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title: "“Let’s just call this what it is: Donald Trump’s administration wants to…"
date: 2026-02-18T12:43:02.308Z
author: Ricardo Mendes
url: https://rmendes.net/notes/2026/02/18/1eb04/
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  - "politics"
  - "Trump"
  - "Colbert"
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# “Let’s just call this what it is: Donald Trump’s administration wants to…

> “Let’s just call this what it is: Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV, OK? He’s like a toddler with too much screen time. He gets cranky and then drops a load in his diaper.”

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