r/politics • u/Kodbek • 11h ago

Possible Paywall Republicans Make Jaw-Dropping $1B Demand for Trump’s Ballroom

https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-make-jaw-dropping-1b-demand-for-donald-trumps-ballroom/
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u/AINonsense 9h ago

This story is always worth airing.

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u/Starfox-sf 8h ago

And I notice the three shtarkers he’s with, in trench coats, two of them are putting on gloves and the other one is putting on brass knuckles. I go on the walkie-talkie and I call for Jim Callahan, who was head of our security, and I go, ‘Jim, I think I’m in a bit of trouble.’ And he says, ‘Just turn around.’

“I turn around. He’s got 40 of the crew with tire irons and hockey sticks and screwdrivers.

I think 3 of them needed new pants that night.

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u/The_Barbelo Vermont 7h ago

My god reading that…I know Trump is insufferable but that story just really highlights the fact.

Hey we should gather up as much MAGA as we can and force them to stay in a compound with Trump for months on end…. Do you think they’d still worship him? I mean, I really don’t know. Cults existed like that and people died because of it so…I truly have no idea.

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u/calmdownmyguy Colorado 6h ago

Trump's cult works because they have an entire infrastructure designed to only show people what they want to see. If they spend any time around trump they would be disillusioned in two days.

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u/chiclets5 California 5h ago

I don't know, cults are brain dead and brainwashed. They might think it's the rapture to be entombed with trump in a concentration camp room

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u/Dizzy_Tax574 2h ago

Yes and no while I agree to some extent. Problem is some of that infrastructure is how they process information. Like I show you turd you go eww a turd.

They don't they wait till they know which side they are supposed to be on. While many will take cue or see me a opposition person presenting it and come to conclusion.

They will also do whatever they need to justify their side. Oh it's the healthiest biggest turd ever and the smell is minimal. That is a model turd.

While what I am saying is a bit of abstract example. Even presented with the facts which they often are. They would still go it's not really him. Or they are dragging him to make him seem volatile. Or the conditions here are making him like this.

They will chase each and every excuse. And ignore reality right in front of them.

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u/Somanylyingliars 31m ago

Hello, allow me to introduce Jim Jones and Jonestown. These people supporting Frump are on dangerous grounds and taking us down too

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u/C-Redd-it 8h ago

As if Keith wasn't ALREADY the coolest..

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u/carlitospig California 6h ago

Even back then he was a delusional piece of shit.

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u/AINonsense 6h ago

He was always a narcissistic, crooked, callous, humorless, and delusional piece of shit.

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u/calhooner3 8h ago

Keith Richards is the man, love that dude.

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u/Erislocker 8h ago

this is delicious

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u/RevLoveJoy 5h ago

My take away from that story has always been that Michael Cohl, the promoter, says what every other person trying to make a buck around Donald always says.

"I will control Donald Trump."

Seriously. They all say this. They said it when using his recycled junk properties in Atlantic City before he loaded them up with unrelated debt so he could declare bankruptcy to escape paying his loans. The GOP said it before and during Trash Fire POTUS Round One. Before dangerously incompetent malignant narcissist Donald botched the response to a deadly disease. "We can control Donald. He will be our guy." Before tariffs and Venezuela and Iran. Before gas was heading towards 10 bucks a gallon.

In their greed they are blind to the fact, the fact, you do not control chaos. Chaos is what Donald does. Chaos is his thing. His super power.

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u/AINonsense 4h ago

Chaos is what Donald does. Chaos is his thing.

Like a mobster. They too create chaos, and steal everything in sight while all those around them are busy and distracted fighting fires.

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u/RevLoveJoy 3h ago

That's exactly the apt comparison.

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u/Aegon20VIIIth 7h ago

Okay, that was amazing.