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Trump Grifts, Loans, and Investigations

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by deb4rockets, Aug 22, 2020.

  1. deb4rockets

    deb4rockets Member
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    MAGA is a joke. The whole slogan is a joke. It might as well be called SAMFT
    Sacrificing all morals for Trump.
     
  2. Xopher

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    Well ****. I was going to vote for Hunter Biden before he got convicted...
     
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    This should be no surprise to anyone how Trump businesses are making a lot of money off of both the Trump campaign and other Republican Campaigns. Trump as both candidate and proprietor can actually pay himself to use his own facilities including his plane with money he fundraises as a candidate. His hold on the party means that many other Republicans will use Trump properties and brands for their campaign events.
     
  5. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    Do you have an issue with this?
     
  6. deb4rockets

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    Why do you think he's running again? He used his businesses last time to reap in millions in profits off the government, his fundraisers, big money donors, foreign leaders, and those seeking quid pro quo, and that was even with a pandemic.
     
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  7. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    and you don't?
     
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    Yes.

    It’s not illegal but it is unethical.
     
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    Ño, it's not illegal.. They don't have to stay at his properties.

    Edit: as far as him spending campaign funds on his business and plane use the plane is questionable but planes have expenses and where else is he gonna stay.

    I am not a Trump fan but I don't think he ran for president to spend campaign money on his hotels and I don't begrudge making money
     
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    He's running for president to avoid prison and for financial reasons. It's not illegal to do that, or to sell out your country to make money - lots of people do it. But to not see it....I mean, this isn't some big insight. He's really transparent about it.
     
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    Trump spent $66mm of his own money in 2016. His businesses have been paid $10mm from campaign funds in 2023.

    No he didn't run to make money
     
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    Wait. Is that seriously where you think he made the most money from, in relation to his Presidency?
     
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    Where else?
     
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    Patents passed for his family. People who wanted more access to the President booking floors of overpriced rooms at his Washington hotel. The Saudis in particular.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...603a64-f417-11e8-bc79-68604ed88993_story.html

    Trump going to his resorts and charging secret service crazy money to house the personnel at the hotels.

    He made billions during his Presidency, mostly through his real estate.

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/danale...ion-during-four-years-he-served-as-president/
     
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    The billions is his overall income.
    The only thing from your post in this category are the secret service hotel stays

    Ivanka got patents in China on her name. Trump isn't president in China and her name is more valuable because her father is president. Does she not have a right to protect kt?

    Edit: trump properties got $7mm from foreign governments while he was president. So we're at $20mm including $1mm from secret service. He spent 66mm..

    When I say Trump didn't run for president to make money, not only did he spend way more than these hotel stays, his business is way bigger than those h I tel stays. Those are drops in the bucket
     
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    Trump just can't control himself. He just opened the door for another defamation lawsuit in his hour of ranting, raving, about women who have sued him, including Carroll, the woman he said wasn't his type, even though he confused her with his ex wife, Marla Maples.
     
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    UPDATE: Jack Smith has resigned in disgrace from the Department of Justice.

    A fitting ending for his corrupt abuse of the American legal system.
     

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