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“Oddly, a few GOP senators are pushing back. I’m not entirely sure why—it’s not as if corruption unfolding in plain sight is anything new. But let’s not kid ourselves: this isn’t diplomacy; it’s corruption at the highest level.”

Shankar, while I agree with you on every level, this is par for the course, and not worth discussing anymore because MAGA is the party of projection!

For four years, all we heard about was Hunter’s laptop, Burisma, and some $6 million in payoffs from China; ad nauseam!

Yet, the DOJ says this $400 million plane is okay because Trump isn’t getting anything for it. I might add that even if Hunter was guilty of everything they said, he never held a government position to do any favors for anyone, while Trump and his family, including Kushner have made off like bandits.

$1 billion from Qatar for 666 Fifth Ave, $2 billion from Saudi Arabia for a Private Equity investment, Trump’s crypto scheme and fake media company, not to mention the 30 odd deals Trump just cemented with SA, UAE, and Qatar worth tens of billions.

Furthermore, in Congressional hearing after Congressional hearing, including D-picks, if you can believe it, all we heard was how corrupt the Biden family Enterprise was, even though most of the witnesses were criminals, or refuted their own initial testimonies.

Apparently, we have been schooled in the “theatre of the Absurd” for the last four years! Bottom line, It’s all just a spectacle and a waste of time; all Pomp and no circumstance!

Furthermore, before that, it was Hillary’s emails, Obama’s birth certificate, and Bill’s impeachment for having a consensual affair with an intern, and lying about it! All of which would be entertaining enough, if not for most of it being completely false, blown out of proportion, or completely fabricated.

Einstein once said, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result.”

Well that’s exactly what these religious fascists and MAGA geniuses have done; throwing the same crap against the wall when democrats are in power, and hoping to get enough of it to stick.

It’s been a very effective policy, and the reason the inmates have taken over the asylum. Apparently insanity works in American politics today. Other than that, I’m completely stumped!…:)

That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it!…:)

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Shankar Narayan's avatar

I hear you...

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Michiel Nijk's avatar

But, but... Hunter Biden!

It is the false equivalence I detest most...

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Romulo Skagen's avatar

Have you noticed how Republicans deflect to Hunter Biden and the “Biden crime family” when asked their opinion on this plane? It’s so ridiculous.

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Sheyma Gates P.h.D.,'s avatar

Why this is common with BJP We know after Jack Sold Twitter how everyone was attacked and all with Pornography graphically https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23379435/elon-musk-jack-dorsey-twitter-buyout-texts

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Richard Burger's avatar

The golden jet is a golden opportunity to highlight the epic corruption.

It's ironic that the monetary value is chump change compared to what Trump is raking in through the meme coins and multiple crypto schemes. The crypto in particular is the perfect crime reaping billions.

I suspect Trump is sincerely flabbergasted at the fuss made over the jetliner as this gift is out in the open and even has a cover story,

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Sundar Srinivasan's avatar

Trump’s moral compass has no direction. It’s pathological and I doubt if he’s even aware of it. He’s making this public and calls it a beautiful gift.

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Alexandra Barcus's avatar

I’m not holding my breath on the Dems.

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billy mccarthy's avatar

what can they do, they do not have the votes

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