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Greg Hammons's avatar

Hi Gabe, wondering why so many Russian missiles and drones are hitting cities in Ukraine? It seems that this was not happening with US missiles and drone defense systems that were in place earlier. Is this a result of Trump not supplying Ukraine with those defensive weapons?

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Marc Shale's avatar

How did trump circumvent the alternative minimum tax on his tax return?

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Marc Shale's avatar

Thanks, but can you get the answer somewhere?

I know how it works I had to pay it.

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Mike Nolan's avatar

Hi Gabe. If the president receives a gift from a foreign entity, and refuses to ask Congress for approval to accept it, and also does not pay full value for it, who would have standing to sue him in court? Thanks and keep up the good work.

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HBIII's avatar

How is the Supreme Court walking down Trump’s garden Path of rolling issues, instead of prioritizing and expediting contempt charges?!?!

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Nathan's avatar

Hi Gabe. From your home state. Can you explain to everyone how the Missouri legislature can repeal paid sick leave, something the Missouri voters voted in favor of last year? Also, in similar vain, please discuss the Missouri legislature putting on the ballot a measure to ban abortions when the voters just approved an amendment last year to legalize abortions.

Thank you! I appreciate your work!

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Graham Brown's avatar

What is the reaction in DC to Trumps embrace of an Islamist leader in Syria and do you see any parallels between this and Nixon/China in ‘72?

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Margaret Shoptaw's avatar

I am wondering why I have not heard more about Jamal Khashoggi this week during Trump's visit with MBS. I would have thought there would have been some discussion of the terrible optics of cozying up to someone that sanctioned a brutal murder of a journalist.

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Susanne's avatar

Yes! Exactly!!! Kissing the Saudi king after he permitted that heinous murder of one of America’s journalists!! These foreign leaders are terrorists. And poor Zelenskyy heading to Turkey- where Putin has no intention of going? I’m literally sickened by our poor excuse of a president

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John d zeltin's avatar

It seems like democracy is dead if the Supreme Court rules against nationwide injunctions. The administration can then do anything it wants. The final check and balance is gone and our form of government, "by the people and for the people", is history. Very sad.

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David Podeschi's avatar

My question for this week is this: Could the president of the US cancel the midterm elections?

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Olivia's avatar

Hi! (Former JBS contemporary here!) I'm curious what your thoughts are on HR 9495 incorporation into reconciliation. It's my understanding that the language in this bill would give Trump authority to dismantle or otherwise go after 'unfavorable' nonprofit and other tax exempt entities. My question is, actually how popular is this effort in Congress?

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G. Wright's avatar

Hello Gabe, you mentioned in a 2024, November 5th article that if Harris lost Pennsylvania and the Blue Wall it would be a “Call this the 2028 nominee Josh Shapiro scenario”. Do you still believe this to be the case for the Democratic Party? As in, what it ought to do, will do, and or should do?

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sean's avatar

of course. The Dems have no bench.

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Gail Smith's avatar

Gabe, is there any way to stop the Qatari plane heist?

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Debbie's avatar

What is the most effective action(s) an average citizen can DO to help save our three equal branches of government? Write to elected officials? (Call, or email?) Participate in peaceful protests? Anything else? I don't want to sit back and watch Trumps administration dismantle our checks and balances and also watch the Republican congress just 'rubber stamp' his decisions. But I'm not sure of what 'we the people' can do. I value your insights.

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Gail Smith's avatar

I don’t understand how the Speaker keeps bringing home successes! Can you explain this?

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David Vincent Seymour's avatar

" 'The 2025 Backlash Event' which took place in St Louis on May 10th was no wrestling match compared to the Project 2025 Backlash Event that took place on May 21st in the Oval Office between US President Trump and South African president Ramaphosa.

Although historically black enslaved people have been lashed by their white masters, during the event in the Oval Office this week,

not only did Trump “lash out” at Ramaposa but he did so in an undiplomatic, ignorant, and untruthful manner. It was not just a lashing but a “back lashing”, the sub text, if not the text, of which was,

“We white rich folks who have achieved so much are the winners and everyone else are losers and we are fed up giving up our hard earned privilege, power and profit to the losers, including women, blacks, others of color, the Jews, the Muslim’s, the intelligencia and the LBGTQ community all of whom are socialist and Marxist.

MAGA and POTUS want to return us to the days of the wild west where men are men and women are women and they don’t need a Supreme Court to remind them of that fact.

The Oval Office therefore has become a stage on which the Emperor can undress and show the world on international television that that he has no clothes. "

This is a comment sent to me by a friend who was applauded by this kind spectacle. We who watched from home started to talk to the TV about how an outside might see the articles about the USA in another forum. What is so sad is you don't write about it either. The question is what is the truth about this story and how many white folks are getting into the country claiming status.

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Carol's avatar

We need to organize a 610th anniversary celebration for the signing of the Magna Carta. That document established the basics of democracy... Especially that no-one , including the king, is above the law!!!!

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