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RKP5637

(67,104 posts)
6. Probably the billionaire class. They don't give a F about the country or the people, only what
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 10:31 AM
Mar 2018

Trump can do to make them more wealthy, so they invest in tRump.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,430 posts)
8. Billionaires will never be personally affected by war or political upheavals. They don't care.
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 10:45 AM
Mar 2018

They always make money whether economies rise or fall. They're untouchable.

RKP5637

(67,104 posts)
10. Yep, they really are. And if the US falls apart, they will just pickup and leave taking their assets
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 11:29 AM
Mar 2018

with then. They are clearly untouchable. One of my sorta of RW friends once said to me (probably got it from Fox News) what will you do if the billionaires leave the US. My reply was fine, we don't need them ... it might be a far better country. No one is indispensable. He didn't answer ... I think he agreed with me.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
7. Either earlier in the month or late last month he had dinner with his billionaire supporters
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 10:35 AM
Mar 2018

I posted the article at the time. It was in a mansion. All of the "big money" players. I believe it was under the guise of "strategy for his 2020 re-election."

But money is money and pigs is pigs.



Whatever is in the trough is there for the pigs, so I am sure he is "creatively channeling" all kinds of funds that aren't coming from his own pockets. If the RNC is still kicking in, they're masking it to prevent further backlash.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
9. Russians and people making contributions to his campaign
Tue Mar 20, 2018, 10:46 AM
Mar 2018

They're probably funneling a lot of money through other sources then into his PAC's, and anyone giving is probably paying for his legal bills. He probably already knows he won't run again, but is doing this to get funding for legal slush funds. He's done that before.

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