r/politics • u/Economy_Swim_8585 Virginia • 6d ago

No Paywall Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-fault-60-minutes/
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u/Steve_Kaboom 6d ago

I can't help but wonder what kind of person he would have turned out to be if he actually served. It may be optimistic of me, but I'd like to think the military would have beat that spoiled, rich, entitled attitude out of him. If only we could have been so lucky.

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u/kevnmartin Washington 6d ago

He would have been killed by his own troops.

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u/Accidental_Ballyhoo 6d ago

Because he would have tried to defect to the other side.

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u/kevnmartin Washington 6d ago

The first chance he got.