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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf Trump were kidnapped during his overseas travels
and held for ransom, would the ransom be worth it? Should we pay or just say thanks?
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If Trump were kidnapped during his overseas travels (Original Post)
Lint Head
May 2017
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Wounded Bear
(58,649 posts)1. Shit, we should pay them to keep him...
BannonsLiver
(16,371 posts)2. After a few hours with him the kidnappers would turn themselves in.
EarthFirst
(2,900 posts)3. I'll send 1,000 Buffalo wings from Buffalo, NY to whomever keeps him!
+ the beverage of their choice!
Throck
(2,520 posts)4. The ransom is $25,000,000
Or he gets released.....
Lochloosa
(16,064 posts)13. Thread winner!
BBG
(2,537 posts)6. He's the Negotiator God
Let him negotiate his way free.
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)7. How many bitcoins would they want?
I'm ok with 2 bits.
luvMIdog
(2,533 posts)8. I was hoping he had drugs in his luggage lol
When I went to Saudi Arabia I saw huge signs all over the airport that said " DRUG TRAFFICKERS WILL BE EXECUTED IMMEDIATELY."
JHB
(37,160 posts)9. Considering the most likely suspect would be Donnie himself faking a kidnapping...
roamer65
(36,745 posts)10. Never negotiate with terrorists!
JI7
(89,249 posts)11. most likely he would be in on it to get the money
tblue37
(65,340 posts)14. O. Henry's "The Ransom of Redchief"! nt
Demtexan
(1,588 posts)15. Only Trump would be worse.
randr
(12,412 posts)16. We would have to pay large sums
for the kidnappers to keep him