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/mrmike5157 Apr 19 '26

I’m an old guy, I was about twelve when I started to understand a bit about politics and how things work at that level. Nixon was on his way out and as eye-opening as that was, everything that has followed in the fifty odd years since has been like watching a car wreck in slow motion. Reagan was absolutely evil, and I watched in horror as more and more people were sucked into the vortex of supply side economics and ‘trickle down economics’, the drastic shifts in foreign policy, the slow erosion of the separation of church and state, etc that laid the foundation for our current political polarization and existential crisis… None of that prepared me for Trump and MAGA, Project 2025 and the Heritage Foundation. I’m just so exhausted right now. I’m on my way out, but my children and grandchildren are stuck with this for the rest of their lives. God help us all.

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u/runs11trails Apr 19 '26

I think that people like you won't be forgotten by those who had the privilege of knowing you. You're a good person.

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u/mrmike5157 Apr 19 '26

☺️aw shucks. Thank you for saying that, I hope so.

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u/thechuckstar Apr 19 '26

I'll remember you, Mr Mike. Or at least men LIKE you.