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chowder66

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

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 10:16 PM

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to line his pockets to manipulate him into going along. I'm sure 96% of that is the easiest pill to swallow for the pain he's causing but I do believe there is a teeny tiny part of him that wants to be seen as doing the right thing from time to time. I think if he wasn't being controlled like he is he would back off the ACA issue but the real people running our country are directing him.

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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