A Trump Veto Leaves Republicans in Colorado Parched and Bewildered

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/us/politics/colorado-water-trump-veto.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FFA.8mH8._LxZ_H6Fn8sT

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41762562

The first veto of the president’s second term killed legislation that would have brought clean water to some of the most conservative parts of the state. Residents wonder why.

Probably because he wasn't bribed to grant the project. Oh well, the tRump voters can die of thirst in that conservative area of Colorado. It's what they wanted by voting for it, and nothing of value will be lost.

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GreenShimada@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 237d

Hey now, they voted to own the Libs, and this is a sacrifice they need to make to own the Libs.

You hear that? It's the Libs being owned while Trump emails donation requests to people that voted for him and whom he just left without water. They're certainly not laughing and posting this in a comm about leopards eating.....oh....wait.

Ooops@feddit.org · 34 pts · 237d (2 replies)

“I don’t understand why” he killed the bill, she said, but “I guarantee you he’s done it for a reason.”

Yeah, the reason is: You are idiots that will vote for him and his stooges again anyway.

anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 236d (1 reply)

They think he’s god. They both work in mysterious ways.

Really they are both cruel imaginary strong men, that fools worship to be part of a group and feel loved.

Most of them have dad-shaped holes in their hearts. I wish I knew a healthy way to help them fill this.

sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 232d

Yep.

It really is this.

These mental invalid, thumb sucking morons cannot conceive of reality without magical sky daddy authority figures.

Too much indoctrination, too much lead in the brain, who knows.

They're childlike idiots who are members of a death cult though, so, no pity is warranted, infact, its dangerous.

They need cult deconversion therapy, not general sympathy.

assembly@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 237d (1 reply)

“She said she voted for Mr. Trump and still supported him, but felt stung by the veto.”. Sounds like they are having the day that they voted for.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 236d

trump is conserving water by vetoing it.

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 11 pts · 236d

WallsToTheBalls@lemmynsfw.com · 9 pts · 237d

Fuck em

ikidd@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 236d (1 reply)

“I can’t believe he would do that to us,” said Shirley Adams, the Republican mayor

Oh, god, stop, please. My sides are hurting, Shirley.

sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 232d

Shirley, you can't be -

... ah who am I kidding of course she's serious.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 236d

you conserve, that is what conservatives are. trump is vetoing to conserve water, why complain/.

SystemL@literature.cafe · 3 pts · 236d

Nah

sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 237d
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