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sop

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5. When has Trump ever refused doing one of his trademarked bullshit call-in interviews?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 08:22 AM

Oct 7

The texts were probably written by an aide; it sounds like Trump, but with correct spelling and punctuation. Maybe Tapper will write a book when Trump starts using one of those Stephen Hawking speech-generating devices?

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New conspiracies over Trump's health swirl after text interview with CNN's Jake Tapper [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 7 OP

He very well may be in declining health, but I don't think those texts prove much of anything. bearsfootball516 Oct 7 #1

Yes, I think the point of the piece is that Trump's switch to text interviews calls into question Prairie Gates Oct 7 #2

I agree with your assessment. Gimpyknee Oct 7 #9

Let's all just take one second to clear our minds and imagine a world in which.... Ol Janx Spirit Oct 7 #17

so, either Trump was typing or voice to text interprets his word salad correctly. bucolic_frolic Oct 7 #3

Trump and Tapper. tanyev Oct 7 #4

When has Trump ever refused doing one of his trademarked bullshit call-in interviews? sop Oct 7 #5

As opposed to his coherent statements the past x years? kerouac2 Oct 7 #6

He's a chatbot. Probably programmed by ChatGOP. usonian Oct 7 #7

Jake was obviously communicating with President Miller, not his puppet. mwb970 Oct 7 #8

Dumpy's health problems are not conspiracies. Clouds Passing Oct 7 #10

Really. When these people go down, we need to make sure the wealthy people behind travelingthrulife Oct 7 #15

It's in the cards that JD Vance will be the "Big Guy" shortly. But,.. chouchou Oct 7 #11

They (3 crypto bros) are ready and waiting. usonian Oct 7 #12

All three are short-sighted fools. travelingthrulife Oct 7 #16

White supremacist Trump is inviting more. usonian Oct 7 #18

Texting while on dialysis? surfered Oct 7 #13

Jake Tapper: Fascist enabler. Miguelito Loveless Oct 7 #14

Think there will be another book coming displacedvermoter Oct 7 #20

Is he dead yet? Wicked Blue Oct 7 #19

He's not declined that fast ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 7 #21