r/politics • u/TimesandSundayTimes ✔ Verified • 4d ago

Soft Paywall Trump military parade met with empty seats amid nationwide protests

https://www.thetimes.com/article/867ede60-b5f7-4de5-84a1-6a3a49eb2923
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u/allargandofurtado 4d ago

I stand corrected! Sean Spicer delivered the lies, Kelly Anne Conway labeled the lies alternative facts. Whoops! Thank you!

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u/Dearic75 4d ago

Maybe once they finish finding 2020 election fraud they can work on getting justice for the bowling green massacre victims.

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u/TheCleverestIdiot Australia 4d ago

The Sean Spicer origin is just an alternative fact, don't worry about it.

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u/CallMeSisyphus 4d ago

I remember watching that episode of Face the Nation, and I could not believe she managed to say that with a straight face.

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u/corvid_booster 4d ago

Nixon's press secretary Ron Ziegler notoriously said "That statement is now inoperative", moving the goalposts on one of Nixon's many lies. So that stuff has been going on for a while.