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nuxvomica

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9. This was one of my fears for him getting the presidency

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 03:30 PM

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With the Supreme Court handing him carte-blanche immunity, I was sure he would just sign over the treasury to his own accounts the day after he was inaugurated, like a kid in a candy store. He didn't quite do that but almost.

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