• AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Trump was manipulated into attacking Adelson by another donor, Ike Perlmutter, who “had hoped in vain that Mrs. Adelson would contribute to a rival super PAC that he backs.”

    It’s like narcissistic parents trying to undermine each other by manipulating their child.

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      7 months ago

      That’s why all of them are fucked after Trump dies. They all hate each other, they’re constantly backstabbing each other. They have nothing after he’s gone. No one to rally around.

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        7 months ago

        I think it depends on if he somehow becomes president or not.

        If he doesnt, maga will die with him. If he does, all the rules will have been changed and all he needs to do is appoint next in line. Even if people don’t agree with the person he appoints, or the party tries to put someone else in their place, it will be too late.

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        I hope you’re right. But I fear there will instead be some power vacuum, which will be filled with someone much smarter and maybe even more evil than Trump. Such a person will have been watching this shit show and paying attention to how easy it is to manipulate these idiots.

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      7 months ago

      And because Trump only has the attention span to believe the last person he talked to, he took Perlmutter at his word and went off on someone else.