When belonging has a price, America ceases to be a promised land. Citizenship becomes privilege, justice becomes transaction, and the very soul of democracy is up for sale.
Ask Leticia James, AG in NY. She convicted the conman of financial fraud, not long ago. He overstate his assets to borrow money. He understated his assets when it was time to pay property taxes, etc, etc. The orange fuck is a POS.
BTW The orange idiot has had a hard on to bring suit against L James and Comey.
does extortion have receipts? Quite possible in digital age.
Does quid pro quo have a trail? follow the money & the immediate actions. (Those who are slaves to money do not delay any purchase! Immediate action is usually blatant)
Following below is my initial response to Michael’s post. 👇🏻
(And yes, trump is definitely enamored by “the gilded age”, the pomp and ceremony, the sense of glory and glamour he just experienced in England. He’s so preoccupied with the sense of his own “kingly status” that he’s literally recreating it in the WH. It’s so tacky AND ALSO HORRIFYING!)
my response 👇🏻
This is a whole new level of djt’s blatant, unscrupulous exploitation of the people’s WH as his personal, transactional cash register. Quid po quo.
DJT is not only well-known as a notorious liar, a cheat, a thief, a sexual predator, a conman/grifter, a racist bigot, a misogynist womanizer who has a long history of preying on and trafficked young girls for personal profit.
And he’s also a convicted felon who has somehow managed to become the most powerful person in the world, and he is hellbent on destroying our constitution democracy and replacing it with an oligarchic, authoritarian dictatorship.
And now DJT is also proving daily, in plain sight, that he is a modern day ROBBER BARON who is openly operating from the WH.
At this point he obviously believes that he is untouchable and functions above the law. And he won’t stop until, unless someone stops him!
This is a critical, defining moment in the history of our nation, and we must stay united and stand firm against his tyrannical regime!
“…a robber baron was a powerful and wealthy 19th-century American industrialist or financier who became rich by using unethical and exploitative practices to gain control of major industries, often at the expense of workers, competitors, and the public.”
“Ruthless tactics: They used unethical methods, including manipulative market practices, predatory pricing, and the suppression of competitors [and the media] to eliminate rivals and consolidate their power.
Exploitation of labor: Workers in their factories and enterprises were often subjected to low wages, poor working conditions, and harsh treatment.
Political influence: They often used their wealth to influence political decisions and create a system with minimal business regulation, which allowed their abuses to flourish.
Historical context:
The term became popular during the Gilded Age in the United States (late 19th century), a period of rapid industrial growth and vast economic inequality. “ (AI generated)
Wherever it is, it MUST be traced & kept track of because I firmly believe anything Trump has taken in is in violation of the emoluments clause that every President MUST ADHERE TO! This has nothing to do with his so-called "IMMUNITY"! 🏛🗽⚖️🇺🇲💙
I wholeheartedly agree. Here’s the frustrating problem: he’s been violating the clause since his first inauguration. And he’s continued to brazenly violate that clause during his second term. But he’s NEVER BEEN HELD LEGALLY ACCOUNTABLE!!! 🤬
“President Donald Trump has been violating the Constitution since noon on January 20, 2017. His decision in the months prior to his inauguration to retain ownership and control of his sprawling business empire—a move that went against both long-standing historical practice and the advice of career government ethics officials—put him at odds with the Constitution’s original anti-corruption provisions the moment he was sworn in.”
Then - “Attorney General Racine and Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh sued President Trump for violating the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses, our nation’s original anti-corruption laws. The Emoluments Clauses prohibit the president from accepting money or benefits from foreign or domestic governments”.
“During his presidency, Donald Trump faced multiple lawsuits alleging violations of the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution, which are anti-corruption provisions. These cases were ultimately dismissed as moot by the Supreme Court in January 2021, after Trump left office, without a final ruling on the legal issues.”
Then Early Rulings: “In 2018, a federal court judge issued a historic ruling, defining "emoluments" broadly and allowing the case to move forward. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals later affirmed that the case could proceed.
Supreme Court dismissal: In January 2021, the Supreme Court also dismissed this case as moot due to Trump leaving office.”
“The dismissals left the core legal issues surrounding the emoluments clauses unresolved by the Supreme Court. Since the lawsuits ended, reports by watchdog groups like CREW and the House Oversight Committee have continued to document payments made to Trump businesses by foreign governments. Some legal scholars argue that Congress could pass legislation to clarify and enforce the meaning of the clauses for future presidents.”
