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15. Easily done. Al, they had to do was watch how

Sat May 20, 2017, 04:08 PM

May 2017

Russia managed him. It's easy to play to his weaknesses with a few lies about his greatness, success, etc, and throwing trinkets at him.

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Saudi Arabia is playing the Donald in the smartest way possible .... [View all] kwassa May 2017 OP

Enjoy it while it lasts C_U_L8R May 2017 #1

Yup. They're playing him like a Stradivarius, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #2

Please,please, NOT a Strad.. Terrible analogy!!, pangaia May 2017 #17

But they are doing it so beautifully and so perfectly! The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #18

How can you compare trumpfuck to a Strad or a del Jesu? pangaia May 2017 #21

My comparison is really to the way he's being played. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #22

Well, ok.. i can live with that. pangaia May 2017 #25

Birds of a feather... BannonsLiver May 2017 #4

I keep saying..... imanamerican63 May 2017 #5

Dictators love him SHRED May 2017 #6

I can't believe how EASY this guy is! smirkymonkey May 2017 #7

He can't even keep the gold bauble they gave him. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #20

You are assuming... Else You Are Mad May 2017 #28

I know they don't serve alcohol there onethatcares May 2017 #9

Donald doesn't drink, anyways. kwassa May 2017 #12

that's a given onethatcares May 2017 #23

A smarter way would have The Donald ... GeorgeGist May 2017 #10

They are playing him like a fiddle... kentuck May 2017 #11

Despots recognizing a kindred spirit? n/t NastyRiffraff May 2017 #30

Easily done. Al, they had to do was watch how Ilsa May 2017 #15

K&R! countryjake May 2017 #16

Puffing him up. Great, we need that from our good buds mountain grammy May 2017 #24

It's genius Lotusflower70 May 2017 #29