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I am a Conservative Catholic American citizen born in the Middle East 🇺🇲🇪🇬

[🇺🇲ET🇺🇸 @EhabTurk]

Do you know that three
Founding Fathers, all of whom also served as president, died on July 4: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and
James Monroe
Adams and Jefferson both died 5 hours apart in 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

[🇺🇲ET🇺🇸 @EhabTurk]

Holy Shit!
Is this the democratic party for?
That craziness must stop!

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@SteveLovesAmmo @grok isn't this investigation starts under the Biden administration?

[🇺🇲ET🇺🇸 @EhabTurk]

When I look at the Karmelo and Austin case, I don't see it through the lens of race. I see it through the lens of accountability and human responsibility.
A young man lost his life, and that's a tragedy that can never be undone. Another young man may spend decades paying for a terrible decision. To me, the real conversation should be about choices. Consequences, remorse, and responsibility.
I don't judge people by the color of their skin; I judge them by their actions, their character, and whether they take responsibility for what they've done.
Too often, public discussions become arguments about race and politics. I think we would be better served by focusing on the human cost of these tragedies and the lessons that can prevent them from happening again.
At the end of the day, being a good human being matters more than belonging to any group.

[Nick shirley @nickshirleyy]

You literally just signed SB 73 before the LA mayoral election. This law prohibits unauthorized access, disruption, modification, or seizure of voter rolls, voter lists, or certified voting technology by law enforcement (including federal agents) without a court order or specific state election law investigation.

You are actively making laws to make it HARDER for there to be election integrity.

Time to take down the California Communist Party

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@JackPosobiec @senbartolotta Who do you endorse?

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Since the China summit is taking place around the 80th anniversary commemorations of the end of World War II, isn't America better off with allies like Russia and China than with Europe and NATO?

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@ScottPresler Who do you endorse for the Pennsylvania governor's primary on May 19th?

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- **Political and institutional damage**: Forcing states to surrender ⅓–½ of their economies would trigger constitutional fights, possible secession talk, capital flight, and eroded trust in government. That kind of instability has long-term costs.

### Bottom line
In a perfect economic model world, wiping out the debt could eventually deliver higher growth and lower interest costs for everyone. But the real-world method proposed — extracting tens of trillions in 2–3 years — would inflict far more economic damage during the payoff than the long-term interest savings could ever repair. The U.S. would emerge smaller, poorer, and more fragile than if it had simply lived with the debt and slowly reduced it (or grown out of it) the way other countries have done historically.

The tweet is almost certainly meant as a provocative thought experiment rather than a literal plan — because in practice it would be catastrophic. Sustainable debt management is about gradual fiscal discipline and growth, not a two-year national fire sale.

[🇺🇲ET🇺🇸 @EhabTurk]

We have $ 34T. I have an idea and a question to solve this debt. Is it possible that the states could pay half or a third of their GDP? If yes, could this solve the problem in 2 years?
Here is the U.S. State GDP (Nominal, 2025–2026 Data)
California: $4.251 Trillion
Texas: $2.904 Trillion
New York: $2.468 Trillion
Florida: $1.72 Trillion
Illinois: $1.14 Trillion
Pennsylvania: $1.03 Trillion
Ohio: $933.04 Billion
Georgia: $887.92 Billion
Washington: $859.89 Billion
New Jersey: $851.86 Billion
North Carolina: $845.14 Billion
Massachusetts: $785.14
Billion
Virginia: $769.66 Billion
Michigan: $711.48 Billion
Colorado: $557.31 Billion
Arizona: $555.61 Billion
Tennessee: $553.47 Billion
Maryland: $546.36 Billion
Indiana: $530.66 Billion
Minnesota: $502.95 Billion
Wisconsin: $455.59 Billion
Missouri: $454.58 Billion
Connecticut: $368.32 Billion
South Carolina: $352.05
BillionOregon: $333.47 Billion
Louisiana: $328.96 Billion
Alabama: $325.35 Billion
Utah: $303.37 Billion
Kentucky: $295.14 Billion
Oklahoma: $267.32 Billion
Nevada: $262.04 BillionIowa: $257.57 Billion
Kansas: $236.12 Billion
Arkansas: $190.23 Billion
District of Columbia: $187.35 Billion
Nebraska: $185.97 Billion
Mississippi: $158.55 Billion
New Mexico: $141.30 Billion
Idaho: $129.64 Billion
New Hampshire: $122.09 Billion
Hawaii: $116.29 Billion
West Virginia: $108.37 Billion
Delaware: $104.00 Billion
Maine: $99.24 Billion
Rhode Island: $83.13 Billion
Montana: $76.19 Billion
South Dakota: $75.43 Billion
North Dakota: $75.22 Billion
Alaska: $75.01 Billion
Wyoming: $53.15 Billion
Vermont: $48.35 Billion.
I hope this post can reach @POTUS, @SecScottBessent, and anyone else who can consider looking into and studying this idea.
If the United States were to unite and look into this we can fix the US debt once and for all.

