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Swede

(39,420 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:13 AM 20 hrs ago

You have to stop assuming that Trump is even trying to do a good job. He's trying to get as rich as possible.

Oh, and revenge on anyone, no matter how petty the offense was.

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You have to stop assuming that Trump is even trying to do a good job. He's trying to get as rich as possible. (Original Post) Swede 20 hrs ago OP
How to distill this into a poster.... Easterncedar 20 hrs ago #1
Malcolm Nance had a former Saudi security expert on his show who said, gab13by13 20 hrs ago #2
Add Netanyahu to that list. mwmisses4289 20 hrs ago #4
Here are two possibilities that might give either more or less credence to that theory. dgauss 8 hrs ago #34
The only plan that Trump had that made it out of the concept stage, Baitball Blogger 20 hrs ago #3
And with nothing to lose notinkansas 20 hrs ago #7
What he grossly forgot, is that his children will pay the cost. Baitball Blogger 20 hrs ago #8
Right? Who benefits if the US gets knee-capped off the world stage? Beartracks 13 hrs ago #18
And trying to stay out of prison. NameAlreadyTaken 20 hrs ago #5
He has no worries. SCOTUS made him immune for "OFFICIAL" acts. N/T Jacson6 8 hrs ago #35
He is basically just trolling all of us until he is gone. Captain Zero 20 hrs ago #6
My only consolation is that he won't live to enjoy it. My only regrets he'll probably die before he is convicted and Martin68 19 hrs ago #9
Filling his pockets with our money and not looking back. BradBo 19 hrs ago #10
Ummm, I have NEVER, for a single second, assumed that sexual predator niyad 18 hrs ago #11
Pure unadulterated plunder live love laugh 18 hrs ago #12
I hope he lives long enough to learn that money will not help him avoid death. MineralMan 18 hrs ago #13
He who dies with the most toys still dies Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #26
Trump is a punk who's frontin', playing the clown so no one can call him out. Ford_Prefect 18 hrs ago #14
Bingo! blue-wave 18 hrs ago #15
Yup, bastard is raking in billions along with his kids vapor2 16 hrs ago #16
What I've said all along BeneteauBum 15 hrs ago #17
Absolutely. pandr32 12 hrs ago #19
It's not merely that they are uninterested. They wouldn't know how to properly govern even if they wanted to. thesquanderer 12 hrs ago #20
Maladapted and malevolent. Mme. Defarge 12 hrs ago #21
Isn't that something we already learned in 2017? FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #22
Ivana said it best canetoad 12 hrs ago #23
Ivanka feels the same way. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #28
Don't agree Nasruddin 11 hrs ago #24
He cares about the money very much. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #29
I've never made that assumption relayerbob 11 hrs ago #25
Trump has no interest in governance. He is committing the crime of the century. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #27
He is trying to burn it all down before Satan calls him home BlueWaveNeverEnd 10 hrs ago #30
Been saying this for decades about Donald Trump debsy 9 hrs ago #31
Of Course, Savvy People knew that Cha 9 hrs ago #32
That trash bag (and its ilk) doing the worst everything possible -all the time, is a given. Six117 8 hrs ago #33
Trump doesn't understand what a good job is Johonny 8 hrs ago #36
we were 'sposed to serve him .... DoBW 8 hrs ago #37
Mission partly accomplished (Let's prevent him from finishing the job) usonian 7 hrs ago #38
He is probably not aware of any of this. Kablooie 5 hrs ago #39

gab13by13

(32,238 posts)
2. Malcolm Nance had a former Saudi security expert on his show who said,
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:27 AM
20 hrs ago

there was "talk" that Saudi Arabia and the UAE paid Krasnov an enormous sum of money to invade Iran.

A conspiracy theory that is very believable for me.

mwmisses4289

(4,100 posts)
4. Add Netanyahu to that list.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:55 AM
20 hrs ago

He is encouraging t to put u.s. troops on the ground to fight his war.

dgauss

(1,525 posts)
34. Here are two possibilities that might give either more or less credence to that theory.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:38 PM
8 hrs ago

1) Trump goes in for the long, full out never ending war and the consequences are so disastrous, both to the US and even to Trump himself, that it becomes unfathomable why he would do that. Not just to rational people, but even to people who actually know him well, understand what motivates him, understand his vanity, and still can't figure out what's in it for him. That would lend some credibility to the idea that he's working for that UAE payoff. It would have to be pretty massive though.

