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DeepWinter

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2. I don't think he's a puppet.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 07:52 AM

Oct 2024

He's usurped the GOP power structure, pissed off plenty of Repubs who thought they held the reins, and created his own cult that's a mix of outside the GOP typical base, and taking some of their own base away from them. He's problematic for the GOP power players. He's become a loose cannon.

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