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Donald Trump argued that a GOP budget bill should help only Republican states instead of benefiting Democratic governors.

"We're going to make a couple of tweaks," Trump said of his "one big beautiful bill" during a Tuesday trip to Capitol Hill. "I mean, we don't want to benefit Democrat governors, although I would do that if it made it better, but they don't know what they're doing."

"We want to help all the states, but we have governors that are from the Democrat [sic] party, let's say New York, Illinois, big ones, and let's say Gavin 'Newscum,' who's done a horrible job in California."

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[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 94 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think the blue states should cut all the funding they provide for the government.

[–] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

balkanization of the united states plays right into putin's best interests. how about we just stack conservative bodies until this country stops being so fucking stupid?

[–] frezik@midwest.social 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's too late for that. Everyone is finding the exit for the USD as the reserve currency. That loss of soft power alone is seismic.

[–] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] frezik@midwest.social 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nope, it is. There is no reason anyone should trust the USD as a reserve currency. Even if Trump is impeached, Vance is impeached, and everyone down the line of succession is impeached until you get someone who isn't MAGA, it's still too late. It'd just be highlighting how unstable the US political system has become. Nobody wants to keep their reserve money in a system like that.

[–] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

i think you missed my point

[–] hexonxonx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, better to just sit around and do nothing. It's not like it could get worse.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Even just CA would absolutely make an impact.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago

The whole West Coast should secede, and form an alliance with Canada and Mexico. That would surround about 2/3 of the country with enemy territory, and cut America off from the entire west coast shipping lanes. They could charge America exorbitant tariffs to ship goods through the Rockies.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

California secession / Calexit would be beautiful. That is how I know it would never happen, even as rest of the US collapses into Gilead.

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Here is the CalExit website. We got 210,000+ signatures through there, probably a bit more through other means. Hopefully Californians would do the right thing and reach the petition's requirement. California should R&D the possibility of secession sooner, rather than have many surprises if later forced into a crisis.

[–] Pandasdontfly@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

If this were to ever happen in my mind it makes the most sense for Oregon and Washington to come with... Though that's probably too much to ask

[–] mhague@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I love it. "Here's a petition to betray the country. Any separatists come forward and put your name on this list."

It will save sooooo much time.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Conservatives betrayed the country when they RE-ELECTED a felon rapist traitor to tank our economy, remove our rights, ignore our Constitution, and sow division amongst Americans.

Us blue states are just tired of giving our money to traitor fuck welfare queens.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

My guy, are you familiar with the Declaration of Independence?

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

(insert wendys meme here)

since you're too dumb to notice, trump already betrayed the country.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

trump already betrayed the country.

That means it's time to separate the country from Trump.

Far past the time, actually, but it's never a bad time to get started.