▲ 547 ▼ Trump Mocks U.S. Women's Hockey Team After Gold Medal (www.rollingstone.com) submitted 5 months ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 81 comments fedilink hide all child comments Don't ignore the fact that the entire men's team laugh at the disrespect too. Fuck these guys and Trash Patel's fraud, waste, and abuse of tax payer's dollars.
[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago* (1 child) He absolutely holds ideas that are as bad or worse. He doesn't have the charisma or the network to inact it though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) or the network to inact it though. Vance still has Theil holding his puppet strings. While he doesn't have the MAGA base supporting him, he isn't completely without connections to big money influencing and enabling him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Money is only part of Trump's ability to influence. He also has the RNC chair. He can get anyone who doesn't fall in line primaried. Vance doesn't have these sorts of connections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) I meant big money being an influence on Vance. As in telling him what to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago Right, he can be told what to do. That's 100% the case. I just don't believe he can actually be any where near as effective as Trump at enacting the stuff he's told to do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) or the network to inact it though. Vance still has Theil holding his puppet strings. While he doesn't have the MAGA base supporting him, he isn't completely without connections to big money influencing and enabling him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Money is only part of Trump's ability to influence. He also has the RNC chair. He can get anyone who doesn't fall in line primaried. Vance doesn't have these sorts of connections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) I meant big money being an influence on Vance. As in telling him what to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago Right, he can be told what to do. That's 100% the case. I just don't believe he can actually be any where near as effective as Trump at enacting the stuff he's told to do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Money is only part of Trump's ability to influence. He also has the RNC chair. He can get anyone who doesn't fall in line primaried. Vance doesn't have these sorts of connections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) I meant big money being an influence on Vance. As in telling him what to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago Right, he can be told what to do. That's 100% the case. I just don't believe he can actually be any where near as effective as Trump at enacting the stuff he's told to do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) I meant big money being an influence on Vance. As in telling him what to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago Right, he can be told what to do. That's 100% the case. I just don't believe he can actually be any where near as effective as Trump at enacting the stuff he's told to do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago Right, he can be told what to do. That's 100% the case. I just don't believe he can actually be any where near as effective as Trump at enacting the stuff he's told to do. permalink fedilink source parent