The Trump Presidency’s World-Historical Heist | He is taking self-enrichment to a scale never seen before in America.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/trump-golden-age-corruption/682935/?gift=E0Vfozd3dNvDRm4IUzPBgLd5T1455dcZCmydCb0hs84

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foggy@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 1y (4 replies)

😯

-no one

AreaKode@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Good thing he doesn't own a potato farm, or he'd be screwed.

SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Peanuts.

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 1y

Good thing he doesn't own a potato farm or he'd be peanuts? That doesn't make any sense! 😉

Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 1y

HERESY, AT THIS HOUR?

-his followers

RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 1y (3 replies)
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FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Not if you're rich and white!

D_C@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

How about rich and orange?

silence7@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 1y

They also care that you swear allegiance to Trump. Republicans are happy to prosecute those who don't

CircaV@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1y

Yes and no Americans will do a thing about it.

throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

this adds up:

  • everything he does is toxic.

  • his complexion is fluorescent orange.

  • his 'hair' is an elaborate comb-around-and-over.

  • I'd call him a chud but honestly I think most chuds are better than him. and I despise chuds.

not a bad hypothesis.

blady_blah@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

"but.. but... Hillary made millions money giving speeches for oil execs!!! She's as corrupt as he is!!!" - Lemmy probably

klao@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

bullshit5555@endlesstalk.org · 3 pts · 1y

Remember 2016 when the real estate magnate got elected on the promise of building a wall? Can't make that shit up.

Next up, bezos offers amazon prime for everybody. Becomes pres.