But MAGA HAS MADE REPUBS WORSE. To me, there are REPUBS ( ex: MASSEY & few exceptions)… THEN THE “ MAGA REPUBS”…. Those that crossed-over to MAGA, but still in REPUB PARTY…. *** MAGA HAS BECOME “AMERICAS 3rd REICH PARTY”. ❗️❗️❗️❗️GOT THAT TRUMP…. ❓ YOUR MAGA IS 🇺🇸 “ THIRD REICH PARTY”… just as PROJECT 2025 portrays your MAGA ADMINISTRATION TO BE… ✅
He must take it to one of those places that cash your paycheck for 10% of the money. Sure he does LOL
Seems to me if most people on Social Security now have to have some type of bank account in order to receive their money the same thing should apply to anyone receiving a government paycheck.
That's the $5-billion question. Five million to buy citizenship is peanuts to foreign oligarchs, drug kingpins, and foreign governments' espionage budgets. Do they have to take and pass the citizenship test, or does the Orange Menace hire stand-ins like he did in college?
Once the oligarchs have purchased their citizenship, they'll be able to own the American markets. Even Media corporations. At first it was "corporations are people too". And now? It's like only corporations are people. the rest of us unincorporated lifeforms are in the way, mucking up their balance sheets by owning property, and needing health care, and taking up their precious air and water, and saying hurtful, truthful things about them on the airwaves...
Following below is my initial response to Michael’s post. 👇🏻
This is a whole new level of djt’s blatant, unscrupulous exploitation of the people’s WH as his personal, transactional cash register. Quid po quo.
DJT is not only well-known as a notorious liar, a cheat, a thief, a sexual predator, a conman/grifter, a racist bigot, a misogynist womanizer who has a long history of preying on and trafficked young girls for personal profit.
And he’s also a convicted felon who has somehow managed to become the most powerful person in the world, and he is hellbent on destroying our constitution democracy and replacing it with an oligarchic, authoritarian dictatorship.
And now DJT is also proving daily, in plain sight, that he is a modern day ROBBER BARON who is openly operating from the WH.
At this point he obviously believes that he is untouchable and functions above the law. And he won’t stop until, unless someone stops him!
This is a critical, defining moment in the history of our nation, and we must stay united and stand firm against his tyrannical regime!
“…a robber baron was a powerful and wealthy 19th-century American industrialist or financier who became rich by using unethical and exploitative practices to gain control of major industries, often at the expense of workers, competitors, and the public.”
“Ruthless tactics: They used unethical methods, including manipulative market practices, predatory pricing, and the suppression of competitors [and the media] to eliminate rivals and consolidate their power.
Exploitation of labor: Workers in their factories and enterprises were often subjected to low wages, poor working conditions, and harsh treatment.
Political influence: They often used their wealth to influence political decisions and create a system with minimal business regulation, which allowed their abuses to flourish.
Historical context:
The term became popular during the Gilded Age in the United States (late 19th century), a period of rapid industrial growth and vast economic inequality. “ (AI generated)
Sounds about right to me!
(And yes, trump is definitely enamored by “the gilded age”, the pomp and ceremony, the sense of his own magnificence, his delusions of grandeur and glamour, akin to what he just experienced by the royalty in England. He’s so preoccupied with the sense of his own “kingly status” that he’s literally recreating it in the WH. It’s so tacky AND ALSO HORRIFYING!)
All true. Trump will sell all of us out to line his pockets and massage his ego. His parents really messed that kid up. So many obvious mommy issues... He has to have an extensive list of dissimilar organizations/oligarchs propping him up. All with their own agendas, and all expecting their pound of flesh. Trump does not care what happens after he exits & we are left with Christian nationalists/local terror groups, vs international criminals shooting it out in the streets. And with our global alliances trashed... I appreciate Gavin Newsom and others that are attempting to maintain open lines of communication and trading relationships as an end run around the White House.
Yep. Mommy issues. And also daddy issues. I think he’s spent the better part of his adult life trying to prove to his intelligence (stable genius no doubt), his inherent power, talent, worthiness, value, to everyone, but particularly to his family, his deceased parents, and to himself.
He’s just an empty shell, a bully, coward, unprincipled, no values, no boundaries that define him, no sense of the meaning of self-worth, integrity, trustworthiness. Everyday he’s a reality TV persona, creating a false impression through bravado.
