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Honestly, I can’t believe I’m even making this argument, but the White House needs to read the room.
If a Democrat was spending this kind of money upgrading D.C. while Americans were still struggling with gas, groceries, housing, insurance, and debt, Republicans would be losing their minds.
And honestly, I would be too.
This isn’t about one project bankrupting the country. It’s about optics and priorities.
The campaign was about affordability, lowering inflation, helping working Americans, and securing the border. I’ll give credit on the border, but for a lot of us, the economy still does not feel better.
When Washington is talking about billions in upgrades while regular families are trying to afford the basics, it gives off a real “let them eat cake” vibe.
Read the room.
Fight for working Americans first. We are the voters who put you there.
@RepThomasMassie@marklevinshow Exactly. When they have nothing real to stand on, they spin lies. Then when you push back on the lies, they go straight to insults. Glad someone calls it out when they see it.
@leahfiles@DerrickEvans4WV We already have it. It’s called being independent.
I dropped the label. Turns out you don’t have to agree with everything Republicans or Democrats do.
Think for yourself. Vote on issues, not jerseys.
My bad on that part. I’ve heard it used both ways, but I’ll own it if I was wrong.
Honestly, I hate these back-and-forths. We’re both Americans. This is kind of silly.
We clearly disagree on spending and priorities, but that doesn’t make either of us the enemy. Have a good one. Cheers 🍻
I was trying to be respectful because you assumed I’m a liberal.
The point was simple: disagreeing with one politician doesn’t make someone a Democrat or a RINO.
And you’re right, you clearly didn’t read. I’m not a Republican anymore. I’m an independent.
Blowing up the deficit, reckless spending, and ignoring the Constitution are not conservative values.
I put America, the Constitution, and working people ahead of party loyalty.
If you want to cheer every decision and call anyone who disagrees a RINO, that’s your choice. I prefer to think for myself.
Have a good life.
That’s the issue. You’re not using “facts” neutrally. You’re using Democratic talking points to excuse Republican spending, then calling me liberal for disagreeing.
I’m a conservative. I care about spending, deficits, and America first. Party worship isn’t Republican. That’s MAGA entertainment politics.
When Trump does good, I’ll praise him. When he blows up spending or chases legacy projects while Americans are struggling, I’ll call it out.
And ending with “go F yourself” really shows the strength of the argument. Real American values there, buddy.
I’m here for Americans, not politicians. I don’t insult so have a nice day.
@synapse784@WhiteHouse@POTUS@SecretaryBurgum@Interior OK, there it is. Right to the gaslighting playbook like I’m a Democrat. I wouldn’t have supported that waste then either, buddy.
Maybe figure out who you’re talking to before pretending I defend one side’s spending but not the other. Waste is waste. Priorities matter.
Solid argument 👍
Especially after we just added roughly $3.9 trillion to the deficit while Americans are still getting crushed by housing costs, groceries, insurance, and utility bills.
But sure, let’s pretend the issue is whether my personal share is $27.
You might want to read my responses further down the thread. The point isn’t the dollar amount. It’s priorities.
Not sure if you meant to reply to the other guy, but I wasn’t the one who made the nickel comment.
My point is simple: read the room.
The campaign was centered on affordability, lowering inflation, and helping working Americans. Instead, people are looking at higher costs for gas, groceries, insurance, and housing while Washington celebrates a reflecting pool and talks about more spending projects.
Obviously, I know $13 million isn’t what drives the deficit. The point is the optics and the priorities. We just added trillions more to the national debt, and for a lot of regular Americans it feels like Washington is focused on everything except the kitchen-table issues they were promised would be addressed.
Maybe that’s not a fair comparison to Marie Antoinette, but you can see why some people look at government celebrating luxury projects while families are struggling and think, “read the room.”
Logic: Americans are struggling. We were promised economic relief, not another war and higher gas prices.
Instead we’re celebrating a reflecting pool and spending millions in D.C. while working families are trying to afford groceries and fill up their vehicles.
Feels more like the same from the last administration, with some extra border security.
But I appreciate the response.
@nypost Why, so I can hear more gaslighting?
Closed doors, not under oath, and no real questioning screams accountability, right?
Just release the files, release the names, and stop treating transparency like it’s optional.
@RepThomasMassie You only pull this move when you’ve got something to hide.
Secure the border, absolutely. But stop jamming spending bills through same-day with no time to read them while the rest of us have to play possum.
I appreciate the clean response 👍. You’re not wrong on Obama/Libya either, that was a problem too. My point is consistency. Congress has the Article I war power, and that standard should apply no matter who is president.
I never wanted to be in this mess. Gas and inflation are killing working people, and I thought the goal was no new wars. Lately it feels like one new escalation after another. The last admin killed my wallet, and this is not much of an improvement. I just need some wallet relief.
Coal is one of the dirtiest-burning energy sources we have. So what are we doing here, promoting pollution while pretending climate change and health risks are fake? We moved away from coal for a reason. American workers deserve real investment, not more personal-interest politics that make people sicker.
You mean the dirtiest-burning major energy source we have?
What boggles my mind is people love AI, smartphones, modern medicine, satellites, and all the tech science gives us, then turn around and deny the science when it says something inconvenient.
You don’t get to cherry-pick reality.