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intheflow

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5. He's just a figurehead.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 11:45 AM

Oct 5

Miller and Nutlick keep him on a need-to-know basis to avoid his temper and his general insanity. Best to just let grandpa golf.

This is at least the third time he’s admitted to not knowing what his administration is doing. The Portland rioting admission is one. And there was a clip of him saying someone else signed an immigration order, even though it’s his signature, indicating use of an auto pen possibly behind his back, or more likely, because he gave his minions carte blanche authority to shred the Constitution.

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Wow. If I'm reading this correctly, Trump was not kept in the loop as his accomplices cut nearly $200 million in law enf [View all] riversedge Oct 5 OP

Been thinking he's been/been kept uninformed by someone(s.) elleng Oct 5 #1

Quite possible Trump did order it but with negative press is blaming Noem. Irish_Dem Oct 5 #2

Yep, totally on brand for him. tanyev Oct 5 #3

Yep. He knows nothing about the bad things he does. Someone else must be to blame. Irish_Dem Oct 5 #4

He's just a figurehead. intheflow Oct 5 #5

This is really something creeksneakers2 Oct 5 #6

They either blame Biden or take credit for what he did. Last week in front of the military leaders, Trump bragged Vinca Oct 5 #7