Trump Was Just Asked About The Status Of The Hantavirus—And His Response Is Giving People Serious Déjà Vu

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Donald Trump thinks he has the support of the American people when it comes to his bizarre obsession with building a ballroom where the East Wing once stood.

As CNN noted in a shady new poll, he couldn't be more wrong.

In fact, even ghosts are more popular than Trump's ballroom. Yes, that's really a poll question they asked. And we are here for it.

~ George Takei

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Last summer, Donald Trump set off the 2025-2026 redistricting wars when he demanded that Texas Governor Greg Abbott call a special session to redraw Texas’s congressional lines. As Trump told reporters openly at the time, “We are entitled to five more seats.”

But he was not content to stop there. Trump also called on other red states to do the same, and North Carolina and Missouri quickly followed.

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