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senseandsensibility

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Fri May 9, 2025, 02:26 PM May 9

They're not even trying anymore [View all]

Karoline Leavitt responding to trump's crypto endeavors this morning: "I think it's frankly ridiculous that anyone in this room would even suggest that President Trump is doing anything for his own benefit He left a life of luxury and a life running a very successful real estate empire for public service."

Stupidly ridiculous and untrue, of course. But where is even the pretense that what he is doing with crypto is in the public interest? The idea is so outlandish that they don't even bother to come up with a story to try to push it to their base. And because the press room is stacked with maga influencers now, and the mainstream journalists are cowed as well, there is no follow up to this insanity.

Corporate media, you had the chance to stand up when they banned AP. You failed. You could be calling out all the maga non journalists taking your own jobs right now. You;re too scared. Soon your million dollar gigs will be gone and you'll have no one to blame but yourselves.

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They're not even trying anymore [View all] senseandsensibility May 9 OP
Absolutely no words for this moron vapor2 May 9 #1
He's in the White House PRETENDING to work because the alternative is JAIL Attilatheblond May 9 #2
Yes, anyone who believes that trump is sacrificing anything senseandsensibility May 9 #3
Hear hear MustLoveBeagles May 9 #8
++++ truth Diamond_Dog May 9 #5
All of that truth... littlemissmartypants May 9 #7
There's only one project at the White House, now: Paladin May 9 #9
we need a good, adversarial press corps senseandsensibility May 9 #12
That would be a nice change, wouldn't it? (nt) Paladin May 10 #13
Yeah he's been doing this since 2016. Fuck off, Karoline. Initech May 9 #4
And before senseandsensibility May 9 #6
Oh, KKKaroline, N0.... BurnDoubt May 9 #10
Wait... What Integrity????? BurnDoubt May 9 #11
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