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Trump's New Go-To Response: 'I Don't Know' (www.rollingstone.com)

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Good thing he doesn't go on You Can't do That on Television.

Donald Trump hasn’t been happy with Vladimir Putin lately, and he took out his frustrations with Russia’s president this week by announcing that the United States would resume sending military aid to Ukraine. When he was asked on Tuesday who ordered the aid to be paused in the first place, Trump delivered what has become one of his go-to responses whenever he’s pressed about the chaos his administration is unleashing on the nation and the world.

“I don’t know,” he said.

The pause on aid to Ukraine was apparently ordered last week by beleaguered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who reportedly neglected to tell the White House about the move, leading to internal scrambling. Trump was asked whether he approved the pause while sitting next to Hegseth during a Cabinet meeting. The president only offered that the U.S. needs to keep sending “defensive weapons” to Ukraine because “Putin is not treating human beings right.” When asked who ordered the pause, Trump said he didn’t know. “Why don’t you tell me?” he added.

This would be far more amusing if he got slimed every time he said that.

Also, what kind of strongman doesn't know what's going on in his loyal junta?

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[–] cheeseburger 3 points 1 day ago (5 children)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This guy watched TV in North America in the '80s.

(and likely was as surprised as I that Alanis Morissette was part of the cast)

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to head to my rocking chair.

[–] cheeseburger 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

😆 brother! I loved Moose, whew... anyway, Alanis being on the show was a fun discovery years later when the internet became a thing and showed me!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

You'd think there would be all sorts of memories from that show, but I've really only retained one. Standard kitchen-table sketch, and the kids get handed boxes of cereal. One advertises a bigger box, and the kid is disappointed that the bag inside is still the same size.

To which the dad says "well, it is a bigger box. They didn't claim 'more cereal.'"

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