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Trump says Google kisses his ass
Trump bragged at a rally that ‘Google wouldn’t have taken my call in the first term. Now they kiss my ass.‘
theverge.com
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Nobody has backed it yet. Submitted October 18, 2026 at 10:01 AM EDT. Placed October 18, 2026 at 10:01 AM EDT.
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https://theverge.com/policy/1013485/trump-google-kiss-my-ass
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Source 1: theverge.com
Trump says Google kisses his ass
Trump bragged at a rally that ‘Google wouldn’t have taken my call in the first term. Now they kiss my ass.‘
Marked as found on the page, exactly, October 19, 2026 at 12:03 PM EDT. The check history below is the evidence.
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| October 18, 2026 at 10:01 AM EDT to October 19, 2026 at 12:03 PM EDT | Link resolves | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 26 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 395636 characters, landed on https://www.theverge.com/policy/1013485/trump-google-kiss-my-ass The wording varied; every check is below.Every one of the 2
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| October 18, 2026 at 10:01 AM EDT to October 19, 2026 at 12:03 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 26 hours, the same result every time. the page contains the quotation, exactlyEvery one of the 2
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