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Trump really is a cheap bastard

HenryChinaski said:
We got a major highway system overhaul, Improved roads, bridges, airport upgrades, telecommunication networks, clean water improvements.
Biden got that passed.
Trump couldn't pass gas.
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Oh, just 23 million? Congratulations! ( Slow clap ) My city alone spends $400-$600 million a year on infrastructure. 23 million is chump change. But I guess we pions got to get a little something, right?
 
Mycroft said:
From the article...

Shortly after I emailed a series of questions to a Trump spokesperson, Alex Pfeiffer, I received an email from Khawam, who asked me to publish a statement from Mayra Guillén, Vanessa’s sister. Pfeiffer then emailed me the same statement. “I am beyond grateful for all the support President Donald Trump showed our family during a trying time,” the statement reads. “I witnessed firsthand how President Trump honors our nation’s heroes’ service. We are grateful for everything he has done and continues to do to support our troops.”​
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Pfeiffer told me that he did not write that statement, and emailed me a series of denials. Regarding Trump’s “****ing Mexican” comment, Pfeiffer wrote: “President Donald Trump never said that. This is an outrageous lie from The Atlantic two weeks before the election.” He provided statements from Patel and a spokesman for Meadows, who denied having heard Trump make the statement. Via Pfeiffer, Meadows’s spokesman also denied that Trump had ordered Meadows not to pay for the funeral.​
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The statement from Patel that Pfeiffer sent me said: “As someone who was present in the room with President Trump, he strongly urged that Spc. Vanessa Guillen’s grieving family should not have to bear the cost of any funeral arrangements, even offering to personally pay himself in order to honor her life and sacrifice. In addition, President Trump was able to have the Department of Defense designate her death as occurring ‘in the line of duty,’ which gave her full military honors and provided her family access to benefits, services, and complete financial assistance.”​

Seems to me the pieces of shit are the people who are lying about Trump. (Of course, we don't know who they are.)
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Patel! Seriously that dude sold his soul to be Trump’s guy. He has and will do anything for Donny
 
Linuxcooldude said:
Oh, just 23 million? Congratulations! ( Slow clap ) My city alone spends $400-$600 million a year on infrastructure. 23 million is chump change. But I guess we pions got to get a little something, right?
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That's merely one example.
www.whitehouse.gov

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Kicks Off Infrastructure Week by Highlighting Historic Results Spurred by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda | The White House

Administration releases updated map showcasing 56,000 infrastructure projects and unveils new Investing in America state-by-state fact sheets When
www.whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov
You can thank Biden for that $400-$600 million.
  • Launched improvements on over 165,000 miles of roads and launched over 9,400 bridge repair projects – making our roadways safer and reconnecting communities across the country;
  • Provided funding to deploy nearly 3,000 low-and zero-emission American-made transit buses and funded over 5,000 clean school buses in 600 communities across the country, prioritizing disadvantaged areas;
  • Delivered funding for over 450 port and waterway projects to strengthen supply chains, speed up the movement of goods, lower costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
  • Deployed investments in over 300 airport terminal projects to modernize and expand terminals—over 100 of which are under construction or complete;
  • Launched over 4,100 projects to help communities build resilience to threats such as the impacts of climate change and cyber-attacks;
  • Financed over 1,400 drinking water and wastewater projects across the country;
  • Deployed funding that will help replace up to 1.7 million toxic lead pipes;
  • Removed hazardous fuel material from nearly 15 million acres of land through the Infrastructure Law and other sources to protect communities from wildfires;
  • Funded nearly 500 projects for water recycling, storage, conservation, desalination, and other purposes to improve drought resilience across the West;
  • Provided funding to over 200 states, Tribes, and territories and launched over 60 projects to improve the resilience and reliability of America’s electric grid and deliver cheaper and cleaner electricity—representing the largest single investment in electric transmission and distribution infrastructure in the history of the United States;
  • Enabled over 23 million low-income households to access free or discounted high-speed internet service through the Affordable Connectivity Program;
  • Funded 12,000 miles of middle-mile high-speed internet infrastructure across 370 counties, promoting the security, resilience, and affordability of our nation’s regional networks;
  • Provided funding to more than 280 Tribal governments to connect over 65,000 Tribal households with high-speed internet;
  • Implemented new rules to expose internet junk fees, enabling 300 million Americans to shop for home and mobile internet plans that best meet their needs and budget;
  • Plugged nearly 8,000 orphaned oil and gas wells to address legacy pollution;
  • Allocated funding to 95 previously unfunded Superfund site projects, including the longstanding backlog of projects, to clean up contaminated sites and advance environmental justice; and
  • Provided funding to 180 programs that advance President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which set a goal that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal clean energy, climate, and other investments flow to disadvantaged communities.
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HenryChinaski said:
That's merely one example.
www.whitehouse.gov

