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Patrick Mathieson's avatar

DJT is supposedly a billionaire and your barometer of whether he gained or lost wealth over 4 years is whether or not he took a 400k salary...?

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Skutch's avatar

There were countless business deals going on over in ISISrael through the son in law and other family members.

Plus everyone knows all the money and perks get back loaded and don't appear till after they leave office.

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Badger's avatar

Skutch, we have differences of opinion. This isn't one of them?

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Latouche's avatar

Madjack's "never took a salary" explanation for Trump's financial martyrdom as president is all too typical of most of the posts that fill the comments section of Taibbi's substack---to date. Quality of thought and reasoned argument very poor and makes for an overall disappointing experience here at TK News. Anybody else around here find comments and threads less than edifying?

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Skutch's avatar

I've never really seen a comment section that wasn't at least half if not more just people venting their frustration with the shadows on the wall of the cave not doing what they want them to.

It's also very difficult in a time where reality is a commodity and facts are like finding a turtle with a mustache.

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Badger's avatar

It's turtles all the way down Skutch?

"Frustration with shadows on the wall of the cave".

That exposes insight into the workings of that mind. I salute you.

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Madjack's avatar

No but I thought it admirable that he donated it. If Biden did that, or any D weтАЩd hear about it non stop

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