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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)
Sun Oct 6, 2019, 04:50 AM Oct 2019

Ex Bush Aide Says 'Bivalves' Have More Self-Awareness Than Trump Kids On Shady Deals

10/05/2019 11:57 pm ET

Eric and Donald Trump Jr. seem to be lobbing at Hunter Biden from a glass house, and don’t even know it.

By Mary Papenfuss

As Eric and Donald Trump Jr. slam Joe Biden’s son for serving on the board of a Ukrainian company while his dad was vice president, their international operations capitalizing on White House connections are “warp speed” unethical, declared a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

“Rest in peace, irony,” joked MSNBC host Joy Reid Saturday on “AM Joy” after playing clips of the Trump brothers angrily ripping Hunter Biden.

Reid’s guest David Frum quipped: ”When you see poor Eric and poor Don Jr., you realize there are bivalves with more self-awareness than the Trump children.”

They argue — without any evidence — that Joe Biden worked to block a corruption probe into an energy company whose board of directors included his son. Meanwhile, they profit from international operations stretching to as many as 30 nations still owned by their dad, the president.

More:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/eric-ivanka-donald-trump-jr-joe-biden-conflicts-white-house-trump-organization_n_5d992e0de4b099389800d63a

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Ex Bush Aide Says 'Bivalves' Have More Self-Awareness Than Trump Kids On Shady Deals (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2019 OP
It runs in the family. I wish every time Trump brings out his spiel about it really being about Vinca Oct 2019 #1
"...and don't even know it." No, they know exactly what they're doing EarlG Oct 2019 #2
Kick and rec. love_katz Oct 2019 #3
Most Trumpmorans probably think that a bivalve is a Y-shaped tube (nt) SaulofTucson Oct 2019 #4
Not fair to bivalves.... My pet clam is quite self aware! yellowcanine Oct 2019 #5

Vinca

(50,273 posts)
1. It runs in the family. I wish every time Trump brings out his spiel about it really being about
Sun Oct 6, 2019, 07:24 AM
Oct 2019

corruption, there would be a mention of his settlement in the Trump University case or maybe his cavorting with mobsters or one of a million other instances when Don was working his con.

EarlG

(21,949 posts)
2. "...and don't even know it." No, they know exactly what they're doing
Sun Oct 6, 2019, 07:43 AM
Oct 2019

This is how the Trump family operates: confuse and muddy the waters by accusing everyone else of committing the crimes they’re committing. It’s weaponized projection.

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