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Joshua Vail's avatar

Why does everyone keep softballing what Trump actually said. He did not threaten to deport her. He did not “question” her citizenship. He threatened a US citizen with taking her citizenship away over her opinion on how he’s doing as president.

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Martha Adelsburg's avatar

Thank you for your expertise and time. It seems to me the ICE roundups are doing this dirty work. Picking up US citizens as if they did not belong here. Yes, trying to strip them of citizenship.

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NANCY SMITH's avatar

Rosie is now living in Ireland per her own desire.

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R D Noisemaker's avatar

This column was a bit long and started getting repetitious toward the end but there is not one word in it with which I would disagree. NOT ONE. If any reader is not scared shitless and furious by the time they finish reading it, they’re either clueless or complicit with the regime.

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Yaz's avatar

I hate it here, every single day.

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Susan Zakin's avatar

Dude! Channeling Dr. Gonzo here. Very good.

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Debra Pritchard's avatar

"perched on the quivering edge of autocracy" ???????

Baby, we are in it - check out some history: Hitler, Stalin, Mao Zedong, Pol Pot, Putin, Kim Jong Un - we are there.

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lola's avatar

You address the content but not the reason behind the statement. His reason is performance politics designed to further propaganda for his followers. A constant stream of reinforcing grievance and identifying enemies. Rosie is vilified and can, no should, be attacked. A new manifestation of the "deepstate or libs or leftists or,add your term, who are out to get him, by extension them, and only his power or action saves the state this approach is the same he is taking to tariffs. Country x Canada, CHina, the EU is the enemy which has attacked robbed demanded taken advantage of us . And it must be punished rally the mob. Also distract them from corruption incompetence illegality and hiding the Epstein files. And this performative politi cs, this spectacle is reinforced by a media that magnifies the content and ignores the manipulation

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Charlie Hardy's avatar

Given Rosie now lives in Ireland and can claim Irish citizenship you can stick your disUSA.

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E.K. Fleming's avatar

With all due respect, this topic is a distraction. EPSTEIN

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J C's avatar

I love this clear, humorous writing, ✍️ Sir. You have me totally laughing. Sadly, it's not really funny. I haven't even finished reading yet. I'll be back. Thanks.

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