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applegrove

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4. Here is HCR:

Reply to Figarosmom (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 01:33 AM

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Those who supported Trump from a belief that he would protect American business from state interference received yet another example of Snyder’s point today when Trump boasted that the government has taken a 10% stake in Intel, which builds semiconductors and chips. Trump says he intends to take similar stakes in other companies.

Applegrove:

Maybe Trump is going to build a sovergn wealth fund, that won't be used for anything like social security or Healthcare that have to do with the regular congressional budget, but will grow into the billions and then Trump can to dole it out to his cronies and build up ICE and prisons and and other crony authoritarian things. I wonder too about where the tariff money will go?

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Newsom trolls again: [View all] applegrove Saturday OP

Yep, it sounds Communist to me....nt Figarosmom Saturday #1

Heather Cox Richardson tonight said Trump has plans for a like stake applegrove Saturday #2

Makes me wonder who " the government" Figarosmom Saturday #3

Here is HCR: applegrove Saturday #4

Being that the US doesn't control that money, Trump does personally... CousinIT Saturday #8

In contact? COL Mustard Saturday #9

Extortion works BidenRocks Saturday #5

after all, SCOTUS gave him immunity IzzaNuDay Saturday #6

The US likely doesn't own or control any stake in any company which OA (Orange Anus) extorts. CousinIT Saturday #7

This is the way PhylliPretzel Saturday #21

Didn't the government own part of GM during the bailouts? LiberalArkie Saturday #10

Yes but that was an economic emergency. They got rid applegrove Saturday #11

I knew that.. That is probably what our glorious leader will use as precedent. However instead of selling the LiberalArkie Saturday #16

I'm not real crazy about this Newsome troll. ReRe Saturday #12

The problem is too many other Americans also think United States government is a business Walleye Saturday #13

Exactly. The govt provides services, not products. Irish_Dem Saturday #15

Newsom is going for dark dark dark. Irish_Dem Saturday #14

We need to hit back with strength. Newsom's trolling does applegrove Saturday #17

Oh, you've got me all wrong applegrove ReRe Saturday #19

It is not "dark" except in view of how dark the Trump intrusion into business actually is. Martin68 Saturday #23

That's it! ReRe Sunday #25

GOP so grabby greedy grifty BoRaGard Saturday #18

Wow, just.. excellent! ananda Saturday #20

Undermines the Republican agenda and gives the lie to "free" enterprise. I have a feeling some Heritage capitalists and Martin68 Saturday #22

Trump's centralized economy is the stuff of communism, that thing conservative voters warned us against, right? Johonny Saturday #24