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25. I think Trump is using the threat to blackmail people.

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #13)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 12:13 PM

Sunday

Phone conversation to person with wealth and/or power:

"Listen, we found your name in the Epstein files. I know, I know. You had nothing to do with him. The Democrats probably put your name in here. But listen, I'm under a lot of pressure to release these files...I know. I wonder if we could come to an agreement. I've got this big beautiful ballroom I'm building for the American people. Yeah, people have been begging me for this, with tears in their eyes. I can make it happen. Could you donate, I don't know, a couple hundred million and/or make sure the government stays shut down and/or give Jared some more money and/or put some pressure on Zelensky...."

With these people the simplest answer is usually what's going on. Trump has always grifted, blackmailed, and laundered money.

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Is November typically a good time to start a big construction project? [View all] intrepidity Oct 23 OP

Wants it done before he dies.. MiHale Oct 23 #1

LOL. Thank you for the chuckle. Redleg Oct 23 #7

Stinky BigMin28 Oct 23 #2

He can just declare that winter doesn't start until his throne room is complete. unblock Oct 23 #3

He can draw it on a weather map with his sharpie. ananda Oct 23 #12

Assume, this is never to be finished Johonny Oct 23 #4

Money laundering, yes. yardwork Sunday #17

So DJT can get the demolition done, so there can be no turning back Hekate Oct 23 #5

Sure seems like it. Redleg Oct 23 #8

Frankly, I think it was a stupid move on his part. Baitball Blogger Oct 23 #6

I wonder if that would be the last straw Redleg Oct 23 #9

True. Among the Trumpers I know they're laughing it up. Baitball Blogger Oct 23 #11

Some of these fuckers are truly deplorable Redleg Sunday #15

I strongly question the reasoning involved every time I read this notion here or elsewhere AZJonnie Oct 23 #13

I think Trump is using the threat to blackmail people. yardwork Sunday #25

It is interesting, and very believable. Baitball Blogger Sunday #27

I am not seeing that. yardwork Sunday #18

I agree that the media has to do a better job of showing the difference between Baitball Blogger Sunday #28

Brainwashed cultists will never disavow their messiah Mysterian Sunday #23

His disapproval ratings are chipping down. Baitball Blogger Sunday #29

Only if he's planning on moving the country to some place below the equator by executive order. Ping Tung Oct 23 #10

it doesn't really matter when money is no object uncle ray Oct 23 #14

Depends on the polls Starbeach Sunday #16

"Nobody knows more about building construction then me" Norbert Sunday #19

DC doesn't get that cold, and holidays do not stop construction. WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #20

If November is when you need a distraction from EPSTEIN RandomNumbers Sunday #21

He doesn't think in that way. He might want it done as soon as possible JI7 Sunday #22

This is the irreversible change he threatened before the shutdown. Ms. Toad Sunday #24

He's probably stolen most of the artifacts. yardwork Sunday #26