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wordpix

(18,652 posts)
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 10:06 PM Nov 2015

Trump bankruptcies, "using the laws of the US" & previous donation$ to politician$

Trump was asked this week by Mika on Morning Joe to explain further how he weathered his 4 bankruptcies so well "using the laws of the United States." He clearly got rattled, would not answer the q and got off on another tangent immediately. Unfortunately, she let him off the hook. Get some gonads if you're going to interview people like Trump.

Soon after he announced his bid during his flippant, say-whatever-comes-to-mind early campaign stage, Trump also said that while he was "on the other side" as a donor to campaigns, he got what he asked for in return for the $. The soft reporters did not follow that up with, "And what was it you asked for?"

Putting the dots together, it seems he got benefits in the bankruptcy laws. He probably helped write the laws himself. Would not doubt it if he gave huge donations to those who could make it happen.

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Trump bankruptcies, "using the laws of the US" & previous donation$ to politician$ (Original Post) wordpix Nov 2015 OP
T Rump likes using the laws of the United States gratuitous Nov 2015 #1
when you can buy politicians, no problem, but for the rest of US wordpix Nov 2015 #2

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
1. T Rump likes using the laws of the United States
Thu Nov 12, 2015, 10:19 PM
Nov 2015

It's a puzzlement why he's so dead set against other people trying to get the laws of the United States to be a little more amenable to their circumstances. Good enough for T Rump, but too good for others?

wordpix

(18,652 posts)
2. when you can buy politicians, no problem, but for the rest of US
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 02:17 AM
Nov 2015

go to jail if you have that weed in your pocket, no healthcare for you if you're sick, tough luck if you can't afford private schools for your kids and no $15/hr. min. wage for you, make your $8/hr. work.

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