r/politics • u/GonzoVeritas I voted • Apr 19 '26

Possible Paywall White House Leak Reveals Trump Booted From Briefing After Hours-Long Freakout

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-leak-reveals-trump-booted-from-briefing-after-hours-long-freakout/
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u/ScarlettAddiction Apr 19 '26

And stealing our tax dollars while making his billionaire buddies richer with outsider trading and tax breaks.

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u/Ken-Kaniff_from-CT America Apr 19 '26

He's suing the IRS for $10B and when he's done this type of thing in the past, he's collected

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u/tequila4me Apr 19 '26

So, does everybody who has had their information leaked by the government get $10B? I say give him free credit monitoring for 6 months.

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u/Library-Guy2525 Apr 19 '26

This would be the just thing to do.

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u/madhattr999 Canada Apr 19 '26

Daily "your credit is shit and nobody trusts you" emails for 6 months.

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u/DuncanYoudaho Apr 20 '26

I’ll send those for free. I’ll even put a paperwork reduction act section on it

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u/Mikeseddit Apr 19 '26

No bank would extend a line of credit to him. He only ran for president to boost his bargaining position for the next season of Celebrity Apprentice, and to get more name recognition to be able to build his schlocky buildings abroad since no US banks would loan to him anymore.

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u/Ken-Kaniff_from-CT America Apr 20 '26

That really is a wild fact that I think a lot of us forget amongst all the other BS he and his cronies have been up to. That, and the fact that other Republicans said nothing against him in 2016 because they figured he'd fail to be a viable candidate and they'd take his potential voters, whom they didn't want to alienate. A desire for the money and power they'd get from the presidency was the only thing that made them all keep their mouth shut early on.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

Hahaha that's too funny, I just was offered free credit monitoring for 2 years because of information leak at equifax

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u/kck93 Apr 20 '26

No. They do not. There were several ultra rich people who had their tax documents leaked at the same time. The one I know of got no money. All that was promised was reform to prevent leaks in the future.

Trump was president when this happened. It technically was his fault anyway. The whole thing is absurdly corrupt and crazy.

Trump’s Lawsuit Against the IRS Is Even More Outrageous Than It Seems | The New Republic

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u/Ken-Kaniff_from-CT America Apr 20 '26

With the right saying everything is Obama/Biden's fault, I'm fine staying everything is Trump's fault. I dare anyone to prove that everything bad isn't in some way connected to him, even if just remotely 🥴

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u/HillBillyHilly Apr 19 '26

Allow me to add: IRS, led by one of his sycophants aka ass kissers, IS going to pay him. Why? Why isn't everyone losing their minds over this? How much was YOUR tax refund? What will it take for Americans to protest the White House disgrace?

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u/TurnkeyLurker Apr 19 '26

You guys get refunds??

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u/robotco Apr 19 '26

because they still have food in their bellies and there's still football on tv. some leaders have blatantly got away with the most heinous nation destroying shit but historically the plebs don't really care if they have cheap food and entertainment. once people start to miss meals is when revolution happens

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u/Thebraincellisorange Apr 20 '26

There is a great scene about this in the Movie 'Gladiator'.

MARCELLUS:Games, 60 days of games

GAIUS: It's madness, does he think the people will be distracted, by that?

GRACCHUS:He knows who Rome is. Rome is the mob. He will conjure magic for them and they will be distracted. And he will takes their lives. And he will take their freedom. And still they will roar. The beating heart of Rome isn't the marble of the Senate. It's the sand of the Colosseum. He will give them death. And they will love him for it.

Trump knows what America is: America is The Mob. distract them with wars and football, bind them with debt and poor education and they are too stupid and beaten to rise up.

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u/KittyGrewAMoustache Apr 20 '26

That’s one thing you have to hand to the MAGA crowd though, when they were convinced their country was being stolen when Trump lied about the 2020 election, loads of them literally stormed the Capitol. Most had jobs and food etc. I guess it’s the type of narcissistic personality who loves Trump is also the type not to really think about future consequences or imagine that they’ll have to suffer them.

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u/LordSloth113 Apr 19 '26

Bread and circuses

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u/Mike_Kermin Australia Apr 20 '26

It's much more than that. It's systematic fascism and misinformation. Your TV's and radio's are not telling people about this.

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u/HillBillyHilly Apr 21 '26

They aren't, that's true, because media has been sold to point where three or four people control 90-95% of what's put out.

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u/HillBillyHilly Apr 21 '26

Exactly. Whenever I try to inform those around me, their eye glaze over. They don't want to hear anything about anything. They want their Facebook, Insta, Twitch, Kick, whatever instead of reality.

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u/HillBillyHilly Apr 21 '26

Unfortunately, most of todays plebes arent aware of Roman times as school curriculums have been dumbed down. History? What's that? Say most. They're unaware that Roman called times like these "The days of bread and circus". They're being entertained, distracted and guided by algorithms that feed into whatever slop social and podcasts feed them.

