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edhopper

(37,439 posts)
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 04:49 PM Oct 2025

Trump is not secretly making money from his office

and covertly manipulating the markets for personal gain.
No, he is doing it openly and brazenly, with no fear of consequences.

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Trump is not secretly making money from his office (Original Post) edhopper Oct 2025 OP
President Trump was just caught on a hot mic talking with the president of Indonesia. LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #1
There is no doubt that even more heinous crimes occur behind the scenes. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #2
Secretly? debsy Oct 2025 #3
"No fear of consequences" because of the Heritage Foundation's supreme court BComplex Oct 2025 #4
I prefer Just Jerome Oct 2025 #5
It's certainly one heckuva shakedown cruise. calimary Oct 2025 #6

LetMyPeopleVote

(181,024 posts)
1. President Trump was just caught on a hot mic talking with the president of Indonesia.
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 04:56 PM
Oct 2025

trump is using the office of POTUS to make money for his family


Irish_Dem

(81,972 posts)
2. There is no doubt that even more heinous crimes occur behind the scenes.
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 05:10 PM
Oct 2025

Especially with the spawn.

debsy

(995 posts)
3. Secretly?
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 07:18 PM
Oct 2025

Even without this hot mic moment, we know he and the Trump org have made over 3.5 billion dollars since he took office. He has no law constraining him.

BComplex

(9,940 posts)
4. "No fear of consequences" because of the Heritage Foundation's supreme court
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 07:40 PM
Oct 2025

stacking by dishonest means, and by candidates who openly perjured themselves in their congressional hearings.

Just Jerome

(523 posts)
5. I prefer
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 07:54 PM
Oct 2025

“supine court.”
They lie down ( some of them), one hand out to collect money and the other to sign off on the dung which passes for decisions.

calimary

(90,430 posts)
6. It's certainly one heckuva shakedown cruise.
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 07:55 PM
Oct 2025

I bet what he would really LIKE to do, but knows he can’t, is to have White House visitors arrive wheeled in, upside-down, hanging by their ankles from a track that takes them from the outer office into the Oval Office.

And then he gets to collect whatever falls out of guests’ pockets as a “tip” for just being his “marvelous” self.

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