But he’s so cunning, bitter, filled with revenge, delusions of grandeur, so much to “prove” and that’s why he’s so dangerous. I fear we’re heading for civil war, emergency govt shutdown which gives trump full control, full blown armed forces and private militias ala Erik Prince, on the streets, internment camps, American citizens arrested and “disappeared”.
And yrs, he’s managed to destroy our international reputation in just a few months. So we could be staring down the path of WW3 and new World Order. Russia is making more moves on Eastern Europe. And the Middle East is a mess.
Some peacemaker, huh? Nobel Peace price? Anyone who has to beg or bribe for a NPP should automatically be disqualified!
Yes. Gavin Newsom is a gem and should have been the Democratic candidate in 2024! He would have SLAUGHTERED Trump in debates! And I’m SO glad to see him making a mockery of DJT.
According to one source, Trump's mother was terrified of him and relieved when he was sent to military school. So, he's been a bully since the get go. Probably why his remaining siblings went along with stripping his father of his wealth after he fell to dementia.
There are some people that can never be hugged enough and I think trump is one of them. I've read that even in military school he was a horror.
His whole life has led up to being the monster that he is, point in fact, blowing up fishing boats -- just plain murder. Serial killers enjoy watching people die - he fits the bill in my estimation.
How his parents messed that kid up wouldn't be such a horrific problem put on all the rest us if there weren't a strong faction of people enabling & rewarding his pathological, predatory behavior. If we don't have people with the wherewithal to end run & contain this crap, we're not the country we thought we were.
Yes, but, by now, it's not just wherewithal. Our tax dollars are being used in a huge grifting ponzi scheme presidency. It's rigged, and even the Supreme Court is tilted to favor that. You or I cannot influence things at this level. A group of extraordinarily rich individuals, using PACs to shield their efforts, can achieve this though. Senator Whitehouse has done some great work breaking all of this down. Robert Reich has throughly explained the methods...
I'm not sure what it was called; but, there was a tv program, maybe called the Rich and Famous or something like that. I remember that it would show these opulent houses that were owned/still owned by very wealthy people. Seems like many were of the owners of big business.
I don't recall ever seeing one of trump's houses; but, then I didn't watch the program all of the time and before disliking him on the Apprentice I probably would not have even recognized his name.
What I am getting at is that he has, to say the least, an unhealthy need to be one of the Rich and Famous. Problem is he can never achieve that in a positive way. Think of how much good he could do if he wasn't hell bent on destroying instead of building. Somehow he seems to think, imo, that building a pretty ballroom is the equivalent of getting respect and honor.
He thinks that rubbing shoulders with royalty rubs off on him.
Merry, your last paragraph is excellent and so apropos.
Thank you. And you so nailed it. I don’t watch programs like “Rich and Famous”. And I think I watched maybe 10 minutes of the apprentice. Once. I could immediately see it was BS.
I’ve been following his “career” for decades, since I was living/working in Manhattan around the corner from trump tower. His reputation as a liar, thief, conman grifter, womanizer who brazenly assaulted women, stiffed his employees and his lenders, laundered millions through his casinos, and used “mob boss” style tactics to threaten and intimidate people was well known. I was warned to stay away from him. But I can detect false bravado from a mile away!
But here we are…it’s extremely disturbing.
You may have seen pictures of his TT home and Mar a Lago. Same hideous, gilded, gaudy, tasteless display.
I don't remember how I came to tune in the Apprentice, maybe I was flipping channels. Like you, I only watched for a short time and was not impressed and never returned. I did immediately know that I didn't like trump.
Re the apt., I have seen photos of it before; but, not in such detail. Guess he thought if he lived like a king it would make him one. Real estate people will "dress up" houses, so to speak, to sell new houses. That is what those pictures reminded me of. Not real living spaces; but, fantasy living spaces.
I've seen Mar a Largo pics before. Same thing and now that he really thinks he is a king he is trying to transform the stately White House into a royal palace.
I saw a headline, don't remember if I read it or not, that he was bragging that he put very little of his own money into building this ballroom.
To be fair I was trying to think of one positive thing to say about trump without looking it up to see what MAGA says. It's not murdering people, it's not lying, it's not grabbing women you know where, etc.
I think I know one, he went to his son's graduation and didn't make a fool of himself or his son.
