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B.See

(7,808 posts) Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:35 AM Dec 2

'A Bunch of Suckers!': Trump's Base Never Saw It Coming

‘A Bunch of Suckers!’: Trump’s Base Never Saw It Coming — Critics Say Melania Trump’s Ruthless Cash Grab Just Wiped Out MAGA for Millions - Atlanta Black Star

Donald Trump has spent years casting himself as a business genius whose touch turns anything he endorses into instant gold. But as his most loyal supporters are now discovering, that mythology is colliding with a brutal financial reality — and this time, even Melania Trump is at the center of the fallout.

A Wall Street Journal investigation delivered the sharpest blow yet, revealing that everything tied to the Trump brand in the speculative corners of the market — stocks, crypto, meme coins, and digital tokens — has collapsed spectacularly since his return to office. And for many of the Trump faithful who bought in because they believed [he] could do no wrong, the losses have been devastating.

And then there’s the new embarrassment of the Melania Trump’s $MELANIA coin, which has cratered an astounding 99 percent since launch, leaving some investors with pennies on the dollar.

The $MELANIA token debuted at a sky-high valuation on a wave of MAGA hype, surged as much as 25,000 percent, and then plummeted so brutally that anyone who bought in at the top and invested $12,500 is now left with about $118, noted Occupy Democrats in a scathing post on X.

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'A Bunch of Suckers!': Trump's Base Never Saw It Coming (Original Post) B.See Dec 2 OP

Is that pronounced "smellania"? LearnedHand Dec 2 #1

Yes, as in "Smell ya later, suckers!" tanyev Dec 2 #13

Lol. Exact words I started to add. B.See Dec 2 #17

might I just throw in .. ? I feel even LESS sorry for THIS crop of greedy morons .. stopdiggin Dec 2 #2

Knr UTUSN Dec 2 #3

That lead balloon came crashing down on oasis Dec 2 #4

And one sure thing: DFW Dec 2 #5

Do you have information that they did ? nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2 #6

Giving them the benefit of the doubt DFW Dec 2 #9

Over 90% of all Americans have a high school diploma. Irish_Dem Dec 2 #10

***ASSUMING*** a random sample, NOT a group selected for a particular characteristic. eppur_se_muova Dec 2 #16

Gullible idiots did FA. Justice matters. Dec 2 #7

One thing for certain: COL Mustard Dec 2 #8

So traditional in its corruption. no_hypocrisy Dec 2 #11

I can't help but laugh at people who bought into his scams. Emile Dec 2 #12

Most people dump bad investments before they lose it all BWdem4life Dec 2 #14

ETTD. tblue37 Dec 2 #15

LearnedHand

(5,242 posts)

1. Is that pronounced "smellania"?

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:40 AM

Dec 2

tanyev

(48,675 posts)

13. Yes, as in "Smell ya later, suckers!"

Reply to LearnedHand (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 08:25 AM

Dec 2

B.See

(7,808 posts)

17. Lol. Exact words I started to add.

Reply to LearnedHand (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 09:19 PM

Dec 2

but decided to have some mercy on her. Yeah, she's got feigned arrogance and privilege up the arse, I think, but I also see battery and abuse in that face. If she met Trump via Epstein, can only wonder what she's seen and done. Which is why I generally try to ignore her.

stopdiggin

(15,037 posts)

2. might I just throw in .. ? I feel even LESS sorry for THIS crop of greedy morons ..

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:47 AM

Dec 2

Than I do for the majority of the knuckle draggers that voted for the clown.
(many of whom didn't have 2 cents to wager on any topic to start out with - much less crypto or tokens)

UTUSN

(76,978 posts)

3. Knr

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:51 AM

Dec 2

oasis

(53,365 posts)

4. That lead balloon came crashing down on

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 01:32 AM

Dec 2

MAGA morons. Whodathunkit?

DFW

(59,747 posts)

5. And one sure thing:

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 01:33 AM

Dec 2

Most of those people who found $12,500 to invest in one of the Trump scams are people who could least afford to lose it. How did these people ever graduate junior high school?

eppur_se_muova

(41,009 posts)

6. Do you have information that they did ? nt

Reply to DFW (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 01:37 AM

Dec 2

DFW

(59,747 posts)

9. Giving them the benefit of the doubt

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 02:40 AM

Dec 2

Finishing the 8th grade is not as challenging as hurdle as getting a high school diploma.

Irish_Dem

(79,901 posts)

10. Over 90% of all Americans have a high school diploma.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 05:58 AM

Dec 2

It is logical then to assume that an even higher number have an 8th grade education.

eppur_se_muova

(41,009 posts)

16. ***ASSUMING*** a random sample, NOT a group selected for a particular characteristic.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #10)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 04:34 PM

Dec 2

Such as being MAGAts.

One needs to be careful with statistics.

Justice matters.

(9,415 posts)

7. Gullible idiots did FA.

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 02:33 AM

Dec 2

Now they FO.

The price of being ignorant of History.

COL Mustard

(7,996 posts)

8. One thing for certain:

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 02:40 AM

Dec 2

Any financial deal will be structured so that no member of the Trump family ever loses money. Whether an asset rises or falls, they’ll profit. Count on it.