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0rganism

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10. greatest con-man ever

Reply to DanieRains (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 01:29 PM

Jul 2020

such shameless, open corruption at the highest levels of government, all authority compromised beyond recognition
enabling kleptocracy and cruelty wherever he goes
it would be impressive if it wasn't so terrifyingly dangerous
should we be so fortunate as to return to sound government we'll have to find ways to protect our democracy from such criminals

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Trump Is Actually A Criminal Mastermind Genius - Think About It [View all] DanieRains Jul 2020 OP

I don't know. I hate when someone uses the word 'genius' to describe this POS. After all, SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #1

And You Can Bet He Somehow Benefitted From Those Declarations Of Bankruptcy ..... global1 Jul 2020 #12

Good point. Newest Reality Jul 2020 #2

No, he really isn't. Mary Trump's book explains how he's been "institutionalized" The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #3

I often think of him as akin to the sludge at the bottom of a cesspool. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2020 #4

He's not a genius, or even smart - just lucky. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #5

No. He just has a lot of greedy people helping him to fail upward. Aristus Jul 2020 #6

Trump is the luckiest, foolish, criminal in history. shockey80 Jul 2020 #7

He has the street smarts of a thug and a bully dalton99a Jul 2020 #8

... greenjar_01 Jul 2020 #9

greatest con-man ever 0rganism Jul 2020 #10

He got lucky. In the 90s he met a group of corrupt Russians who needed an ignorant patsy Mike 03 Jul 2020 #11

No mastermind, no genius. panader0 Jul 2020 #13

He got rich by inheriting hundreds of millions of dollars from daddy. - n/t Jim__ Jul 2020 #14

Trump is no more a criminal genius than R. Kelly Fiendish Thingy Jul 2020 #15

Gushing admiration of his ability to rape is deplorable. Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #16

I've always thought if corrupt people applied the same energy, time etc. spent on their vile cornball 24 Jul 2020 #17

No he's not. He grew up in a mob family. fleur-de-lisa Jul 2020 #18

Mark Cuban said he's kind 8f a savant. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2020 #19

He's not a genius nor rich. He went bankrupt several times... brush Jul 2020 #20

I gotta totally disagree!! bluestarone Jul 2020 #21