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Scrivener7

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1. "A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons"

Reply to Dave Bowman (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2026, 11:18 AM

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Someone very smart said that once.

I think we can also say that a man you can bait to fury with a prayer is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.

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"A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons" Scrivener7 Tuesday #1

Wow, very well said. 👍 Dave Bowman Tuesday #2

I'm guessing you do know that it was Hillary Clinton, right? hlthe2b Tuesday #6

I believe that you wanted to reply to another post. Dave Bowman 17 hrs ago #8

Who are you goin' to believe: no_hypocrisy Tuesday #3

Isn't Trump the guy that blows Catholics out of the water in their boats? Asking for a friend. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Tuesday #4

Hey, you got that right. It's getting crazier by the day. 😃 Dave Bowman 15 hrs ago #10

I thought Rubio had gone. We haven't seen so much of him Walleye Tuesday #5

False dichotomy, false equivalency from trumpass jimmy the one Tuesday #7

No, mfkr B.See 16 hrs ago #9

I second that emotion. Dave Bowman 15 hrs ago #11

Yes, it sounded like a threat to me as well PatSeg 15 hrs ago #12

Perfectly said! 👍 Dave Bowman 15 hrs ago #13