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In reply to the discussion: Biting political analysis of the McCain funeral from Jeet Heer: [View all]BlueWI
(1,736 posts)including weddings for a developer (i.e. Trump) who has been popped by the feds for racist rental practices, who has regularly stiffed working people who labored on his sites, who has multiple bankruptcies, who associates in his businesses with felons that really should have prevented him from getting a license to open casinos, who racially baits on the Central Park jogging case, before going on to be the public face of the birther movement, etc. In other words, the Donald Trump that was clearly visible long before being encouraged by Bill Clinton to run for president.
So, you're right, attending a wedding and playing a few rounds of golf on a Trump course are not the same as conspiring to interfere in a presidential election. But when a man with Trump's sordid history adopts extreme tactics in the presidential campaign, it shouldn't be a surprise, and it should prompt some reflection on whether to avoid or encourage relationships with unsavory figures like Trump, especially for leaders like the Clintons that have a reputation for supporting the common person.
I don't think there's any doubt that these associations played a role in this debacle of a presidential race. If you think differently, it's all good. But it would be great in the future if a candidate like Trump isn't encouraged to run for president by any Democrat, whether it's sincere encouragement or not.