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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43360124

His Bored of Peace that he's asking $5 billion for a seat that goes straight to his Qatari bank account.

Ya'll Americans getting fucked and no one has the guns to do anything about it.

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[–] madjo@piefed.social 35 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

This is madjo's complete lack of surprise. As soon as he announced his stupid board of piece of shits I knew it was another grift. That money was always going to go into his own bank account, because he only became president to stay out of jail and to make himself rich, and the republicans will just excuse this away as they have with all the other corruption that's been happening from the Soiled House.

The US is a failed experiment.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago

And all Democrats will offer is sternly-worded letters in "opposition".

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 24 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

are you ThERe yET, Americans?

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

'Well, I didnt vote for him...!'

'It was the dems fault!'

'No deviation from bidens policy'

'Funny laugh'

'All funded by corporate interests'

'Candidates are 'equivalent'(tm)'

'Im a fucking moron'

'Adulting is hard'

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[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Pretty sure ~30% will still answer he will use that better than any UN org for the world's best interests.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago

well yes... brainless morons can't help it

[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 26 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

Preparing to flee to another country.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 33 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Why would he flee to another country? Nothing has happened to him in the us

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 22 points 9 hours ago

Usually when he's done fucking something that means it's dead so

[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 hours ago

Plan A is certainly staying in power, absolute power, in the US.

Plan B might be escaping prosecution for corruption, pedophilia, rape, ... but still with a bigliest bank account.

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Was he though?

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

No he isn't.

The last year has proven that the Epstein class is untouchable here in the US. They may have to make some kind of symbolic gesture, like Larry Summers' resignation, but that's all it'll be.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Perhaps ShellMonkey means that they themselves are preparing to flee the US

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Good point. I didn't read it that way.

[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 1 points 5 hours ago

Nah, I would see it like another commented, plan A is taking over as a full dictator, but failing that he would likely try and run to avoid any punishment.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

He's safest in the US, SCOTUS is already bought and paid for.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

He might look it, but not feel it. There's a LOT of eyes looking at the big chair and saying "wow Trump is doing a shitty job, I could easily do better if only he'd move out of the way."

[–] Blueliner@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

If that's the case, I say he can have the money and GTFO.

[–] Blueliner@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

What ever happened to the ball room at the White House?

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago

You mean the East Wing where they used to molest all the children? Demolished so all the evidence is gone. Many boys, particularly during the Bush era, could explain in intricate detail what the rooms looked like, how many stars were on the ceiling, describing the moldings. It is common to dissociate when getting molested and hyper focus on your surroundings.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Why bother with this grift when you can just nationalize Elons companies and then gift them to yourself?

[–] amorangi@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 hours ago

Elon's companies aren't actually worth anything though. Their perceived value is from people believing Elon's blowhard lies.

[–] northernlights@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago

...which will lead to nothing at all but money in his pockets.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

What is an old demented man with a full diaper going to do with all this money?

[–] NekoKoneko@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

He's mentally impaired. A malignant and grandiose narcissist wants more money, attention, fame, and so on for themselves no matter what they have.