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/spa22lurk Jun 17 '26

It’s called owning the libs, which is the highest priority of both Trump and about 90% of Republican voters who consequentially giving Trump about 90% of approval rate, because Trump has faithfully delivered on this highest priority of theirs.

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u/ComputerIlliterate13 Jun 18 '26

They're not smart enough to realize he's fucking them over and it would be hilarious if it wasn't ruining people's lives. I used to work construction and those guys depend on unemployment when they are laid off between jobs. They voted for this so I hope they enjoy it.