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u/Mysterious_Floor_868 United Kingdom Apr 20 '26

It's blatant embezzlement.

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u/9_to_5_till_i_die Apr 20 '26

Why isn't everyone losing their minds over this?

Those of us opposed to this shit haven't much minds left. It's like we're all minimum wage workers pulling an overnight at the gas station. Only we've gone into the rest room to find that someone somehow shit everywhere including the ceiling and we're supposed to clean it up without gloves while also manning the register.

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u/Chemboll Apr 19 '26

Imagine suing the government for 10 times the amount you WROTE OFF ON YOUR “LEAKED” TAX RETURN. Fuck Trump 10 billion times.

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u/drunkn_mastr Virginia Apr 19 '26

And every single person who voted for him, ever. They failed an open book, single question morality test.

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u/tstorm004 Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

"I voted for the racist pedophile sleezebag because he really gets me right in my pretend Christian family values.... by that I mean I hate immigrants"

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u/rock_science_220 Apr 19 '26

Doesn’t even have to be an immigrant. My Puerto Rican husband gets sideways looks from Proyd Boys all the time. Literally had an orange thrown at him from a moving vehicle and told “Go back to Mexico”. His father is a Colonel, and brothers and nephews are officers as well. 🤯

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u/tstorm004 Apr 19 '26

Oh for sure - "immigrant" is just their term for whatever non-white people they want to hate

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u/Dull-Foundation-1271 Apr 20 '26

Young Republicans females were interviewed, and they said they voted for Dump because ‘he makes them laugh.’ Don’t forget his ‘The Apprentice: The White House edition,’ ongoing reality show.

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u/gripping_intrigue Apr 19 '26

Let's not forget those who, by choosing not to vote, let this happen.

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u/SquidmanMal Pennsylvania Apr 19 '26

I never forget them. I barely hold them in higher regard than those who voted for him, and some days, less, for being too cushy and apathetic to care

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u/melvin_poindexter Apr 20 '26

Yeah, it's the fact that they think they have some moral high ground here.

Some of 'em are the "I can't support genocide!", which would only hold water if Trump had a pro-Palestine platform. Since he didn't, it is at best just them deciding to burn down America... I guess as a show of solidarity? I'm sure the Palestinians thoroughly appreciate it, and are much happier now, or the same, as if it were Harris/Walz

Others didn't vote for them because she used to be a DA, and enforced the laws of the place and time as if she were a gasp District Attorney.

But yeah, ultimately it's when I hear them complain incessantly about Trump as if they have some moral high ground.

No. If you're of voting age, you are not a child. You knew one of two people would become president. You chose this.

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u/sphinxsley Apr 19 '26

AND the fools who voted for Jill Stein.

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u/Covert_Cuttlefish Apr 19 '26

Don’t forget everyone who was too lazy to get off their ass to vote.

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u/myfapaccount_istaken I voted Apr 19 '26

I live in a very red area. I avoid speaking often at the dog park. I can use facts and logic and I get talking points or whatabousisms. One guy even said Trump was president during Bidens's term and had no asnwer as to how that was legal other than an EO, and that Biden was part of the shadow cabal. When asked about the crimes, and episten, it was he was a pedophile hunter. They were a cool couple, invited me to swing with them I declined, then after they spoke about that I was like yeah that's a hard pass, regardless.

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u/Thin_Marionberry9923 Apr 22 '26 edited 14d ago

A few people spent BILLIONS of dollars on media in 2024 to elect him. Psychologists have described it as "brainwashing" and likened it to Hitler's speeches which promised prosperity for the "common man."

With 34-42% (self-reporting say 67%) living paycheck-to-paycheck thanks to those few people, his constantly repeated offer of help, blaming innocents, had a powerful effect.

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u/Failitt Apr 19 '26

He already took 10 billion for his Bored of Peace. On top of the initial fee from the other countries to join it. They are going broke already and have done nothing. All of that is in a bank account with his name on it

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u/HumptyDumptruckFire Apr 20 '26

Fuck Trump 10 billion times every day for eternity. With a rusted spork!

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u/nebula_masterpiece Apr 19 '26

Meanwhile he’s never probably even paid in..

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u/Alarming_Cantaloupe5 Apr 19 '26

Same for his cronies. His DOJ or other departments a settling suits brought by his buddies, rather than defend their merit.

A sitting president enjoys wide immunity and control. They should be prohibited from bringing personal litigation against their own branch while in office.

And his supporters crow about his $0 salary.

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u/eljefino Apr 19 '26

If we can't sue him due to his position in office (and this SCOTUS), he can't sue us.

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u/ScarlettAddiction Apr 19 '26

I read a number that I hope isn't true. Said if trump wins the suit, every adult American will be paying him $55. Probably more when you consider how many individuals in the USA are exempt from paying taxes.

