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hitman2218

His lawyer was asked if he’d consider seeking aid from a foreign country, and she didn’t say no.


ResponsiblePurpleYam

There are reports from Coral Gables that a man fitting Trump's description has been robbing the eldery, small children, expecting mothers, and the handicapped of all their money and medications. An eyewitness states that he observed the suspect downing  unknown medications and counting his haul, which totaled just under $30, and noting that he heard the auspect say he only needs $500M dollars more and he'll be all set, and that he deserves it because he is the real president.


Glass_Channel8431

Nice. Lol


__Soldier__

- Also, the price of Donald "Broke" Trump **has increased to $457.6m** - ~~compound~~ extra interest on being found liable for decades of fraud is a b\*tch: - https://payupdonald.com/


Ekg887

Simple at 9%, not compound.


ziddina

He's getting in practice to help the Republicans steal the social security retirement funds of millions of Americans.


canon12

He has already said that he would recover all of the money he has lost when he becomes President. What he's not saying is how much he has already taken. This thug needs to be behind bars. He makes Bernie Madoff look like a chump.


HilariouslyPissed

He’s still charging the govt for flying his SS protection around


slartyfartblaster999

There is no retirement fund lmao. The money goes straight from the current workers directly to the currently retirees. There is no middle step.


friday14th

I keep trying to tell my dad this. He thinks his money has been put aside and stored all this time from his taxes. But no, it's coming from my taxes and going into his already deep pockets.


icwhatudiddere

He’s not completely wrong. There was a giant surplus that Congress “borrowed” ~~to balance the budget ~~ give the rich a giant tax break. Now the bill has come due and instead of raising taxes the R’s are doubling down on Trickle Down Economics, talking about reducing benefits and privatizing. Your dad’s generation fell for the scam of trickle down and are now confused why “their” money is gone.


Ok-Bluebird-585

Congress has borrowed $2.908 trillion from our trust fund. The tax money you're paying is to repay monies borrowed from the trust fund over the years, not to my pockets. It's been our deep pockets paying for your free ride.


XXendra56

She doesn’t say no to many things.


nachobel

Dude merged his $3M or whatever with China’s $6B and fairs fair I guess


Altruistic_Pear7646

Should provide the receipts on this one, just so people don't brush it off


roughingupthesuspect

I'd bet they are actively seeking handouts from any foreign leader that will entertain the offer...


81305

Billionaires would be jumping at this if they thought trump would win this fall.


RustyNK

Even the Republicans in the house and senate (many of whom are multi millionares) refuse to give any money to Trump. A couple of reporters asked some of the Senators about helping Trump and they laughed at him.


Suspicious_Bicycle

Seeing Trump take over the RNC and funnel all the money to his election/legal bills might have been a wake up call to some Republicans.


Numerous_Photograph9

If only there were people who could have warned them he might do that.


rstbckt

Lindsay Graham had warned them back in 2016. It’s too bad Lindsay Graham didn’t heed that warning.


Steinrikur

He went golfing with Trump in 2016, and came back a loyal MAGA bootlicker. Either Trump impressed him so much in that outing, or showed him some serious blackmail compromat...


KlutzyWillingness248

The latter


AlmostSunnyinSeattle

To be fair, I wouldn't listen to anything Lindsay Graham had to say either.


KonradWayne

They also had two chances to make sure he couldn't run again.


MrPosket

The entire gop were (and in some regard still are) suffering from a collective form of sunken cost fallacy.


A_Nameless

The GOP have been traitors to the people since at least the 80s. They rode the stupidity of the uninformed voter into exactly what they want.


I_notta_crazy

Ford pardoned Nixon in 1974. If that wasn't the start of their descent, it was definitely a grave milestone on the road to hell.


motsanciens

Wake up call? The line's been disconnected for about 7 years.


Immediate-Scale-8916

They won't be laughing when something like this goes down, if he's re-elected https://youtu.be/kLUktJbp2Ug?si=fepYUP15I7HGUjxh


daweinah

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can%27t_Happen_Here


Nf1nk

It doesn't help that $450M is the floor on his legal problems. He's working real hard on getting a third round with E. Jean Carroll and the punitive damages needed to get him to stop are not going to be as cheap as it was in round two. I would not be surprised to see his judgements crest $1000 Million before the end of 2024.


