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PatSeg

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33. And all our long time allies have
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 01:54 PM
19 hrs ago

distanced themselves from us. We used to be considered the "essential democracy" in the world and in spite of our many faults, we often were the glue that held the free world together.

Now everyone feels under threat and vulnerable. The authoritarians in the world are probably on cloud nine - it's a dream come true for them.

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Colour me sooooo NOT surprised. niyad 23 hrs ago #1
ding . this. AllaN01Bear 22 hrs ago #19
Kick dalton99a 23 hrs ago #2
Just breaks your heart. calimary 20 hrs ago #27
He'll be at Dover, right? sop 23 hrs ago #3
How Trump described Gold Star families at Dover AFB... Kid Berwyn 23 hrs ago #7
Send Barron to the front lines Blues Heron 23 hrs ago #4
I doubt if he would give a shit about any of his kids, except mabe the one he wanted to fuck Kali 21 hrs ago #24
He probably Cherokee100 20 hrs ago #26
Boner spurs ... BattleRow 15 hrs ago #41
Well, he cares about his sons PatSeg 19 hrs ago #31
FUCK Donald Trump, his regime, and his VOTERS! ProudMNDemocrat 23 hrs ago #5
Major Ditto Jimmy76 21 hrs ago #25
Congress has let him destroy the White House Johonny 23 hrs ago #6
Look at all that garish gold shit on the wall of the West Colonnade. Trump should be imprisoned for that alone. sop 23 hrs ago #11
I long to see a rational president and Congress wnylib 9 hrs ago #44
Yup. Cowards. Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #17
And all our long time allies have PatSeg 19 hrs ago #33
Hitler did the same thing at the end of the war Racygrandma 23 hrs ago #8
;-{)..... Goonch 23 hrs ago #9
If you don't support war you are not a patriot. See? twodogsbarking 23 hrs ago #10
"Acceptable casualties" (or loss) is a military term for minor, tolerable, or expected damage/deaths incurred during twodogsbarking 23 hrs ago #12
Trump demonstrated his message. He's turning his back on them, and America. ChicagoTeamster 23 hrs ago #13
Impeach the mother fucker. Botany 23 hrs ago #14
Her face. calimary 20 hrs ago #29
And someplace in America maybe a Ukrainian will step onto a bus that is loaded with ROTC students Botany 20 hrs ago #30
DURec leftstreet 22 hrs ago #15
Post removed Post removed 22 hrs ago #16
K&R LetMyPeopleVote 22 hrs ago #18
He had to. If he opened his mouth he might have... reACTIONary 22 hrs ago #20
I guess they should of asked if he c.ares about the dead suckers and losers. 58Sunliner 22 hrs ago #21
Remember America MustLoveBeagles 21 hrs ago #22
Approval rating for this latest CRIME is 27% last I read. Can't even get all the MAGA hardliners Bengus81 21 hrs ago #23
trump has repeatedly made it clear that he views active military as tools and losers samsingh 20 hrs ago #28
Loud and Clear lame54 19 hrs ago #32
What rose garden? Figarosmom 19 hrs ago #34
Walking toward Hell. calimary 19 hrs ago #35
Worst president in United States history! Initech 19 hrs ago #36
Initech, bdamomma 17 hrs ago #39
He doesn't give a fuck bdamomma 18 hrs ago #37
I don't really care, do you? RainCaster 18 hrs ago #38
Fuck that pedophile rapist murderer Blue Owl 16 hrs ago #40
Hey hey Donnie J, how many kids you've killed today! Crowman2009 14 hrs ago #42
My God, he has turned the Colonnade into a garish fake-gold-encrusted hall of shame. SunSeeker 9 hrs ago #43
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