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1. bb88+j7[view] [source] 2025-01-22 01:10:58
>>Ozarki+(OP)
Genuine question: Of all the people to pardon, why him?
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2. macinj+Y8[view] [source] 2025-01-22 01:19:30
>>bb88+j7
Trump promised to do this at the Libertarian Party convention. This case is very important to the libertarian crowd. He is a martyr for many of their ideals. After Trump was so well received at the convention the LP, recently taken over by the right faction of the party, put forth a candidate specifically chosen to not get votes so that members would vote for Trump. Trump seems to be a man of his word.
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3. insane+lc[view] [source] 2025-01-22 01:40:43
>>macinj+Y8
> Trump seems to be a man of his word.

when there's political gain, sure

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4. blindr+Sc[view] [source] 2025-01-22 01:44:28
>>insane+lc
You may not like Trump but I remember he fulfilled or attempted to fulfill a lot of his campaign promises back in 2016 as well. Biden, the career politician, talked a lot about many things before election and then forgot about them after he was elected. For example, universal health care. Obama promised to enshrine a woman's right to abortion as law, and then when he had the House and Senate after he was elected, he said "it's not a priority for me." Then we lost Roe V Wade.
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5. insane+Ud[view] [source] 2025-01-22 01:50:55
>>blindr+Sc
Trump did just about what every president does - makes promises and then does some of them, tries to some others (successful unless thwarted by Congress), and ignores others.

Obama didn't have the votes in the Senate (to overcome the filibuster, also not as many Dems congressmen supported it as you might think). Neither did Clinton (people thought it would happen then)

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