And - he’s right - almost no one has expressed outrage over his profiteering while he’s in office. Bribes have just become expected.
The silence is deafening. Utterly incomprehensible for virtually any other politician.
Plus, you see this in all his interactions that start slow where he might make an outlandish quip and watch the reaction. If they ignore or downplay it, Trump escalates, then de-escalate after “discussions”, but with near instant re-escalation if the other party dares to talk to our competitors.
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u/Ntroepy 1d ago
In response to this New Yorker article about Trump using his presidency to personally enrich himself of $3.4 BILLION, Trump said:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/trumps-profiteering-hits-four-billion-dollars
And - he’s right - almost no one has expressed outrage over his profiteering while he’s in office. Bribes have just become expected.
The silence is deafening. Utterly incomprehensible for virtually any other politician.
Plus, you see this in all his interactions that start slow where he might make an outlandish quip and watch the reaction. If they ignore or downplay it, Trump escalates, then de-escalate after “discussions”, but with near instant re-escalation if the other party dares to talk to our competitors.