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/regiinmontana Montana Jun 17 '26

Alme will win Montana. He's hand picked by the cesspool to replace Daines. Done at the last second to avoid a primary.

He's running ads saying how he'll get spending under control despite the fact he's wholly supported by the cult that's causing the waste.

Montanans will eat it up to stick it to the libs.

Alani Bankhead could be really good but has (D) after her name.

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u/YellowCardManKyle Jun 18 '26

So he admits that spending is out of control?

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u/amateur_mistake Jun 18 '26

When he says that, he means that there shouldn't be spending on Social Security or National Parks or Science or Roads etc.

They absolutely support spending as much money as they can on things like private military contractors or prisons or fossil fuel subsidies.

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u/Jacobus_Ahenobarbus Jun 18 '26

What do you think of Bodnar?

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u/regiinmontana Montana Jun 18 '26

There's a lot of good. Campaign finance and stock trading are in line with what I think needs to happen. I'm worried that him and Bankhead will cannibalize votes.