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callous taoboy

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13. What? He's not claiming he never said he had total authority?

Reply to usaf-vet (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2020, 10:33 AM

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In nod to governors, Trump walks back total authority claim [View all] usaf-vet Apr 2020 OP

Sort of. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #1

That's like being an independent adult child and your parent "allowing" you to break curfew. no_hypocrisy Apr 2020 #3

Trump's making it worse, more fatal, a bigger problem of longer duration bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #2

they had to use the big marker board and really BIG LETTERS to teach trump he has no power beachbumbob Apr 2020 #4

Every question by a reporter should begin with safeinOhio Apr 2020 #5

"The president has total authority over the states" by, unironically, the Federalist mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #6

Somebody close to him must've fussed at him about that. Nt raccoon Apr 2020 #7

It was that libertarian senator MosheFeingold Apr 2020 #15

There was a strong implied threat there. ananda Apr 2020 #8

If he gets stood up to, he always backs down. marble falls Apr 2020 #9

He's a coward, everybody knows that. rickyhall Apr 2020 #18

No apology ever! Trump's mantra, even when wrong. Reminds me of the old joke: machoneman Apr 2020 #10

Stupid way to put this from APs perspective. There was no nod. Reality set in and he retreated samsingh Apr 2020 #11

We need to take away his crayons and give him a time out. eom Alex4Martinez Apr 2020 #12

What? He's not claiming he never said he had total authority? callous taoboy Apr 2020 #13

tRump playing King, first he says no than he gives them the ok like he owned it all along yaesu Apr 2020 #14

Flip-flop Donnie. area51 Apr 2020 #16

"The governors will be very, very respectful of the presidency." StarlightGold Apr 2020 #17

My high school English teacher said that using the word "very" has no purpose at all. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2020 #19

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