No one questions that Donald Trump is a transactional person. Everything is a deal that must benefit him or his family. His presidency is no different. He has never run for office with the intention of making America great again. It has always and only been a vehicle for personal enrichment. Some of that enrichment is the adulation of others; some is the opportunity to rub shoulders with world leaders; but most of all, it is money. In his world there are winners and losers, period. The wealthier you are, the more influence you have, the more of a winner you are.
In his first term, his inexperience in how to work the system was his downfall. He tried to coerce the Ukrainians and that led to his first impeachment. He tried to overthrow the results of an election that he lost and that led to a second impeachment. But four years of planning has resulted in a far different approach to ‘governing’. He has mastered the smoke and mirrors and is profiting at a level ‘no one has ever seen before’
Here are the facts. Just days before his inauguration in January 2025 he released his own meme coin. While estimates are inexact, it appears that he and his family earned over $300 million in fees and their net worth has increased by $3-4 billion, all at the expense about 800,00 MAGA faithful. To prevent any unwanted exposure, Trump’s DOJ crypto fraud committee was disbanded. Coincidence...I think not.
Not to be undone, Justin Sun, a crypto king under investigation by the SEC, had all investigations dropped after he made a $75 million contribution to World Crypto operated by Trump’s sons, Eric and Don Jr.
But it gets better, Trump also is ‘selling’ pardons.
In March he pardoned Trevor Milton of fraud convictions, motivated in part by the fact that Milton donated almost $2 million to the Trump campaign.
Imaad Zuber, a venture capitalist serving 12 years for tax violations, had his sentence commuted. The fact that he had contributed close to $1 million to committees for Trump couldn’t have clouded Donald’s judgement...
Paul Walczak pleaded guilty to tax crimes exceeding $10 million. Before he was to serve time and pay restitution, he was pardoned. Apparently, his mother donated and raised millions for Trump’s campaign.
Little of this is making much of an impact to the public. Trump is using immigration and tariffs as a smoke screen. Watch the shiny objects...just don’t watch me.
He makes outrageous actions which the courts overturn, but at no cost to himself. He imposes tariffs and then reverses them and it is just meaningless noise. As long as he distracts everyone from his primary purpose, to MAKE TRUMP RICH AGAIN, all the side show issues allow him to function with impunity.
After Toto exposes him, the Wizard says ‘...pay no attention to the man behind the curtain...’
For the next four years, that’s exactly what Trump will hope as well!
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