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

New York Times editorial board

So a bunch of pseudo-intellectuals? Lmao

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago

Did they just figure that out? I was thinking that back in 2015

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

Pfft. He doesn't plan to lead, or to serve. He plans to rule.

[–] [email protected] 131 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Remember, people. Donald Trump couldn't run a casino.

A casino. A business that exists so people can just walk in and give you lots of money all for the hopes of maybe walking out with somewhat less money. And he failed. Six fucking times. He literally had thousands of people handing him money for nothing every single day and he still fucking failed.

That is a level of fail I did not think was achievable by a functioning human being allowed to go outside without adult supervision. But there are somehow 80 million people in this fucking country that know that and are still saying "Yep, that's our guy!"

[–] [email protected] 63 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Donald Trump failed at selling gambling, alcohol, and steaks.

To Americans.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago

It's already been proven that if Trump had simply done nothing but let the inheritance he got from his father collect interest, he would be significantly more wealthy than he is now.

Which means all he had to do was nothing. Nothing. And somehow, he failed at that. The man failed at doing nothing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Benefit of the doubt here, weren't the casinos some criminal conspiracy to dodge taxes or sg?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Nah he was just stupid about it. He had one casino and built a new one in the same competing market. It was beyond stupid but he did it anyway. See decline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Plaza_Hotel_and_Casino

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, just good old failing at business.

He was super over-leveraged and fucked himself over.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah I never know with this guy if his stupidity or his criminality won any particular day.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

When has he ever been fit?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Never which is sadly what qualifies him with the GOP

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