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Miles Archer

(20,502 posts)
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 02:16 PM Thursday

Trump uses a video FILMED IN APRIL IN FLORIDA to justify the BULLSH*T he's pulling in CHICAGO.

The White House a graphic video on its official X account showing masked agents kicking down doors and making arrests as a voiceover recorded by Trump calls Chicago a mess and attacks the local Democratic officials, as the words “ILLEGAL CRIMINAL ALIENS, CARTELS, AND GANGS ARE POISONING OUR KIDS" appear on screen, reported The Daily Beast.

“An incompetent Mayor,” read the post's caption. “A delusional Governor. Chicago is in chaos, and the American people are paying the price. Chicago doesn’t need political spin — it needs HELP.”

The president posted the video on his own Truth Social account to spread its reach as he prepared to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois, but there was a problem with his justification for a military crackdown.

"The Daily Beast can reveal that much of the footage was actually filmed in April in Florida, the state home to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence — with a big giveaway being that it features palm trees, which are not known to grow in Chicago," the website reported.

https://www.rawstory.com/chicago-trump-national-guard-busted/

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Trump uses a video FILMED IN APRIL IN FLORIDA to justify the BULLSH*T he's pulling in CHICAGO. (Original Post) Miles Archer Thursday OP
They always do Blue Owl Thursday #1
Wasn't it during the Scott Walker recall election (Wisconsin ) that GOP showed a 'big rally' of his supporters Attilatheblond Thursday #2

Attilatheblond

(7,474 posts)
2. Wasn't it during the Scott Walker recall election (Wisconsin ) that GOP showed a 'big rally' of his supporters
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 02:34 PM
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complete with palm trees?

How much do these GOP staffers get paid to browse thru stock photos and not see any details that won't fit a particular situation? How flippin dumb are they?

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