That's exactly why they hosted him, the same reason Britain threw a royal kiss-up extravaganza for him. Everyone lost sight of the lesson that you should never give in to a bully. While it may buy them some immediate respite, disfavor can come roaring back with the smallest perceived slight. Who does he never really cross? Putin, Netanyahu, Xi, the ones who bend no knee.
This week I'm recovering from Covid, and everything seems like a fever dream, so excuse me if I comment on facts that aren't real. But if it is a crime to make disparaging comments about the top Civil Servant, then why in the Hell hasn't the entire MAGAt movement been rounded up for all of the derogatory names they called and all of the trash they talked about our last president? I ask the same question about our most recent experiment in fascism, #47? Wasn't Mr. Trumplethinskin aware that talking trash about the guy who resides in the White House is the #1 National pastime behind Baseball?
Thank you, this was time number four (4 for any MAGAts out there). The first three I either stayed in the hospital or had visited someone who was in the hospital. This time, I have no clue, but it hit me hard. Between trump and RFK, we are in for a rough 20 years or more.
Sorry you got Covid. 4 times seems like a lot. That's why my husband and I got Covid shots this past week. I got mine on Saturday and he got his on Wednesday. We both had side effects, muscle pains, chills, fever that lasted a fee days. But I'm glad we did. We got ours free at CVS.
I had been talking it over with my wife. We watched worm brain melt down in front of Congress and decided it was best to move quickly. I just didn't move quick enough, I woke up that morning with symptoms, so I put things off and the next morning I had it, no denying. I would much rather take the side effects from a Covid Shot.
Week Before X-mas last year I had already been Vaxed and took my wife in to get hers, and there was this bright red woman standing there coughing like she was trying to get rid of her lungs. Spraying the entire pharmacy and her infant. Wife got her vax, but it did no good she spent "Christmas with the Covid"
Didn’t want to ‘like’ this post because it’s terrible to contemplate. This is a horrible place to be.. buttlick is a con artist like the rest of the rethuglicans! Ugh
Just getting worse by the day. Thanks Michael.. we won’t comply in advance.. keep resisting! Finish this Fight!
America has been redesigned as a business.I heard many people say they wanted a business 'man' to make a difference to America society. A business person would manage the country better. I suspect many of these people owned businesses. I would hope they treat their employees well and maintain upkeep on their premises.
America's billionaire president and his side kicks are taking pure profit and don't seem to care for people within America, or pressing environmental issues at hand.
No wonder Trump was so bad at business. Trump relied on bankruptcy and his fake reputation to catapult him to the presidency.
It turns out the old adage is true: It's not what you know, it's who you know...
As Putin has proven, good marketing, strong networking is the key to it all. This house of cards built by Trump and Putin will fall.
I'm dubious that Trump has the power to do this. There is a formal process for becoming a U.S. citizen. Without formal approval from Congress, this is just another Trump grift.
The republican held congress needs to step up and let go of that project 2025 theoretic authoritarian game plan for America that they have. They're letting trump burn down the country so they can rule over the ashes
Will we ever see the receipts? Are checks and balances permanently wiped out?
Ask Leticia James, AG in NY. She convicted the conman of financial fraud, not long ago. He overstate his assets to borrow money. He understated his assets when it was time to pay property taxes, etc, etc. The orange fuck is a POS.
BTW The orange idiot has had a hard on to bring suit against L James and Comey.
Yes checks and balances are for losers and no if we show you the receipts we'll have to jail you.
does extortion have receipts? Quite possible in digital age.
Does quid pro quo have a trail? follow the money & the immediate actions. (Those who are slaves to money do not delay any purchase! Immediate action is usually blatant)
Pimps don't keep receipts. It's not just checks & balances at this point, it's intervention of criminal behavior.
MALR - Make America Like Russia. Sounds a lot like Mar-a-Lago when you think about it....
RUSSIA “ golds it up “ too.
Michael, how in the world do you crank out so much quality commentary?
You are like the energizer bunny 🐇
Wonderful comments. 😊
Republicans sold the country. Republicans don't need to show anyone receipts. Republicans are loyal to the King of America.
Following below is my initial response to Michael’s post. 👇🏻
(And yes, trump is definitely enamored by “the gilded age”, the pomp and ceremony, the sense of glory and glamour he just experienced in England. He’s so preoccupied with the sense of his own “kingly status” that he’s literally recreating it in the WH. It’s so tacky AND ALSO HORRIFYING!)
my response 👇🏻
This is a whole new level of djt’s blatant, unscrupulous exploitation of the people’s WH as his personal, transactional cash register. Quid po quo.
