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titaniumsalute

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13. I've said this from the beginning

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 29, 2017, 10:51 AM

Aug 2017

It was a way to market his TV show The Apprentice and to maybe sell some more books. Plus to feed his ego. But once he was in I'm sure the fuel of nutty Trump fans really fueled the ego and more than the money was driving him.

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Scarborough: Trump didn't think he would win, campaign was 'money-making scam' [View all] brooklynite Aug 2017 OP

This just win from the "No Shit Sherlock" news desk! Zoonart Aug 2017 #1

Michael Moore essentially said the same thing no_hypocrisy Aug 2017 #2

hey joey! Mika & you worked damn hard to help him irisblue Aug 2017 #3

Wasn't just Joe and Mika . . . it was ALL of them. HughBeaumont Aug 2017 #9

It was the FBI too. They made it their mission to elect Trump, or any Republican. (eom) StevieM Aug 2017 #16

Now he'll go down in history as a stupid selfish egotistical mf'er and worse of the judesedit Aug 2017 #4

I forgot horny judesedit Aug 2017 #5

Of course back then Joe worked hard for Trump so * Joe Johonny Aug 2017 #6

Really?????? imanamerican63 Aug 2017 #7

+1. Trump got in primaries for publicity/money. Then he started talking about deporting millions of Hoyt Aug 2017 #8

Meanwhile, his mob buddies knew he would win the Presidency, so don't buy the spin L. Coyote Aug 2017 #10

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2017 #14

I don't know what brought Joe to this epiphany about the real reason Grammy23 Aug 2017 #11

Great post. PearliePoo2 Aug 2017 #15

Geez a little late to this party aren't you Joe?........... socialist_n_TN Aug 2017 #12

I've said this from the beginning titaniumsalute Aug 2017 #13