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Eric Perro's avatar

I love commenting on Politicus USA. In fact, I look forward to it.

But as God is my witness, words pretty much fail me on this one.

America, now the second most powerful nation on the planet, is being run by a menagerie of damaged, delusional, and criminally insane dunces tripping over each other's lunacy.

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Anne Sing's avatar

Comic book villains, all. Feels like another over-the-top Batman movie. Only, we’re really living it! 🤡

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DAVID SCHULZ's avatar

Someone elected/selected Lex Luthor as POTUS. Last night TACO claimed that Biden is the clone when in fact, it is he himself.

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Merc's avatar

Actually Dementia Donny Convict, who is probably on the same drugs as Elon, thinks that Biden is a robot. MAGA TRASH will believe whatever he tells them because they have no freewill and certainly lack critical thinking

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Lawry Roberts's avatar

Surely, Hollywood could turn Mar-a-Lago into a Truman show residence where our hero could run the planet from Florida. Meanwhile, we could get on with living, leaving The Donalds' funny farm as “great television.”

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Larry's avatar

Welcome to magaland.

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Semolina Pilchard's avatar

Like Candyland, only evil. And not a game.

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JazzPaw's avatar

Yes, and it’s remarkable how few federal elected officials, and other establishment figures, seem to care enough. It’s an abdication of all responsibility. We are a feckless nation!

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Elizabeth's avatar

Couldn’t agree more if I tried just as you say tripping over each other’s lunacy or are they competing I wonder ? As I’ve said many times here the country that the world looked up to,that we emulated and copied in every conceivable way. Be that Coke and McDonald’s or the Barbie dolls my granddaughter played with or my make up even..Hell I could go on now I would no longer by US goods than I would Russian. The idiocy of the above clip just makes me dig in more.

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Kathryn's avatar

I’ll never understand why some people can’t see that he has no clothes whatsoever.

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Larry's avatar

Social Media "Algorithms, Racism, Ugnorance.

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Omi's avatar

This whole administration is a disaster. I’m 67 years old and can’t believe that I am watching this nightmare unfold right before my eyes.

I am beyond angry by the destruction of our nation. I am disgusted by every single person who voted for Trump and the government officials who support him.

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Larry's avatar

Yep, saw this coming when JFK was murdered along with MLK. Then came crook Nixon; Ford pardons Nixon's crimes. The entire setup of Jimmy Carter by maga and Iran. The Iran Contra missiles-guns-drugs for American Hostages swap, and Beirut truck bombing from Ol' Voodoo Econ - Tax Cuts for the Rich Reagan. Read My Lips Bush Sr and the Savings and Loan Collapse. The Newt's contract against America. Mission Accomplished in Iraq by Bush Jr and more Tax Cuts for the Rich. The Great Recession by Bush Jr and Billions in Bailouts for the Rich. Then finally, Mexico will pay for a wall along with MORE tax cuts for the Rich under Agent KGB maga idiot. We Were All Warned. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me many, many times, shame on ignorant voters.

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rbbarbba's avatar

A thoughtful comment

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Semolina Pilchard's avatar

Work on some rhyming and put that to music a la Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”

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Rene's avatar

and don't forget the Disastrous Pedi Hastert Rule in senate guaranteeing nothing will ever be done effectively in Senate

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Chuck Lebherz's avatar

You are not alone😡

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Diana Chapman's avatar

But There are things the Dems an do with z super loud megaphone, that’s what we want to hear from them.

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Diana Chapman's avatar

Well no question Omi we have to do something. It’s a terrible place to be — so we are still looking for our Dems to lead

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Susie Porter's avatar

I don’t think the Dems in leadership have shown us that they are capable of thwarting the siege on our democracy. They need to act and they need to do it now.

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Diana Chapman's avatar

Not yet. But maybe a great leader will emerge. And it doesn’t have to be a dem.

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David Wear's avatar

The Dems stand in opposition en masse to this administration and given our system’s rules have done a great deal in attempting to thwart this agenda. Problem is the Republican majority holds the gavel in all commitees and has become absolutely useless, rendering their co-equal status of power null and void. Also, the mainstream media treats it all as normal and not the five alarm fire that it is. Now the courts are directly challenged by Trump and Proj. 2025, and if they fall, is just us, in the streets.

