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2. Corruption and grift
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:18 AM
Wednesday

1) Crypto -- he and the tech douches want crypto to replace the U.S. dollar

2) Bribes -- pay Trump and he will favor your business. Example: Navida. He doesn't care what the national security or long-term economic consequences are as long as it lines his pockets

3) Tariffs -- see 1 & 2 above. Pay Trump and he'll give you and your industry favorable terms. This is why he is railing about the possibility of the SC declaring tariffs unconstitutional -- he'll lose his leverage to shake down whole segments of the economy

4) Oil -- see 1, 2, and 3 above. He tried to shakedown oil companies for $1B BEFORE the election. Now, he's openly stated oil revenues from Venezuela will be placed in OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS CONTROLLED BY TRUMP. Because who is going to stop him?? Surely not Repukes in Congress who are too busy licking his orange anus

5) And on and on and on...it's ALWAYS about enriching himself, everyone else and everything else be damned

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