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Trump's grade for monetizing his presidency: A+

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He wants his money

DJT now conning the corps for the money

https://archive.is/20260731012145/https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-donations-company-fundraising-1e34a78f

VOTE BLUE AND SAY NO TO CORRUPTION

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Another weekend TACO grifting special brought to you by the IRAN To Bomb or not to Bomb Futures Trading Team, a Trump Media Corporation
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cal83dls79 said:

Another weekend TACO grifting special brought to you by the IRAN To Bomb or not to Bomb Futures Trading Team, a Trump Media Corporation

Stock market way up today?
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SBGold said:

cal83dls79 said:

Another weekend TACO grifting special brought to you by the IRAN To Bomb or not to Bomb Futures Trading Team, a Trump Media Corporation

Stock market way up today?
Bigly. The war is over again!
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chazzed said:

Should I make a new thread with this?

"Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money-laundering review

Disclosure from 2021 investigation marks first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to Donald Trump"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/01/capital-one-trump-organization-money-laundering?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us


Yes you should. I was thinking about it but didnt get around to it.
Censorship has always been a tool of the fascist
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BearlySane88 said:

Of course they would say this, they are trying to get the case dismissed.

"Capital One has never accused the Trump Organization of money laundering."

They want it to seem like it could be true but won't actually accuse him of it because they know it's not true.



The Trump accounts showed some signs of money laundering and so the bank did what it is required by law to do, and closed the accounts
Censorship has always been a tool of the fascist
bearister
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Trump just does it out loud now:

"For years, Truth Social was President Trump's money-losing megaphone.

Now his company is charging Wall Street clients up to $1.2 million a year for a license giving a split-second edge on posts that can, and frequently do, jolt global markets, Axios' Dan Primack and Zachary Basu write.

Truth API, as the data feed is branded, is the logical endpoint of that profiteering: the presidency's unrivaled power to move markets, packaged and sold as a subscription.

Hours after Truth API launched, Trump announced he'd canceled massive planned strikes on Iran. Oil prices fell nearly 5% when markets reopened.

A March 23 post postponing strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure sent Brent crude tumbling nearly 11%.

Trump's March 2025 announcement of a U.S. crypto reserve drove XRP up 27% and added roughly $300 billion to the global crypto market.

His threat last October to impose massive new tariffs on China sent the S&P 500 down 2.7%.

How it works: The real-time feed from Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) went live Saturday, delivering Truth Social posts directly to institutional clients in milliseconds.

A source familiar with the matter tells Axios that access to the platform's 10 top-trending accounts costs $60,000 to $100,000 per month. Customers seeking a broader range of accounts could pay more.


At least five high-frequency trading firms have signed up, according to The Wall Street Journal. Trump Media says customers also include financial news organizations.

Follow the money: Trump Media is publicly traded, with Trump as its dominant shareholder. He is the sole beneficiary of a revocable trust that owns 41.5% of the company. Donald Trump Jr., the trust's sole trustee, controls the shares.

Trump Media generated just $871,000 in revenue during the first quarter of 2026 and $3.68 million in all of 2025.
Its shares have risen 7% since the eve of the API announcement, adding nearly $77 million to the paper value of Trump's stake.


Between the lines: Customers are buying a fractions-of-a-second advantage.

Truth API gives trading algorithms a direct, machine-readable feed they can act on before most investors receive a push alert or refresh their screens."



How about plug in another lecture here on the virtue of MAGA values.

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bearister said:

Trump just does it out loud now:

"For years, Truth Social was President Trump's money-losing megaphone.

Now his company is charging Wall Street clients up to $1.2 million a year for a license giving a split-second edge on posts that can, and frequently do, jolt global markets, Axios' Dan Primack and Zachary Basu write.

Truth API, as the data feed is branded, is the logical endpoint of that profiteering: the presidency's unrivaled power to move markets, packaged and sold as a subscription.

Hours after Truth API launched, Trump announced he'd canceled massive planned strikes on Iran. Oil prices fell nearly 5% when markets reopened.

A March 23 post postponing strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure sent Brent crude tumbling nearly 11%.

Trump's March 2025 announcement of a U.S. crypto reserve drove XRP up 27% and added roughly $300 billion to the global crypto market.

His threat last October to impose massive new tariffs on China sent the S&P 500 down 2.7%.

How it works: The real-time feed from Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) went live Saturday, delivering Truth Social posts directly to institutional clients in milliseconds.

A source familiar with the matter tells Axios that access to the platform's 10 top-trending accounts costs $60,000 to $100,000 per month. Customers seeking a broader range of accounts could pay more.


At least five high-frequency trading firms have signed up, according to The Wall Street Journal. Trump Media says customers also include financial news organizations.

Follow the money: Trump Media is publicly traded, with Trump as its dominant shareholder. He is the sole beneficiary of a revocable trust that owns 41.5% of the company. Donald Trump Jr., the trust's sole trustee, controls the shares.