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Susie Porter's avatar

You’re right. I’m just super frustrated.

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David Wear's avatar

If you don’t already, check out Deadline White House, 4-6 pm weekdays, and Ari Melber following that. Probably some of the best coverage of what’s going on.

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Semolina Pilchard's avatar

2 drug-addled lunatics

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Bryan's avatar

The circus now occurring in THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE is not only humiliating but an embarrassment in front of the entire world! A bunch of 🤡

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Larry's avatar

Give the people what they want? (sarc)

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Deanna Laquian's avatar

Yikes. 🤮

Two Marie Antoinettes stealing from Americans’ pockets. “Let them eat 24-carat ceilings while the people starve and die.”

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Larry's avatar

Bingo! And we know what happened to Marie and King Louis. For the "younger" Gen readers out there, both were Beheaded via the Guillotine in France.

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Kiwiwriter47's avatar

Well, this was certainly a hilarious comedy act...except for the fact that these two clowns run America.

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Larry's avatar

Quick, make a skit like Abbot and Costello of old and put it on TikTok.

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Kiwiwriter47's avatar

Abbott would be President Musk, conning the Bloated Yam, played by Lou Costello.

Groucho Marx said that Bud Abbott was the “greatest straight man in history.”

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Bren M's avatar

Elon’s already said he’s not putting more money into politics here. Guess that means Trump will have to threaten Repugnicants some other way. But at least it looks like we might not see Beevis & Butthead together in the Oval Office again.

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CatChex's avatar

I think he’ll be back. A lot. But not as visible (assuming he can help himself to stay out of camera range) Comment from Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin (who is also here on Substack):

"Elon Musk gave a putative farewell press conference in the Oval while sporting a shiner that he claimed came from telling his son to punch him in the face, with Trump pink eyed and mendacious as usual.

In the middle of it, though, came a tell: Trump said “Elon’s really not leaving– he’ll be back and forth.””

Of course, those of us who have been paying attention already knew this. You don’t rise to that much power and simply walk away from it."

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Larry's avatar

No sure he can comeback from this, Muskrat is hated around the world now. He should go back to South Africa.

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CatChex's avatar

Re to “come back” as some sort of credible human or “come back”, physically, to the White House… it’s the latter. And he really doesn’t care that he’s hated (actually, he does, but in the way a narcissist needs a certain “supply” of attention - he’ll continue to make stupid jokes, crass comments, etc)

Unfortunately he likely NOT going away - he’s going underground, behind the scenes. This entire thing today was more for the cameras and continuing the charade. He has millions on the line in government contracts, Starlink, among other things.

Yes, he’ll probably spend time blowing up rockets (burning our $$$) but Trump who ALWAYS signals what’s going on: “he’ll be back and forth” - maybe just not in front of the cameras. But, Larry, I agree - he should go back to South Africa or grab the next rocket to Mars - just GO, Elon!

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Larry's avatar

LOL! good one!

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Connie's avatar

Horribly embarrassing and the inability of two men in power to put together a coherent sentence should terrify all Americans.

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Larry's avatar

Oh, but "Sleepy Joe" was the and is the focus over at CNN. Why? I have NO idea except greed.

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Jimmy Washington's avatar

Some people in western North Carolina don’t have roofs over their heads and I’m wishing that damn eagle comes crashing down on both of them!

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Carol O.'s avatar

Wait, if Elon’s term is up, why are his Muskrats allowed to stay? They are getting paid millions of taxpayer dollars for stealing data and mucking things up. They have to go!

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Carol O.'s avatar

Everything King Doofus touches turns to crap.

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William Farley's avatar

Was Elmo marveling at the patterns. Did I hear him say, “ whoa dude, I see paisley!”

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Cynthia Noel's avatar

We the people are fed up! 🦅🇺🇸🦅

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Janice Fredericks's avatar

It’s obvious that Trump doesn’t care about America

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Thys's avatar

It had always been about revenge. America as an idea has failed and the oligarchs have taken over

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