2) He declares victory in the near future and cuts and runs, leaving behind a huge and dangerous mess, especially for the UAE and whoever else is in on the payoff. Even though Trump is willing to rip off just about anyone, I wouldn't think he would want to rip off that crowd for billions of dollars. In that case it makes the theory a little less likely. Unless it was a COD type deal and Trump thinks he can back out...

Of course all of the above is amateur speculation at best but still...

Baitball Blogger

(52,309 posts)
3. The only plan that Trump had that made it out of the concept stage,
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:39 AM
20 hrs ago

was his dine and dash rich scheme.

We grossly underestimated him. He had decades to hone his scamming abilities, and portfolios full of blackmail material to subdue anyone who came after him.

I seriously believe that he's been given a medical prognosis that has convinced him that he has nothing to lose. I swear, any doctor who withheld this information should be sentenced to life imprisonment.

notinkansas

(1,318 posts)
7. And with nothing to lose
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:02 AM
20 hrs ago

it seems like he intends to take the US down with him. He has already destroyed so much, probably to please putin.

Baitball Blogger

(52,309 posts)
8. What he grossly forgot, is that his children will pay the cost.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:06 AM
20 hrs ago

That's how these things work. They try to transfer their loot to their family members. Trump will try to go through a laundering process, but if the Dems are in office, they will hire the best to follow the money.

Beartracks

(14,576 posts)
18. Right? Who benefits if the US gets knee-capped off the world stage?
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 03:42 PM
13 hrs ago

Russia and China will gladly expand their spheres of influence across the globe.

And Trump thinks they're his friends.

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Martin68

(27,682 posts)
9. My only consolation is that he won't live to enjoy it. My only regrets he'll probably die before he is convicted and
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:47 AM
19 hrs ago

imprisoned for life.

BradBo

(1,009 posts)
10. Filling his pockets with our money and not looking back.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:00 AM
19 hrs ago

Hopefully he stokes out soon so he can’t enjoy our money.

niyad

(132,261 posts)
11. Ummm, I have NEVER, for a single second, assumed that sexual predator
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:12 AM
18 hrs ago

and ruzzian asset was TRYING to do a good job. He flat out stated that his aim wwas destruction of our system.

MineralMan

(151,210 posts)
13. I hope he lives long enough to learn that money will not help him avoid death.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:18 AM
18 hrs ago

No amount will be enough to extend his life much. The bitterness he will taste from learning that makes me smile.

Ford_Prefect

(8,606 posts)
14. Trump is a punk who's frontin', playing the clown so no one can call him out.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:33 AM
18 hrs ago

He was like that in Manhattan, and Florida. Like a used car salesman with a different story every other breath. Always jivin' one more spin so you can't put the squeeze on him. Always on the dodge.
The only way to pin him down is under oath in front of a judge, or just kick him till he stops talking. That's what you do with blowhards and bullies.

blue-wave

(5,023 posts)
15. Bingo!
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:58 AM
18 hrs ago

Oil has been going up for the past few days. How much you wanna bet that the short orders are lining up in the stock market waiting for another peace plan, big gift or statement that Iran is defeated. That will lower the oil price and Voilà! The short orders are cashed out. It's already been done to the tune of billions of dollars since the war started.

vapor2

(4,474 posts)
16. Yup, bastard is raking in billions along with his kids
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:11 PM
16 hrs ago

shame he hasn't been stopped raping Americans

BeneteauBum

(469 posts)
17. What I've said all along
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:27 PM
15 hrs ago

The orange creature just doesn’t care. It’ll make as much money as possible no matter who it hurts before being put to the curb.
March on Saturday and vote the midterms!

