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Trump spent September 14 sharing a FEMA warning about misinformation while his own false Puerto Rico claims were still drawing backlash. The irony was so thick it practically needed its own disaster declaration. The episode reinforced the pattern: when the president gets caught saying something absurd, he often responds by doubling down and posting through it.
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Trump spent September 14 sharing a FEMA warning about misinformation while his own false Puerto Rico claims were still drawing backlash. The irony was so thick it practically needed its own disaster declaration. The episode reinforced the pattern: when the president gets caught saying something absurd, he often responds by doubling down and posting through it.
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Trump spent September 14 sharing a FEMA warning about misinformation while his own false Puerto Rico claims were still drawing backlash. The irony was so thick it practically needed its own disaster declaration. The episode reinforced the pattern: when the president gets caught saying something absurd, he often responds by doubling down and posting through it.
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