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Siwsan

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3. He has always surrounded himself with loathsome sycophants.

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Sun Nov 14, 2021, 11:05 AM

Nov 2021

For the most part, highly defective people. And he was rich enough for people to believe he could destroy them if they spoke out against him.

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The secret to Trump's success. The pattens are emerging and it's an alarming mix of [View all] Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 OP

The influence of right wing media is huge JohnSJ Nov 2021 #1

Absolutely Rebl2 Nov 2021 #4

Don't leave out the influence of money... Wounded Bear Nov 2021 #5

That is especially true in Florida. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #8

Yes PatSeg Nov 2021 #21

If only somone.... SergeStorms Nov 2021 #84

True PatSeg Nov 2021 #94

He's talked about constantly all over the place. It is so bizarre that he gets jimfields33 Nov 2021 #13

We talk about him a lot at DU, too. wnylib Nov 2021 #59

True and even I participated. jimfields33 Nov 2021 #71

Being backed by first the Soviets then 1% Oligarch Putin helped a lot. Tommymac Nov 2021 #14

Yes, He is a boon for the 1%. KS Toronado Nov 2021 #24

This is 1000 times Farmer-Rick Nov 2021 #29

+1, uponit7771 Nov 2021 #16

Especially hate radio. AmBlue Nov 2021 #36

Agree 100%. Limbaugh was on Armed Forces Radio for decades and the program broadcast Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #49

All those godawful media outlets. calimary Nov 2021 #50

I believe in freedom of speech, but... AmBlue Nov 2021 #93

People have called him out all his life, he just didn't act... TreasonousBastard Nov 2021 #2

And there is a third group who admire him for getting away with it. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #9

That group is sadly larger than we'd like to admit. shrike3 Nov 2021 #45

+1 Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #47

Wonder if the Trumpee would agree if he was the one owed the money? keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #60

I find these people have an astonishingly lack of empathy shrike3 Nov 2021 #78

He has always surrounded himself with loathsome sycophants. Siwsan Nov 2021 #3

Yes ... a combo of sycophants and litigious lawyers FakeNoose Nov 2021 #6

Which is more reason to take seriously all those threatening phone calls that his supporters Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #10

And the media let him get away with it. dalton99a Nov 2021 #7

What were they thinking? Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #11

The Corporate Media is Complicit. Tommymac Nov 2021 #15

Absolutely! Duppers Nov 2021 #31

Precisely Sherman A1 Nov 2021 #42

They can't get enough of him lunatica Nov 2021 #74

Right. They gushed over the tRump for years Wolf Frankula Nov 2021 #85

Corporate media, owned by wnylib Nov 2021 #61

I believe experts who surmise he's been an informant for decades Arazi Nov 2021 #12

an informant that is also in bed, stopdiggin Nov 2021 #17

Yup. He's deeply enmeshed with the Russian mob Arazi Nov 2021 #25

Well, OK stopdiggin Nov 2021 #35

Definitely agree. There's real angst in the NatSec and law enforcement community Arazi Nov 2021 #44

+1,000,000 chia Nov 2021 #105

I do, too, Arazi. Lars39 Nov 2021 #46

Nah, he would never have wnylib Nov 2021 #65

Success? orangecrush Nov 2021 #18

And every time he gets away with stuff, he points to it as more proof of Fake News dalton99a Nov 2021 #19

+1 Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #20

Less Coverage Would Help ConstanceCee Nov 2021 #22

Success? Is he in his second term right now? MineralMan Nov 2021 #23

I disagree. He hasn't faced serious legal consequences Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #26

Give it some more time. MineralMan Nov 2021 #32

Hope you're right. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #38

Yes. So do I. MineralMan Nov 2021 #40

One name stands out. bpj62 Nov 2021 #27

Always useful Nasruddin Nov 2021 #39

And, He Was Wrong ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #64

Good question, how did he succeed. Also, how was 1/6 so downplayed during the moment and to c-rational Nov 2021 #28