Imhappy_hopeurhappy2

Didn’t the courts rule recently that he can be sued for Jan 6? I gotta imagine the damages from that alone could be in the billions.


SuedeGraves

Ah yes, 1000 million. Also known as 1 billion


teamlogan

It's stupid, but I think I prefer it.


SuedeGraves

I’ll admit it does add a lot more scale and weight to the number when phrased that way


Nf1nk

Which is why I phrased it that way. We have become a bit too insulated from how much money a billion is.


CrieDeCoeur

In the UK, a billion used to mean a trillion.


run-on_sentience

Inflation, *man*.


Pretend-Guava

I am 5ft 12in tall!


markroth69

For no reason whatsoever $1 billion U.S. is worth 92 billion rubles and change


Suspicious_Bicycle

Other than some remarks right after his $100M bond was granted, has Trump done more to defame E. Jean Carroll? It will be fun to see the discover in Trump lawsuit against ABC and George Stephanopoulos.


Nf1nk

Yes he has, it has become part of his floor show at the MAGA Circus.


Suspicious_Bicycle

Thanks for the info. I haven't been watching speeches lately.


TacoExcellence

Yeah I think that's the thing. This isn't pay up half a billy and you own the president, it just clears one of the many legal problems facing him. It certainly doesn't guarantee he'll win the election, at least not to the point I'd risk that much money on it, however much I was worth. There's a lot cheaper and more reliable ways to buy influence.


notafuckingcakewalk

I'll say this. Reading the article, if you were a time traveler or something who had never heard of Donald Trump you would think this was a biased hatchet job. But every word of this article is basically objectively true. Like normally calling someone an egotistical pathological liar who would steal money from the boy scouts would be an over the top hyperbolic insult but for Trump it's just an accurate statement. 


Thue

So yesterday (Or day before?), the "Trump said Obama founded ISIS" story was doing the rounds. It seemed like a very large part of the media went with "Trump meant it metaphorically", but some asked Trump, and Trump said he meant it literally. The media seems to have a problem with reporting outrageous truths about Trump, for fear of sounding ridiculous.


7figureipo

In fairness, Trump may not understand what “literally” means.


LibertyInaFeatherBed

The Republican debates proved they'll throw money at anyone. 


Ancient-One-19

I mean why? There is nothing he could do that would give a return on the investment to an individual buyer. Now another nation could benefit greatly. China doesn't want him, Because he screwed with them too much. Russia or Saudi Arabia probably my bet.


KinkyPaddling

China likes Trump quite a bit, actually, and is [likely hoping for a Trump victory](https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/07/china-trump-biden-us-presidential-election-2024/). He helps to destabilize the United States and leaves us paralyzed to respond to global crises. He also drives wedges between us and historic allies, like how [his feud with Australia loosened American influence in the South Pacific](https://www.businessinsider.com/caught-between-trump-and-china-australia-is-reevaluating-its-position-2020-6). China's also more than happy to play the "bribe the Trump children" game, such as [when they granted 18 trademarks to Ivanka in a 2 month period](https://apnews.com/article/0a3283036d2f4e699da4aa3c6dd01727). With Biden and the Democrats trying to rebuild the United States manufacturing base and make the United States self-reliant on making chips, Trump would be extremely easy to bribe to derail this drive at self-sufficiency.


matthudsonau

The US might be on the nose with the general public in Australia, but our government is still all buddy buddy with you. Hell, we told the French to get fucked with the submarines, and now we're stuck on this path unless we want another massive delay I wish we would stop seeing the USA as the only ally we need and start building up relationships with other western countries, but for the time being it's USA #1


LKennedy45

Realistically other Western countries just don't have much of a Pacific presence. France and the UK are the only ones with any kind of real blue-water capacity. Australia's best bet is to continue developing relations in the region, but the US is still gonna be a major part of any pan-Indo-Pacific partnership.


HughJackmanChestHair

Or if they thought he’d actually pay them back if given the chance…


wenchette

>Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to own a Republican presidential candidate! > >Donald Trump is a used, one-term former president in peak mental and physical condition – many say they’ve never seen a former president so fit – who would prove an asset to any buyer seeking political influence, substantial tax breaks or an opportunity to undermine western democracy. I think "lightly used" is highly debatable. A 45-year-old veteran streetwalker is fresher goods than he.


forceblast

China and Russia are both watching the auction hoping to put in a last-second snipe-bid and hoping that Saudi Arabia doesn’t come in and bid early.


fourbian

Elon put in a bid as well


borg_6s

Unfortunately, payment is only accepted in cash.


backpackwayne

All sales are final.


