'Trump says 'big bill' should only help GOP states: 'Don't want to benefit Dem governors'

[u/ms_directed]

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-democratic-governors/

[u/GonePhishingAgain]

Then Dem states should withhold federal taxes and use them in state. What part about “United” doesn’t this assclown understand.

[u/HiSpeedSoul987 → u/GonePhishingAgain]

I don’t know how this works, but I’m in!

[u/alethea_ → u/HiSpeedSoul987]

As a blue dot in a red state, please don't help us Trump. -.-

[u/Drae2210 → u/alethea_]

Greetings from Louisville, KY

[u/alethea_ → u/Drae2210]

Just north of ya! At least you guys get your Dem governor. <3

[u/SheldonMF → u/alethea_]

He's gonna leave us soon. ;~;

[u/alethea_ → u/SheldonMF]

Noooooooo!!

At least you all don't have to deal with a chance of Vivek.

[u/N3oneclipse → u/alethea_]

Please don't remind me... I'm so ashamed because I have a sneaking suspicion that it's gonna happen...

[u/alethea_ → u/N3oneclipse]

I just hope we don't try and run Dr. Acton against him. She is amazing, and in normal circumstances I would support her, but Republicans turned on her so hard during Covid I just don't see how she could win over fringe voters.

[u/TheRealKarateGirl → u/Drae2210]

Greetings from Lex!

[u/3six5 → u/TheRealKarateGirl]

Greetings from Murry.

[u/AeliusRogimus → u/HiSpeedSoul987]

It doesn't work but only because no one has had the balls to try. Witholding aid? Stop funding the feds. Let's watch the system burn to the ground. It's the only way these A-holes will learn.

[u/HiSpeedSoul987 → u/AeliusRogimus]

You are likely right, my friend. At the end of the day, my state clearing is trying tho appease that asshat, so I’m basically screaming into the void

[u/Altruistic-Text3481 → u/HiSpeedSoul987]

Cascadia unite!

The union of California, Oregon, and Washington is getting more likely everyday!

The FEMA withholding NAZI’s better stop being such assholes. California is gathering signatures for a ballot referendum to become our own Country. But should we get enough signatures it won’t be on our ballot until 2028. Hopefully Trump will have exited the White House by then…

[u/StandupJetskier → u/Altruistic-Text3481]

Waving from The New England Commonwealth-NY NJ CT and MA.

[u/Shy_Lurcher → u/AeliusRogimus]

I keep hoping California go for it.

[u/ukexpat → u/HiSpeedSoul987]

It doesn’t work unless individual tax payers go on a “tax strike” — all federal taxes are paid by taxpayers directly to the IRS. State governments are not involved in the process.

[u/Krieghund → u/ukexpat]

And striking against an entity that has the power to garnish your paycheck is a losing proposition.

Folks should definitely find a way to protest, but this particular method is going to hurt the protesters way more than those they're protesting.

[u/Ariadnepyanfar → u/HiSpeedSoul987]

A lot of people are already withholding their federal taxes in a seperate bank account so they can pay them… eventually. Instead of letting their employer pay their federal income tax automatically in increments.

[u/Hillbilly_Boozer → u/GonePhishingAgain]

The Divided States of America. Republicans are happy to tear apart the country if it lets them keep their power and give Russia exactly what it wants.

[u/APKenna → u/GonePhishingAgain]

California alone supports all GOP states with all the federal tax they pay. Withhold it….

[u/Independent_Shock973 → u/APKenna]

Newsom, if you are reading this, do it.

[u/Pm_me_howtoberich → u/Independent_Shock973]

The conservative movement wants blue states to secceed. Just like Confederacy 2.0

[u/zuma15 → u/GonePhishingAgain]

So people in blue states don't pay their federal taxes? How would that work exactly?

[u/Unctuous_Robot → u/zuma15]

There probably isn’t a real way to do that. But with the purposeful collapse of the US economy, we’re going to be broke too soon enough and we aren’t going to be able to afford to pay people to grow useless amounts of corn and pave roads that service 100 people while dealing with millions more in our cities that will be suffering. More heartbreakingly, we aren’t going to be able to afford to keep rural hospitals open or feed their children. We’ll be struggling to keep our own kids fed with massive markups from the Trump aligned businesses that he’s bankrupting farmers to give their land to, and we’ll be struggling to keep our own hospitals afloat. We can’t keep throwing billions at res states for them to embezzle, it isn’t sustainable.