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Kicks Off Infrastructure Week by Highlighting Historic Results Spurred by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda | The White House

Administration releases updated map showcasing 56,000 infrastructure projects and unveils new Investing in America state-by-state fact sheets When
www.whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov
You can thank Biden for that $400-$600 million.
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Only because of an election year he finally does something. Like they finally did something about immigration, only because of reelection.
 
Linuxcooldude said:
Only because of an election year he finally does something. Like they finally did something about immigration, only because of reelection.
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The infrastructure act was passed two years ago and implemented immediately.
That underscores effective and good governance.
 
Linuxcooldude said:
Only because of an election year he finally does something. Like they finally did something about immigration, only because of reelection.
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And Republicans turned it down because of elections. 😂

For forty odd years I’ve listened to Republicans complain about immigration. First chance I’ve seen to realistically get some change and they yank the football because they don’t want the issue solved, they just want to campaign on it. I suppose that’s probably been true for the last forty years and i didn’t realize it. I wish Republicans could see it too.
 
TangoNoCash said:
And Republicans turned it down because of elections. 😂

For forty odd years I’ve listened to Republicans complain about immigration. First chance I’ve seen to realistically get some change and they yank the football because they don’t want the issue solved, they just want to campaign on it. I suppose that’s probably been true for the last forty years and i didn’t realize it. I wish Republicans could see it too.
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But yet, immigration is one of the top issues during this election and it was better when Trump was in office.
 
Mycroft said:
From the article...

Shortly after I emailed a series of questions to a Trump spokesperson, Alex Pfeiffer, I received an email from Khawam, who asked me to publish a statement from Mayra Guillén, Vanessa’s sister. Pfeiffer then emailed me the same statement. “I am beyond grateful for all the support President Donald Trump showed our family during a trying time,” the statement reads. “I witnessed firsthand how President Trump honors our nation’s heroes’ service. We are grateful for everything he has done and continues to do to support our troops.”​
​
Pfeiffer told me that he did not write that statement, and emailed me a series of denials. Regarding Trump’s “****ing Mexican” comment, Pfeiffer wrote: “President Donald Trump never said that. This is an outrageous lie from The Atlantic two weeks before the election.” He provided statements from Patel and a spokesman for Meadows, who denied having heard Trump make the statement. Via Pfeiffer, Meadows’s spokesman also denied that Trump had ordered Meadows not to pay for the funeral.​
​
The statement from Patel that Pfeiffer sent me said: “As someone who was present in the room with President Trump, he strongly urged that Spc. Vanessa Guillen’s grieving family should not have to bear the cost of any funeral arrangements, even offering to personally pay himself in order to honor her life and sacrifice. In addition, President Trump was able to have the Department of Defense designate her death as occurring ‘in the line of duty,’ which gave her full military honors and provided her family access to benefits, services, and complete financial assistance.”​

Seems to me the pieces of shit are the people who are lying about Trump. (Of course, we don't know who they are.)
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My eyes and ears aren't lying that Trump is a piece of shit.
 
HenryChinaski said:
Yeah, burying her on his golf course saved him a pile of cash.
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I've always wondered how it is that an ex-husband gets to make the decision as to where she was buried.................
 
Mycroft said:
From the article...

