Donald Trump argued that a GOP budget bill should help only Republican states instead of benefiting Democratic governors.

“We’re going to make a couple of tweaks,” Trump said of his “one big beautiful bill” during a Tuesday trip to Capitol Hill. “I mean, we don’t want to benefit Democrat governors, although I would do that if it made it better, but they don’t know what they’re doing.”

“We want to help all the states, but we have governors that are from the Democrat [sic] party, let’s say New York, Illinois, big ones, and let’s say Gavin ‘Newscum,’ who’s done a horrible job in California.”

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    He’s a literal traitor.

    Americans are just too stupid to see it in anything but hindsight.

    Assuming the fascists don’t win and rewrite history, he will be considered a traitor in the history books.

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      He is objectively the most prolific traitor in American history, and it isn’t even close. He’s literally worse than ALL other American traitors COMBINED. It’s not even a debate.

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    When I say “not my president”, it’s not me refusing to acknowledge Trump’s authority/ being a sovereign citizen. It’s me saying he is acting in a deliberately antagonist way. He sees us as the enemy. He isn’t leading, in fact he’s doing the opposite.

    Here’s what’s supposed to be normal: even if you don’t vote for someone in office, you are still their responsibility. JB Pritzker still has a responsibility to protect Republicans in Illinois. Greg Abbott still has the responsibility to protect democrats in Texas.

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    so trump is against America. you cant help only half a country and still call your self an American. not in my book. fook you trump.

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    He’s going by the books. Everyone should know his next move. Everyone keeps thinking someone else is going to do something about it.

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    Note that there’s no claim of it helping any people or benefitting constituents, even his own. In this world of narcissism, there’s only “what’s in it for me?” And “how to spite anyone who disagrees with me?”

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    I think the blue states should cut all the funding they provide for the government.

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      balkanization of the united states plays right into putin’s best interests. how about we just stack conservative bodies until this country stops being so fucking stupid?

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        The whole West Coast should secede, and form an alliance with Canada and Mexico. That would surround about 2/3 of the country with enemy territory, and cut America off from the entire west coast shipping lanes. They could charge America exorbitant tariffs to ship goods through the Rockies.

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        California secession / Calexit would be beautiful. That is how I know it would never happen, even as rest of the US collapses into Gilead.

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            I love it. “Here’s a petition to betray the country. Any separatists come forward and put your name on this list.”

            It will save sooooo much time.

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              Conservatives betrayed the country when they RE-ELECTED a felon rapist traitor to tank our economy, remove our rights, ignore our Constitution, and sow division amongst Americans.

              Us blue states are just tired of giving our money to traitor fuck welfare queens.

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                trump already betrayed the country.

                That means it’s time to separate the country from Trump.

                Far past the time, actually, but it’s never a bad time to get started.

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    Blue states cut off those wankers

    They’ve been stupid and malicious for too damn long. Let them eat their own shit

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    California, Oregon, Washington. I think you should join Canada! Free Health Care. It’s not perfect, but you won’t lose your house or life savings if you have a health issue.

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      Keep in mind, California has a higher population of Conservatives than the total population of these states: Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, Maine, and New Hampshire.

      Like, I’m all for it — a lot of trash lives here, though.

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      Believe me, many of us are down for that. Or the Pacific States of America. Or Cascadia and the Republic of California.

      It’s the devastating war that would follow that we’re nervous about.

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        And here in Canada, we’re facing threats of annexation and crippling tariffs. From what was our closest neighbour and ally. We’re already devastated.

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          The northeast still loves you. We’re sorry we invited that side of the family to the little league game and drunk red neck uncle is out there shouting gibberish and threatening everyone he sees

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        The devistating war is already on, and has been for generations. Maybe it’s a cold war from folks perspective, but I would contend that’s a matter of privilege.

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          Repurpose the golf courses and stop growing stupid water hogging crops in the fucking desert. The city I live in is unusual for Cali in that it has plenty of water.

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          Same as now. The poverty-stricken inland will be desperate for the money and free to exploit their natural resources without regard to their future

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        Oi let’s get a Revolt app server up and running for each state and get people on it to work together to make that happen

        Especially to work on all kinds of issues, discuss things, inform each other, collaborate, & show progress/milestones for all kinds of things

        That’s what we’re all missing. A huge community for each state with ability to set it to specific cities/towns while still being informed about whole state. And have a server for whole country too

        That way we don’t waste more time trying to reach out to people, or get people to do because we would all be in the same servers

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      California, Oregon, Washington. I think you should join Canada

      And if we don’t want them?

      Even the most left-ish states are still relatively right leaning by Canadian standards.

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      All those red districts in blue states, get ready to get screwed. Trump ain’t helping you.

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        Yesterday I drove into my home town, where I grew up. It’s been hard to go there since MAGA erupted. In a usually-blue state, my home town (and the surrounding area) goes deep red. I wish I could say it was inexplicable, but I grew up around these people - their current authoritarian boot-licking matches up with everything I always knew about them.

        How wonderful this news could’ve been to hear on the TV 12 hours ago, when I was back in that town, sitting in a waiting room. There was only one other person in the room, a middle-aged white guy who kept loudly saying things in response to the news on the TV. I’m pretty sure he was just trying to chat with someone, but I know how easy it is to accidentally set some people off, and I’m not about to make small talk about the news with a stranger in that town.

        So I ignored him. He kept making unsolicited commentary. I kept reading my phone. Thankfully, someone eventually entered the room with a dog, and that gave the man a chance to start a conversation about the good boi, which the dog’s owner happily obliged. But now I wonder what he would have said if this story had been on the news at that time. It might have actually been entertaining.

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    and we should have seceded and stopped paying fed taxes a long time ago.

    at least im doing my part. I can cheat my ass off on my taxes and take payments under the table. they’ll be none the wiser. especially now that they’ve gut the IRS. If that hurts the blue state i live in, fine. like i said, we should have seceded already.

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    Let me sure I got this right. Your plan is to take states that don’t like you and teach them to be more independent of the federal government, is that correct?