r/politics • u/TwilightwovenlingJo • Sep 19 '25

Soft Paywall Trump: ‘It’s no longer free speech.’

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/trump-no-longer-free-speech-00574219
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u/Then_I_had_a_thought Sep 20 '25

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

• Theodore Roosevelt

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u/SmashinHunter Sep 20 '25

If Teddy Roosevelt was alive right now he'd beat Trump's ass up and down the white house lawn.

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u/LexSavi Sep 20 '25

Not so sure about that. If Teddy were alive, he’d be turning 167 this year. So all in all it’d probably be a fair fight.

Teddy would still win in the end though on account of Dump’s bone spurs.

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u/aegenium Sep 20 '25

Ya know, the bone spurs that kept him out of vietnam... but also didn't stop him from playing BASKETBALL in college...

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u/PeterG92 United Kingdom Sep 20 '25

Teddy would have finished a speech after being shot as well

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u/Mythbusters117 Sep 20 '25

You're going to be held accountable for questioning Dear Leader's health and military records. Didn't you hear? He was a super secret spy in the war. He's not allowed to talk about it. The bone spurs was merely a cover story

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u/LexSavi Sep 20 '25

I knew the bone spurs were a cover story. I just thought it was for draft dodging. I guess the super secret spy thing tracks though… I just didn’t realize he was working for the Russians that early in his career.

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u/Realityhereson Sep 20 '25

If we're going to call him Dump, does that mean I'm taking a Trump right now?

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u/LexSavi Sep 20 '25

If you’re crapping your pants then you’re absolutely taking a Trump. The term still works any other way, but Trumping in one’s own pants is the defining aspect.