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DET

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27. Mostly the money, but...
Sun May 3, 2026, 02:56 PM
9 hrs ago

They know he won’t listen. He’s going to do what he wants to do, and he has the power to do it.

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He's nuts alright. Dave Bowman 11 hrs ago #1
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Plain & Simple... hlthe2b 11 hrs ago #2
You left out a few dollar signs lame54 11 hrs ago #6
this answer looks close. rampartd 11 hrs ago #7
That was going to be my response as well. sheshe2 11 hrs ago #9
And mine, as well. H2O Man 9 hrs ago #26
Great minds! sheshe2 9 hrs ago #28
Did you see H2O Man 9 hrs ago #29
I missed that one. 🤔 sheshe2 9 hrs ago #39
This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a 11 hrs ago #11
+1. They all want to be billionaires from the looting and grift. dalton99a 11 hrs ago #12
They don't want to be disinherited. Ocelot II 11 hrs ago #3
And they're making lots of money as long as he's in office. Nt spooky3 9 hrs ago #21
Because they all hate him. BannonsLiver 11 hrs ago #4
Someone was concerned enough to give him a cognitive test to screen for dementia. pat_k 11 hrs ago #5
Any of us who have known or cared for older relatives have seen much of his behavior ms liberty 11 hrs ago #8
Money, as already mentioned, and when you are raised inside the dysfunction it seems normal. tanyev 11 hrs ago #10
This is normal to them. Its been like this since they were kids. 3_Limes 11 hrs ago #13
Agreed BeneteauBum 9 hrs ago #20
I don't think anyone has ever really loved nor cared about DJT. nt City Lights 11 hrs ago #14
Because they need it too, so they can't see it. nt eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #15
I don't think they love each other like most families JI7 11 hrs ago #16
They're all waiting to cash in when he dies. MineralMan 10 hrs ago #17
And get cut off from the gravy train? He's a narcissistic psycho, he won't put up with intervention from them. RockRaven 10 hrs ago #18
The media ignores it because the media doesn't see a problem in the first place. Buns_of_Fire 6 hrs ago #45
When Donald goes away, so does all the money he draws to him. patphil 10 hrs ago #19
Like most of the sentient creatures... GiqueCee 9 hrs ago #22
Because they weren't raised right BaronChocula 9 hrs ago #23
The kids are just as evil as #PEDOnald is. n/t area51 9 hrs ago #24
He's the engineer driving their gravy train. Pinback 9 hrs ago #25
Mostly the money, but... DET 9 hrs ago #27
That would require the kids actually giving a shit about dad. paleotn 9 hrs ago #30
For the same reason my siblings and I didn't no_hypocrisy 9 hrs ago #31
Because they're all making billions off of him. /nt spudspud 9 hrs ago #32
In the context of the Trump family, that the stupidest question I have ever heard. It's very simple. flashman13 9 hrs ago #33
You're assuming they are a normal family. Diamond_Dog 9 hrs ago #34
Love of money ... oldsoldierfadingfast 9 hrs ago #35
Besides the money, as noted in 3Limes post #13, they are so used to his psychopathology... 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #36
Maybe they're as nuts as he is and we just haven't seen the severity yet. Vinca 9 hrs ago #37
shitstain's kids only care about $$$, they do not give a f--- about the shitstain dave99 9 hrs ago #38
Millions and millions mgardener 9 hrs ago #40
I think they all straight-up hate his fat guts 0rganism 9 hrs ago #41
Greed and fear. Biophilic 8 hrs ago #42
Because Denial isn't a river in Egypt. The longer he's still in charge the longer the family grift goes on, and on, ... Ford_Prefect 8 hrs ago #43
Their relationships with one another are entirely transactional Rob H. 8 hrs ago #44
Drunk on power. Look where they buried their mother. IcyPeas 6 hrs ago #46
Numerous reasons.... Xolodno 6 hrs ago #47
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