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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf you didn't hear warnings about this latest Trump scandal back in 2016 and '17
then you weren't reading and listening to what I was. There was no shortage of predictions that among the grifting and criminal behavior his family was going to set up once they infested the White House was the selling of state secrets for personal enrichment. It was as plain as his obesity and combover.
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If you didn't hear warnings about this latest Trump scandal back in 2016 and '17 (Original Post)
misanthrope
Aug 2022
OP
DeSantis has a higher IQ, as does Pompeo, and DeSantis has been building the fascism in Florida...
Hekate
Aug 2022
#3
I seem to recall people on DU talking about the likelihood he was doing it while in office.
Solly Mack
Aug 2022
#2
EnergizedLib
(1,898 posts)1. Are we sure
DeSantis is more dangerous than this?
While far from any prize, Id hate to fashion someone could be worse or more of a threat.
Hekate
(90,793 posts)3. DeSantis has a higher IQ, as does Pompeo, and DeSantis has been building the fascism in Florida...
hand over fist. Unlike Trump, who claimed be a successful businessman, DeSantis has actual experience in government, and knows damn well where the levers are.
Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)2. I seem to recall people on DU talking about the likelihood he was doing it while in office.
This being discussed during those four years.
But, yes, it isn't surprising.
misanthrope
(7,428 posts)4. It's beyond unsurprising
It was expected.
Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)5. Excellent point because there is a difference.
It was expected.