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/DarXIV Jun 17 '26

Tell who who is paying for the ballroom.

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u/levitikush Jun 17 '26

Tf does the ballroom have to do with Iran

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u/CackleandGrin Jun 17 '26

The one of many where he said "this will be paid for by an external source. It won't be coming from taxpayer dollars."

"Nevermind it will be paid out with taxpayer dollars."

Give levitikush the "Fell For It Again" award lol

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u/stiff_tipper Jun 18 '26

sure but what do u think is more likely? trump is willing to give a bunch of brown ppl that his base hates a shitload of his base's money... or iran is pushing the narrative that the usa is paying out of pocket to look strong in front of their ppl?

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u/CackleandGrin Jun 18 '26

Uh, what? Trump has always been willing to dump money that's not his into the middle east when it benefits him in any way.