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milestogo

(22,587 posts) Tue May 13, 2025, 04:41 PM May 2025

When was the last time someone gave you $400 million without expecting anything in return?

It has not happened to me yet, but it would arouse suspicion.

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When was the last time someone gave you $400 million without expecting anything in return? (Original Post) milestogo May 2025 OP

The idea of a gift of a plane is silly... WarGamer May 2025 #1

Cohen did do Trump a solid paying Daniels $130,000 USD out of his own pocket. He mortgaged his house even. Shermann May 2025 #2

It's been a while. Kid Berwyn May 2025 #3

Well the estimate for raising a kid is over 300,000 EdmondDantes_ May 2025 #4

Does Uncle Elon count? NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 #5

WarGamer

(18,251 posts)

1. The idea of a gift of a plane is silly...

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 04:52 PM

May 2025

And should be criminal...

But Qatar has invested more than $8B in Al UIdeid Air Base which is the main US base in the region.

Just to be clear... the Qataris ARE allies... but we don't need that jet.

Shermann

(9,008 posts)

2. Cohen did do Trump a solid paying Daniels $130,000 USD out of his own pocket. He mortgaged his house even.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 04:53 PM

May 2025

So, it's like that but even more of a cool thing to do.

Kid Berwyn

(22,973 posts)

3. It's been a while.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 06:55 PM

May 2025

Seems that way, anyway.

EdmondDantes_

(1,382 posts)

4. Well the estimate for raising a kid is over 300,000

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 07:34 PM

May 2025

So that's kind of close. Although my mom has made it clear if her remaining kidney goes, I owe her one.

mahatmakanejeeves

(68,242 posts)

5. Does Uncle Elon count? NT

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 07:36 PM

May 2025

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