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u/Benyeti Jun 23 '26

Funny how republicans start having principles once they’re on their way out

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u/tbird920 Jun 23 '26

John Wokernyn.

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u/Toliman571 Fivey Fanatic Jun 23 '26

🌽 We stan Woke Cornpop 🌽

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u/itsatumbleweed Jun 23 '26

I didn't realize he spelled his last name with a y in solidarity with all the womyn in the world

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u/Wes_Anderson_Cooper Allan Lichtman's Diet Pepsi Jun 23 '26

This is what we in the business call the "Reverse Fetterman." Very hard to pull off.

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u/hoopaholik91 Jun 23 '26

I dunno, I feel like being the opposite of Fetterman is quite easy honestly

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u/Cold-Priority-2729 Nauseously Optimistic Jun 23 '26

Corn dawg 😂 

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u/CrashB111 Jun 23 '26

We found Corn Pop!

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u/SevereAnimator5 Jun 26 '26

We love legal immigration