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gab13by13

(26,001 posts)
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 07:36 PM Tuesday

Trump Wants To Take Control Of The Purse Strings

Imagine the powerful grifting possibilities.
Trump could do quid pro quos, run a protection racket.

Reward his fluffers and punish everyone else.

Great way to make a lot of money.

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Trump Wants To Take Control Of The Purse Strings (Original Post) gab13by13 Tuesday OP
Trump is determined to be a trillionaire. Irish_Dem Tuesday #1
tRump desires to be a PUTIN. CONTROL everything. ProudMNDemocrat Tuesday #4
Yes exactly, he wants to be Putin. Irish_Dem Tuesday #5
Repukes have been longing for the singular executive sakabatou Tuesday #2
There will be no need for Congress gab13by13 Tuesday #3
tRump's 7th bankruptcy will be yuge Norbert Tuesday #6

Irish_Dem

(62,147 posts)
1. Trump is determined to be a trillionaire.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 07:39 PM
Tuesday

He has the keys to the US treasury and access to all federal assets.

And he can run a shake down and protection racket as you say.

There have to be hundreds of scams he can pull.

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,327 posts)
4. tRump desires to be a PUTIN. CONTROL everything.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 07:56 PM
Tuesday

Makes me wonder if Americans, even those in Republican-run states, are going to like that in the long run if they have family that does not live in their respective states, like way across the country.

My MAGA sister lives in California. If she complains about that, I will tell her, "You can always leave California and move to Alabama or Mississippi. Low taxes and NOTHING to show for it."

For I doubt tRump is going to give states that voted for him are going to get billions of dollars. Scraps more like it. Keep em poorly educated and poor.

Irish_Dem

(62,147 posts)
5. Yes exactly, he wants to be Putin.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 07:59 PM
Tuesday

Become the richest man in the world and a highly feared dictator.

Yes Trump will throw a few bones to the red states.
He cannot let them be prosperous and educated.

gab13by13

(26,001 posts)
3. There will be no need for Congress
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 07:55 PM
Tuesday

Trump will neuter it.

When the time comes and the courts rule against him, he will ignore them. He will threaten the courts, especially if he controls the military.

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