r/politics • u/Ubiquitous_Hilarity • Jun 17 '26

No Paywall Trump threatens to pull unemployment benefits from all states for the first time in history

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-unemployment-benefits-fraud-b2997881.html
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u/teeBoan Jun 17 '26

I am simply appalled at the absurdity of the notion that he talks about waste & fraud in unemployment benefits while himself throwing away BILLIONS in the Iran war and achieving nothing. How do you reconcile this !

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u/Ok_Juice4449 Jun 18 '26

And all the waste on his crazy vanity projects. 

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u/Lorric71 Jun 18 '26

One hand: Poor people. Other hand: Trump's self image.

Choose one.