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36. Trump said "It would be a complete mess" but whose mess is it, Trump?

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:05 PM

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CNBC: Trump wrote in a social media post on Jan. 12 that

"it would take many years to figure out what number we are talking about and even, who, when, and where, to pay." He added: "It would be a complete mess, and almost impossible for our Country to pay."

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Trump blows up over SCOTUS decision: [View all] Kingofalldems 14 hrs ago OP

NEXT: Trump Board of Peace Overrules "Disgraceful" U.S. Supreme Court; Trump Declares War On U.S. dalton99a 14 hrs ago #1

Once upon a time your post message would have been wnylib 14 hrs ago #9

I think Trump declared war on the US a long time ago CaptainTruth 12 hrs ago #41

We're currently living in tRump's war on America. He is putin's faithful puppet. diane in sf 12 hrs ago #63

How long before the strings are finally cut? BattleRow 5 hrs ago #73

If he's worried about the loss of income to the treasury, why not tax ketchup and all crypto currency transactions? jls4561 14 hrs ago #2

My suggestion is Tax the filthy Rich like himself... Justice matters. 12 hrs ago #56

INCOMING KETCHUP-TAKE COVER!!!!! Just_Vote_Dem 14 hrs ago #3

F this mess underpants 13 hrs ago #32

Ha! Floyd R. Turbo 12 hrs ago #43

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #4

I'm pleasantly surprised that SCOTUS did the right thing. Nt spooky3 14 hrs ago #16

I was surprised that the didn't just Bettie 14 hrs ago #19

Check out #32! Just_Vote_Dem 12 hrs ago #59

I'm hoping he'll suffer a CVA. sop 14 hrs ago #5

Or a heart attack Grim Chieftain 13 hrs ago #27

Darth Cheney did Jilly_in_VA 13 hrs ago #30

Well, there is that... Grim Chieftain 13 hrs ago #31

I'm taping the press conference whenever it happens... OGBuzz 13 hrs ago #37

I hope he isn't too upset. An old guy like that shouldn't get stressed out. Ocelot II 14 hrs ago #6

Yessssss! Hey Joe 13 hrs ago #24

The Supreme's will be sitting directly in front of him maybe 10 feet away. OGBuzz 12 hrs ago #39

Folks in the audience... ultralite001 12 hrs ago #47

Someone suggested... ultralite001 12 hrs ago #54

That's right BonnieJW 12 hrs ago #46

A Howard Beale moment! BattleRow 5 hrs ago #74

Has there ever been a criminal who didn't say something derisive about the court? EYESORE 9001 14 hrs ago #7

Prime Example of: popsdenver 12 hrs ago #58

oh please!!! have a heart attack already! mountain grammy 14 hrs ago #8

TFG is the most absolute waste of oxygen I have ever witnessed UpInArms 14 hrs ago #10

Aw, that's too bad. Poor baby. The idiot, who thinks he's a genius, listened to Navarro, another idiot. surfered 14 hrs ago #11

Poor baby... sop 14 hrs ago #12

A stupider idiot. 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #13

Happy Schadenfreude Day! Ping Tung 14 hrs ago #14

TSF, today: Wednesdays 14 hrs ago #18

dump lost his binkie MustLoveBeagles 14 hrs ago #15

Please o please let him blow up for real Easterncedar 14 hrs ago #17

I wanna see pieces -- hundreds and thousands of blubbery chunks of that shitbag Blue Owl 12 hrs ago #53

They are attempting to save Trump and Repubs in the midterms. kentuck 13 hrs ago #20

Yep. dalton99a 13 hrs ago #22

Unfortunately, the damage to long-term trade with our trading partners has been done. OAITW r.2.0 13 hrs ago #28

Good point with Alito and Thomas being themselves and Kavanaugh saying "I'm still cool! underpants 13 hrs ago #34

Didn't he promise to shoot himself in the middle of Fifth Avenue? struggle4progress 13 hrs ago #21

Just wait for the presser at 12.45 malaise 13 hrs ago #23

But it's the perfect excuse when the stock market crashes and crypto implodes: Auggie 13 hrs ago #25

Spoken like a TRUE felon Tim S 13 hrs ago #26

How soon before tRump orders Pam Bondi to arrest the SCOTUS members Sibelius Fan 13 hrs ago #29

I think we should all get on truth social and tell him to have Pam Bondi arrest the Supreme Court members that BComplex 12 hrs ago #64

#hidetheketchup is trending LetMyPeopleVote 13 hrs ago #33

The sector tariffs on Canada are still in place Fiendish Thingy 13 hrs ago #35

Yeah, it doesn't affect us a lot but I have to confess it still put a big smile on my face. Bev54 6 hrs ago #72

Trump said "It would be a complete mess" but whose mess is it, Trump? Towlie 13 hrs ago #36

"It would take many years to figure out ... who, when, and where, to pay" Seinan Sensei 11 hrs ago #66

Supremes gave him an out. poli-junkie 12 hrs ago #38

So Kagan,Jackson and Sotomayor were trying to help Trump out? onenote 11 hrs ago #69

Good. I hope he has a stroke. GoodRaisin 12 hrs ago #40

Hope he "blows up real good" usonian 12 hrs ago #42

How I wish this was a literal headline lame54 12 hrs ago #44

So... Bascially, the scotus dithered quakerboy 12 hrs ago #45

Lapdog Abstractartist 12 hrs ago #48

The only vote that surprises me... biocube 12 hrs ago #49

the ketchup be flying! lol nt Javaman 12 hrs ago #50

now lets follow the money, where did all that tariff money go to? hmmmm? nt Javaman 12 hrs ago #51

And the diapers are a-overflowin' C_U_L8R 12 hrs ago #52

Oh nuts. For a moment I assumed spontaneous human combustion Raven123 12 hrs ago #55

tariffs bromeando 12 hrs ago #57

K&R for, waiting for the State of the Union/Tuesday! UTUSN 12 hrs ago #60

Leadership-by-tantrum is his only move Torchlight 12 hrs ago #61

Come on, natural causes! Iggo 12 hrs ago #62

Paging Susie Wiles. . .Paging Susie Wiles. . . DinahMoeHum 12 hrs ago #65

Going down now.... Clouds Passing 11 hrs ago #67

Yeah well good! mountain grammy 11 hrs ago #68

Well he shouldn't have raised our taxes. Emile 11 hrs ago #70

he must have seen this because he was extra pissed at cnn Kali 11 hrs ago #71