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TlalocW

(15,380 posts)
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 02:13 AM Sep 2020

Inshallah - More Clever than You Might Think?

So Trump said he would release his taxes, and Biden replied with, "When Inshallah?" Inshallah, if you haven't seen other posts, is Arabic for, "God willing," and I'm sure when said in a negative tone, it essentially means, "Schyeah, and monkeys might fly out my butt," but not as poetic.

It also became a common phrase in the military during the noughts (2000-2009), especially the army in the Gulf War. So I don't think this is proof that it was Joe who was the secret Muslim all the time instead of Obama (ha-ha) nor just something Biden would normally say, but it was a call-out to military vets of that time. Kind of like an inside joke that shows Biden is one of them. If so, it might be a minor thing, but it's still a nice play.

Thoughts?

TlalocW

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Inshallah - More Clever than You Might Think? (Original Post) TlalocW Sep 2020 OP
Beau Biden was in Iraq in that time period katusha Sep 2020 #1
a reference to possible Trump connections uriel1972 Sep 2020 #2

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)
2. a reference to possible Trump connections
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 03:16 AM
Sep 2020

to Saudi's et al. I'll have get out my TeamBiden Secret Decoder Ring and find out.

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