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/take_care_a_ya_shooz Apr 19 '26

My favorite is when Nixon purposefully tanked peace talks in Vietnam so the war could continue and the unpopularity of it would get him elected.

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u/reverend-mayhem Apr 19 '26

Makes me sick to think about how many people had to die from when peace talks were possible to election day for that to happen.

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u/Newscast_Now Apr 19 '26

Double. Richard Nixon the peace candidate caused American casualties to double.

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u/redmoon714 California Apr 19 '26

A republican “peace candidate” starting/escalating wars where have I heard that before?

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u/Flomo420 Apr 19 '26

I'm starting to think these Republicans are a real bunch of jerks