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12. To be fair

Reply to doc03 (Reply #9)

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 09:24 AM

7 hrs ago

I've been to to DC three times going back awhile. The last time was when Biden was in the White House in '24. Every time I've been, the perimeter at the WH was further out than the time before, no matter if it was a Democrat of Republican. I don't trust Trump either, but this isn't new.

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