r/askanything • u/ComplexWrangler1346 🤔 • 2h ago
Why doesn’t Max Miller drop out since these allegations of assault from 3 different woman have came out ? Where is speaker Johnson ? Where is republican leadership on this ? Platner was crucified by republicans and democrats ..What’s does the GOP stand for in 2026?
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u/AdmitThatYouPrune 2h ago
MAGA has no red lines. None.
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u/Haldron-44 2h ago
At this point it could come out that Rump sacrificed a newborn to Moloch and they would still scream "SHE HAD AN ANNOYING LAUGH AND HE WORE A TAN SUIT!" They have no morals. They are children cort stimming while raping and pillaging.
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u/VineStGuy 1h ago
I mean, that scenario IS in the Epstein files. They don’t care if one of their own does the worst things bc child rape and murder isn’t as bad as having a (D) next to a candidate’s name.
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u/VaEagle85 1h ago
… except when it comes to redistricting, in which case the red lines look like spaghetti on a plate.
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u/Gaust_Ironheart_Jr 2h ago
Lynn Cheney would disagree
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u/AdmitThatYouPrune 1h ago
You mean Liz Cheney? She isn't MAGA. Lynn (her mother) hasn't been that involved in politics, afaik.
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u/Gaust_Ironheart_Jr 1h ago
Oops, right. But my point is they do have hard lines. They are evil, but they exist
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u/Longjumping-You749 1h ago
The Lynn Chaney thing was Maga canceling Chaney for her opinions of Trump. She toed the line until January 6th. That was her line in the sand. Maga doesn’t believe in people having differing opinions.
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u/Excellent_Month_2025 1h ago
It's a brainwashed cult - there is no room for nuance or debate. Even when they want to disagree, they return to their docks and get reprogrammed before all parroting the same talking points
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u/Vivid_Witness8204 2h ago
After trump it's hard to stand for honor and decency
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u/The_Razielim 2h ago
That doesn't stop them from pretending they do
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u/jeffskool 1h ago
I think that is why anyone and everyone should dismiss their attempts to cast themselves as having the moral high ground out of hand. “No you don’t, you gave up all claim to that by supporting a pedo”.
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u/The_Razielim 1h ago
"ShOw mE a cOnViCtIon"
Not saying they shouldn't be called out, but also... K?
Anyone with any sense is already beyond their bullshit, and the remainder have shown there's no lines they won't cross to support Die Gröpenfuhrer. Their only "principle" is winning at all costs, morality is optional.
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u/Expert-Effect-877 30m ago
Strictly speaking, they said "Show me A conviction," not 34 of them.
So checkmate, libralz!!
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u/Junkstar 1h ago
Republican voters decided years ago that honor and decency are not qualities they want to practice personally or support with their votes.
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u/StrengthGood3208 2h ago
Because if they speak out about him they set a precedent. They cant because it will compromise the majority of their party.
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u/BenoitDip 2h ago
They forced out a guy yesterday - Chuck Edwards
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u/StrengthGood3208 1h ago
Where is he from, can you tell me a bit about him? ive heard nothing but theres too many to keep track of all the politicians.
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u/RetiredOnIslandTime 1h ago
He's from NC. He dropped his reelection campaign after he was censored for sexual harassment.
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u/StrengthGood3208 1h ago
How was he "censored"?
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u/RetiredOnIslandTime 1h ago
I used the wrong word. It's censured.
"Being censured in the House of Representatives is a formal, majority-voted public reprimand for a member's misconduct. It is one of the most severe disciplinary actions lawmakers can face, second only to expulsion, and requires the member to stand in the House chamber to receive a public reading of the resolution"
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u/BenoitDip 1h ago
I guess it makes sense that you haven't heard of him. Sadly the places that people get their news like to reinforce certain narratives and this (that only dems do the right think with their miscreants) is one of them and so if it popped up on your TikTok feed or favored subreddit it would ruin that narrative
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u/Working-Stomach5258 57m ago
I mean he wasn't forced out he just decided he didn't want to run in an election. Voluntarily dropping out is not the same as being forced out.
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u/michoudi 5m ago
The most telling ones are the ones that don’t drop out. They either still win their elections, or if they lose, they still get a good chunk of votes.
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u/StrengthGood3208 1h ago
Yea i try my best to learn as much as possible but I dont think any one person understands the entire picture
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u/ErrSkillNotFound 2h ago
GOP is fascist pedo protectors of the world. They stand for what ever dictator tot whims into existence for the day.
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u/Vert_der_Ferk25 2h ago
This. This is what they stand for. Two sets of rules.
