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senseandsensibility

(24,646 posts)
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:18 PM Yesterday

Surprise! WH says tonight's speech will blame ongoing affordability crisis on Biden!

They are "leaking" this to CNN, who is running it in their chyron. Trump will also defend tariffs. Left unsaid is that this blaming and defending will be done with lies. That is what makes trump's SOTU different than any other President's in history.

So my enduring question is WHY WOULD ANYONE SUBJECT THEMSELVES TO THIS?

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Surprise! WH says tonight's speech will blame ongoing affordability crisis on Biden! (Original Post) senseandsensibility Yesterday OP
Either it's a head fake or they really are that stupid newdeal2 Yesterday #1
I'm going with stupid senseandsensibility Yesterday #3
Only those that choose to believe. quaint Yesterday #2
I suspect many of those tuning into this sorry excuse for a president are that stupid. lostincalifornia Yesterday #4
FAUX is probably going to get decent ratings senseandsensibility Yesterday #6
I also heard it would be extremely long also. I hope a lot of Congressional Democrats boycott that lying scumbags' BS. lostincalifornia Yesterday #9
Trump was going to fix (fox) everything on day 1-- most folks won't forget that andym Yesterday #5
There is no need to watch trump's SOTU LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #7
I can barely make it through that list without screaming senseandsensibility Yesterday #11
Bingo cards erpowers 19 hrs ago #16
Trump: I will fix everything on day one! EarlG Yesterday #8
Democrats need to hiss like Boston theatergoers ! nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #10
Is that a thing in Boston? senseandsensibility Yesterday #12
It was at one time; not so sure about now. nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #13
I thought it was a hoax? I thought we were the hottest thing ever? I thought things were great?? tulipsandroses 22 hrs ago #14
Wait, There Is An Affordability Crisis? erpowers 19 hrs ago #15

newdeal2

(5,154 posts)
1. Either it's a head fake or they really are that stupid
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:20 PM
Yesterday

No one in their right mind is blaming Biden at this point.

senseandsensibility

(24,646 posts)
6. FAUX is probably going to get decent ratings
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:24 PM
Yesterday

but I can't imagine any independents or Dems sitting through this tirade that trump has promised will be very long.

lostincalifornia

(5,212 posts)
9. I also heard it would be extremely long also. I hope a lot of Congressional Democrats boycott that lying scumbags' BS.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:30 PM
Yesterday

andym

(6,063 posts)
5. Trump was going to fix (fox) everything on day 1-- most folks won't forget that
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:23 PM
Yesterday

only MAGAs will buy in to the blame game, since their demigod can do nothing wrong.

senseandsensibility

(24,646 posts)
11. I can barely make it through that list without screaming
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:19 PM
Yesterday

How could I watch the speech? It' supposed to last for hours and it will be full of lies. No way.

erpowers

(9,440 posts)
16. Bingo cards
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:25 PM
19 hrs ago

Democrats should have made bingo cards with these statements in the squares. I know many would have thought it was just performative, but maybe congressional Dems should have played Trump lies/excuses bingo and screamed bingo every time they covered enough squares.

EarlG

(23,551 posts)
8. Trump: I will fix everything on day one!
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:28 PM
Yesterday

Also Trump: Under Biden, America was a failing nation! But thanks to my policies it's now the hottest country in the world!

Also Trump: After one full year of Trump, America is a failing nation and it's all Biden's fault!

tulipsandroses

(8,220 posts)
14. I thought it was a hoax? I thought we were the hottest thing ever? I thought things were great??
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 07:02 PM
22 hrs ago

Sooooo confused

erpowers

(9,440 posts)
15. Wait, There Is An Affordability Crisis?
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:21 PM
19 hrs ago

I thought Donald Trump said, during the election, that he was going to fix that and everything else before he took office and at worst on his first day in office if he was elected. So, how is there even an affordability crisis?

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