DJT is not only well-known as a notorious liar, a cheat, a thief, a sexual predator, a conman/grifter, a racist bigot, a misogynist womanizer who has a long history of preying on and trafficked young girls for personal profit.
And he’s also a convicted felon who has somehow managed to become the most powerful person in the world, and he is hellbent on destroying our constitution democracy and replacing it with an oligarchic, authoritarian dictatorship.
And now DJT is also proving daily, in plain sight, that he is a modern day ROBBER BARON who is openly operating from the WH.
At this point he obviously believes that he is untouchable and functions above the law. And he won’t stop until, unless someone stops him!
This is a critical, defining moment in the history of our nation, and we must stay united and stand firm against his tyrannical regime!
“…a robber baron was a powerful and wealthy 19th-century American industrialist or financier who became rich by using unethical and exploitative practices to gain control of major industries, often at the expense of workers, competitors, and the public.”
“Ruthless tactics: They used unethical methods, including manipulative market practices, predatory pricing, and the suppression of competitors [and the media] to eliminate rivals and consolidate their power.
Exploitation of labor: Workers in their factories and enterprises were often subjected to low wages, poor working conditions, and harsh treatment.
Political influence: They often used their wealth to influence political decisions and create a system with minimal business regulation, which allowed their abuses to flourish.
Historical context:
The term became popular during the Gilded Age in the United States (late 19th century), a period of rapid industrial growth and vast economic inequality. “ (AI generated)
Sounds about right to me!
Wherever it is, it MUST be traced & kept track of because I firmly believe anything Trump has taken in is in violation of the emoluments clause that every President MUST ADHERE TO! This has nothing to do with his so-called "IMMUNITY"! 🏛🗽⚖️🇺🇲💙
But with Trump you have to factor in severe mental instability, profound immaturity and an obsession with vengeance.
All of which also makes him extremely dangerous
Spot ON!
I wholeheartedly agree. Here’s the frustrating problem: he’s been violating the clause since his first inauguration. And he’s continued to brazenly violate that clause during his second term. But he’s NEVER BEEN HELD LEGALLY ACCOUNTABLE!!! 🤬
“President Donald Trump has been violating the Constitution since noon on January 20, 2017. His decision in the months prior to his inauguration to retain ownership and control of his sprawling business empire—a move that went against both long-standing historical practice and the advice of career government ethics officials—put him at odds with the Constitution’s original anti-corruption provisions the moment he was sworn in.”
Then - “Attorney General Racine and Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh sued President Trump for violating the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses, our nation’s original anti-corruption laws. The Emoluments Clauses prohibit the president from accepting money or benefits from foreign or domestic governments”.
“During his presidency, Donald Trump faced multiple lawsuits alleging violations of the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution, which are anti-corruption provisions. These cases were ultimately dismissed as moot by the Supreme Court in January 2021, after Trump left office, without a final ruling on the legal issues.”
Then Early Rulings: “In 2018, a federal court judge issued a historic ruling, defining "emoluments" broadly and allowing the case to move forward. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals later affirmed that the case could proceed.
Supreme Court dismissal: In January 2021, the Supreme Court also dismissed this case as moot due to Trump leaving office.”
“The dismissals left the core legal issues surrounding the emoluments clauses unresolved by the Supreme Court. Since the lawsuits ended, reports by watchdog groups like CREW and the House Oversight Committee have continued to document payments made to Trump businesses by foreign governments. Some legal scholars argue that Congress could pass legislation to clarify and enforce the meaning of the clauses for future presidents.”
https://oag.dc.gov/about-oag/emoluments-lawsuit
https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/profiting-off-the-presidency-trumps-violations-of-the-emoluments-clauses/
And fuckin TRAITORS to the rest of we the people
But MAGA HAS MADE REPUBS WORSE. To me, there are REPUBS ( ex: MASSEY & few exceptions)… THEN THE “ MAGA REPUBS”…. Those that crossed-over to MAGA, but still in REPUB PARTY…. *** MAGA HAS BECOME “AMERICAS 3rd REICH PARTY”. ❗️❗️❗️❗️GOT THAT TRUMP…. ❓ YOUR MAGA IS 🇺🇸 “ THIRD REICH PARTY”… just as PROJECT 2025 portrays your MAGA ADMINISTRATION TO BE… ✅
And where is the money deposited?
