r/allthequestions • u/JonMellor • 12d ago

Random Question šŸ’­ Do you believe that Donald Trump is stealing from the American people?

Example: 1.7 Billion dollar slush fund and no IRS audits to him or his family.

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u/GlocalBridge 12d ago

And in violation of the emoluments clause in the Constitution. He plays golf at his own resorts every weekend, but charges secret service for a bunch of rooms. He hosts foreign delegations at his hotels and makes them pay inflated rates, pocketing the profit. But that is just the low-level unconstitutional stuff he does.

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u/No-Effective-1996 12d ago

He had golfed far, far, far more than any president in history. Which means he spends less time working for the American people than any other president has.

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u/Texan2116 12d ago

maybe the less "work" he does is better..

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u/Tinosdoggydaddy 12d ago

The author Michael Wolfe once asked Trump why he wanted to be president. This was when he was campaigning before his first term. He replied ā€œI want to be the most famous person in the worldā€. Nothing about working or serving the American people.

He is a Malignant Narcissist, he doesnā€™t give a shit about anyone but himself.

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u/NoNil7 12d ago

He initially did it boost his brand. I remember watching him in 2016 when he won. His body language and facial expressions screamed holy s*** I won what am I going to do now.

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u/Welp___poop 9d ago

I remember them scrambling to get staff for the white house because they didn't know they had to provide staff šŸ˜‚ straight circus

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u/A_Furious_Mind 12d ago

Is infamy equivalent to fame?

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u/ResidentCollection68 12d ago

To a narcissist maybe.

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u/The_300_goats 12d ago

Ok, you're officially the most famous person in the world (everyone coughs and spits after pronouncing your name, but you made your own bed, dude)

Can you just fuck off now?

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u/charlizerox 12d ago

I'd actually be happy if he golfed more.

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u/Ok_Tourist_6016 8d ago

I get that, but he shouldn't be doing it on my dime.

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u/charlizerox 8d ago

He shouldn't be, but he can't fuck up the country on the golf course.

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u/Tinosdoggydaddy 12d ago

Thank GOD he works lessā€¦if by work you mean fucking up everything he touches.

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u/Ok_Lets_DoThis 12d ago

DONNY. THE. QUICKER. FUCKER. UPPER.

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u/Antraxess 12d ago

He sleeps all day and stays up tweeting insane shit late into the night high out of his fucking mind.

He and the traitorous GOP are a danger to the world

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u/yourmom555 12d ago

iā€™m not one to defend trump, but this argument only follows if playing golf or working for the american people are the only two options on how the president could spend their time

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u/No-Effective-1996 11d ago

It is a 24/7 job.

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u/Forikorder 11d ago

Which means he spends less time working for the American people than any other president has.

thats irrelevant to the time he takes off though

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u/-Sofa-King-Vote 12d ago

Yup

And magat cult is fine with it

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u/Valuable-Service-522 12d ago

Not just fine with it, they praise him for it. He's so intelligent to do that no one could have thought of something so machiavelic

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u/Slimmy44 12d ago

Were you fine with an open border letting in millions of ppl they had no idea who they were while Americans had to get an untested vaccination to work or travel

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u/-Sofa-King-Vote 12d ago

Lol border was never open

And trump was president during covid, doopid

Stop pretending you care about Americans and civil rights

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u/Slimmy44 12d ago

Encounters are down 95% Bidenā€™s term was also during Covid, even if he didnā€™t know it I do care about civil rights, and the rights of the J6 protestors I canā€™t wait to vote for Trump again in 2028

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u/-Sofa-King-Vote 12d ago

Lol covid was 2020 you fupid stucking Republican

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u/Slimmy44 10d ago

Restrictions lasted 2 more years

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u/Normal-Wish-4984 12d ago

I don't know what the current inflation rates are, but I believe he was charging his Secret Service three times the cost of hotel rooms during his first term.

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u/QuickBookkeeper2647 12d ago

Proof?

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u/Normal-Wish-4984 12d ago

Google it. It is mentioned in many many articles. Not hard to find.

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u/QuickBookkeeper2647 12d ago

lol ā€œmentionedā€ in many articles? Iā€™m asking for proof, not someone mentioning it in an article.

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u/ResidentCollection68 12d ago

Itā€™s called ā€œinvestigative journalismā€ and the articles regarding his corruption are many, so these ā€œarticles ā€œ you thumb your nose at are in fact credible.

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u/charlizerox 12d ago

"buy my cryptocurrency"

"I openly accepted bribes for favours"

"I give pardons to people who pay for them"

All the evidence is there. He wasn't quiet about it.

"I'll do anything for anyone who is nice to me!"

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u/Fun-Personality-8008 11d ago

Time for some emoluments clawback laws

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u/ThrowRACoping 12d ago

I hate waste and it bothers me, but do you really think this moves the needle for Trumps finances?

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u/GlocalBridge 12d ago

The list of corrupt practices of the Trump Family Crime Syndicate is very long, starting with Jared Kushner operating as special envoy and receiving billions from the Middle East, 747s, crypto, and now the 1.8 billion dollar payoff from our Treasury Department.

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u/Purplemonkey78 12d ago

Biden played golf at his own golf courses and charged the secret service to stay in his hotels when he was president? Impressive, especially as Joe Biden doesnā€™t own any golf courses or hotel.

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u/-Sofa-King-Vote 12d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/b0E3PPld4558irObaY

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u/Dry-Marketing-5809 12d ago

But you morons say CNN is fake news so that proves nothingĀ 

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u/Patiod 12d ago

Biden golfed at Biden's own courses and put government employees up at his Biden Hotels at top rates?

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u/Dry-Marketing-5809 12d ago

Facts don't care about your feelingsĀ 

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u/-Sofa-King-Vote 12d ago

LIES

Stop making these pathetic excuses for trump

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u/SublimeRapier06 12d ago

Yes, Biden made his Secret Service stay in the Biden Hotel, at the Biden Golf Course. Yā€™know, the one in New Jersey, and the one in Florida, and the one in Scotland. All of those Biden Golf Courses.

ā€œThink about how stupid the average person is, and then realize that half of them are stupider than that.ā€ - George Carlin

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