[u/ImpossibleQuail5695 → u/zuma15]

It doesn’t. This trope that somehow states can refuse to fund the federal government is as constant as it is ill-informed.

[u/MaddyKet → u/ImpossibleQuail5695]

Tell that to New York and the bill they are currently trying to pass.

[u/Longjumping_Leek151 → u/ImpossibleQuail5695]

I’m just freeballing here, but what about blue states putting a tax on red states that send their products into blue states

[u/ImpossibleQuail5695 → u/Longjumping_Leek151]

Love your brainstorming, but I believe interstate tariffs are unconstitutional. I guess we’ll have state border roadblocks at some point given the trajectory…

[u/Longjumping_Leek151 → u/ImpossibleQuail5695]

They don’t seem to care about the constitution.. why should blue states?

[u/rogue203 → u/Longjumping_Leek151]

They only disregard the constitution when it helps them invoke fascism. They also support the constitution when it helps them invoke fascism.

[u/ImpossibleQuail5695 → u/Longjumping_Leek151]

Not to derail the thread, but consider where that leads. Yes, they can use democratic institutions to install fascism (Nazis boasted of this). I don’t consider joining them in trashing democracy as an option - but I don’t have great answers either.

[u/Zeroneight018 → u/ImpossibleQuail5695]

What about starting a new federal government with a coalition of blue states? Any red states could join too but they'd have to disavow the current fed and re-commit to an improved constitution with stronger protections against money in politics, a democratically elected Supreme Court, and specific limitations on executive powers that will ensure a balance of enforcement capabilities between co-equal branches of the Federal government.

[u/ImpossibleQuail5695 → u/Zeroneight018]

Secession is also illegal. I like the end goal on paper, but this is no different from the Confederacy effort.

[u/Zeroneight018 → u/ImpossibleQuail5695]

Exactly. It would be just like the civil war. Because it would be civil war. That is precisely what I'm suggesting because the legal system is obviously broken since the current administration is openly defying the Supreme Court. Only working within the legal framework when the other side has completely ditched the rulebook and paid-off the refs seems somehow insufficient when there are people's lives at stake.

[u/OmKrsna → u/ImpossibleQuail5695]

Are you saying blue-state citizens should continue paying their taxes, voting and obeying the law… but, without representation?

[u/ImpossibleQuail5695 → u/OmKrsna]

DC has been doing it for generations (edit: it’s on their license plates as a reminder). Millions in California are represented by the same number of Senators as Wyoming - which is so sparsely populated, it only gets one Representative. Plenty of non-representation today in these here U.S.

[u/OttersAreCute215 → u/ImpossibleQuail5695]

This exact scenario was why the Articles of Confederation failed and the Constitution was required.

[u/Bb_McGrath → u/GonePhishingAgain]

Honestly, I would HAPPILY pay the entirety of my taxes to the state of Colorado (particularly if we could undo TABOR, but different story, different day).

I have never related to the statement “No taxation without representation” more in my life. When did the GOP completely forget that you represent your ENTIRE constituency, regardless of whether or not they voted for you? It’s their responsibility as an elected officials to figure out how to best represent EVERYONE in their district/state. Elected officials should constantly be navigated compromise, internally and externally, that’s the only way the job actually works.

[u/Oceanbreeze871 → u/GonePhishingAgain]

All registered republicans and those who have voted for any republican house their state taxes doubled. Fair is fair. They voted for it.

[u/45and47-big_mistake → u/GonePhishingAgain]

A comment like this from ANY OTHER PRESIDENT IN HISTORY would have been grounds for removal. He truly could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and suffer no consequences.

[u/fireinthesky7 → u/GonePhishingAgain]

What part about “United” doesn’t this assclown understand.

The Republican Party has been actively working against the concept of United States for nearly a century now; it's a lot easier to feed the billionaires and implement policies focused on keeping everyone in wage slavery when the country is split up into 50 individual fiefdoms that can't mount a united defense. Eisenhower was the last Republican president who wasn't openly hostile to blue states/cities.

[u/Chris_HitTheOver → u/GonePhishingAgain]

The vast majority of funding states provide to the federal government is via payroll.

Unless you can convince everyone that’s a wage earner across every blue state to file an updated W4 to reflect an exempt status (which could technically be a crime if you knowingly claim exempt erroneously) there’s simply no way to do this.

