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Much info re this at NoMoreMisterNiceGuy blog
This is awful.
At nomoremister.blogspot.com
MontanaMama
(23,372 posts)That is all.
maxrandb
(15,439 posts)Their moral compass is stuck pointing at "Fuckstick"
kimbutgar
(21,323 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)The mother's family have been caring for the children.
From family comments at link, the uncle sees a way to settle his debts (IIRC $80,000)! And they understood money was to go to care for kids!
MustLoveBeagles
(11,696 posts)Using his brother's death as a payday? Sick, sick, sick.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)when the uncle went on and on about how he is going to take care of the baby-- and never mentioned anything about the older child, who is, after all, just as orphaned but had never been held as a prop by the Trumps. (So she's not going to bring in the contributions.)
MustLoveBeagles
(11,696 posts)From what I've read the mother's family wasn't very happy about how the baby was used for a trump photo op. They wanted to remain neutral about politics at least publicly and didn't want the baby to be a part of that circus. As far as the mother's daughters are concerned, they were the result of previous relationships, so they aren't technically orphans. The older daughter was dropped off at cheerleader practice on the day of the shooting, while the younger girl was dropped off at her biological father's house. She's still with him. If I can find the link to story I read explaining it better I'll add it to my post.
Edited for a correction: It seems that the three children are with the mother's family. See tblue's post- #5
Edit #2: This isn't the article I read but this one will suffice: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/06/us/el-paso-victim-daughter-afraid/index.html
My heart breaks for these kids and the mother's family. As for the father's? I'm rapidly losing sympathy.
tblue37
(65,592 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Making $$ off a family/national tragedy!!!
MustLoveBeagles
(11,696 posts)They can't even mourn her in peace. I can't imagine that Jordan or Andre would be happy about how this is playing out; trump supporter's or not. And if the father's family really only wanted to meet with trump to talk about the shooting, they could've done that without putting baby Paul in that situation.
And I'm sorry(not sorry) but Tito sounds like a total wack job. He really thinks that the shooter is a "socialist" in disguise who did this to harm trump and is a crisis action? SMDH
madaboutharry
(40,250 posts)Thank goodness the children are with the mothers family.
This all got ugly very fast. Also, isnt it fraud to use money from fundraising for a different purpose? I think so!
SunSeeker
(51,902 posts)Hekate
(91,206 posts)Do I know you personally? As in real life? Is that a no? Please go away.
As for the baby and sibling(s), I hope they get to stay with grandparents and not this creepy uncle.
maxrandb
(15,439 posts)it's just that Donnie Shit for Brains voters are "unconventional" human beings.
Baitball Blogger
(46,828 posts)MustLoveBeagles
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