Trump's Full Of ....
Self love.
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TRUMP IS FULL OF ... love.
Love for the $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund he awarded himself, backing away only after voters and some GOP lawmakers objected to the self-dealing scheme, which still includes immunity from IRS investigations.
“I love it,” Trump said of the fund Wednesday. “I think it’s so important.”
Love for the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, chanting “Hang Mike Pence,” defacing the halls of Congress, and attacking and injuring more than 150 officers in an attempt to steal the presidential election from Joe Biden. He wants to direct slush fund payouts to these criminals, who’ve already been granted presidential pardons. “These are great people that were destroyed, their families have been destroyed,” he lied, adding, “They went there with love.”
He loves only himself.
TODD BLANCHE is Trump’s personal criminal attorney, which makes him the exact wrong person to properly and independently serve as the people’s lawyer — attorney general.
But after a tryout as interim AG, Blanche will soon be nominated by Trump for the full-time job. It’s a horrible idea, and now that GOP lawmakers are getting a taste for defying their unpopular party leader, the nomination will face headwinds for Senate confirmation. Two issues, according to The Washington Post:
Some Republican senators are raising questions about recent comments in which they believed Blanche, like Trump, excused J6 violence.
Blanche faced open revolt from some portions of the GOP Senate caucus for his unsuccessful defense of the $1.7 billion slush fund.
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Spot on! Trump is in love with money and power and has shown that he will kill innocent people to keep them. His greatest love is for himself.
We suck so much that even though the monks are explaining mystery after mystery after mystery and our theories go absolutely nowhere I still can't get it out! That's how much we suck!