2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDON'T stop talking about Comrade Trumpovich...
He's already claimed Putin as a friend, which would ordinarily be meaningless since everyone's his "friend"; but it looks like he owes his business to Putin, making Pootie-Poot more than just a buddy:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-putin-yes-it-s-really-a-thing
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/opinion/donald-trump-the-siberian-candidate.html?_r=0
He owes Russian oligarchs and banks hundreds of millions because American banks don't trust him to pay. What, besides paying the loans, has he promised the Russian mob?
Keep pushing it-- Teflon Don has managed to bullshit his way out of everything else, but this one has to stick.
On edit-- I had hundreds of "billions" Of course, one could always argue that it's only 3 zeros-- just two more zeros than Trump himself is.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)LisaM
(27,762 posts)It just fits so perfectly.
(I didn't make this up, but I like it!)
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)That's what I've been calling him.
apcalc
(4,461 posts)He won't be reneging on his debts with the Russian mob. They'll crush him if he tries that crap with them.
Funtatlaguy
(10,856 posts)She should always call him Comrade Trump
thucythucy
(7,986 posts)out to the bitter end, where ever they may lead (and I think they lead to Trump's connections to the Russian mafia: a coterie of banksters, mercenaries, and ex-KGB plutocrats).
But I think saying Trump owes them "hundreds of billions" is going overboard. Hundreds of millions, maybe. Billions, possibly. But hundreds of billions puts Trump in a league I think is far beyond his actual reach.
Trump is more of a bit player than he'd like us to believe. Which is why he's so easily manipulated by forces like the Russian mafia.
But yes, by all means, let's pursue this story. we can't possibly allow one of Putin's lackeys to be in charge of the nuclear codes.
As much as I hate to say it, I think George Will is onto something. Trump won't release his taxes because they'll show how tied he is to Russian interests.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)650 million or so is around the right number.
(I'll see if i can edit)
thucythucy
(7,986 posts)The important thing is to keep this story alive.