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blondebanshee

(353 posts) Thu Mar 21, 2019, 11:54 AM Mar 2019

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'Bad boys of Brexit' were guests at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club

Two controversial backers of the Brexit movement were guests last year at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.

Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore, known as the “bad boys of Brexit”, visited the Palm Beach club in April, according to a review by the Palm Beach Post of Instagram posts tagged at the spot.

[link:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/21/arron-banks-andy-wigmore-brexit-supporters-trump-guests-mar-a-lago|

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'Bad boys of Brexit' were guests at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club (Original Post) blondebanshee Mar 2019 OP

Mar-a-lago has become a "Hangout" for the criminals of the world. democratisphere Mar 2019 #1

Yes, kind of the southern Trump Tower PatSeg Mar 2019 #3

Exactly. All that is missing are the pin stripped suits, brimmed hats democratisphere Mar 2019 #4

And baseball bats! PatSeg Mar 2019 #5

He knows all the worst people. notdarkyet Mar 2019 #2

Well of course they were. What's patriotism matter when there's money to be made? Hekate Mar 2019 #6

build a wall around it, cage lots of Putin's puppets Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2019 #7

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

1. Mar-a-lago has become a "Hangout" for the criminals of the world.

Reply to blondebanshee (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 11:57 AM

Mar 2019

PatSeg

(47,568 posts)

3. Yes, kind of the southern Trump Tower

Reply to democratisphere (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 12:01 PM

Mar 2019

Much like the Mob in the 1920s.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

4. Exactly. All that is missing are the pin stripped suits, brimmed hats

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 12:07 PM

Mar 2019

and the thugs carrying Tommy Guns.

PatSeg

(47,568 posts)

5. And baseball bats!

Reply to democratisphere (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:35 PM

Mar 2019

That's what I always remember when I think of Capone and Miami.

notdarkyet

(2,226 posts)

2. He knows all the worst people.

Reply to blondebanshee (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 11:57 AM

Mar 2019

Hekate

(90,775 posts)

6. Well of course they were. What's patriotism matter when there's money to be made?

Reply to blondebanshee (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 02:01 PM

Mar 2019

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,400 posts)

7. build a wall around it, cage lots of Putin's puppets

Reply to blondebanshee (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 07:23 PM

Mar 2019

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