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Martha's avatar

His pathology makes your assessment spot on. He is incapable of possessing a moral compass or giving a shit about anyone. He’ll pocket the money.

Carol Naranjo's avatar

I think you're absolutely right, Rick.

Thornton Prayer's avatar

The GOP pols crack me up. They threw their lot in with a guy who consumes EVERYTHING. And they are upset and wondering why he won't help fund their campaigns with his giant cash pile? Get out of town!....lol, lol, lololololol...

KatPat's avatar

Rick—please examine what happened in Wyoming. Along with rejecting trump’s gubernatorial candidate ( an attractive blonde woman, btw), at least 12 members of the “Freedom Caucus” lost their seats. It was a wholesale rejection of the MAGA values

Thornton Prayer's avatar

That's amazing about the Freedumb Cause losing in Wyoming. Can you provide the specifics?

KatPat's avatar

There are 62 House members. Forty-three seats will now go to candidates who opposed Freedumb Caucus members. The FC retained 9 seats.

“At least 15 of the 17 Senate primary elections went to races featuring only non-Freedom Caucus members.” (Cowboy State Daily)

Sadly, MAGAts Chuck Gray and Harriet Hageman won their races for U.S. House and Senate. But all the state executives offices went to reasonable Republicans.

Check with WyoFile and Cowboy State Daily for more info

Thornton Prayer's avatar

Thanks for the information. I have little to no insight on Wyoming state-level politics. All I know is that the fewer the FC clowns in office the better. I'm guessing that even Republican voters are getting tired of the performative bs and extremism.

KatPat's avatar

Here’s my question: there’s a group in Virginia that donated lots of money to these FC candidates. If ruby red Wyoming voters reject their positions, where will they find supporters?

Seraphita's avatar

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DebbieM (OH)'s avatar

I love that those nitwits sucking after him STILL don't know what he is. Gawd, where did all these brainless people come from?

Judy Richardson's avatar

Out of all the republicans who have supposedly left the republicans and are against trump, you're the only one I believe and trust.

Rene R. Rinaldi's avatar

Great LOTR analogy, although Smaug has more honor.

Bob McKeown's avatar

I'm no lore guy, but Smeagol into Gollum is the character arc we're looking for here.

PTW's avatar

You are not wrong, Rick. You are 100% correct. I've been amused by tiny, weak bleatings from the endangered members of the Trump Party. They are starting to nervously wonder when Donald would start doling out that cash to help their campaigns.

Hahahahahahaha!!!!!!! The obvious answer to that has always been N E V E R. All that money will mysteriously find its way to Donald's bank account. Sure, it is illegal to pocket PAC money. Since when has "but that's illegal" stopped him?

CSigler's avatar

Smaug should sue for defamation.

Cycle for life's avatar

Anyone wonder why someone like Natalie Harp would come with in 30 yards of an 80 yr old Scrooge that poops his pants all day? Not to mention how demeaning it is for her personally and to all women. Can’t be about the money unless Trump has promised her a chunk of the maga money. I just wonder if she is paid by someone outside the US? Watch the movie SALT and let your imagination flow into our political reality in this country now.

Edo Gould's avatar

I think you are absolutely right about the money being largely skimmed off by Trump. I bet he's going for the majority of it. This explains why he's so determined get his "governmental weaponization fund". He plans on pocketing the majority of that too.

Laura Fraser's avatar

I'm always up for a Tolkien reference. This is a perfect image of Trump sleeping on his hoard of gold.

Bob McKeown's avatar

What a banger of a metaphor and I'm not even a LotR fan ;)

Mike's avatar

I think you are too dismissive of his wanting to stay out of jail. He wants Repubes to win, not because he cares about them as individuals or as a party writ large. He doesn't.

He wants to stay out of jail. He doesn't want to be shamed and for the world to find out what a criminal phony he is. Period.

Of course he'll hoard some of that cash for self, but he'll dole out a fair amount too

God I hate this man

Bob McKeown's avatar

I think what Rick is saying is that while Trump becomes increasingly convinced that the GOP will lose, he could well sabotage final-stretch spending decisions and divert the money to himself.

My spidey sense tells me that this isn't about sharing, as Trump would stiff arm the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over cash just as easily as he's stiff arming his political base.

Mike's avatar

I don’t disagree but don’t underestimate his doing whatever’s necessary to stay outta jail. He does NOT want to lose either chamber

LStrong's avatar

Trump’s shaky grip on reality is down to one pinky finger and that’s barely holding on. Other than his whirling dervish rotating corps of distractions he isn’t doing anything to help the incompetent House and Senate Republicans keep their jobs. He seems to alternate between not caring what happens to them and claiming that the public is mad at them, not him. Escape from blame seems to be his primary motivation along with grasping as much riches as he can while the getting is good.

Mike's avatar

Gotta remember, it's only primary season. He'll be out there; can't keep this guy away from cameras and crowds

LStrong's avatar

No doubt on those outings Trump will be accompanying by the lovely Natalie.

Mike's avatar

When I hear lovely Natalie Harp, my mind goes back to Let's Make A Deal with the abhorrent Bob Barker and "the lovely Carol Merrill"

Bob McKeown's avatar

Giving martyrdom checks to convicted insurrectionists is kind of a bank shot for staying outta jail, just sayin'.