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1. What about the policemen they beat up?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 07:10 PM

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Reporter: "Why should taxpayers pay for the J6ers?" Trump: "This is reimbursing people that were horribly treated" [View all] Miles Archer May 18 OP

What about the policemen they beat up? surfered May 18 #1

Trump crime family only rewards criminals. Good people and victims get punished. Irish_Dem May 18 #3

How about every American? kentuck May 18 #13

Interpreted: no_hypocrisy May 18 #2

No dump MustLoveBeagles May 18 #4

I imagine that Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn, and others will have a lot to say about this. greatauntoftriplets May 18 #5

If Trump thinks they were "horribly treated" lapfog_1 May 18 #6

He probably already took a 20% finders fee. rubbersole May 18 #29

Just one more poke in the eye from that bastard. Klarkashton May 18 #7

Trump's "revenge" includes all of America for electing Biden in 2020 Miles Archer May 18 #10

I never thought of it this way Billsdaughter May 18 #32

It comes from having the misfortune of reading one of the "revenge" chapters from one of his ghost-written books Miles Archer May 18 #35

Thos sure checks a lot of boxes Billsdaughter May 18 #37

Incredible!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd May 18 #8

Well received. This stinks to everyone. He had EVERYTHING to do with it. underpants May 18 #9

I'm sure it's been "well received" by the J6ers getting paid so handsomely for their many crimes 0rganism May 18 #34

That's why people don't like him he lies as he breathes. FloridaBlues May 18 #11

He knows "very little about it..." ? kentuck May 18 #12

Is there any way to stop him from receiving this money? KS Toronado May 18 #14

Litigation perhaps but the USSC will Billsdaughter May 18 #33

And it would re-ignite the "Clarence won't recuse himself, even though his wife helped plan the insurrection" thing Miles Archer May 18 #36

Or Chuck Schumer will write a very Billsdaughter May 18 #38

What a horse's ass Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 18 #15

Just another act of treason by this admin. n/t flvegan May 18 #16

The cost of the clean up. sheshe2 May 18 #17

These people are monsters. travelingthrulife May 18 #18

How about paying most of it to the Capitol Police who were horribly treated on J6? sinkingfeeling May 18 #19

Oh no. Don't you know the Capitol Police were the "bad guys" that day? They LoisB May 18 #21

He is just insuring.... Escape May 18 #20

He's like a freaking mafia Don with all his men behind him. mtngirl47 May 18 #22

We are in hell Billsdaughter May 18 #23

And...many of them are criminals still! purr-rat beauty May 18 #24

So....... Escape May 18 #25

Destruction of government property rewarded. Emile May 18 #26

In a sane world and country, Trump would have been in custody the evening of January 6. PufPuf23 May 18 #27

Never, EVER... GiqueCee May 18 #30

Apparently in their circle Turbineguy May 18 #28

What about the human beings horribly mistreated by effn ICE??? vapor2 May 18 #31

Sounds like reparations to me. LastDemocratInSC Tuesday #39

Reparations for white male dropouts who can't get on at the Dollar Tree. Maru Kitteh Tuesday #40