[🇺🇲ET🇺🇸 @EhabTurk]

I asked @grok 👇
But I can only say if there is a well there is a hope!

**In the long term (say, 5–20+ years after a hypothetical 2–3 year payoff), the effects would be a mix of big potential upsides and enormous downsides — but the downsides would almost certainly dominate because the payoff method itself would wreck the economy during those initial years.**

### Quick reality check on the numbers today (May 2026)
- Gross federal debt is roughly **$39 trillion** (with ~$31 trillion held by the public).
- U.S. GDP is running at an annual rate of about **$31–32 trillion**.
- Annual net interest on the debt is already ~$900 billion and headed toward **$1 trillion per year** by the end of 2026.

The original post's idea (states handing over ⅓ or ½ of GDP annually) would mean extracting roughly **$10–16 trillion per year** from the economy on top of normal taxes. For context, the entire federal government currently collects only about **17% of GDP** (~$5.2 trillion).

### What would actually happen during the 2–3 year “payoff” period
This isn’t “paying with extra cash” — GDP measures total economic output (mostly private-sector production). To extract that much, the government would have to impose taxes, fees, or forced transfers at levels never seen in a modern advanced economy. The result would be:
- Sharp drop in consumer spending and business investment.
- Mass layoffs, bankruptcies, and a deep recession or depression.
- States themselves would be economically crippled (they don’t “own” their state’s GDP; it’s mostly private activity).

No large advanced economy has ever paid off a debt this large this quickly through direct extraction. Historical debt reductions (e.g., post-WWII UK, Canada in the 1990s, Sweden) happened gradually over decades via spending restraint, growth, and sometimes inflation — not a 2–3 year GDP siphon.

### Long-term picture after the debt is (hypothetically) gone
Assuming the U.S. somehow survives the initial shock without collapse, hyperinflation, or political breakdown:

**Potential benefits**
- **No more interest burden**: The ~$1 trillion annual interest payment disappears. That’s real money that could go to tax cuts, infrastructure, defense, or deficit reduction instead of bondholders. Over 10 years that’s a $10+ trillion fiscal dividend.
- **Less “crowding out”**: With the government no longer borrowing huge sums, more capital is available for private businesses → potentially lower interest rates for mortgages, car loans, and corporate investment. Economic studies consistently show high debt drags on long-term growth (by 0.1–1+ percentage points per year in some estimates). Eliminating the debt could reverse some of that drag.
- **Higher creditworthiness and stability**: Lower perceived default risk could strengthen the dollar and keep borrowing costs low if the U.S. ever needs to borrow again.

**The much larger downsides**
- **Permanently smaller economy**: The brutal 2–3 years of extraction would destroy businesses, reduce the capital stock, and scar the workforce. Even after recovery, the U.S. would likely be on a much lower growth path than if the debt had been managed more gradually. Historical evidence shows that rapid austerity or massive tax hikes cause lasting output losses.
- **Debt would probably come right back**: Paying off the stock of debt doesn’t fix the flow problem. The U.S. has run deficits for decades because spending exceeds revenue. Without major structural reforms (cutting entitlements, raising taxes sustainably, or both), new borrowing would resume almost immediately and the debt would rebuild — just starting from a weaker economy.
- **Wealth transfer effects**: The $39 trillion would go to current bondholders (pension funds, mutual funds, foreign governments, U.S. households, the Fed, etc.). That’s money taken from today’s workers and businesses and given to yesterday’s lenders. It could widen inequality and reduce incentives to invest/productively.

[🇺🇲ET🇺🇸 @EhabTurk]

Stop misleading and lying!!!
In ‘23 Spirit attempted to merge with Jetblue and said it would go bankrupt if not supported. Warren argued to block the merger. Through blocking this effort, Citadel (a debt holder) was enabled to take over part ownership

https://t.co/vEBap1gYVN

https://t.co/YSJZniMPD9

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@ewarren Why you keep lying?!!!
Senator Warren’s statement is misleading. The number and timing of their departures is entirely up to the Justices themselves. Every President has had the potential opportunity to appoint up to 9 justices.

https://t.co/SgUiZRdRmX

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@SenWarren https://t.co/Q44G4EdpIy

[Secretary Sean Duffy @SecDuffy]

🚨 THANK A DEMOCRAT 🚨

JOE BIDEN AND PETE BUTTIGIEG bragged about blocking the JetBlue–Spirit merger… The very deal that could have SAVED Spirit Airlines

THE RESULT:

❌ LESS COMPETITION
❌ CUSTOMERS SCRAMBLING
❌ EMPLOYEES LOSING JOBS

YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP

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@JoJoFromJerz Trump is right!