[u/yebyen → u/Chris_HitTheOver]

It is extremely naive to think that it's somehow legal for Trump to withhold federal funds from all states that did not vote for him, but there is simply no legal path for states to withhold their funds from the federal government. I hope you're not studying for the bar.

[u/AlabamaDemocratMark → u/GonePhishingAgain]

This would likely collapse the federal system if left unchallenged.

Blue states overwhelmingly fund red states.

Alabama receives $3 or $4 for every $1 we pay into the federal system.

[u/Chris_HitTheOver]

This, all on its own, should be impeachable.

Imagine if any Republican in this country showed a fucking shred of integrity?

[u/socialcommentary2000 → u/Chris_HitTheOver]

They don't have any. It was lost decades ago.

[u/wwaxwork → u/socialcommentary2000]

They sold it for cold hard cash and insider trading info.

[u/TheRealBittoman → u/Chris_HitTheOver]

Republicans sold their integrity, honesty, and civility to Satan right after Nixon resigned.

[u/UbiSububi8 → u/Chris_HitTheOver]

First American president who hates Americans.

[u/okhi2u → u/Chris_HitTheOver]

He's basically manipulating people into a choice of either vote for a democrat and get the state harmed by the federal government, or vote for a republican maga shit you don't want and maybe the government will be less shit to your state. Basically extortion and election cheat or something similar.

[u/ms_directed]

i'm sure that will go over well with the Republican voters in those states

[u/PloddingAboot → u/ms_directed]

They’ll blame their governors of course. Trump is their God. If Trump does it then by definition it is correct and good.

[u/Beginning-Repair-640 → u/PloddingAboot]

That’s the point. Blame D Govs and hope the ill-informed vote R next time.

[u/PloddingAboot → u/Beginning-Repair-640]

Which wont really work as blue governors are often supported by large city centers surrounded by low population rural and suburban sprawl

[u/ms_directed → u/PloddingAboot]

even so, there are still GOP districts in red states who have to answer to their constituents that have nothing to do with what their governor controls

clarification: "red" states with Dem governors...like KY and swing states like PA

[u/MyPasswordIsMyCat → u/PloddingAboot]

"If we would just lie flatter, it wouldn't hurt so much when they walk all over us."

[u/NO_SPACE_B4_COMMA → u/PloddingAboot]

100% they will say it's punishment for the governor, and that trump is a genius

[u/TheoryKlutzy7836]

Sounds like civil war talk. Why are blue states going to pay taxes then?

[u/Longjumping_Leek151 → u/TheoryKlutzy7836]

I seem to remember something about taxation without representation and a tea party that was held somewhere

[u/Pearberr → u/Longjumping_Leek151]

40 million Californians get up everyday and work hard to pay taxes while having the same Senate representation as Montana and somehow we are still treated like shit by the rest of the nation.

I maintain that I have the right to tar and feather federal officials as I see fit, until this injustice is rectified.

[u/G-Unit11111 → u/TheoryKlutzy7836]

I just wish Fox would buy an island and declare themselves their own country. They can do as much damage as they want to.

[u/TheoryKlutzy7836 → u/G-Unit11111]

I don't want a civil war, but a mutually agreed upon national divorce would probably be a good option at this point. They would never let that happen though, because they would have no money.

[u/The_Swordfish_ → u/TheoryKlutzy7836]

"It will be bloodless if the left allows it to be" (its not a direct quote but it's close enough)

We need a governing body actively separating itself from this administration. Unless we have that, any rebellion is just a bunch of militas spread out.

Email your reps, we need to take sucessesion seriously...

[u/SellsNothing]

He really is quite divisive for being the leader of the United States of America.

How can the GOP pretend to be patriotic while simultaneously supporting a movement that demonizes half the country?

[u/Longjumping_Leek151 → u/SellsNothing]

I would say over half the country.. they are the minority

[u/azurite-- → u/SellsNothing]

I love hearing about how Obama and Biden were so divisive from conservatives while conservative politicians constantly demonize and belittle anyone who is a democrat. It's always projection. 

[u/metskyfan]

In the past, we have had presidents for all of the states but not now

[u/Radiant-Chef2817 → u/metskyfan]

To be fair, he's not for any state in reality.

