Sat
May 2 2026
10:18 am
By: bizgrrl
There was a shooting at a Washington DC hotel where the president was speaking. A location that should be one of the safest places on earth. The Administration decides there can be no safer place than the White House.
But, but, but... Maybe a High School gym is the safest place on earth. Huh.
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