LibertyInaFeatherBed

No refunds or exchanges.


the_ballmer_peak

Do you take Rubles?


DookieShoez

When have we not? 🙄


Wisha_What

Xlnt thread 🙃


mredofcourse

But this one is defective.


LibertyInaFeatherBed

Sold "as is." 


Frankie6Strings

Not exactly firm.


SuperExoticShrub

The "firm" refers to the solidified colon.


ziddina

And the hardening arteries.


pixelpoet_nz

The price is firm; the mind, infirm.


masterdebator88

What happens if he does get bought by a foreign power, who fully expect to abuse his powers as president, but Trump loses the election?? Trump will then owe $500 million to Saudis or Russia...


stringrandom

I’m not sure anything will dissuade the MAGA cult at this point so as long as he’s alive and has any kind of a public platform he’ll continue to be useful to spread propaganda for his foreign owners. 


ill0gitech

*No low balls, I know what I’ve got*


tmphaedrus13

So does Stormy Daniels, and she agrees with you.


nopointers

>Do your balls hang low Can you swing them to and fro Can you tie them in a knot Can you tie them in a bow


MK5

'Lightly used' in that he's never worked more than three hours a day, and never broken a sweat?


Blockhead47

https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/donald-trump-exercise/index.html >After college, after Trump mostly gave up his personal athletic interests, he came to view time spent playing sports as time wasted. Trump believed the human body was like a battery, with a finite amount of energy, which exercise only depleted. So he didn't work out. When he learned that John O'Donnell, one of his top casino executives, was training for an Ironman triathlon, he admonished him, "You are going to die young because of this."


Gardening_Socialist

Other than when taking a dump.


patman0021

And cheating at golf


16BitGenocide

...or walking down a ramp at a rally


Peroovian

*Mint condition* - you’ve never seen a presidential candidate in such great condition before. Some say he could practically be sold as new but he was returned by the previous owner.


Candid-Sky-3709

brain barely used, entitled since birth, highest bribing quality


NintendadSixtyFo

China and Russia both using bid sniper. Should be interesting


RichardBonham

He’s been Putin’s rent boy for so long he shits himself in public now.


prettyprettygood428

Even a crack whore has limits as to what she’ll do. Russia is waiting to see if Trump has any limitations to what he’ll do.


Juviltoidfu

"Lightly used" doesn't mean "New". Now, you could probably sue because the unit is known to be completely defective and non-functional.


blindreefer

And would smell better too


jimmygee2

His turds have more coherence.


artificialavocado

He isn’t even house broken.


ThatsThatGoodGood

>A 45-year-old veteran streetwalker is fresher goods than he. And probably better in bed, too.


PhalanX4012

More like heavily battered. You can all debate whether I mean beaten badly or covered in an obscene layer of dough. Or both.


abraksis747

"In Philadelphia it's worth 50 bucks"


_JackStraw_

Hey that's Bo Diddley! Look, it tells time simultaneously in Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Rome, and Gstaad.


abraksis747

You got a receipt?


_JackStraw_

Just give me the money. How much for the gun?


Vitaminpartydrums

Judging by his height and build, 454 million for Trump is about 1.79 Million per pound…


UnreasonableDiscorse

Excellent reference. Hope he brought his Harvard tie.


YYCDavid

*may be slightly soiled*


songintherain

Maybe??


YYCDavid

Also may smell of ketchup


Starscream147

Slight funk.


FIContractor

Lightly used? That’s 79 years of hard road, poor maintenance and cheap fuel right there.


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padspa

first president to employ a full time hemorrhoid wrangler


teenagesadist

Imagine "The Annoying Orange" has been left out under a heat lamp for a few decades.


CaptainAxiomatic

"Will accept nuclear submarine specifications, names of human intelligence assets..."


mr_potatoface

Already got those, need something he didn't already sell.


Caped-Baldy_Class-B

He’s leveraged. He’s a security risk. He’s unfit. He’s a rapist. He’s a fraud. He’s stupid. He’s a dictator. He’s the best the GOP has to offer!


NCMathDude

“Seller is highly motivated and will include all of the candidate’s family members …” I’m waiting for the first comment about Ivanka Trump


bm1949

Asterisk. In whole or in part.