Trump Media generated just $871,000 in revenue during the first quarter of 2026 and $3.68 million in all of 2025.
Its shares have risen 7% since the eve of the API announcement, adding nearly $77 million to the paper value of Trump's stake.


Between the lines: Customers are buying a fractions-of-a-second advantage.

Truth API gives trading algorithms a direct, machine-readable feed they can act on before most investors receive a push alert or refresh their screens."



How about plug in another lecture here on the virtue of MAGA values.



It's really quite incredible, the things he gets away with. I guess when you've broken 50 laws, why should the 51st be such a big deal. It's like when Pat Riley used to tell his Knicks or Heat players (I forget which team) to just foul on every play and eventually the refs will just get sick and tired of calling everything.

As long as he controls both houses of Congress -- and I mean controls -- any laws, norms, guardrails, what have you, no longer exist. I wonder if there's anything he could do to where the House would impeach him and the Senate would vote to convict.
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It is Fraud Pop-A-Shot

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Slime balls working together to rip people off and call it a "business". How pathetic.

Enjoy

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/us/politics/bobby-zhou-trump-crypto.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4FA.0WhH.VM38D_XCT4oE&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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This article pools all the facts regarding the unprecedented corruption:

Trump has amassed staggering wealth in 'most openly corrupt' presidency | Donald Trump | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/trump-presidency-revenue-wealth
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Trump is now being sued by 2 media organizations for the selling of his Truth Social feed based on violations of the First and Fifth Amendments.
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The Trumps' Crypto Project Just Got One Step Closer to Becoming a Bank Mother Jones https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/donald-trump-world-liberty-regulatory-approval/

"It's also among the most direct official actions that the administration has taken involving the president's private finances….

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote on social media that "this is the most brazen act of self-dealing our system has ever seen."
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https://mol.im/a/16075435


"But anyone hoping to use the filing as a blueprint for their own portfolio should be cautious."

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“Cancel my subscription to the Resurrection
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What Might Happen to Trump's Ill-Gotten Gains - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/reclaim-wealth-trump-corruption/688435/

"Americans are not accustomed to learning lessons about democracy from Nigeria, Peru, or the Philippines. That disregard may soon change. Those countries offer examples of what it looks like to reclaim stolen or swindled wealth from fallen authoritarian rulers. Done right, this work can deliver justice and strengthen democratic institutions for the long run. But cleaning up after a corrupt regime also comes with serious challenges and hazards".……[PAY WALLED]

CAN ANYONE POST FULL ARTICLE

*I listened to oral version
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bearister said:

What Might Happen to Trump's Ill-Gotten Gains - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/reclaim-wealth-trump-corruption/688435/

"Americans are not accustomed to learning lessons about democracy from Nigeria, Peru, or the Philippines. That disregard may soon change. Those countries offer examples of what it looks like to reclaim stolen or swindled wealth from fallen authoritarian rulers. Done right, this work can deliver justice and strengthen democratic institutions for the long run. But cleaning up after a corrupt regime also comes with serious challenges and hazards".……[PAY WALLED]

CAN ANYONE POST FULL ARTICLE

*I listened to oral version



The Emoluments Clause should be aggressively enforced by the next Administration but it won't be, and even if it were our pro-corruption Federal Judiciary would overturn it.
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It is estimated that a significant portion of the $200b net worth of both Putin and Gaddafi was amassed through filching oil profits from their respective countries.

That being the case, whatya figure will be the dollar amount of beak wetting Trump can realize from the Venezuelan oil bunco scheme?



…..and I wonder what the poor Viceroy of Venezuela will garner from the deal…..other than a new pair of oversized Zorro boots.
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bearister said:

CAN ANYONE POST FULL ARTICLE

yeahbut, rather not. btw, again, will remind folks that many maany paywalls fall down (go boom) if sneaky readers temporarily turn your Javascript browser setting to Off, and of course not neglecting to switch it back On afterwards. < crickets >
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THIS IS HOW THE GOP IS RAISING MONEY FOR MIDTERMS ...

TRUMP IS CHARGING GOP DONORS $88,000 FOR A PHOTO WITH HIM.

A ROUNDTABLE ON SEPT. 9TH WITH CHUMP WILL COST YOU $250,000.

A SECOND ROUNDTABLE ON SEPT 10TH WITH JD VANCE WILL COST $75,000.

A PHOTO WITH VANCE IS $35,000

WELCOME TO DUMBERICA!

LMFAO!
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DiabloWags said:

THIS IS HOW THE GOP IS RAISING MONEY FOR MIDTERMS ...

TRUMP IS CHARGING GOP DONORS $88,000 FOR A PHOTO WITH HIM.

A ROUNDTABLE ON SEPT. 9TH WITH CHUMP WILL COST YOU $250,000.

