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Hugin

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2. There was plenty of evidence everything Trump was a con well before 2016.

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Sep 9, 2022, 03:24 PM

Sep 2022

Yet, he fell for it.

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As a person who fell for Trump's con in 2016 ... [View all] ItsjustMe Sep 2022 OP

Kickin' Faux pas Sep 2022 #1

There was plenty of evidence everything Trump was a con well before 2016. Hugin Sep 2022 #2

I believe it dates back to the 80's at least... Wounded Bear Sep 2022 #4

Sounds Right ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #8

In a nutshell for my simple mind. Thank you. dameatball Sep 2022 #12

Mad Magazine nailed him in1992 grantcart Sep 2022 #15

Doonesbury started going after him in 1987. ificandream Sep 2022 #25

Yesterday I had a client who is a 73 year old Mexican widowed recently from a 93 year old Trumper grantcart Sep 2022 #36

That reminds me of the set when limbaugh briefly had a TV show. calimary Sep 2022 #42

''Maybe his daddy's tax scam, of which TFG was a part in the 70s was the first clue...'' pazzyanne Sep 2022 #21

I think Trump was Mr.Bill Sep 2022 #19

Yep, look at his condo cons in Tampa & Baja CA. CaptainTruth Sep 2022 #18

Yeah, wondered when I read your header, "umm what Tampa condo?" Then I read your allegorical oracle Sep 2022 #35

How could anyone have fallen for it? DavidDvorkin Sep 2022 #3

Saddest part is he got even more votes in 2020. jimfields33 Sep 2022 #6

Agreed! ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #9

I think there was a bit of cheating on the Trump side. Meadowoak Sep 2022 #23

Probably So ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #24

They underestimated the Biden vote. And didn't cheat enough.. Meadowoak Sep 2022 #26

I Buy That ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #28

That's why we have to vote in huge numbers questionseverything Sep 2022 #29

Total Agreement ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #31

Sad! nt pazzyanne Sep 2022 #22

A lot of conservatives coming home D_Master81 Sep 2022 #43

Thank, David. (Will reserve the the to say I told you so though) Because! czarjak Sep 2022 #5

Best. Ad. Ever. lindysalsagal Sep 2022 #7

KnR. n/t iluvtennis Sep 2022 #10

Most of his supporters will just double down. Demobrat Sep 2022 #11

you can fool some of the people all of the time... bullimiami Sep 2022 #13

You would really have to be a sucker to Emile Sep 2022 #14

Come into the light. LoisB Sep 2022 #16

Good on you David! Glaisne Sep 2022 #17

"Fool me once... Wednesdays Sep 2022 #27

Well David its IMO harder to admit kacekwl Sep 2022 #20

It was Sarah Silverman who brought this guy around CatWoman Sep 2022 #30

The 1st Edition of SPY Magazine in 1986 Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #32

Boom! Cha Sep 2022 #33

from that twitter thread orleans Sep 2022 #34

LOVE THIS! DoUListenWhenUHear Sep 2022 #39

This graphic boils it all down to basics. calimary Sep 2022 #41

I was not conned and voted for Clinton, but had one crazy idea about TFG. brewens Sep 2022 #37

I can't believe anyone could have ever been stupid enough hamsterjill Sep 2022 #38

Back in the 80s I would leave on Fluff shows like ET after the evening news. (before cable) mackdaddy Sep 2022 #40

Good for you! murielm99 Sep 2022 #44

Love the vocal tone shift at 0:20 NullTuples Sep 2022 #45