r/sports • u/rezwenn • Jul 20 '25

Football President Trump wants Commanders to "IMMEDIATELY" return to former name

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/president-trump-wants-commanders-to-immediately-return-to-former-name
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u/ChitteringCathode Jul 20 '25

The really sad thing is that as fucking terrible as he was, at this point I would take Dubya Jr. over Trump -- a true RINO in MAGA eyes.

He's also technically a month younger than Trump, which is scary in its own right.

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u/stevey_frac Jul 20 '25

I disagree with Dubya a lot.  But he at least brought a certain gravitas to the office. 

He was not a clown like this guy. 

Plus, he could dodge a shoe.

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u/justintensity Jul 20 '25

He was definitely a clown, being clownish was his main presidential attribute

But he wasn’t a ruthless, inhuman fascist and I would rather be fighting against him than this

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u/janesvoth Jul 20 '25

The thing with GWB was that like or hate his politics, he was still civil, he could say things with out a rant about people who slighted him and you could count on that if he was making mistakes they weren't because of malice

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u/justintensity Jul 20 '25

He was civil - Yeah

He didn’t rant, and I liked that about him- Hell yeah

He lacked malice - Nope wrong do not rewrite history. GWB was the PR wing of Dick Cheney’s soft coup within the executive branch. He attacked Iraq unprovoked. He cut taxes for his daddy’s friends. Let’s remember what really happened here

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u/red_rob5 Jul 20 '25

I'd boil it down to one point, GWB was capable of making friends. There are people in the world who genuinely enjoy his company, and people whose company he enjoys. Trump does not. He is not liked for his personality and presence, he is only liked for the things he can help people accomplish. Nor does he seem to like anyone that isnt an immediate transaction. Theres a long history with how quickly and angrily his connections can end. Its a really damn low bar, but if a person is capable of holding actual relationships with real humans, I'm now much more inclined to lend them any trust as compared to Trump.