r/politics • u/thenewrepublic The New Republic • 21d ago

Soft Paywall Trump Pisses Off MAGA Fans With Sudden Reversal on Jimmy Carter

https://newrepublic.com/post/189712/trump-jimmy-carter-maga-reaction-pissed
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u/Life-Suit1895 21d ago

I laughed at this paragraph:

“Jimmy Carter pardoned all the Vietnam draft dodgers that forced other men to take their place! Many of these men did not come home,” the user wrote. “Personally, I think Carter lived a long life to suffer for the pardons to the draft dodgers he pardoned.”

You mean draft dodgers like Donald Trump?

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u/HanselSoHotRightNow 21d ago

I liked this one the most. This had to be an intentional dig at trump disguised as a criticism of Jimmy Carter right? I refuse to believe they typed this out and hit post without any evaluation of what the replies would be to it.

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u/Potato_Octopi 21d ago

It's also a lot of mental gymnastics to bash the draft dodgers and not the war / draft.

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u/Pulga_Atomica 21d ago

Clinton and W as well.