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It turns out that Trump may have called in a major favor: Court records filed Friday show that the bond was guaranteed by the Chubb Corporation, an insurance group. In 2018, Trump appointed Chubb’s CEO Evan Greenberg to a White House advisory committee for trade policy and negotiations.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Five will get you ten, they ask for a government bailout when Trump fails to repay them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

ten will get you five million they'll get it, too

[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Do you happen to take... These?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (3 children)

The Venn diagram of people who would buy this and people who would be dumb enough to think it is cash is a perfect circle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

No way, i would have bought them if i had money to invest in a scam when they came out. Trumpersa would buy anything, i could sell them at a mark up and make bank off the idiots.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I would buy one for a dollar, up to $10, for the novelty.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was meme shit but then I read actual stories about people trying to spend it. Like, how much lead poisoning did you actually get?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

The only nutrition they’ve ever gotten has been in the form of kool-aid.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago

lol, they're pee colored

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

they even got his skin tone right! impressive!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I doubt they are good firestarters.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Only when I need to wipe.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I only accept Monopoly, Payday, or higher quality...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

And only if the Payday isn’t stale