Would like to know why cilla4progress Nov 2021 #30

It is part of living in a capitalist society. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #51

This makes sense to me. cilla4progress Nov 2021 #62

When one lives in a society that has two distinctions for lying OldBaldy1701E Nov 2021 #107

People don't even blink anymore when people get called out for lying on a local level. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #109

Yep! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 2021 #112

Some suspect he often skated in the past because he sometimes served as a government informant. tblue37 Nov 2021 #33

Yep. Snackshack Nov 2021 #34

THIS malaise Nov 2021 #92

It never ceases to amaze me....... 90-percent Nov 2021 #37

He had a well-connected and well-paid security detail of ex-cops dalton99a Nov 2021 #43

When someone has no conscience, they can do anything dlk Nov 2021 #41

Long before tfg was ever president, his nickname in NYC was Teflon Don. For good reason. Jetheels Nov 2021 #48

And the NYT knew about his criminal dealings. dalton99a Nov 2021 #52

It comes down to ignorance Loge23 Nov 2021 #53

The very definition of "Privilege" : The Mouth Nov 2021 #54

SiX BANKRUPTCIES. secondwind Nov 2021 #55

Just curious...how is any of this really new news? Wounded Bear Nov 2021 #56

And how is any of it going to keep us from losing the House in 2022? Jon King Nov 2021 #58

DU is a great discussion board, but not that much influencal on midterm turnout. Justice matters. Nov 2021 #77

He's most likely to follow in his shoes lame54 Nov 2021 #57

Like Michael Jackson, Trump had enough money to surround himself with sycophants and yes men. keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #63

The patterns are emerging????? Sherman A1 Nov 2021 #66

I found this gem in with my Christmas cards, of all places. I think it originated here on DU: OMGWTF Nov 2021 #67

In a nutshell. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #82

Mob boss Desert Dog Nov 2021 #68

They needed him as much as he needed them. bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #69

Until he's in prison...he hasn't actually been "called out" NullTuples Nov 2021 #70

40 years of GOP dumbing down of America, 100 years of propaganda, 155 years of confederacy traitorsgalore Nov 2021 #72

+1 Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #81

always see him through the MOB lens Grasswire2 Nov 2021 #73

I still say that outside of being racist asses, these Republican are owned by Russian money. C Moon Nov 2021 #75

Yup. Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #89

Credibly accused of sexual assault 29 times. onecaliberal Nov 2021 #76

Holy shit Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #90

A success? 13Dogs Nov 2021 #79

Yours is a linguistic game that really serves no purpose. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #80

Post removed Post removed Nov 2021 #95

Sounds like the problem is yours. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #98

What's new about any of this ? As long as he hates minorities and women JI7 Nov 2021 #83

The Media has never been able to quit him. He makes them $. kairos12 Nov 2021 #86

The laws should be changed to prevent someone from using this kind of political might Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #88

Here's looking at you New York. NY. Joinfortmill Nov 2021 #87

tRump 's success is because too many stupid people love guzzling bullshit Blue Owl Nov 2021 #91

he has been corrupt all his life demtenjeep Nov 2021 #96

He Is Dumb And Evil colsohlibgal Nov 2021 #97

Research all the condos he sold to people but then never built. CaptainTruth Nov 2021 #99

We should revisit the eighties, because something happened during that time with real estate that Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #110

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2021 #100

A key question. summer_in_TX Nov 2021 #101

Well as for the whole Georgia issue I honestly doubt anything will happen to Trump asking to cstanleytech Nov 2021 #102

Excuse me? Trump's success? Mr.Bill Nov 2021 #103

It's all part of the reality show loving phenomon. halfulglas Nov 2021 #104

He does have his own language. He usually doesn't come out and order people to Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #111

Read Mary Trump's book. That will tell you all you need to know New Breed Leader Nov 2021 #106

I think there are people who will stand out as makiing heroic efforts to stop him. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #108