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no_hypocrisy

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3. Maybe not this time.

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 04:44 AM

Mar 2024

Putin's watching the campaigns carefully.

2024 is different from 2016 and 2020.

If the odds continue to favor Joe Biden, Putin may be betting on a loser.

And if he gives money to a loser, there's virtually no chance that he'll be paid back. Money lost.

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Will his foreign friends bail out Trump? [View all] AverageOldGuy Mar 2024 OP

How many of them would want to? If they're sitting so good now, Trump is more of a risk than he would be brewens Mar 2024 #1

I think the question DiverDave Mar 2024 #2

Maybe not this time. no_hypocrisy Mar 2024 #3

He clearly has been broadcasting he's for sale and Emile Mar 2024 #4

I disagree. I think $half a billion is a cheap gamble for the filthy rich Putin and Saudis. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #5

You beat me to it. What's half a billion to a country? Cheap price to pay for defeating the US. Solomon Mar 2024 #6

Exactly. Win or lose, Trump is an excellent investment for a small amount of money. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #7

They will not "bail him out". They will invest in him and expect a handsome return on their investment. Midnight Writer Mar 2024 #8

I'm betting on Prince Bonesaw. Kid Berwyn Mar 2024 #9