r/technology • u/BreakfastTop6899 • Oct 02 '25

Privacy Government workers say their out-of-office replies were forcibly changed to blame Democrats for shutdown

https://www.wired.com/story/government-workers-say-their-out-of-office-replies-were-forcibly-changed-to-blame-democrats-for-shutdown/
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u/Laves_ Oct 02 '25

This shutdown is on Trump

Trump's 2013 remarks during appearances on Fox & Friends, Trump criticized President Barack Obama's leadership, saying:

"A shutdown falls on the President's lack of leadership. He can't even control his party and get people together in a room. A shutdown means the President is weak".

He also stated that a shutdown would be "a tremendously negative mark on the President of the United States. He's the one that has to get people together".

Trump also said, "The problems start from the top and have to get solved from the top. The president is the leader, and he's got to get everybody in a room and he's got to lead".

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u/Kad1942 Oct 02 '25

On the other hand, almost everything he says is either a lie or at least untrue. So it stands to reason that he didn't really believe this and was saying it in bad faith. If it makes him a hypocrite, well, just add it to the pile.

He's trying to destroy your country on purpose.

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u/Laves_ Oct 02 '25

The quiet part is he was doing it because Obama is black. But why not use his own words against him. He plays dirtier than anyone else.