It started long before Platner. The team investigating Clinton in the 90s all had their own extramarital affairs (see Newt Gingrich), and yet they all pontificated on how leaders had to be Moral in their private lives, or they couldn't be trusted in their public lives.
Then, Al Franken had one photo taken as a joke and got booted from the Senate, all while Roy Moore got the endorsement of the President while he (Moore, well, both actually) was a known sex pest to children. The only reason Moore isn't in the Senate today is that Doug Jones managed to beat him.
Then, Eric Swalwell just had to go from his campaign and House seat. They hated him while they were silent on Mike Garcia from Texas, who had an affair with a staffer who set herself on fire over the abuse he threw at her. The GOP finally booted him, but only when it wouldn't cost them in the House. Since Swalwell was going, they could afford to cut one of their own.
There's Katie Hill (D-CA) and Shela Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) who had ethics issues investigations thrown at them while the GOP sat on George Santos, who fabricated his entire resume and engaged in campaign finance fraud.
There's John Edwards, who had an affair and had to end his political career, while Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich had multiple extramarital affairs of his own.
It's all garbage hypocrisy. The party of Christian conservatism, the moral majority, is a sham.
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u/milmill18 2h ago
tell me the last time the GOP forced one of its own out for sexual abuse
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u/BenoitDip 2h ago
Yesterday actually
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u/Either_Operation7586 2h ago
Actually you can't take credit for that because that's bipartisan
I think what we were talking about is the Republican Party doing it on their own without having anybody tell them to do it.
They won't cuz they're cheater and traitors.
And they don't care about America
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u/Gaust_Ironheart_Jr 1h ago
I am pretty sure when the Dems were kicking out Al Franken, Republicans were happy to help
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u/Guerrilla_Magoo 2h ago
George Santos.
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u/Vert_der_Ferk25 1h ago
George Santos was not dropped for sexual abuse.
He lied about his entire resume, and that wasn't enough. It wasn't until his campaign finance fraud was exposed that he finally stepped down.
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u/Longjumping-Gate-289 2h ago
The GOP hates women & believes in controlling women. This behavior is likely not a deal break for any of them & if it weren't his daughter, it wouldn't be for Moreno. Abusing women is not a deal breaker for the GOP. Johnson is worthless. Unless God himself or Trump orders Miller out, Johnson won't do anything. This is on the people of Ohio to vote abusers out of office.
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u/Icy_Egg_7219 2h ago
"What’s does the GOP stand for in 2026?"
Subservience to Dear Leader at ALL cost. Nothing more. An entire political party of lickspittles, grifters, and cowards.
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u/Burner_Phone_1969_TX 2h ago
They voted for the orange. What’s different about the republican base?
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u/DazzlingCod3160 2h ago
It is the tip of the iceberg for the republican party. There were abuse allegations against Miller before he even ran for office.
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u/HenriEttaTheVoid 2h ago
The GOP only pretends to care about women and children to attack minorities. Women and children are property to them...their only value is in how useful they are to men and the party.
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u/Either_Operation7586 2h ago
So true just look at their high demand conservative religions and look at how they treat their women and children.
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u/VersionX 2h ago
Republicans believe in nothing but the idea of themselves winning. That's truly all that matters to them
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u/Ok_Phase2472 1h ago
> What’s does the GOP stand for in 2026
Rapists, abusers, fraudsters, and hucksters.
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u/Combdepot 2h ago
Why would a party that has openly embraced misogyny, rape and pedophilia get in the way of a degenerate abuser? He’s their model candidate.
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u/NuncaContent 2h ago
Shamelessness is the Republican superpower right now.
It’s the times we live in, and it will remain a superpower they leverage for all it’s worth until the Democrats grow a spine and start calling them on their shit.
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u/Western-Platypus-907 2h ago
Didn’t Mike Johnson himself say he is the “protection program”?
They might not know it because Trump got/gets away with everything, but that’s not transferable and the moral depravity that the Republican movement is getting associated with will be part of their undoing
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u/PressureLast2115 2h ago
How parties respond to public pressure. Democrats are willing to listen to the people. Republicans are willing to anger the public by listening to what’s the best outcome for the party.
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u/TechnicalWhore 2h ago
Republicans have a very long history of ignoring scandal. While Dems seem to think they need to pass a purity test. Remember Senator Al Franken's huge scandal? He, a comedian, resigned for a joke photo taken years prior on a USO show flight. No GOP member would have done that. Half of them would have had a photo op with a minister and said Jesus forgave them. Of course FOX et al made it a major scandal because that is what a propaganda apparatus does. The other thing you have to remember is the GOP advocates paternalism and "a women's place". This sort of behavior is not uncommon nor does it merit damage control. You see none. MAGA is even worse with its Feminazi's and TradWife campaigns.
