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KingCharlemagne

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5. Trump sold out one part of his base (industrial workers who have lost their

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Apr 28, 2017, 09:09 AM

Apr 2017

jobs due to trade) in order to appease another part of his base (the farmers and manufacturers who rely on trade).

Moral: Trump will betray his supporters with nary a second thought. All of his supporters are eminently disposable

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