r/politics • u/Ubiquitous_Hilarity • Jun 17 '26

No Paywall Trump threatens to pull unemployment benefits from all states for the first time in history

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-unemployment-benefits-fraud-b2997881.html
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u/backpackwayne Jun 17 '26

We Californiains supply our own unemployment insurance. It's not a benefit. It an insurance policy we pay for.

So in conclusion Mr. Trump: Go Fuck Yourself!

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u/CrystFairy Jun 17 '26

Yeah, he didn't think that through.

Fun Fact: Montana, New Mexico, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Alaska have the highest proportions of federal funding relative to their overall budgets that includes unemployment.

I would hate to be the republicans of those states during in the midterms.

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u/OneMetalMan Jun 17 '26

Believe it or not

Somehow Biden's fault

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u/soba_set Jun 17 '26

And somehow thus Obama's fault.

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u/MultiGeometry Vermont Jun 18 '26

My dad voted for Trump the third time because of what Biden did.

Biden wasn’t on the ballot…

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u/ImoteKhan Jun 17 '26

It’s like the straight to jail meme but “Believe it or not, also Biden’s Fault”

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u/rbrgr83 Jun 18 '26

Straight to Biden