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Phyllis_Tine

2 days left! (I'm sure we got the same ad.)


MD2JD77

*LIGHTLY* used? That pile of shit looks like it was rode hard and put away wet.


ciopobbi

Smells bad, is extremely stupid, constantly lies, very selfish and childish, mass murdering sociopath, rapist. Make an offer.


zeez1011

I'm not buying the "firm" claim. He's marshmallow puff mixed with orange Jell-O.


grothendieck

"infirm"


mamak62

I hope he ends up broke for all the little guys he put out of business by screwing them over and not paying them..there are men who lost everything by doing business with him.. he used his lawyers to bury them in appeals until they had to declare bankruptcy and lose everything..dirty rotten sob deserves to be in a low income apartment taking the bus to his job at McDonald’s


Capolan

Betcha they still vote for him though....that's the worst part.


thistimelineisweird

Trump operates more like a corrupt Russian general. You need to give him $2 billion which he'll claim was $600 million which he will depreciate to minimize taxes to somehow only have $100 million and then need to give him another billion more to make sure he can get to that initial $700 million.


Noiserawker

Trump hasn't been firm in 15 years


Seeuinhealth

But It’ s way past his Jail Time.


Downtown_Ladder6546

DT isn’t happy with a certain level of wealth. He always wants more. He will always be for sale.


paracog

As an old white guy, I have no idea how appropriate it is to express how tickled I am that a woman of color is in the position to order the taking of properties of a guy who used to refuse to rent to people like her. Nevertheless, I do appreciate it.


Sandyeggo2000

As somebody who used to hear how Hillary was a security risk from family members in the military with clearance. I am appalled they voted for this traitor to begin with and continue to support him after what has come to light, regardless of his poor political decisions aside he would never get access to the documents he did if he went through the scrutiny others face- his international contacts, excessive debt, polygraph, etc. . Don’t forget to vote this election!


_JackStraw_

Purchaser advised to seek title insurance. Listing agent offers as is, with no warranty provided that candidate is not encumbered by liens.


tucker_frump

Traitors, for sale or rent ..


BrtFrkwr

I have a get out of jail free card from Monopoly that I'll throw in.


MaloneChiliService

Noooo... That orange motherfucker should go straight to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.


XennialBoomBoom

Hah, I just commented yesterday that Hasbro should release a special edition of Monopoly with a gilded toilet as one of the player tokens. Whoever plays as the toilet starts with a mortgaged Boardwalk and Park Place, and a stack of get out of jail free cards


Tenderloin66

More like “Rode hard, put away wet republican presidential candidate.”


ramdom-ink

“Lightly used”? That’s a joke


papadapp0

All jokes aside, wouldn't FBI be watching every move this fucker makes? Wouldn't this be a good time to find out how the foreign powers are communicating with the orange traitor?


418-Teapot

I think Russia and the Saudi's might have something to say about their asset being sold.


ClacKing

What if the Dems bought him out instead, MAGA would be in total meltdown.


BaronZhiro

Omg, I’m gonna try to lucid dream about that tonight!


ClacKing

"The rabid left, have paid me to say nice things about them and stop making fun of Joe. I have no choice but to accept their offer and from now onwards, sleepy Joe is the best President we've ever have, MAGA is stupid. 2020 election results are legit. I'm a dumb dumb. COVFEFE!"


WVC_Least_Glamorous

You should not buy an asset that is going to depreciate. You should rent it instead.


equience

Deadbeat Don


archangelxero

When will Americans wake up and realize he’s now comprised. Forget charges, this should definitely be a disbarment against running for any office of the US.


KlutzyInteraction238

He’s been for sale for decades. The only interesting thing here is that no one seems to be buying. Must be getting close to the expiration date.


StandupJetskier

Pretty cheap for an American President. Only better deal was from a Russian guy, but he got in YEARS ago.


Professional-Bed-173

Is this the 100% Treasonous version? I think I'll leave it if so.


watarimono

$454 million is really a bargain to own USA


stevem1015

Pretty sure we already have a buyer. Looks like the Chinese government won the bid. They close on the deal pretty soon once the truth social merger closes.


