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21. why do people forget the obvious -- bribery, quid pro quo?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 10:22 AM

Jul 2018

putin helped donnie steal the election, he can help donnie steal more elections, and he can help donnie grift like crazy.

why on earth would he see putin other than as a partner who he wants to keep happy so he keeps helping him?

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"We don't know whether what we're seeing is dementia, psychopathy, or compromise (kompromat)." [View all] highplainsdem Jul 2018 OP

"Our nation has become a one person wrecking ball" LuckyCharms Jul 2018 #1

All of the above. safeinOhio Jul 2018 #2

No reason it can't be a combination of all three. tanyev Jul 2018 #3

It's not that complicated: Trump doesn't like anything suggesting he didn't win fair and square oberliner Jul 2018 #4

We need to downgrade this suggestion that Trump's reacting out of pride. Of course that's highplainsdem Jul 2018 #7

It makes the most sense, though, since Trump is obviously a simpleton oberliner Jul 2018 #8

Yes, much more than that, as I explained above. Again, I'm not saying wounded pride ISN'T a factor. highplainsdem Jul 2018 #14

Worth considering oberliner Jul 2018 #15

Everything is personal to him greymattermom Jul 2018 #19

Well said watoos Jul 2018 #9

You are quite right! True Blue American Jul 2018 #12

These travel schedules are very hard on anyone. colorado_ufo Jul 2018 #23

Missing is the big one Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #28

Supporting that is the fact that he was talking up Russia during the campaign. Chemisse Jul 2018 #29

People are saying that tRump's been an asset of Russia since about 1987. Over 30 years! Texin Jul 2018 #33

But that's the inconvenient truth. He DIDN'T win fair 'n' square. calimary Jul 2018 #20

Fear superpatriotman Jul 2018 #5

Put simply Timmygoat Jul 2018 #6

He forgot "STUPID!" MyOwnPeace Jul 2018 #10

Madeleine Albright--during her interview on Morning Joe this am--called Trump "stupid" mnhtnbb Jul 2018 #16

Of course he's stupid, also he's highly suggestible FakeNoose Jul 2018 #31

Why Evangelicals still support trump DownriverDem Jul 2018 #11

I know plenty volstork Jul 2018 #25

Many of them are having second thoughts. True Blue American Jul 2018 #13

Kompromat. zentrum Jul 2018 #17

Know what? CanonRay Jul 2018 #18

no matter the reason handmade34 Jul 2018 #22

why do people forget the obvious -- bribery, quid pro quo? unblock Jul 2018 #21

I don't think it stops at the effort to get him elected, there is much more to it Perseus Jul 2018 #27

oh, i have no doubt they have juicy kompromat on donnie. unblock Jul 2018 #30

Kompromat Perseus Jul 2018 #24

Incapacity. C_U_L8R Jul 2018 #26

I don't underestimate the man-child or his minions Perseus Jul 2018 #32

Maybe mind control. moondust Jul 2018 #34