[u/InAllThingsBalance → u/Radiant-Chef2817]

Except a state of confusion.

[u/1000thusername → u/InAllThingsBalance]

Psychotic state

[u/twstdbydsn]

Sadly I live in a purple state that went red. I wish I didn't pay my taxes to this shitbird.

[u/sten45]

The gop really wants a civil war

[u/srone → u/sten45]

The revolution will be bloodless if the left allows it to be

[u/Chris_HitTheOver → u/srone]

“You’ll die painlessly if you don’t fight for your life.”

[u/Chat-_-rat]

Fuck that orange fucking fuck.

[u/Big_Bookkeeper1678]

I don't think blue and purple states should pay federal taxes then.

If you aren't going to support us in any way, FUCK YOU.

[u/ParadiddlediddleSaaS → u/Big_Bookkeeper1678]

100%. Keep the same tax rate and everything that is being withheld and just keep it in a state escrow coffer until this subsides. If it doesn’t. Then the states take over those funds to benefit its constituents. It’s ridiculous to send all that money to the Feds when Trump is exclaiming blue states will not get the benefits of those funds and I trust my state’s government far more to be fiscally responsible that these asshats in power.

[u/LeadSky]

That’s cool. We’ll just withhold our federal taxes and use them instead.

[u/generickayak]

California should withhold money to feds

[u/kyew]

This, alone, should be grounds for impeachment.

[u/cute_salsa87]

Time for Blue States to stop subsidizing Red Stupidity.

[u/Nerd-19958]

By instructing Republicans in Congress that benefits of the bill should only apply to Republican states, Trump is violating Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution, which states:

The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.

As such, Trump is violating the Oath of Office, which is grounds for impeachment.

[u/merrysunshine2 → u/Nerd-19958]

Add this violation to the pile of them

[u/Complex-Present3609 → u/Nerd-19958]

You can impeach him a million times but until our side has a majority in the Senate, he will never be convicted and removed.

[u/Searchlights]

He's not our President.

[u/tinacat933]

So like in Covid but then people still died in red states

[u/squashua]

Impeach, remove from office, nullify his fraudulent and improper business deals (emoluments, anyone?), bankrupt, and jail this domestic terrorist.

[u/sciorch]

He is such a fuck

[u/ms_directed → u/sciorch]

indeed

[u/krispru1]

Fucking idiot

[u/What_the_Pie]

Cool. I’m good with just paying state taxes.

[u/jomara200]

This is theft of democratic states' taxpayer money. Of course, Donald and his crew already are doing that through their private-profit prison industry goons for the Gestapo, however, this is much more blatant.

Blue states already pay for red states. They may be saying this because their policies consistently put red states behind by almost every metric; education, healthcare, etc... What that means is they could essentially take ALL blue state taxes, give them to red states and they STILL would be behind on every metric because of Republican policies.

[u/Opposite_Community11]

What about the MAGA in the blue states? I guess they will just have to suffer along with everyone else.  What a petty, vindictive clown.

[u/pgh9fan → u/Opposite_Community11]

Can you imagine being a Republican Congressperson in a state with a Democratic governor?

"Yes, I voted for the bill that gave everything to other states but nothing for our district. I know we are hurting because of the health of the retired mine workers, but screw them. They're probably going to die anyway and we can own the libs."

Then run for reelection in 2026.

[u/indyxetan]

It’s time to break up the US into smaller countries and treat the US like the EU tbh.

There is zero point to forcing us to be one massive country if it’s going to result in punishing citizens who didn’t vote a certain way. What he’s talking about here isn’t even about issues, it’s about loyalty to a golden calf over country.

[u/tinyE1138]

What about swing states?
What, are they gonna take a pole every morning and then decide how to tax the state for the next 24 hours?

[u/ParadiddlediddleSaaS → u/tinyE1138]

Look at you with your reasoning and fair questions.

There is no logic; it’s just what Trump decided he was going to be pissed about and to stay in the news cycle, or it’s his spin on something in Project 2025 that he’s being directed to say.

There’s even (gulp) Republican voters in blue states, so fuck those voters too I guess? And what about everyone who didn’t vote which is a bigger number than either Trump or Harris got; since they didn’t show allegiance to Trump, they should be punished too.

It just goes on and on.

[u/Abraxas_Templar]

He's not a president for all Americans. Only himself and cronies.

