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OhioBlue

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4. He makes everything transactional.

Reply to CajunBlazer (Original post)

Sun Sep 20, 2020, 12:58 AM

Sep 2020

Congress appropriates funds for Ukraine and Trump holds them until he can leverage an announcement of an investigation for something that didn't happen.

Congress appropriates funds for 911 responders and he holds onto them until the admin is called out and then they "announce" that they will give funds.

Congress appropriates funds for PR and Trump admin holds them for 3 years until weeks before the election for a headline meant to buy votes.

He thinks Congress is just giving him funds to negotiate "deals" instead of releasing funds to actually help people.

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Citizens of Puerto Rican Descent in Florida - Will Trump Be Able to Buy Your Vote? [View all] CajunBlazer Sep 2020 OP

They know that Trump held back their money for 3 years MaryMagdaline Sep 2020 #1

Corrected mispelled word CajunBlazer Sep 2020 #2

Chump sat on PR relief for three years and announces Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #3

I would put as much trust into is PR pledge as I do in him revealing his heath care plan in two week CajunBlazer Sep 2020 #5

Exactly. Totally Tunsie Oct 2020 #6

He makes everything transactional. OhioBlue Sep 2020 #4

I just read that he has demanded . . . CajunBlazer Oct 2020 #7