In the beginning. the main reason to support the Trump campaign was that he was truly independent. That his billionaire status meant he would not have to grovel for donations like the other mere mortals in the race. He was above all that. He is rich, Filthy rich. Or maybe spotlessly rich. Whatever. The main point is that he would never have to lower himself to beg for money, thereby subject himself, like he accuses the others, to trading for favors. Because we all know the root of all evil in politics is rich people trying to game the system with their big money, kind of the way he so proudly admitted doing himself. But as a candidate, he was going to be different. No outside money was needed because he had all the money in the world, billions and billions and who needs to lower themselves to raise money when you have that kind of dough? Not Trump. No sirree.
Except a funny thing happened on the way to the pedestal which he thinks he belongs on. He "evolved" on the subject of fundraising. The word "evolved" is a euphemism in politics to mean "flip-flop" or changing one's mind, doing a 180 degree turn, or in his case, lying. And of course, since we are talking about the Donald, he would never ask for assistance. Every dollar you give him is an "investment," a solid business concept. Except in Trumpspeak investing in his campaign comes with no return, a rather unique form of investment most of us would call charity. So he is now reduced to begging. No amount is too small, or too big. He seemed proud of the fact that he bilked a woman for $7.23, probably her lunch money. So the multi-billionaire has no compulsion about taking charity from poor people. What a guy! But he also said he had no problem taking big money as well as long as it was understood that the big money investments came with no strings attached. No sirree, don't expect any returns on your investment if you give Trump a big chunk of money because he is pure as the driven snow and would not be moved to give a break to any rich guy asking for favors. Not Trump. Trust him.
It is indeed rather plausible that the lady who gave her $7.23 would not expect any particular favor, but someone giving Trump $10 million might feel differently. I know if I would give that kind of money I would at least expect to be named Ambassador to a tropical island or something. Or even maybe Secretary of Agriculture. But that's me. Maybe I'm just greedy. People who will give Trump millions are probably the kind of people who expect very little if anything for their investment, only be thrilled that Trump will finally rid ourselves of all those pesky Mexicans.
Come to think of it, maybe Trump's appeal was not his declaration of independence from the well-to-do but rather his promise to wipe Mexico and China off the map. Oh yeah, and he will personally take care of Iran's nuclear bombs. I almost forgot. And he will cherish women. Yeah, right.
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Except a funny thing happened on the way to the pedestal which he thinks he belongs on. He "evolved" on the subject of fundraising. The word "evolved" is a euphemism in politics to mean "flip-flop" or changing one's mind, doing a 180 degree turn, or in his case, lying. And of course, since we are talking about the Donald, he would never ask for assistance. Every dollar you give him is an "investment," a solid business concept. Except in Trumpspeak investing in his campaign comes with no return, a rather unique form of investment most of us would call charity. So he is now reduced to begging. No amount is too small, or too big. He seemed proud of the fact that he bilked a woman for $7.23, probably her lunch money. So the multi-billionaire has no compulsion about taking charity from poor people. What a guy! But he also said he had no problem taking big money as well as long as it was understood that the big money investments came with no strings attached. No sirree, don't expect any returns on your investment if you give Trump a big chunk of money because he is pure as the driven snow and would not be moved to give a break to any rich guy asking for favors. Not Trump. Trust him.
It is indeed rather plausible that the lady who gave her $7.23 would not expect any particular favor, but someone giving Trump $10 million might feel differently. I know if I would give that kind of money I would at least expect to be named Ambassador to a tropical island or something. Or even maybe Secretary of Agriculture. But that's me. Maybe I'm just greedy. People who will give Trump millions are probably the kind of people who expect very little if anything for their investment, only be thrilled that Trump will finally rid ourselves of all those pesky Mexicans.
Come to think of it, maybe Trump's appeal was not his declaration of independence from the well-to-do but rather his promise to wipe Mexico and China off the map. Oh yeah, and he will personally take care of Iran's nuclear bombs. I almost forgot. And he will cherish women. Yeah, right.
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