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VOX

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2. Zip. Trump and altruism do not exist in the same set.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Wed Jun 7, 2017, 09:37 PM

Jun 2017

You will never find those two units together aligned in a single purpose (altruism in particular).

Trump is looking out for Trump. If he asked Comey to drop the Flynn-crap, then Trump was trying (in vain) to cover his own ever-widening, big-screen ass with a tablecloth.

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So what are the chances that the Madman's voiced concerns about Flynn were mere altruism? [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2017 OP

Yep! Flynn has the goods on Donald. Flynn seemed to be a key component of the whole disgusting Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #1

Zip. Trump and altruism do not exist in the same set. VOX Jun 2017 #2

Trump didn't know Flynn before the campaign - they first met The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #3

Which then invites the question that if Trump didn't care about Flynn... Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2017 #5

Exactly. Trump never hesitates to throw people under the bus The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #7

*45 realized that Flynn was the equivalent of a loose thread that, if pulled, would unravel the MedusaX Jun 2017 #4

Three chances Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #6