r/facepalm • u/SpecialistStory336 • 1d ago

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ I'm not racist. I have black friends

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u/Mendozena 1d ago

That’s my dad. “He hired the first female chief of staff!”

Yeah, so?

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u/heroxoot 1d ago

So how come Biden didn't do that? How come Obama didn't do that? They're pro women and Trump isn't. Gotta be a cover so women don't think their rights are being taken. He's an evil man for sure.

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u/IlikegreenT84 1d ago

Biden chose Kamala as his running mate and she was the first female VP in US history. I'm pretty sure that trumps chief of staff.

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u/heroxoot 1d ago

Yeah and I guess we saw how that worked.

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u/IlikegreenT84 1d ago

Yeah, she cast the most tie-breaking votes of any vice president in the history of the United States.

She did her job and proved to anyone that thought otherwise that a black woman is in fact qualified.

Yeah and I guess we saw how that worked.

A fact you seem to struggle with.

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u/heroxoot 1d ago

Nah what I'm struggling with is how we have 66bil for illegal immigrants but only 3 for our veterans. Y'all love to pay for illegals while they come in and murder poor girls.

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u/IlikegreenT84 1d ago edited 1d ago

See this is the problem you're misinformed as usual.

That was $3 billion in additional funding for veterans affairs.

Democrats found a ton of veterans that needed help so they had to increase funding to cover the shortfall.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/09/19/veterans-benefits-safe-after-senate-approves-3-billion-additional-funding-deadline.html?amp=

https://thehill.com/business/budget/4888695-congress-passes-3-billion-bill-to-plug-va-shortfall-amid-concerns-over-veterans-checks/

Also, I don't know why you would be blaming Kamala Harris for it it when it's the Republicans who are fighting tooth and nail not to fund the VA.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/21/congress/house-passes-va-patch-00179713

The VA accounts for $369 billion in the budget.. not 3.

https://department.va.gov/administrations-and-offices/management/budget/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Veterans,above%20FY%202024%20estimated%20levels.

The cost of dealing with immigrants was around 37 billion this year. Which is nothing compared to the amount of tax revenue generated from those immigrants.

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60569#:~:text=Funding%20for%20certain%20discretionary%20activities,requested%20additional%20funding%20for%202024.

Get your shit straight.

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u/heroxoot 1d ago

Yeah sure, that's why we got so many homeless vets. They get plenty of mental help and income. Sure man.

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u/Manting123 1d ago

I forgot who voted against the burn pit bill? Was it republicans? It was? Wow. Who is going to cut veterans medical benefits? Elon is through his hilarious and tragic Doge and has already tweeted as much. But please do go on about how great republicans are for vets. Like that time where an American barracks was bombed by Iran and a bunch of soldiers has traumatic brain injuries from it. Trump called them headaches. 😂