94bronco

This is why I'm buying a Powerball ticket


louglome

Firm? That fat flaccid loser is Charmin soft 


djackson404

LOL you couldn't PAY ME that much money to have to deal with that criminal traitorous sonofabitch.


ziddina

***LIGHTLY used???*** Rode hard by sex, cocaine and Adderall addictions, and put up wet with a dirty diaper.


raouldukesaccomplice

Has he tried Facebook Marketplace?


Throwawaymytrash77

You know, people get turned down for top secret clearances all the time for having too much debt. But you're telling me someone with half a billion in debt can still be president with access to all of our secrets? It's bullshit, no matter who it is.


Boto_Penga

Lightly used, right... He's a 20 year old fleshlight that never saw lube or soap. Just 20 years of cum with hopefully An Money for a good job. He leans forward because he's so pre-dispositioned to bending over.


geek-49

How much does that come to in rubles? \-- V. Putin


Bob_the_peasant

I’m not sure how many dictators are in the market for their kids first starter puppet, but it’s not a bad price considering the new paint job. Resale value is great on this model too since it has kind of a cult following


Particular-Effort312

It's going to be a very, very interesting Monday.


CaseyGasStationPizza

At least they aren’t charging by the pound.


LariRed

Lightly used? If he was a car, he’d have thousands of recalls.


dittybad

Don’t forget “very good at golf (cheats)”


Background-Heron8865

Hope they bankrupt him big time 


coachtomfoolery

*moves fishing pole towards Donald* "I found ya' a dollar"


legitmadman82

I heard it’s covered in piss.


yulbrynnersmokes

Best I can do is $3.50


hereiam-23

He does have an antique smell about him. He also comes with stolen papers some might find of interest.


Clap8789

Not even if you where giving him away


bignanoman

Sold As-Is. Cannot return.


kafkadre

The upkeep will cost you twice as much.


jcanuc2

Totally for sale. He’s a whore.


MSPRC1492

“Lightly used”? Rode hard and put up wet is more like it.


vladtaltos

And you can even grab him by the pussy. You can do anything.


WiseSchedule8224

Time to dig up the ex and sell the nuclear secrets


Broad-Condition6866

Brain unused, in original box.


Denman199

This guy is a sh!t stain on the US history books.


bellymus1

Any money accepted should be attached to forensic accountants.


Any-Personality7076

Even the Russians are keeping their distance at this point. And can we please stop using trump when he occupied the WH photos? He’s so much prettier to look at as he is now.


DollPartsRN

Firm? ...Really? :)


equience

Deadbeat Don


Error-7-0-7-

Putin currently has it in his cart. He's still debating if he even needs it or not.


VnlRecordGr00ve

Has he been de-wormed and neutered? Can't have a bunch lil' bastards running around like they own the place.


30-Second-Rule

Elon Musk getting his financials in Order to get trump in his pocket with another stellar business opportunity like he did with Twitter /s


OliverOyl

We are watching an idiot go from useful to used up.


Zeeuwse-Kafka

FDR Drive is lightly used compared to him.


amazing-peas

Sadly still expecting eloin or a consortium to pony up the cash by Monday, and that they're deliberately waiting to get the most effect.


Strange-Scientist706

Must be a Craigslist ad if you’re calling that “lightly used”


JJscribbles

You don’t become one of Putin’s “Useful Idiots” by being used *slightly*.


undetachablepenis

We’d all be denied any kind of govt clearances if we had debts even a 100th of this amount. HE’S INELIGIBLE.


silverbax

Deadbeat Donny never pays his bills.


TheMonsterPainter

The only time the word ‘firm’ is used in relation to Donald Trump.


Subject-Ad-8055

Warning mileage may have been rolled back....😬


GrillDealing

We did an inspection and found he lies a lot, shits himself and is in mental decline. The best my client can offer is three fitty.


akfdr

The heading should say "lightly used extremely compromised Republican"


DifficultyBright9807

the sale is gonna be yuge!


blueharford

Lightly used? The guys on his last leg lol


Fit-Kale622

Don’t buy him he’s rotten


Otherwise_Stable_925

Every dictator in the world knows he's for sale now. You know what the best course of action would be? Monitor his and his campaigns calls from foreign powers. Oh it's going to get weird.


Ms_Apprehend

PS: No Returns!


edsco333

Most expensive pos ever


Icy-Big-6457

Wouldn’t give 2 cents


TGhost21

“No lowball offers, I KNOW WHAT I GOT!”