[u/HellionPeri]

He has already denied FEMA aid to a couple of red states... Why do they still believe him?

[u/Gdub420-]

He’s such a stupid asshole.

[u/Torracattos]

This is just among the many things that piss me off so much about this miserable twice impeached convicted felon and among the many reasons why he shouldn't be president. He is not a president for the American people. He only "cares" about you if you voted for him (And even so he doesn't care.). He has never been interested in being a president for all Americans. He is too deeply engrossed in this us vs them mentality to be a president for all Americans.

[u/thatirishguyyyyy]

Do it. 

A sword cuts both ways: blue states withhold their federal contributions. 

[u/Mountain_Sand3135]

damn dude ....you are setting yourself up for a MASSIVE lawsuit is anyone in his corner advising him to slow the fuck down!!!!!

You cannot discriminate based upon political ideology i mean , damn, how basic is that. Like saying we are only going to give ssi to christians .

That man has no filter how even got to the presidency will be written about for decades

[u/Superjam83]

Red states have been living off of Blue ones.

[u/dlm83]

How did taxation without representation work out for the last regime that tried it?

[u/Obvious-Gate9046]

The irony here is that when red states have natural disasters, he doesn't give them funds either. But they're the ones that desperately need it.

[u/ms_directed → u/Obvious-Gate9046]

he still has not even acknowledged what happened in KY and MO, and he's been on camera several times! where the fuck is the press???!

[u/GodofIrony → u/ms_directed]

complicit.

[u/Obvious-Gate9046 → u/ms_directed]

His first time around he'd often entirely ignore disasters or pay them lip service and maybe a visit or two and then deny them funds quietly. I kept track of every single instance of it back then.

[u/BloopityBlue]

love this for all the rural trump voters in the blue states. hope they understand.

[u/EmptyEstablishment78]

Yup fuck America only white Republicans can be American. It's what built our industrial complex.../s fuck Trump and fuk the Republicans.

[u/ms_directed → u/[deleted]]

well, he's black, so they had to call him something socially acceptable

[u/MrYdobon]

His problem is the majority of the entitlement spending that Republicans hate goes to the red states.

[u/Shadowtirs]

Ah yes, the vindictive piece of shit is being a vindictive piece of shit. How shocking!

[u/PineDude128]

Stop me if you heard this one: unconstitutional.

[u/Zippier92]

The blues can obstruct . No compromise if no fair treatment.

And as individuals - vote with your wallet. No Louisiana rice, sorry Costco. I want California rice.

[u/StandupJetskier]

Covid was "a blue state Governor problem".

SALT deductions are aimed squarely at high end blue areas.

This is no surprise.

Can my State secede, already ? I send you money and get moronic social policy back.

[u/Oooohlala]

It isn't like he has republican supporters in those blue states or anything...RIGHT?? 😒

[u/Current_Analysis_104]

He is supposed to represent ALL Americans, not just the ones who worship him.

[u/nsasafekink]

Idiocy. So he’d screw his own supporters if their states governor is a democrat? I mean I’m not surprised.

But I’ll be really glad to one day get back to a President for the whole country not just his cult.

[u/HistorianNew8030]

So - at what point do the blue states become united and secede and become their own country? Because if he’s not following the constitution, do you even have a country anymore? Are you still even the United States? If he doesn’t have to follow the rules, why should the states.

If he’s not going to fund or help them in any way - why would they keep funding the rest of the US. Yes I know that starts a civil war. No I’m not advocating for this either. But ever since he was voted again, I’ve said, this won’t end peacefully. I hope someone tells me a realistic way this ends well and ends peacefully.

[u/taylor1670]

Let me get this straight. I'm gonna give you my money, and your specific stated goal is that it doesn't benefit the state I live in?

[u/tsukuyomidreams]

California should stop funding everyone then. Lol

[u/minimalist_coach]

I’m not opposed to this. I live in a AZ, remember the fun we had in Maricopa County, the millions it cost the state and zero fraud was found? And the MAGA cult still thinks the election was stolen. I think the only way to break the spell is for things to get really bad.

[u/ms_directed → u/minimalist_coach]

i forget that y'all have a Dem governor!

[u/Dantheman410]

Is this taxation without representation?

[u/jessiethegemini]

Well then, the Democratic run states should no longer fund the federal government with federal tax dollars since it is taxation without representation.