Shortly after I emailed a series of questions to a Trump spokesperson, Alex Pfeiffer, I received an email from Khawam, who asked me to publish a statement from Mayra Guillén, Vanessa’s sister. Pfeiffer then emailed me the same statement. “I am beyond grateful for all the support President Donald Trump showed our family during a trying time,” the statement reads. “I witnessed firsthand how President Trump honors our nation’s heroes’ service. We are grateful for everything he has done and continues to do to support our troops.”​
​
Pfeiffer told me that he did not write that statement, and emailed me a series of denials. Regarding Trump’s “****ing Mexican” comment, Pfeiffer wrote: “President Donald Trump never said that. This is an outrageous lie from The Atlantic two weeks before the election.” He provided statements from Patel and a spokesman for Meadows, who denied having heard Trump make the statement. Via Pfeiffer, Meadows’s spokesman also denied that Trump had ordered Meadows not to pay for the funeral.​
​
The statement from Patel that Pfeiffer sent me said: “As someone who was present in the room with President Trump, he strongly urged that Spc. Vanessa Guillen’s grieving family should not have to bear the cost of any funeral arrangements, even offering to personally pay himself in order to honor her life and sacrifice. In addition, President Trump was able to have the Department of Defense designate her death as occurring ‘in the line of duty,’ which gave her full military honors and provided her family access to benefits, services, and complete financial assistance.”​

Seems to me the pieces of shit are the people who are lying about Trump. (Of course, we don't know who they are.)
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Alex Pfeiffer never even worked in the Trump White House, let alone during the time this happened. Pfeiffer was an operative for a PAC until 2024.
 
Linuxcooldude said:
Too late, Biden was already elected. So in effect we got what we deserve and the very reason why he got kicked out of the current election.
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Trump thinks you're stupid. He talks to you like you're stupid, he tells you stupid lies because he thinks you will believe him, and you support him?
 
Linuxcooldude said:
So the Atlantic is a bad source.
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How does that follow? They reached out to the Trump camp for a response and the person the Trump camp had respond wasn’t even there when this happened.
 
Callen said:
There can't be too many. He is such a scum bag
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Haha, I disagree, it just clots up the joint when you have multiple threads all wanting to highlight the same thing.

It also leads others to believe that this site is just one big circle jerk.
 
HenryChinaski said:
Everyone lies but Trump. He is the only one that you can trust and that tells the truth.
Trump uber alles.
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You have to understand "mycroft.exe", is programmed to believe that for Trump to say a thing, literally instantly creates a truth, even if none existed before he said a thing. If Trump says it, it becomes the truth, or replaces the reality before Trump's words changed that reality...!
 
Questerr said:
How does that follow? They reached out to the Trump camp for a response and the person the Trump camp had respond wasn’t even there when this happened.
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So why did they still report on it? Didn’t vet the information? They didn’t follow up? Stupid?
 
Linuxcooldude said:
So why did they still report on it? Didn’t vet the information? They didn’t follow up? Stupid?
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That was all the information the Trump camp was willing to give them. This says more about Trump than it does about the Atlantic.
 
Linuxcooldude said:
But yet, immigration is one of the top issues during this election and it was better when Trump was in office.
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What does that have to do with Republicans turning down the opportunity to fix it because they’d rather run it as a campaign issue? Here you are defending against the very thing you wanted. It’s comical to me sorry.
 
Questerr said:
That was all the information the Trump camp was willing to give them. This says more about Trump than it does about the Atlantic.
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It shows how shoddy their reporting is. They had one anonymous source for the story and several named sources denied the allegations. I think I know not to believe it.
 
Linuxcooldude said:
It shows how shoddy their reporting is. They had one unanimous source for the story and several named sources denied the allegations. I think I know not to believe it.
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Named sources who had no direct knowledge and weren’t there, who are also spokespeople for a candidate known to be a pathological liar, even when he can be immediately fact checked.
 
Winston said:


Speaks for itself, what a piece of shit
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The family's lawyer, administration officials and others are calling this crap out:



According to the report, Natalie Khawam, Guillén's family attorney, told Goldberg the family did not receive money from Trump and that the costs were ultimately covered in part by the Army and donations.

"After having dealt with hundreds of reporters in my legal career, this is unfortunately the first time I have to go on record and call out Jeffrey Goldberg@the Atlantic: not only did he misrepresent our conversation but he outright LIED in HIS sensational story," Khawam wrote on X. "More importantly, he used and exploited my clients, and Vanessa Guillén's murder… for cheap political gain. I would like to also point out that the timing of this ‘story’ is quite suspicious, as this supposed conversation that Trump had would have occurred over 4 years ago! Why a story about it now?!"

www.foxnews.com

The Atlantic report alleging Trump disparaged slain Army private blasted by family, others: 'Absolutely false'

The Atlantic's latest report about former President Trump is drawing intense scrutiny over its claim that he disparaged a slain Mexican-American Army private when he was in office.
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
 
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