r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • Mar 06 '25

Soft Paywall Elon Musk Suddenly Doesn’t Want Credit for Disastrous DOGE Cuts - Musk is warning Republicans to stop blaming DOGE for the cuts.

https://newrepublic.com/post/192415/elon-musk-warns-republicans-doge-job-cuts
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u/CarbsMe Mar 06 '25

Claude Malhuret used the phrase “piétonner la constitution” in his French speech about Trump this week. Piétonner means not just “walk on” the constitution, it is even more walking casually on a pedestrian street. His image was Trump trampling across the constitution like walking in the park.

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u/mrburger Mar 07 '25

His image was Trump trampling across the constitution like walking in the park.

I appreciate your translation, and Malhuret's incisive image.

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u/ProblemSame4838 29d ago

That was a fantastic speech! I wish the U.S. media would’ve reported it, but alas, America is under media censorship.

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u/erininva 28d ago

Perhaps “stroll over the Constitution”?