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1. This notion is as absurd as if Trump decided to "take over" the Empire State Building

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 04:43 AM

5 hrs ago

in NYC and demanded that all monthly rental fees now be paid directly to him, even though he's not the title owner.

My own theory: This is "Harry/Leona Helmsley Envy". Trump used to buy properties with bank loans that he didn't pay back. He wished that he had the impressive property portfolio of the Helmsleys. (It's like the game of Monopoly where you try to own as many properties on the board as possible.)

Sure, he talks about "buying" Greenland, even if it's using OUR money for the purchase. But it's more fun (to him) to be a swashbuckler pirate and just plunder and not surrender the land back.

Yeah, there's Putin and NATO to consider, but I have a feeling that it's part of his desire to just take/take/take.

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This notion is as absurd as if Trump decided to "take over" the Empire State Building no_hypocrisy 5 hrs ago #1

I completely agree with you, he's never observed norms and laws, he got away with Venezuela so why not? Rhiannon12866 5 hrs ago #2