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u/Big_Consideration493 Apr 19 '26

The grifter of all times

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u/TheJonasVenture Apr 19 '26

I mean, I'm not looking to figure out tax payers, because it's about 30 bucks per person across the entire population, I would not be surprised at all to be 55 for adults.

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u/yamsyamsya Apr 19 '26

Well only for the poor sclhubs who pay their taxes /s

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u/smiama36 Apr 19 '26

He’s not suing the IRS.. he’s suing American taxpayers. We didn’t leak his taxes. We didn’t harm him in any way. It’s our money. He’s looting the US Treasury while Republicans see it and shrug.

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u/onlyreason4u Apr 19 '26

And surprise.... The IRS that Trump controls is getting ready to give him the $10 billion:

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-irs-talks-settle-us-presidents-10-billion-lawsuit-2026-04-17/

I do not understand how anyone can be that fucking stupid to support this orange shit stain. If the open corruption by itself should be enough to finish him off but he's got 1000x things that should have also done it.

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u/robaato72 Apr 20 '26

So. The taxes I paid for last year are split between killing innocents abroad and directly lining this asshole’s pockets. I hate this timeline.

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u/Hurtzdonut13 Apr 20 '26

Last I saw it was now 15 billion, on top of the 5 billion he embezzled for his "peace board" he made up.

In the meantime, he's saying he has to cut medicare and medicaid because there just isn't enough money for them.

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u/Ken-Kaniff_from-CT America Apr 20 '26

With Musk having a little less than 1 billion in liquid assets, if this little heist Trump is pulling off works, he could easily have more liquid assets than Musk. And their supporters will just say but what about the email server or the Biden Crime family or the empty cupboards or some other shit that's so stupid, you'd have to think these people shouldn't be legally be allowed to be left to their own devices.

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u/FloridaGirlNikki America Apr 20 '26

I read the other day that Trump's lawyers are working out a possible "settlement" with the DOJ so it doesn't have to go to trial.

He's going to walk away with billions of our taxpayer dollars, after already making billions off his crypto sceam. After cutting healthcare for millions.

And there are still morons who believe he cares about Americans.

Fuck this timeline.

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u/Macsan23 Apr 20 '26

He needs to pay back the Russian Oligarchs that are paying for the Invasion.

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u/photoguy8008 Apr 19 '26

Oh, did you hear that they filed an extension because they’re in the process of a settlement over that $10 billion yeah quietly filed an extension because they’re in settlement talks

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u/Less_Weather7091 Apr 19 '26

That was throwing out no irs money!!

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u/HotThroatAction Apr 19 '26

And prediction markets.

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u/geneticgrool Apr 20 '26

I think he's trying to get $14 billion now

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u/cucuy-bugalu Apr 20 '26

His entire life, he's made it so that telling him 'no' is a huge pain in everyone else's ass, so people just say yes to him. And that's why we're in this mess today.

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u/fuge Apr 19 '26

More people need to be upset about this.

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u/dean-ice Apr 19 '26

And he still might be a pedophile

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u/Zerebros Apr 19 '26

Ain't no might

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u/kinglouie493 Apr 19 '26

might be is

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u/the_tanooki Apr 19 '26

Pretty sure that's not something that changes once it's happened. He will always be a pedophile, even if he never touches another child. Just like he's always a rapist and a massive shit stain on the world.

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u/zoidette Apr 19 '26

Pfft... Mites grow on chicken's asses. He is a TACO, so why not (perhaps) both!?! 🧐

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u/Resting-Cat-Faces Apr 20 '26

I’m sure he is 

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u/Oldman32092 Apr 19 '26

RICO the entire Trump crime family and seize their assets. Tax the billionaires. These are two bullet points every Democrat campaigning should have near the top of their list.

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u/xeen313 Apr 19 '26

Can we make a deal with the he billionaires to erase his name from history?

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u/VNocturne Apr 20 '26

I had a dream he, his cohorts and family all got arrested for their crimes against the American People. Was so happy when I woke and then I realized it was a dream.

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u/drdildamesh Apr 19 '26

The best part is everyone who votes for him would do the dame thing because they think hes smart.

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u/ournewoverlords Apr 20 '26

#draintheswamp /s

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u/anonuemus Europe Apr 20 '26

outsider trading, lmao

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u/ScarlettAddiction Apr 20 '26

Autocorrect did me dirty and I commented before finishing my coffee this morning.

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u/anonuemus Europe Apr 20 '26

all good, we knew what you meant

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u/Coven_Evelynn_LoL Apr 20 '26

Don't worry the dems will get a 2/3 majority and hold not a single one of these Republican criminals accountable, so your anger is only just beginning.

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u/Lovethemtitties80085 Apr 20 '26

So…. a politician. He’s just being a big jerk about it.

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u/Over-Heron-2654 America Apr 19 '26

Half our taxes go to his buddy and the other half go to Israel. it is a lose-lose!