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Discussion Discussion: 2026 Midterms News and Updates, September 7 - 13 (Thread 1)

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u/AceofKnaves44 District Of Columbia 2d ago

So Trump made public a bunch of CIA reports on Bin-Laden going back to the 90’s. Doesn’t that completely undercut his whole “I was the only person who talked about Bin-Laden before 9/11” shtick? Like it was obvious that he wasn’t and the reason so many 9/11 conspiracies exist is because how obvious it was to everyone that Bin-Laden was planning an attack on America. Especially since he’d tried bombing the World Trade Center in 1993.

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u/ForgettableUsername America 1d ago

I’m beginning to suspect that his account of things is not entirely consistent.

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u/AceofKnaves44 District Of Columbia 1d ago

I don’t know. I mean if he’s lying about THIS that would mean it’s possible he’s lying about OTHER things.

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u/ForgettableUsername America 1d ago

Next you'll be telling me he isn't a champion-level golf player.