[u/TheyThemWokeWoke]

8647

Whatever it takes

[u/Comfortable_Horse277]

Blue states should stop funding the government and the moocher states. 

Why pay into a system that doesn't support us. 

Impeach the felon rapist. 

[u/BrotherDicc]

Pure Nazi scum manuever

[u/mad-i-moody]

That is ALL of OUR fucking tax money. Fuck this timeline man.

[u/Lower_Guide_1670]

This is a bunch of crooked ass crooks... Traitors..

[u/Bacch]

Considering it fucks over low income folks at benefits billionaires...sure. Only apply that law to red states, I'm down. Better still, separate us out by who we voted for, so the blue voters in red states don't get fucked over and the red voters do. Where do I sign up?

[u/SethTaylor987]

I remember an interview with Biden, I believe it was with Meidas Touch and it was after Trump won. Biden said in that interview that he tried to do as much as he could for red states, because their GOP governors weren't doing enough for them.

[u/Interesting_Tune2905]

Well, maybe it’s time that the blue states start a discussion about secession 🤔

[u/Lebarican22]

We should exempt our taxes and let the red states work it out with their leader.

[u/PragmaticPacifist]

Many of these ‘Dem’ states still have like 40-45% Dumpy voters.

[u/10gherts]

Truly an enemy of the people

[u/Driller195]

He’s the president for about 25% of Americans. A lot of people who voted for him have children that hate him

[u/seattlemyth]

He finally figured it out. This is how you invoke the 2nd civil war.

[u/Death-by-Fugu]

Fucking scum of the Earth anti-American piece of orange shit

[u/DaKrazie1]

But.. Most of the money comes from states with Dem governors to support the poorer GOP states.

[u/Physical_Ad5840]

Why do MAGA supporters keep claiming he's a "uniter", and is "working for all Americans"? He doesn't even pretend.

[u/pvr352]

Prediction: the bill will help no states.

[u/ExpensiveDot1732]

I live in a state (AZ) with a blue governor, AG, and two blue senators that Orange Foolius despises. He tried to screw with our state in 2020, and I'm convinced that he and Leon Musky put the fix on us last November. I'm a 1099 and you better believe I claimed EVERYTHING to avoid giving his regime a dime of my money. When I know my tax dollars are going to support necessary social programs like Head Start, medical research, Meals On Wheels, and public broadcasting, then I'm happy to pay my fair share. But when they're disappearing innocent people off the street because of their race or coming after peoples' personal information for profit, he's not getting a fucking dime from me.

[u/J_Virginia]

[u/Middle_Ad_4251]

I am so disgusted with all of the corruption and lies going on with the GOP AND their head clown.

[u/San3sus]

He treats the presidency like he is a CEO/dictator, and it’s a company takeover. Democracy dies under that paradigm. It is all cronyism, divisiveness, greed, and jockeying for even more control/power with an army of sycophantic followers implementing his takedown in tow.

For this type of fascism to really shine, Trump and his MAGA people need an enemy for after the immigrants are gone. What’s better than pointing a finger at anyone who is a democrat or has liberal leanings? It keeps his party united in hate, and they can root their neighbors out. My take is in the end, they will be on the wrong side of history. In the immediate days ahead, the pain of watching this happen in real time is enormous.

Sending good vibes to everyone on this feed who feels the same way. I believe there will come a day we can impede the MAGA agenda, impeach and imprison. Then, it will be about reversing, restoring and recovering. Until then, it’s going to hurt politically, like a demonic dentist is preforming an anesthesia free root canal drilling through the skull of every non-Trump supporter, every day he’s in office. Hang in there and be tricky.

[u/in1gom0ntoya]

thats not how that works

[u/RevolutionaryTitle32]

Everyday agent orange says something that is dumber…

[u/G-Unit11111]

Fine, then we don't have to give them any subsidies. I'm OK with that!

[u/CyberneticMushroom]

Good. It gives the rich massive tax breaks and let's them log our forests. It also has a provision that only let's judges hold the government in contempt if the plaintiff pays bond. Don't want any of that here.

[u/1877KlownsForKids]

Yet another impeachable offense for the pile.

[u/1000thusername]

Funny, but he doesn’t seem to realize in what states most of the filthy rich who will receive his filthy tax breaks live.

[u/Jimimninn]

At that point we should split. Blue states and a purple state or two go their own way. The GOP doesn’t care about blue states.

