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Is there any possible excuse by which you could say you believe someone who says they didn't know they had an extensive wine cellar hiding in their home while owning a wealthy mansion? (www.msn.com)
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[–] m_f@discuss.online 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's a crap headline:

Republicans react after Gavin Newsom says he 'didn't even know' about the 5,000-bottle wine cellar in his $7.5M home: 'The lies keep coming'

He's not saying he's unaware of the existence of the wine cellar, he's saying he didn't know that it held 5,000 bottles specifically. It seems quite possible someone wouldn't know that, and also I'm not sure why anybody should care in the first place.

At a press conference this week, Newsom was asked if he used the wine cellar to its full capacity, to which he responded, "Are you serious? Really? No, I never filled it. I didn't even know I had that much."

[–] PatrickStar@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, you have to know these things when you're a ~~king~~ millionaire, you know.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Get real.

Someone with $50 million is closer to being homeless than they are to being a billionaire.

A billion is a thousand million.

[–] PatrickStar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He's also the governor, soo...

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Got it. You think it's time to encourage people to stay away from the polls in November with BoTh sIDeS aRe THe SAme?

[–] Jedikkeneus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Billionaires and millionaires are on opposite sides? Now there's a twist.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Actually, a lot of millionaires are against billionaires. Not the "hundreds millionaires", but the "single digit millionaires".