Peace ☮️

pandr32

(14,244 posts)
19. Absolutely.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 04:09 PM
12 hrs ago

When I see story headlines that read "Trump weighs..." as though he is seriously considering how to navigate an issue I get tense. I mean, come on! What he 'weighs' is where the most financial reward is for him.

thesquanderer

(13,001 posts)
20. It's not merely that they are uninterested. They wouldn't know how to properly govern even if they wanted to.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 04:21 PM
12 hrs ago

Seriously... his administration is full of people who clearly do not have the proper qualifications for the job, if that job were actually to serve the people or fulfill the mission of their departments. Their qualifications are primarily fealty and having been on television (or looking like they could have been on television, i.e. "straight out of central casting" ).

"Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV" wasn't just the answer to his "cognitive test," it was also the administration's employment criteria in a nutshell.

Mme. Defarge

(9,018 posts)
21. Maladapted and malevolent.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 04:25 PM
12 hrs ago

And he makes me think of the character of Malvolio in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night -
“so crammed, as he thinks, with excellencies that it is his grounds of faith that all who look on him love him.”

FakeNoose

(41,544 posts)
22. Isn't that something we already learned in 2017?
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 04:46 PM
12 hrs ago

And of course, New Yorkers have known way longer than that.

Nasruddin

(1,248 posts)
24. Don't agree
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 05:20 PM
11 hrs ago

Pretty sure people in his immediate orbit are trying to extract as much wealth as possible.

The Boss, he cares more for worship and tribute (gaudy trinkets, for example. Some valuable, some not.) He cares a lot
about that. What does he do with more money?

If he does have a motivation, it's to stay out of jail. But it's probably only a very abstract fear for him, and he's not the best
at abstract thinking.

I am not completely sure he is in charge of his own affairs anymore, but he's more front-and-center than I expected last year.
I thought he would just play golf all the time and be trotted out occasionally to boast and to torture his enemies when it was
convenient and useful or whoever really was in charge. But the old tiger was stronger than Elon &al expected. And they
are a lot more stupid than I imagined. Can he still play golf? He sure doesn't look like he walks or stands well.

Irish_Dem

(81,161 posts)
29. He cares about the money very much.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:51 PM
10 hrs ago

He is hell bent on becoming the world's first trillionaire.

relayerbob

(7,426 posts)
25. I've never made that assumption
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 05:44 PM
11 hrs ago

He only avoided this in his first term because there were people around him who limited the damage. They are all gone now.

Irish_Dem

(81,161 posts)
27. Trump has no interest in governance. He is committing the crime of the century.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:49 PM
10 hrs ago

The courts gave him immunity for life.

He will steal as much from the US and world as he can for his entire term.

Cha

(318,900 posts)
32. Of Course, Savvy People knew that
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:32 PM
9 hrs ago

from the Get Go.. But I'm Grateful This is Getting OUT to the MASSES.

Six117

(336 posts)
33. That trash bag (and its ilk) doing the worst everything possible -all the time, is a given.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:22 PM
8 hrs ago

That anyone continues to give them even the slightest iota of grace or benefit of doubt
-is a whole world of WTF.

Can't imagine what it takes to assume anything good where they are concerned.

Johonny

(26,130 posts)
36. Trump doesn't understand what a good job is
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 08:51 PM
8 hrs ago

He doesn't have the capacity to understand what leadership truly means and what the skills required to be a leader even are. Trump's essentially a doormat on the world stage, and a bully at home.

Does he think he's killing it as president? IDK maybe. But most fools think they're a genius.

usonian

(25,148 posts)
38. Mission partly accomplished (Let's prevent him from finishing the job)
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:53 PM
7 hrs ago
Goal #1 since January 2025



Goal #2 forever



Destruction of the United States in progress.

These two have been his main sources of money, which he stands to lose.

• Illicit sex and human trafficking
• Blackmail. Billions in blackmail.
• Money Laundering, a gigantic amount.

Kablooie

(19,107 posts)
39. He is probably not aware of any of this.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:13 PM
5 hrs ago

Who of his bootlickers is going to tell him that he's responsible for all these things?
No. They tell him he's the only person who's doing everything right.
All these problems are caused by someone else and he is so wonderful that he will fix them.

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