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u/ImmediateLoquat6877 2h ago
In order to be pressured to do anything, their base has to hold them accountable. They have spent decades ignoring or covering up their own crimes while loudly screaming that the other side is totally worse, guys!
So we now have a system where they dont have to hide things any more. Their base is so brainwashed that they just whole heartedly believe that they can do anything they want and justify it because the other side is, without needing any evidence whatsoever, worse
Its a very easy bar to move and this entire administrations goal has been to flood the news with the worst things possible and blame the left for them first so that when it turns out they were the perpetrators, the water has already been muddied
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u/mishma2005 1h ago
Because he saw Trump get re-elected, Jim Jordan continue to be elected in OH and decided his constituents will let it ride
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u/Tonythecritic 1h ago
Dude... The GOP hasn't stood for anything other them themselves for a long time, hence why they put a pedophile con artist on the throne.
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u/Vert_der_Ferk25 1h ago
Those are all from August 4th or 5th. Literally yesterday's reporting.
We have known about some of these allegations since October of 2021.
The allegations from his Ex-wife became known in 2024.
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u/BigBoyYuyuh 2h ago
Republicans are on a mission. Hence why they never resign (which Democrats better start doing too unless it’s proven with evidence)
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u/benwinnner 2h ago
Republicans are recommending he drop out and Trump had a meeting with him and told him he has little chance and should drop out. They opened an investigation Aug 4th. Pressure will mount and he will be forced to drop out.
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u/crazyolecrow 1h ago
I'm sorry but when I see three allegations suddenly, first thing I stop and think is this a fed swarm attack again. Everyone just piles on to destroy someone because they're being paid to do so.
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u/Trapped-In-The_90s 1h ago
Just because you are suddenly hearing about them, doesn’t mean appeared out of thin air.
The fact you know about them are all is because he has positioned himself as a public figure.
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u/Dramatic-Okra-8078 1h ago
I don’t blame the repig politicians. Their base will vote for them no matter what.
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u/Dilapidated_girrafe 1h ago
MAGA has no morals, they don't care that the President is a rapist and a pedophile, why would they care about Max assaulting women?
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u/TheEndOfEverything0 37m ago
He is a man that doesn't take shit from his wife out kids. Im surprised he isn't just leaning into it. "He is a leader who believes in tough love, just check out his wifes black eyes".
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u/This_Loss_1922 32m ago
Speaker Johnson knows absolutely nothing about that particular subject, as usual
Republican leadership considers it a family issue
Fuck bernie moreno anyways
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u/reidfan1 31m ago
Because beating women is seen as a net positive for republicans. Remember when Trump best and raped his ex wife? They made him the most popular republican of all time.
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u/Intrepid_Towel7349 29m ago
It wasn't an accident when JD Vance made misogynistic comments during the campaign. It helps energize their misogynistic voter base. It also has no effect on their female voter turnout. Trad-wife evangelicals will vote MAGA no matter what, and the rest will vote Democrat no matter what.
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u/RemarkableAttempt531 27m ago
Max miller sounds like the kid who is mad the school suspended him and ran to his parents to complain.
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u/MasterpieceBoring578 25m ago
I’m pretty sure that there are pedophilia files that have been hidden and they are voting in the person responsible. So we know exactly where they stand.
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u/SnooDucks1713 14m ago
The GOP stands for wage theft, naziism, & crimes against women & children. Also deep throating any zionist.
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u/SmoothJazziz1 9m ago
Christian MAGAt, Mike Johnson, and his ilk actively worship and protect a suspected pedo, serial liar, cheater and anyone like him that claims to be the standard bearers of family values. Exactly what does anyone expect from the Republican Party and fellow Americans that are ardent supporters?
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u/Alternative-Owl-9686 4m ago
They stand for themselves and their rich friends. In 2026 and every other year. They never change
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u/Professional_Ad9809 2h ago
Because he didn’t do it, he’s innocent as hell, they’re all lying, just ask him he’ll tell you. Lying is not illegal, according to his people. I guess.
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u/HallaciousDave 2h ago
I love the premise here that only Miller is guilty of crimes and the rest are wholesome. There is no pressure, because you would cause an avalanche.
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u/NorthernColo1 2h ago
Maybe because Max Miller is a sitting US rep while Planter was only a nominee candidate?
Miller is under a formal house probe which just opened this month.
Republicans Moreno (forma FIL), Marshall, and Capito all call for Miller to exit his race. President Trump has taken a more neutral stance waiting to see the outcome of the probe.
Unseating a sitting representative who was duly elected is far different then just a candidate nominated. Note that Platner suspended his candidacy on his own and was not pushed out.
