• Worstdriver
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    19 hours ago

    Performative or not, this is a smart thing to do. It defuses the situation, paints him in a reasonable light, silences the critics.

    He might be an absolute shit stain, but you have to recognize that they handled this well.

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      11 hours ago

      this is a smart thing to do

      Precisely why not a soul expected it

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        11 hours ago

        Just let it fester for a while and reprimand him for something else entirely when media have forgotten about this in uh… 3 weeks maybe?

        Has anyone seen maduro alive since being kidnapped by trump to distract from his epstein files?

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        8 hours ago

        Probably for the few following months, their PR team gets to point to the election results every time somebody denies their suggestions and they practically get everything they want.

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        12 hours ago

        Oh absolutely. It’s just so strange to see competent anything from anyone attached to the GOP.

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        11 hours ago

        Yeah well everyone in this government has (or could have) a PR team but they keep doing dumb shit. Credit where credit’s due. (I still believe he belongs in prison for the war crimes)