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SunSeeker

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32. Early on, the Trumps made a deal with the devil (Putin) to stay rich.

Mon Jul 10, 2017, 03:07 PM

Jul 2017

Because without their money, they really are nothing. Donald had just pissed away the family fortune on disastrously unprofitable casinos and was in bankruptcy. Little Ivanka was probably worried where the hundreds of thousands of dollars would come from to transform her utterly ordinary looks into that of a Barbie doll. Uday and Qusay feared their nonexistent job skills would land them in--gasp--dreary middle class sales jobs. Donald feared not being a millionaire, let alone a billionaire, would render him a nonentity. They would do anything to avoid that.

Agreeing to be Putin patsies was an easy call for the Trumps under the circumstances. It gave them all the sweet, sweet kleptocrat cash they needed, and all they had to give up was their souls (which they had no use for anyway).

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He really does mcar Jul 2017 #7

Another K&R! NastyRiffraff Jul 2017 #3

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Woah! sheshe2 Jul 2017 #6

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Bit by bit PJMcK Jul 2017 #11

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I tend to believe what you believe. hamsterjill Jul 2017 #14

That is the problem PatSeg Jul 2017 #30

I think you're right. hamsterjill Jul 2017 #37

Nobody gets away with PatSeg Jul 2017 #39

I sure hope so. hamsterjill Jul 2017 #42

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OMG Botany Jul 2017 #15

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YIKERS! I couldn't have said it better myself.. pangaia Jul 2017 #17

Once again, pierce puts it all together Hekate Jul 2017 #18

Vlad to Donald: You better hope there are no tapes or videos keithbvadu2 Jul 2017 #20

Charlie Pierce fmdaddio Jul 2017 #22

Link, please? Fritz Walter Jul 2017 #24

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Me too mcar Jul 2017 #27

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