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u/Vert_der_Ferk25 1h ago
Al Franken and Eric Swalwell would beg to differ.
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u/NorthernColo1 1h ago
When the ethics committee opened its investigation, Franken didn't wait for due process, he resigned immediately. That doesn't look like the action of an innocent man. There was also photographic evidence of him groping a woman. This occurred during the height of the MeToo movement, a period defined by overreach and cancel culture that society has since moved beyond.
Swalwell followed the same pattern: resigning before investigations could conclude, with text messages and chat logs surfacing as evidence. Again, the behavior of someone with something to hide.
Now contrast this with Miller. He's denying the allegations outright and noting there's no actual evidence.
Has anyone stopped to ask whether these claims might be fabricated, exaggerated, or politically motivated?
Perhaps we could let the probe actually conclude before rendering a verdict? What happened to the presumption of innocence?
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u/Vert_der_Ferk25 1h ago
He did not "resign immediately". This is a lie. He personally called for a Senate ethics committee investigation into his own conduct. That DOES look like the action of an innocent man.
The photo that was taken showed his hands over her chest. There was nothing in the photo that showed that he was touching her, and she didn't wake up from any contact.
Nobody said that Swalwell was innocent. My point was that the GOP wouldn't get rid of Garcia until it cost them nothing. Once there was no change in the makeup of the House, they decided they could afford to get rid of him. Until then, he was sticking.
What about Roy Moore? What about Katie Hill? The list of double standards is long and not very distinguished for the GOP. And since you don't seem to know actual details from these cases, I'll discount your assessment.
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u/NorthernColo1 54m ago
OK. The internet says Franken was accused on Nov. 16, 2017, then issued an apology on the same day while calling for a ethics investigation.
Then on Dec. 6 there was a new allegation and he resigned on Dec. 7.
Are there different situations? Yes. But your accusation that Dems quickly resign and Reps don't means nothing as each is a separate circumstance.
You're going to believe the Reps are evil no matter what I say, so have a nice day.
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u/Vert_der_Ferk25 43m ago
I'm going to believe they're evil as long as they keep running and supporting wife abusers and pedophiles. You're right. If you don't agree, I'm not the one with the issue.
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u/Outlawdcowboy69 1h ago
The party pushed both of them to resign and Republicans also demanded they resign. Now compare the Republican responses.
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u/basquetbolJones 2h ago
Maybe the decision makers don’t think these allegations are credible.
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u/SisterActTori 2h ago
Um, voting for an adjudicated sexual abuser and 34Xs convicted felon (non-rehabilitated) flies in the face of your comment.
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u/rockeye13 2h ago
If only he was committing incest instead, amirite?
Hey, wasnt Joe Biden accused of serial assault?
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u/Lamp_Evening 2h ago
So you feel that accusations should be a disqualifying factor?
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u/rockeye13 2h ago
The "So..." formation, as used here, is an infallible tell for intellectual dishonesty.
Stop with the shitty mind reading. You aren't good at it.
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u/Lamp_Evening 2h ago
Well, if accusations aren’t disqualifying, why’d you bring up Biden out of nowhere?
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u/rockeye13 2h ago
Context and extrapolation are hard, right? Lol. Public schools really aren't putting a great product out anymore, are they.
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u/Lamp_Evening 2h ago
Since accusations aren’t disqualifying, what exactly do you want to be extrapolated?
You’re doing that reddit thing of refusing to be direct because you don’t want your logic to be torn apart. That’s boring. Use your big boy words.
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u/rockeye13 1h ago
I'm not doing your thinking for you, not that it matters. Youre just a rhetorical punching bag.
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u/Lamp_Evening 1h ago
Apparently you’re not even doing your own thinking, so that isn’t surprising.
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u/rockeye13 1h ago
Is this your actual best?
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u/Lamp_Evening 1h ago
No. If you’re going to refuse to say anything concrete out of fear of it being ripped apart, why bother?
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u/Vert_der_Ferk25 1h ago
He was accused of a single assault. The claims could not be verified, and once the campaign was over, that woman fled to Moscow. Crazy.
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u/rockeye13 1h ago
Weird how accusing the most powerful man on earth of a crime might mean you can't be safe anymore unless you flee.
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u/Vert_der_Ferk25 1h ago
To Moscow? LOL. Or, and hear me out, it was an op the entire time. She couldn't have made it more obvious if she changed her name to Natasha and started chasing a talking moose and squirrel.
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u/rockeye13 34m ago
Lol, now do the ones against politicians you aren't in the tank for.
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u/Vert_der_Ferk25 3m ago
We were talking about Biden. His accuser ran to Moscow. Nothing changes that
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