In off shore accounts.
That’s what I’m afraid of.
Trump has a lousy reputation in the banking world.
House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t HAVE a bank account.
So he says. I don't believe that for a second! He gets a paycheck! How does he cash it to pay his bills!???🤔
He must take it to one of those places that cash your paycheck for 10% of the money. Sure he does LOL
Seems to me if most people on Social Security now have to have some type of bank account in order to receive their money the same thing should apply to anyone receiving a government paycheck.
The transactions are in Trump memecoins, I bet.
That's the $5-billion question. Five million to buy citizenship is peanuts to foreign oligarchs, drug kingpins, and foreign governments' espionage budgets. Do they have to take and pass the citizenship test, or does the Orange Menace hire stand-ins like he did in college?
Ballrooms, bedrooms & bathrooms.
At golf courses.
?loose floorboards at 1600 Penn Ave
?into the hands of Congress to silence them???
Bordellos.
GOOD POINT! Legally, he's NOT ENTITLED to any of it!!!😡🏛⚖️🇺🇲💙
Once the oligarchs have purchased their citizenship, they'll be able to own the American markets. Even Media corporations. At first it was "corporations are people too". And now? It's like only corporations are people. the rest of us unincorporated lifeforms are in the way, mucking up their balance sheets by owning property, and needing health care, and taking up their precious air and water, and saying hurtful, truthful things about them on the airwaves...
Following below is my initial response to Michael’s post. 👇🏻
This is a whole new level of djt’s blatant, unscrupulous exploitation of the people’s WH as his personal, transactional cash register. Quid po quo.
DJT is not only well-known as a notorious liar, a cheat, a thief, a sexual predator, a conman/grifter, a racist bigot, a misogynist womanizer who has a long history of preying on and trafficked young girls for personal profit.
And he’s also a convicted felon who has somehow managed to become the most powerful person in the world, and he is hellbent on destroying our constitution democracy and replacing it with an oligarchic, authoritarian dictatorship.
And now DJT is also proving daily, in plain sight, that he is a modern day ROBBER BARON who is openly operating from the WH.
At this point he obviously believes that he is untouchable and functions above the law. And he won’t stop until, unless someone stops him!
This is a critical, defining moment in the history of our nation, and we must stay united and stand firm against his tyrannical regime!
“…a robber baron was a powerful and wealthy 19th-century American industrialist or financier who became rich by using unethical and exploitative practices to gain control of major industries, often at the expense of workers, competitors, and the public.”
“Ruthless tactics: They used unethical methods, including manipulative market practices, predatory pricing, and the suppression of competitors [and the media] to eliminate rivals and consolidate their power.
Exploitation of labor: Workers in their factories and enterprises were often subjected to low wages, poor working conditions, and harsh treatment.
Political influence: They often used their wealth to influence political decisions and create a system with minimal business regulation, which allowed their abuses to flourish.
Historical context:
The term became popular during the Gilded Age in the United States (late 19th century), a period of rapid industrial growth and vast economic inequality. “ (AI generated)
Sounds about right to me!
(And yes, trump is definitely enamored by “the gilded age”, the pomp and ceremony, the sense of his own magnificence, his delusions of grandeur and glamour, akin to what he just experienced by the royalty in England. He’s so preoccupied with the sense of his own “kingly status” that he’s literally recreating it in the WH. It’s so tacky AND ALSO HORRIFYING!)
All true. Trump will sell all of us out to line his pockets and massage his ego. His parents really messed that kid up. So many obvious mommy issues... He has to have an extensive list of dissimilar organizations/oligarchs propping him up. All with their own agendas, and all expecting their pound of flesh. Trump does not care what happens after he exits & we are left with Christian nationalists/local terror groups, vs international criminals shooting it out in the streets. And with our global alliances trashed... I appreciate Gavin Newsom and others that are attempting to maintain open lines of communication and trading relationships as an end run around the White House.
Yep. Mommy issues. And also daddy issues. I think he’s spent the better part of his adult life trying to prove to his intelligence (stable genius no doubt), his inherent power, talent, worthiness, value, to everyone, but particularly to his family, his deceased parents, and to himself.
He’s just an empty shell, a bully, coward, unprincipled, no values, no boundaries that define him, no sense of the meaning of self-worth, integrity, trustworthiness. Everyday he’s a reality TV persona, creating a false impression through bravado.