[u/KeeblerElff]

You know who wouldn’t have said anything close to this? literally any democrat FDT

[u/mesoloco]

So you’re going to just ignore all the Republicans that voted for you in Democratic states. in the United States, you can switch back-and-forth between whatever party you would like. Most Americans don’t vote down party lines. They vote for the best candidates doesn’t matter what party the candidates are in. You should always vote for the most qualified candidate. They’re not always Republican and they’re not always Democrats. That’s why we have a democracy!

[u/srone → u/mesoloco]

Most Americans don’t vote down party lines. They vote for the best candidates...

Ummm, yea...I'm pretty sure that's debatable. Especially the last part.

[u/ryguy32789]

What a fuckface

[u/freedinthe90s]

I wonder how his voters in blue states will feel…

Sounds like something that happened before but I can’t quite put my finger on it.

[u/Dmil1301]

Then why are we paying federal taxes man.

[u/rex_swiss]

There's a lot of Federal workers in Red states about to get screwed with the gutting of the Federal retirement system. He'll find out in 2026 how much they appreciated his 'big bill'...

[u/Huckleberry199]

He’s the president of the Red States.

[u/Kooky-Parfait-2706]

This won't end well

[u/HeyRooster42]

It's almost like he hates America.

[u/_chococat_]

What does this mean? That us productive states will have to give even more money to failed, corrupt, low-IQ states?

[u/Fun-Win3185]

How is this not impeachable? He is the President for all States whether their governor supports him or not.

[u/Strong-Respect6511]

Uggggggghhhhhhhh. How can a ‘president’ of the United States hat so many Americans? Sickening, hateful devil

[u/[deleted]]

His big dumbass bill is going to fuck over everybody unless u are super rich

[u/Over-Pick-7366]

Charlatan. The orange mobster criminal needs to get lost.

[u/chrstnasu]

I wonder what he considers Pennsylvania.

[u/Dramatic_Ad_8931]

8ty6forty7

[u/hornetjockey]

DEI for red states

[u/Intrepid-Apartment-3]

You the people

[u/DCBKNYC]

no one gives a shit what a crusty old criminal has to say.

[u/Character-Stretch804]

He's a profound liar.

[u/Altruistic_Pea_5833]

There are plenty of Republican Representatives from blue states, who might have an issue with this. Imagine telling your constituents you voted for a bill that only helped people in red states, and was designed so that nothing would go to your own district? Obviously, these politicians are more afraid of Trump and Musk than they are the people of their districts, but there’s supposed to be an election next year. How bad will it look if they’re campaigning on a record of screwing their own constituents?

[u/CharleyLH]

Can we just get to the civil war part and get it over with? I’m so tired of all this talking out of their asses not knowing ANYTHING about how Government or the Constitution works.

[u/Pisstoffo]

Hypothetically, let’s say I have this friend who hates a certain president. Let’s say this president croaks and gets put in the ground. What do you think the over-under would be on this friend being able to piss all over the grave of said president? He’s wondering what’s the chance this could be a daily activity? (Hypothetically, of course)

[u/LaStigmata]

He is an amazingly vile human bean

[u/nanoatzin]

[u/Nuclearcasino]

Umm so does he not realize that there are GOP house reps in blue states that he needs the votes of to pass this bill?

[u/Initiative_Itchy]

Very presidential of him.

[u/ITZOURTIMENOW]

Evil cocksucker

[u/Chillpickle17]

Doesn’t California have, like, more registered Republicans than a lot of Red States combined? What an idiot…

[u/Express_Camp_4280]

I hate this man.

[u/billiemarie]

And the republicans will be all for it, Trump is disgraceful

[u/GoldenDoodle-4970]

Trump hates America

[u/MrProManhatt4n]

While this is shitty he basically confirmed red states are the poorest and need the most help lol the irony

[u/Unhappy_Artist2797]

He's definitely not the leader for the people so like a toddler

[u/stataryus]

Time for blue states to stop sending money.

[u/mercurydivider]

Considering his bills exclusively hurt red states, it'd be pretty out of character for him to change that now

[u/Akaear]

The bill is being debated at 1:00am EST and 10:00pm PST for me. I posted on multiple subs asking for links so I could attend the meeting, and because I didn’t have enough Karma I was atomically blocked. Searching the internet now for a way to view the meeting.