleotn May 13 #11

But it's not a cult Ray Bruns May 14 #13

If he gets away with a DOJ "settlement" for his $10B IRS shakedown, why bother with bribes? Moostache May 14 #17

If maga ever felt relogic May 13 #5

It's those feelthy Immigrants... BurnDoubt May 13 #8

Of course he cares about (billionaire) Americans! n/t hibbing May 13 #6

Sure, but they don't care much about gas prices (unless it's jet fuel) nt Shermann May 13 #7

A clip of that should be on 1000s of TV ads for November. Callie1979 May 13 #9

Sadly, tragically, it won't matter. Tom Dyer May 13 #10

See #11 above. paleotn May 13 #12

Some of the worst characters in the United States get to run The United States. chouchou May 14 #16

His Billionaire Cabinet Mr.Bee May 14 #22

The fact that the word "groceries" was so alien to him should've been a clue Uncle Joe May 14 #23