But he’s so cunning, bitter, filled with revenge, delusions of grandeur, so much to “prove” and that’s why he’s so dangerous. I fear we’re heading for civil war, emergency govt shutdown which gives trump full control, full blown armed forces and private militias ala Erik Prince, on the streets, internment camps, American citizens arrested and “disappeared”.
And yrs, he’s managed to destroy our international reputation in just a few months. So we could be staring down the path of WW3 and new World Order. Russia is making more moves on Eastern Europe. And the Middle East is a mess.
Some peacemaker, huh? Nobel Peace price? Anyone who has to beg or bribe for a NPP should automatically be disqualified!
Yes. Gavin Newsom is a gem and should have been the Democratic candidate in 2024! He would have SLAUGHTERED Trump in debates! And I’m SO glad to see him making a mockery of DJT.
According to one source, Trump's mother was terrified of him and relieved when he was sent to military school. So, he's been a bully since the get go. Probably why his remaining siblings went along with stripping his father of his wealth after he fell to dementia.
It may be that she was afraid of the creature she birthed, like Rosemary's Baby. She certainly didn't hug him enough.
There are some people that can never be hugged enough and I think trump is one of them. I've read that even in military school he was a horror.
His whole life has led up to being the monster that he is, point in fact, blowing up fishing boats -- just plain murder. Serial killers enjoy watching people die - he fits the bill in my estimation.
I've no objections.
How his parents messed that kid up wouldn't be such a horrific problem put on all the rest us if there weren't a strong faction of people enabling & rewarding his pathological, predatory behavior. If we don't have people with the wherewithal to end run & contain this crap, we're not the country we thought we were.
Yes, but, by now, it's not just wherewithal. Our tax dollars are being used in a huge grifting ponzi scheme presidency. It's rigged, and even the Supreme Court is tilted to favor that. You or I cannot influence things at this level. A group of extraordinarily rich individuals, using PACs to shield their efforts, can achieve this though. Senator Whitehouse has done some great work breaking all of this down. Robert Reich has throughly explained the methods...
A number of very rich people have supported Gov Newsom re Prop 50 in CA
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/soros-fund-donates-10-million-to-newsom-s-california-redistricting-fight/ar-AA1MVSHg
Good news, thank you for sharing. Bummer about Munger, Jr. going against it.
I'm not sure what it was called; but, there was a tv program, maybe called the Rich and Famous or something like that. I remember that it would show these opulent houses that were owned/still owned by very wealthy people. Seems like many were of the owners of big business.
I don't recall ever seeing one of trump's houses; but, then I didn't watch the program all of the time and before disliking him on the Apprentice I probably would not have even recognized his name.
What I am getting at is that he has, to say the least, an unhealthy need to be one of the Rich and Famous. Problem is he can never achieve that in a positive way. Think of how much good he could do if he wasn't hell bent on destroying instead of building. Somehow he seems to think, imo, that building a pretty ballroom is the equivalent of getting respect and honor.
He thinks that rubbing shoulders with royalty rubs off on him.
Merry, your last paragraph is excellent and so apropos.
Thank you. And you so nailed it. I don’t watch programs like “Rich and Famous”. And I think I watched maybe 10 minutes of the apprentice. Once. I could immediately see it was BS.
I’ve been following his “career” for decades, since I was living/working in Manhattan around the corner from trump tower. His reputation as a liar, thief, conman grifter, womanizer who brazenly assaulted women, stiffed his employees and his lenders, laundered millions through his casinos, and used “mob boss” style tactics to threaten and intimidate people was well known. I was warned to stay away from him. But I can detect false bravado from a mile away!
But here we are…it’s extremely disturbing.
You may have seen pictures of his TT home and Mar a Lago. Same hideous, gilded, gaudy, tasteless display.
https://www.maisonvalentina.net/en/news-events/architecture/donald-trumps-manhattan-luxury-apartment-mansion
https://www.trump.com/estates/mar-a-lago-club
I don't remember how I came to tune in the Apprentice, maybe I was flipping channels. Like you, I only watched for a short time and was not impressed and never returned. I did immediately know that I didn't like trump.
Re the apt., I have seen photos of it before; but, not in such detail. Guess he thought if he lived like a king it would make him one. Real estate people will "dress up" houses, so to speak, to sell new houses. That is what those pictures reminded me of. Not real living spaces; but, fantasy living spaces.
