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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Jeffries: "I remind all of these corrupt individuals, these sycophants -- the statute of limitations is five years. The American people want accountability, deserve accountability, and will get accountability."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Jeffries: "If Donald Trump can find $20b to bail out his right-wing dictator friend in Argentina, it's extraordinary to me that Republicans are unwilling to even have a discussion about how we address the healthcare crisis that they've created."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 7h

He keeps saying this, even though Jack Smith didn't join the classified docs case until a few months after the raid.

But since he keeps doing this on Fox News, where they are on the same team, he won't get called out on it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 7h

It really is important to note how much Bondi is on TV and how dissimilar this is from literally any other AG, R or D.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Bondi claims that cities aiding residents hurt by immigration raids is breaking the law

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 7h

lmao

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 7h

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 7h

Is she talking about the young children missing because her goon squad dragged them naked & crying from their apartment complex or the 15-yr old girl they tackled & threw into an unmarked van the other day?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Pam Bondi repeatedly claims that finding one missing child "makes it all worthwhile" when it comes to military occupations of American cities and adds that "Pritzker should be begging Donald Trump to come in."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Bondi claims that cities aiding residents hurt by immigration raids is breaking the law

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

HANNITY: Antifa is working against the American people. What would that be called?

BONDI: It would be called organized crime. And that's what they're doing ... they are no different than MS-13

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Bondi: "Pritzker in Chicago doesn't care about the people of Chicago like Donald Trump does"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

AG Bondi: "We're gonna get to the funding of antifa, we're gonna get to the root of antifa, and we're gonna find and charge all of those people who are causing this chaos in Portland and all these other cities across our country."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Pam Bondi claims Trump "absolutely has the right" to invoke the Insurrection Act

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Pam Bondi repeatedly claims that finding one missing child "makes it all worthwhile" when it comes to military occupations of American cities and adds that "Pritzker should be begging Donald Trump to come in."

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 7h

"He's got no plan... so he'll go talk about trans athletes..."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Tim Walz: "Here's what I'd challenge Trump to do: find three soybean farmers who will stand with you and say that's okay. Just three. I challenge you to do that because you're not gonna find them."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Tim Walz: "The biggest myth is that this guy understands business. He's an absolute abject failure at business ... the irony is calling Democrats socialists when I am begging for free markets here to allow capitalism to work. Donald Trump is the one with government interference."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Tim Walz: "Here's what I'd challenge Trump to do: find three soybean farmers who will stand with you and say that's okay. Just three. I challenge you to do that because you're not gonna find them."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 8h

Imagine devoting your entire life to prostrating yourself before this man and when you die trying to further his movement he eulogizes you by saying "lmao skill issue git gud"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 9h

Is this a memorial event or a Comedy Central Roast?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

I’ve been thinking about it all day and I still haven’t figured out how the Trump family saved God. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

Some of those people are currently on the staff of elected Republicans, in fact. They’re part of the present of the GOP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 9h

So, 2 things:

1. Glad a reporter asked about this.

2. The reporter ultimately didn't ask Johnson a moral/religious question, but a technical policy one. Given Johnson's background, worth asking him *specifically* if he supports shooting clergy w/pepper balls and if it's a religious liberty concern

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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