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applegrove

(130,424 posts) Sat Dec 13, 2025, 11:33 AM Dec 13

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Exchange of the Day

December 12, 2025 at 9:34 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 255 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/12/12/exchange-of-the-day-378/

President Trump took questions from reporters:

REPORTER: What is your message to the 24 million Americans who will see their insurance premiums go up?

TRUMP: You make it sound so bad. Obviously you are a sycophant for Democrats, you are obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.

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Exchange of the Day [View all] applegrove Dec 13 OP

Emotion-accusation-logic makes it seem so true to him. bucolic_frolic Dec 13 #1

Oh, he learned a new word, sycophant. It's one he should know. Walleye Dec 13 #2

I doubt that he could tell us the definition. He just knows that it's an insult he can add to his repertoire. littlemissmartypants Dec 13 #5

How would you like... lame54 Dec 13 #3

Trump provides bad news for the whole country. Qutzupalotl Dec 13 #4

The only things not "up" are Trump's popularity and his, you know. twodogsbarking Dec 13 #6

Wow, I scrolled through the referenced Twitter thread and... Pluvious Dec 13 #7

Re the last one, I haven't heard a single analyst, pundit, journalist, or official say that the gop wiggs Dec 13 #8