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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)David Frum tweet: ? "Donald Trumps core competency is not dealmaking with powerful counter-parties. It is duping gullible victims."
Lithos
(26,403 posts)to the quick...
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)But the effect is the same, either way. He cons the gullible and laughs at them in private. So does Jared, in fact. Jared is NOT the reasonable one curbing Dump's worst impulses. He's egging him on.
onlyadream
(2,166 posts)He was manipulating republicans years ago, with a plan. I have to admit, I didn't think he was capable of that, intellectually.
mountain grammy
(26,614 posts)Intellectually, he really isn't capable, but Roger Stone is, and a few other helpers.. don is just the front man for the big con.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)roped him in. He needed funding, which no American bank would extend to him, after all his bankruptcies. Vlad saw an opening, and barged right through it, with help from Stone and Manafort, President Bannon helped too.
spanone
(135,816 posts)Alice11111
(5,730 posts)Anymore. The "Accidental President," is taking our country down.
safeinOhio
(32,661 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)I Googled him and found out. I already knew that the Donald changed his political affiliation 7 or 8 times in 15 years. My question is, "What do they stand for and believe in besides themselves and money?"
hurple
(1,306 posts)Money - themselves, etc.
Enoki33
(1,587 posts)Blue_Roses
(12,894 posts)but was convicted of tax evasion and several other things. Jared took over the family business and I guess he's doing what he can to keep it thriving. But, who the hell knows...
I wanted to believe that Jared was one of the good guys in this debacle, but just not sure now.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Read the Raw Story article about his business dealings, and the poor people he has screwed over in substandard housing.
pansypoo53219
(20,969 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)told gabriel sherman (new york magazine april 3, 2016) that he listened to 1000s of hours of it in 2014 and reported to trump
did he figure out what democrats never have and rcons take for granted, or did putin's guys suggest it would help coordinate with their trolling ops that were going to piggyback 25 years of talk radio attacks on liberals and hillary......
Lyricalinklines
(367 posts)AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)Brilliant!!
Cha
(297,120 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)....was for. In the beginning he never wanted to be President so he wasn't priming his base at that point.
What the hell was this con about since it's wasn't a way to fast riches?
wishstar
(5,268 posts)He has had grandiose ambitions all of his life, so becoming President is only the culmination of his egotism. He has discussed possibly running for President in interviews long ago, well before Obama was in WH.
He is a deep seated racist and misogynist though, whether or not he actually believed his Obama birther lies or wanting to lock up Hillary. But the combination of Obama being Pres. and Hillary wanting to be Pres. was a natural catalyst for him to spring into action spreading his venom and lies about them without any scruples, knowing that he was playing into the prejudices of millions of Americans.
Volaris
(10,269 posts)He didn't give 2 little shits about about the Office until he decided that Obama was due for some Revenge-ing. The Russian money and infrastructure was there, and he took it. He decided that revenge was more important than NotTreason. This is about revenge and racism, from Donald at the top all the way down to his worthless base.
That's who our president and his party are now.