I've seen Mar a Largo pics before. Same thing and now that he really thinks he is a king he is trying to transform the stately White House into a royal palace.
I saw a headline, don't remember if I read it or not, that he was bragging that he put very little of his own money into building this ballroom.
To be fair I was trying to think of one positive thing to say about trump without looking it up to see what MAGA says. It's not murdering people, it's not lying, it's not grabbing women you know where, etc.
I think I know one, he went to his son's graduation and didn't make a fool of himself or his son.
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BTW Rolex is the U.S. Open sponsor who hosted Trump in their box.
I don't know why, Trunp slapped on like 34% tariffs on Switzerland
That's exactly why they hosted him, the same reason Britain threw a royal kiss-up extravaganza for him. Everyone lost sight of the lesson that you should never give in to a bully. While it may buy them some immediate respite, disfavor can come roaring back with the smallest perceived slight. Who does he never really cross? Putin, Netanyahu, Xi, the ones who bend no knee.
Dementia Don doesn't know either.
for the Men's tennis final.
With Trump, his overriding governing philosophy is stricty about money.
No values at all, as Michael has said, it's all about the Benjamins.
This week I'm recovering from Covid, and everything seems like a fever dream, so excuse me if I comment on facts that aren't real. But if it is a crime to make disparaging comments about the top Civil Servant, then why in the Hell hasn't the entire MAGAt movement been rounded up for all of the derogatory names they called and all of the trash they talked about our last president? I ask the same question about our most recent experiment in fascism, #47? Wasn't Mr. Trumplethinskin aware that talking trash about the guy who resides in the White House is the #1 National pastime behind Baseball?
Hope you feel better soon.. Aand you’re right. The best pastime behind baseball!
Thank you, this was time number four (4 for any MAGAts out there). The first three I either stayed in the hospital or had visited someone who was in the hospital. This time, I have no clue, but it hit me hard. Between trump and RFK, we are in for a rough 20 years or more.
Sorry you got Covid. 4 times seems like a lot. That's why my husband and I got Covid shots this past week. I got mine on Saturday and he got his on Wednesday. We both had side effects, muscle pains, chills, fever that lasted a fee days. But I'm glad we did. We got ours free at CVS.
I had been talking it over with my wife. We watched worm brain melt down in front of Congress and decided it was best to move quickly. I just didn't move quick enough, I woke up that morning with symptoms, so I put things off and the next morning I had it, no denying. I would much rather take the side effects from a Covid Shot.
Week Before X-mas last year I had already been Vaxed and took my wife in to get hers, and there was this bright red woman standing there coughing like she was trying to get rid of her lungs. Spraying the entire pharmacy and her infant. Wife got her vax, but it did no good she spent "Christmas with the Covid"
Despicable!
Didn’t want to ‘like’ this post because it’s terrible to contemplate. This is a horrible place to be.. buttlick is a con artist like the rest of the rethuglicans! Ugh
Just getting worse by the day. Thanks Michael.. we won’t comply in advance.. keep resisting! Finish this Fight!
This is so not normal ✊
This country hasn't been "normal" since Trump got his 1st taste of the White House.
No I knew the first time.
It took you this long to figure out this is not normal? What exactly is your normal??? That is more terrifying than Cankles dementia kicking in.
No I knew the first time
America has been redesigned as a business.I heard many people say they wanted a business 'man' to make a difference to America society. A business person would manage the country better. I suspect many of these people owned businesses. I would hope they treat their employees well and maintain upkeep on their premises.
America's billionaire president and his side kicks are taking pure profit and don't seem to care for people within America, or pressing environmental issues at hand.
No wonder Trump was so bad at business. Trump relied on bankruptcy and his fake reputation to catapult him to the presidency.
It turns out the old adage is true: It's not what you know, it's who you know...
As Putin has proven, good marketing, strong networking is the key to it all. This house of cards built by Trump and Putin will fall.
From your keyboard to God's ears!
I'm dubious that Trump has the power to do this. There is a formal process for becoming a U.S. citizen. Without formal approval from Congress, this is just another Trump grift.
I hope you are correct.
The republican held congress needs to step up and let go of that project 2025 theoretic authoritarian game plan for America that they have. They're letting trump burn down the country so they can rule over the ashes
Nutlick is just another bad actor in the ongoing Trump grift show.