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18. Distraction and making money. Trump loves it.

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 07:59 AM

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He's going to announce an attack on Venezuela [View all] moonshinegnomie Dec 16 OP

To steal their oil. And it all goes to the Trump Crime Family. Irish_Dem Dec 16 #1

To distract from his failures. Iggo Dec 16 #2

Yeah, seeing as none have been dumped yet, gab13by13 Dec 16 #8

Distraction and making money. Trump loves it. Irish_Dem Dec 17 #18

If you think he is unpopular now; just wait! Chasstev365 Dec 16 #3

To all troops that may find this comment: I am so deeply sorry. mahina Dec 16 #4

A majority of them voted for that draft dodger. Justice matters. Dec 16 #15

No. He won't. Doodley Dec 16 #5

...and that any opposition here will be prosecuted as treason. regnaD kciN Dec 16 #6

I suspect it will be to demonize the Venezualan johnnyfins Dec 16 #7

He probably is purchasing our dogs and cats and is eating them down there. travelingthrulife Dec 17 #22

Announcing a war on Venezuela would be a horrible mistake. gab13by13 Dec 16 #9

His mother not aborting him StarryNite Dec 16 #10

Yeah, but it would make him and Bettie Dec 16 #11

Yep, that's what MAGA does; horrible mistakes uponit7771 Dec 17 #21

Get your bomb shelters cleaned up. Rafi Dec 16 #12

Either that or something about snakes. rickford66 Dec 16 #13

To hell with wagin', they're shakin the fucking dog n/t Cheezoholic Dec 17 #16

Pretty much everyone expects that. nt SunSeeker Dec 17 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author TBF Dec 17 #19

2 days before the Epstein Files are due to be dropped, right? travelingthrulife Dec 17 #23

this is what I think, too mike_c Dec 17 #20

Yep, and here's why... duckworth969 Dec 17 #24

And more LR3 Dec 17 #25

That is my guess sarisataka Dec 17 #26

I wonder if Venezuela has any of those Chinese anti-ship missiles Mysterian Dec 17 #27

Appropriately. Hoopla (free with many library cards) has rzemanfl Dec 17 #28

That is on this bingo card LetMyPeopleVote Dec 17 #29