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crickets

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3. Another reason to bar the press is to avoid the expected performative speeches.

Reply to Beakybird (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 3, 2020, 12:35 PM

Aug 2020

In this climate, who in their right mind wants to stand up and praise trump while running for their own reelection? Not only that, the country is its current situation in large part because of Republican support for trump's blatant ineptitude. They have no real praises to sing for themselves either.

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I was thinking that the RNC might be barring press so that they can get rid of Trump by secret vote. Beakybird Aug 2020 #2

Another reason to bar the press is to avoid the expected performative speeches. crickets Aug 2020 #3