Jesse Watters claims Donald Trump told him he is constructing the new White House ballroom as a “monument” to himself — and that he’s doing it “because no one else will.”

The Fox News host recounted the alleged conversation while speaking at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, a multiday conservative conference and festival in Phoenix, on Saturday, Dec. 20. A video of the moment has since been posted on X.

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[–] 53 points 10 months ago (11 children)

Didn't work for Ronnie Raygun. I'm still seeing stuff named after that asshole. Up until at least W, he was easily the worst president in living memory anyway.

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  • [+] 35 points 10 months ago (3 children)
  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I don't believe in the "great man" theory of history, but an awful lot of bullshit does seem to line up with that one guy

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    The conservative wrecking ball that led to where we are now really starting swinging under Ronnie Raygun. Of course, it wasn't just due to him, but those around him.

    He also had the most criminal administration, going by the number of criminal indictments in his admin. We'll see where Taco lands, I guess.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Was Ronnie hiding a trove of sexual assault evidence because I feel that is going to make a huge difference.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    He also wasn’t profiting off his office nor helping his donors stay above the law. And his violations of human rights were at least outside the country, instead of also against his own people

    Reagan may have started this huge swing to the right, to authoritarianism, but I seriously doubt he’d recognize how far it’s gone. And he would seem entirely centrist , relative to the current travesty

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Fair. Even some of the most low-info geniuses that bought tons of Taco merch might finally turn on him (or at least hide/burn all their Nazi regalia) if it finally sinks in that most people don't like pedos.

    That's an if. Their crutch is fake news like Faux. If they can prop up the notion that Taco being a pedo is "fake news", they might cling to him like bitter old cons hung onto Nixon...

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I see that working short term but once Trump is dead, there is less value in propping up a pedo. He actually becomes very convient scape goat

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    "He was maga, but he wasn't maga enough."

    Just like conservatism and Republicanism can never really fail, it's just that people fail conservativism/Republicanism. According to conservatives/Republicans. Ironically enough, they parrot the attitudes of Communists, LOL.

    It will be the same when it comes to "maga" (which is just more of the same conservative/Republican pile of shit with a dumb acronym attached and the racism more blatant.).

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