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Miles Archer

(21,176 posts)
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 09:05 AM Wednesday

Trump wants to call Republicans who have been broken, humiliated, and bent to his will "TEPUBLICAN" or "TPUBLICAN"

Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Wednesday morning, and mused out loud about a possible new name for the majority of the Republican Party that remains loyal to him.

"There is a new word for a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, which is almost everyone (GREAT POLICY IS THE KEY!)" wrote Trump. "It is, TEPUBLICAN??? Or, TPUBLICAN???"

Trump did not elaborate further on this, or whether he came up with the term or simply saw it somewhere else.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-nickname-tepublican/

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Trump wants to call Republicans who have been broken, humiliated, and bent to his will "TEPUBLICAN" or "TPUBLICAN" (Original Post) Miles Archer Wednesday OP
Is he giving up MAGA? sinkingfeeling Wednesday #1
Shared this before, but in my opinion, rapists have two clear goals Miles Archer Wednesday #3
I think ass holes would be a better term Dread Pirate Roberts Wednesday #2
He thinks he's so witty 😆. Emile Wednesday #4
It's what he does in lieu of the job he was elected to do Miles Archer Wednesday #5
Works with "Traitor Republican" Zorro Wednesday #6
"Idiots" would be my first choice mountain grammy Wednesday #7
I thought T-Publicans were Tea-party Republicans back in the day. haele Wednesday #8

Miles Archer

(21,176 posts)
3. Shared this before, but in my opinion, rapists have two clear goals
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 09:36 AM
Wednesday

1). Thoroughly dominate their victim, and

2). Thoroughly humiliate them in the process.

So because Trump is a rapist at heard (and in practice), he has to communicate total ownership of any Republican who "serves" him. He has to crow about the fact that the Republican did what they did because HE ORDERED THEM TO DO SO.

He has to trot out his victims for the cameras and proclaim "I OWN THEM NOW."

Miles Archer

(21,176 posts)
5. It's what he does in lieu of the job he was elected to do
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 09:43 AM
Wednesday

I mean, I DO UNDERSTAND that people PAY FOR things like Kid Rock tickets, and that alone entitles him to wear the mantle of "entertainer," even though i don't see him as "entertaining."

And, it's the same for Trump. He CREATED an aura of "MASTER SHOWMAN," and I've never seen him as anything more than a boorish pig.

Saw an article yesterday. Didn't think it warranted posting here, but it said that in term 2, Trump has reduced his schedule overall by 39%.

It also said that while he'd show up for work around noon in term 1, now he shows up "mid-afternoon."

That's because he's working on his ballroom, playing golf, watching TV, and coming up with nicknames for people.

In lieu of the job he was elected to do.

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