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chowder66

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4. They're taking serious advantage of his decline to the detriment of our country.

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 09:12 PM

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We've seen it play out even in the early days. Someone gets in front of him and softens his stance but he then comes back contradicting himself and gets crazier with his demands, etc. He is not in control.

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Trump isn't meeting with Democrats because those surrounding him are keeping him from doing so. [View all] chowder66 Friday OP

You say this is manipulation of a serious mentally ill person?................... Lovie777 Friday #1

They are getting rich off of him. Someone needs to drive a wedge between his advisors and him. chowder66 Friday #3

They used to say about him "Trump agrees with the last person he talked to"--- Jack Valentino Friday #12

Yep. I think that's the case. He's losing more control and they are gaining more control. chowder66 Friday #13

Likely because slobby is pretty much incoherent. SheltieLover Friday #2

They're taking serious advantage of his decline to the detriment of our country. chowder66 Friday #4

Of course they are. SheltieLover Friday #6

They are looting our tax dollars and squeezing universities, law firms, businesses and foreign gov't's chowder66 Friday #9

Absolutely out to render the US penniless SheltieLover Friday #14

The Republicans in Congress could end this tomorrow. OAITW r.2.0 Friday #5

Yep. chowder66 Friday #7

Nobody is controlling him. The grifters around him might be tryng to JI7 Friday #8

Respectfully, I think there is more to it that is really already known but it's becoming more apparent. chowder66 Friday #10

That's the thing. I think he would have met with them by now even if it was just to show his own party chowder66 Friday #11

Do you honestly think that Trump is somehow a better person but for the people around him? Tommy Carcetti Friday #15

Absolutely not. Never said such a thing. chowder66 Saturday #16