A SECOND ROUNDTABLE ON SEPT 10TH WITH JD VANCE WILL COST $75,000.

A PHOTO WITH VANCE IS $35,000

WELCOME TO DUMBERICA!

LMFAO!


This isn't new to Trump. Your issue should be with the system not the man.
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TrumpBear said:

DiabloWags said:

THIS IS HOW THE GOP IS RAISING MONEY FOR MIDTERMS ...

TRUMP IS CHARGING GOP DONORS $88,000 FOR A PHOTO WITH HIM.

A ROUNDTABLE ON SEPT. 9TH WITH CHUMP WILL COST YOU $250,000.

A SECOND ROUNDTABLE ON SEPT 10TH WITH JD VANCE WILL COST $75,000.

A PHOTO WITH VANCE IS $35,000

WELCOME TO DUMBERICA!

LMFAO!


This isn't new to Trump. Your issue should be with the system not the man.

Trump is even more corrupt and lawless than "the system,"which is why he operates outside of it, so the "issue" is always with Trump.
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It's amazing how people try to normalize his behavior.

If Biden did a quarter of this stuff MAGA would be screaming bloody murder.

Fact.
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DiabloWags said:

It's amazing how people try to normalize his behavior.

If Biden did a quarter of this stuff MAGA would be screaming bloody murder.

Fact.


It's amazing that you said that because Biden did do this.

March 2024 event with Barack Obama and Bill Clinton offered tickets ranging from roughly $225 to $500,000 and raised more than $25 million.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/obama-bill-clinton-join-biden-raise-25-million-event-with-queen-latifah-lizzo-2024-03-28/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

A June 2024 Los Angeles event offered packages up to $500,000 and raised more than $30 million.

https://apnews.com/article/biden-hollywood-fundraiser-clooney-roberts-ukraine-summit-40081471c93faa68de5c4aa30455303b

Fact.
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bearister said:

TrumpBear said:

DiabloWags said:

THIS IS HOW THE GOP IS RAISING MONEY FOR MIDTERMS ...

TRUMP IS CHARGING GOP DONORS $88,000 FOR A PHOTO WITH HIM.

A ROUNDTABLE ON SEPT. 9TH WITH CHUMP WILL COST YOU $250,000.

A SECOND ROUNDTABLE ON SEPT 10TH WITH JD VANCE WILL COST $75,000.

A PHOTO WITH VANCE IS $35,000

WELCOME TO DUMBERICA!

LMFAO!


This isn't new to Trump. Your issue should be with the system not the man.

Trump is even more corrupt and lawless than "the system,"which is why he operates outside of it, so the "issue" is always with Trump.

Everything listed are things Biden also did. That many democrats and republicans do when campaigning. Where did he step outside the system in anything listed in DW's post?
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DiabloWags said:

It's amazing how people try to normalize his behavior.

If Biden did a quarter of this stuff MAGA would be screaming bloody murder.

Fact.

There's a new player in the memecoin game



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Some of us have been saying this for years. More need to.
Hopefully one day he ends up in solitary.
Forever.



At 10:50, the question is posed that Trump will do anything necessary for republicans to remain in control come November midterms.

Cobb says Trump was willing to see his VP executed in order to illegally stay in power so we should be surprised at NOTHING he does. He gives possibilities to consider including speaker Mike Johnson simply failing to seat new Congress in January.
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Aunburdened said:

I still laugh every time a person on this forum quotes David Frum

Did America win the war on terror? Let's ask the guy who still supports the Iraq War.


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"The 2028 Summer Olympics could generate over $40 billion and create nearly a quarter-million jobs, the L.A. Times reports from a new analysis."
Axios

If you think Trump is gonna figure out an angle for gettin' himself a taste of some of that 'lympic money, raise your hand.



* President Donald Trump signed an executive order in August 2025 to create a White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics, putting himself directly at the head of the committee as chair.

*Trump is going to get his beak so soggy that his side hustles will have side hustles.
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Trump is the most corrupt president, by far, in living memory.

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He's the most CORRUPT President in my Lifetime.
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sycasey said:

Trump is the most corrupt president, by far, in living memory.




What a horribly biased set of data. The article is almost entirely attributable to opinion. This is laughable at best.

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BearlySane88 said:

sycasey said:

Trump is the most corrupt president, by far, in living memory.




What a horribly biased set of data. The article is almost entirely attributable to opinion. This is laughable at best.



Keep telling yourself whatever you want.
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sycasey said:

BearlySane88 said:

sycasey said:

Trump is the most corrupt president, by far, in living memory.




What a horribly biased set of data. The article is almost entirely attributable to opinion. This is laughable at best.



Keep telling yourself whatever you want.


So you're not serious about your post, got it.
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11 minutes of US Senator presenting how az Putin ally planned and paid for Trump Jr's wedding party.



 
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