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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)
Sun Sep 8, 2019, 10:48 AM Sep 2019

New US motto---any billionaire can become president!---replaces any boy, girl can become president

Wealthy men have run and become president--FDR, JFK

But with Romney something new was added. Unlike those 2, Mitt was blatantly, in-your-face rich. It seemed to be his defining characteristic.

Plus he treated the nomination as his right.

And why should HE disclose his tax returns?!?

Trunp followed a pre-laid path---'Hey, if ol' Mitt can do it, any billionaire can!'

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New US motto---any billionaire can become president!---replaces any boy, girl can become president (Original Post) bobbieinok Sep 2019 OP
Mitt Romney isn't a billonaire fescuerescue Sep 2019 #1
It just seems Mitt and Trump are so in-your-face with their money----rub it in your face!! bobbieinok Sep 2019 #2
yup nt fescuerescue Sep 2019 #3

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
1. Mitt Romney isn't a billonaire
Sun Sep 8, 2019, 09:47 PM
Sep 2019

"Only" $250 million. That's still 5 times more than Hillary (at @45m), but a pretty long way from a billion.

Trump brought things to new levels, but the Presidency has always been the playground of the 0.01% (with just a few exceptions)

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