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30. Trump probably doesn't have a choice.

Fri May 10, 2019, 02:00 PM

May 2019

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David Frum: Trump Has Just One Trick--And It's Not Working Anymore [View all] babylonsister May 2019 OP

He can only do that as long as his tactics are unknown. lunatica May 2019 #1

how is it so many people knew what a con man / crook Trump is Skittles May 2019 #6

We New Yorkers certainly knew, Skittles Maven May 2019 #11

my mum, gone for years now, commenting on Trump Skittles May 2019 #20

Twitter was invented for pompous Twits like Trump. lagomorph777 May 2019 #24

From what I understand it isn't. Known as a "pump 'n' dump." rurallib May 2019 #8

Or as the newly installed SCOTUS "judge" would say: FFFF erronis May 2019 #32

The laws have changed since the dot com bust of 2000-2001 VMA131Marine May 2019 #29

Right. He's fooled his idiot base, but not the rest of the world. lindysalsagal May 2019 #4

The biggest difference is that Arger68 May 2019 #5

Old Jedi mind trick Xipe Totec May 2019 #7

I'll check out that book. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #13

One of the best articles on what's going on w/Trump's M.O. and Presidency Honeycombe8 May 2019 #12

I was gonna guess his one trick was to blubber. Mc Mike May 2019 #14

Vlad said he'd love to help... czarjak May 2019 #15

Investing in Trump was the best investment Vlad ever made. keithbvadu2 May 2019 #16

Possibly the only time in his life coeur_de_lion May 2019 #21

Trump probably doesn't have a choice. VMA131Marine May 2019 #30

+1 uponit7771 May 2019 #19

We get the politicians we deserve playaseeker May 2019 #18

:) Really have to decline the role. We have many good people. Hortensis May 2019 #23

Count me in on that Majority. True Blue American May 2019 #28

The Magabluffer Blue Owl May 2019 #22

playground bully technique. Doesn't work with smart people demigoddess May 2019 #27

Frum also once said, "The battle for power is enormous." Hortensis May 2019 #31