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Self Esteem

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35. Or it's just Trump being Trump.
Thu Mar 6, 2025, 09:33 AM
Mar 2025

A dumb fuck who does dumb fucking things without thought.

The more likely explanation is that he's employing pay for play on removing tariffs. If you don't want tariffs on your industry, pay up - to him, of course.

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He's playing the market. [View all] Probatim Mar 2025 OP
Intentionally crashing the market is what is happening Duncanpup Mar 2025 #1
Team trDUMP has parked their asses at Wall Street,... magicarpet Mar 2025 #4
I have warned of that DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #19
Completely agree. Scary times, people. Joinfortmill Mar 2025 #24
And then they wonder why people are not having children Yavin4 Mar 2025 #27
I've said the same thing about housing and buying it up for pennies on the dollar. Probatim Mar 2025 #28
Classic pump and dump tactic. Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #2
Yes this is a part of it. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #3
He doesn't do anything without personal profit in mind. rubbersole Mar 2025 #7
Crime syndicate has complete immunity for all crimes committed. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #16
Isn't that the truth. He also fails a lot. Joinfortmill Mar 2025 #25
If most of the world ignores and buy and trade other than...... Lovie777 Mar 2025 #5
It's just variations of the same ol' song: Disaffected Mar 2025 #6
"Fly and cry" - underage sex trafficked girls by tsf and Epstine. rubbersole Mar 2025 #8
Who's going to hold them accountable? IronLionZion Mar 2025 #9
Nobody...not now and not ever Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #21
Yup. orangecrush Mar 2025 #10
Fortunately, Canada is not playing along. nt Exp Mar 2025 #11
Manipulated the Crypto market also, with talk of our government buying a large chunk surfered Mar 2025 #12
Just after being "installed" in the White House DENVERPOPS Mar 2025 #31
Of course. All sorts of insider trading going on. LeftInTX Mar 2025 #13
I agree. I remember reading that he was accused of that long before he got into politics, too. highplainsdem Mar 2025 #14
Absolutely xuplate Mar 2025 #15
He, or someone, did the same with the crypto announcement nilram Mar 2025 #17
I get ads on YouTube. markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #18
The market is not really close to rebounding Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #20
Completely agree, said the same this afternoon. c-rational Mar 2025 #22
I thought he only backed down on the tariff for cars though? Meowmee Mar 2025 #23
He didn't back down on tarriffs... Self Esteem Mar 2025 #26
Dow went up 500 points after he backed off auto tariffs Meowmee Mar 2025 #29
The Dow is still down nearly 900 points since the start of the week... Self Esteem Mar 2025 #32
And now up 500 in one day Meowmee Mar 2025 #33
Or it's just Trump being Trump. Self Esteem Mar 2025 #35
It could be both, he would never pass up an opportunity for him and his crooks to loot more money Meowmee Mar 2025 #37
Oh it is though whopis01 Mar 2025 #34
Oh but it's not. Self Esteem Mar 2025 #36
It isn't Trump behind it - but it is absolutely stock market manipulation whopis01 Mar 2025 #40
Yeah, it occurred to me that Trump is fixing the market because he can. n/t elocs Mar 2025 #30
So Trump is a crook. I think we know that. Emile Mar 2025 #38
His and Skum's announcements have always been raw market manipulation. Hugin Mar 2025 #39
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