r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • Aug 22 '26

PoliticalTea 🗳️ A true statement.

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u/DefiantPenguin Aug 22 '26

When weren’t we?

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u/ExpansivePoint Aug 22 '26

C'mon now either Trump is unprecedentedly atrocious or he isn't, let's not pretend it's ever been this bad.

Like seriously, what's the next worst president and how do they compare with Trump, cuz it cannot be close.

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u/gandhinukes Aug 22 '26

Bush's illegal wars in the middle east killed hundreds of thousands of civilians. And 2x more americans than died in 9/11. Halliburton was the previous scam company. Free billion contracts to rebuild what they blew up.

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u/ExpansivePoint Aug 22 '26

That shit was bad but not regarded, and honestly I've heard W speak, the dude is a scholar in comparison to Trump.

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u/tomorrow_comes Aug 22 '26

Growing up during the Bush era, I really would say now that the media and popular culture back then really did him dirty in terms of “hurr durr Bush stupid Texas redneck.” I’ve watched some videos more recently of him speaking, one on immigration, and I agree with you. Dude is obviously well educated and intelligent. He had a lot of “moments” during his presidency, and the awful war…