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5. My guess is that taxpayers are funding these so called rallies - possibly in violation of the Hatch Act

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White House weighs tapping substitutes for Trump on the road after affordability rally veers off-script: 'He's stubborn' [View all] highplainsdem Dec 11 OP

Not up to the job, huh? travelingthrulife Dec 11 #1

I swear that using 'clones' is not beyond their thinking. OldBaldy1701E Dec 11 #7

Apparently not ck4829 Dec 12 #50

Huh uh . . . . that dog don't hunt. no_hypocrisy Dec 11 #2

Exactly, no!! My first thought as well was the lovely and talented *Ivanka*, and then - Leghorn21 Dec 11 #13

Send out Stephen Miller! hoosierspud Dec 11 #18

Yup, that 5-head makes a great........................ AZ8theist Dec 12 #51

Good luck with that. Big Blue Marble Dec 11 #3

So, even the WHITE HOUSE is admitting............ MyOwnPeace Dec 11 #4

My guess is that taxpayers are funding these so called rallies - possibly in violation of the Hatch Act Nictuku Dec 11 #5

When the President goes out, we pay for all his expenses, that's a given FakeNoose Dec 11 #12

Perhaps he just won't pay the bills not fooled Dec 12 #42

If by "imperfect messenger" they mean incoherent, babbling jackass with a third grade vocabulary .... 11 Bravo Dec 11 #6

Yeah, "imperfect messenger" cracked me up PatSeg Dec 11 #9

A "stubborn, imperfect messenger"...he's so completely delusional no one can even reason with him now. sop Dec 11 #14

Yep ck4829 Dec 12 #49

That made me Deminpenn Dec 12 #52

I think I saw a truck backing up to congress and unloading cases of orange make up. LOL nt Javaman Dec 11 #8

So They're No Longer Satisfied with an Orange Zombie? The Roux Comes First Dec 11 #10

Again, the republiSCUM lackeys, sychophants and toadies MLWR Dec 11 #11

His nationwide tour lasted one whole event? Prairie Gates Dec 11 #15

Somehow that didn't surprise me at all. ShazzieB Dec 12 #59

He isn't an imperfect messenger lonely bird Dec 11 #16

LOL. I knew he wouldn't last long. Stubborn is code for addlebrained and cowardly. nt Blasphemer Dec 11 #17

Question: moose65 Dec 11 #19

It usually means White House staff. highplainsdem Dec 11 #21

The original reporting from Politico is more explanatory.... reACTIONary Dec 12 #41

JD Vance has all the charisma and personality of a brick Deminpenn Dec 12 #53

Vance and Bessent??? lonely bird Dec 12 #56

I remember an anecdote from the Watergate era. murielm99 Dec 12 #44

It's a cult BaronChocula Dec 11 #20

Yep, won't be the same without the main attraction ck4829 Dec 12 #48

They only got 1500 Trumpers to show up at his... Mawspam2 Dec 11 #22

More like 500, if that Deminpenn Dec 12 #54

Lol! That'll get the crowds out -- NOT! KPN Dec 11 #23

Should we shock him again or just call ______________________________________________ twodogsbarking Dec 11 #24

It will still be a circus without the "chief" clown. twodogsbarking Dec 11 #25

I think they have finally reached that point... FalloutShelter Dec 11 #26

Weekend at Bernie's time is it? SheltieLover Dec 11 #27

LOL! ck4829 Dec 12 #47

A comedy of errors at this point Cirsium Dec 11 #28

That didn't last long. Low energy? C_U_L8R Dec 11 #29

The lowest energy you've ever seen ck4829 Dec 12 #46

I WANT him to tour non-stop BigmanPigman Dec 11 #30

Who ya gonna get...ghost busters? Vthestate Dec 11 #31

"imperfect" more like incoherent , we're talking Alice in Wonderland incoherent Uncle Joe Dec 11 #32

Oh ya Nasruddin Dec 11 #33

I look pretty young but I'm just back-dated. Martin68 Dec 11 #37

substitutes Trump whores Skittles Dec 11 #34

It seems like only yesterday that the White House Chief of Staff said rsdsharp Dec 11 #35

That's a losing proposition. They're lost the plot. Pass the popcorn. Martin68 Dec 11 #36

lol what a conundrum! Drum Dec 11 #38

Is Ebeneezer Scrooge available / GusBob Dec 11 #39

I vote for Vance and Miller. Now there is a charismatic duo. That ought to fill Marie Marie Dec 11 #40

He was out there touting affordability because he knew the extensions for the ACA were going to be voted down PortTack Dec 12 #43

Nah, it needs to be Trump front and center. I don't remember the "median voters" voting for "surrogates" ck4829 Dec 12 #45

Trump will never allow himself to be usurped by surrogates Deminpenn Dec 12 #55

HA HA HA I can only imagine. Do you think Trump will be able to sit still in the WH just watching? LiberalLovinLug Dec 12 #57

This could blow up in the GOP's face spectacularly. ShazzieB Dec 12 #58