Trump's Kleptocracy

[bullypulpit]

In July of 2016, at a campaign rally in sunny Florida, Donald Trump said the following:

“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing…I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.” (Parker & Sanger, 2016)

Essentially, Donald Trump asked Russia to intercede in the U.S. presidential election on his behalf.




Fast forward to December 9^th, 2016 and the following headline:


Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House

Dropped into the news cycle late yesterday evening, the Post article says:

“The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter.” (Entous, Nakashima, & Miller, 2016). It is becoming increasingly clear that, if not a willing accomplice in this effort, Trump was, at the very least, a “useful idiot” in Russian efforts to throw the election to him. But this latter seems unlikely given the information revealed thus far.


The CIA briefed Senators, Republican and Democrat last September in a bid by President Obama to build bi-partisan support for a response to this unprecedented meddling in U.S. politics. Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-KY), had other thoughts on the matter. McConnell, apparently “raised doubts about the underlying intelligence”, going on to view any efforts by the Obama administration to confront Russia on the issue would be “an act of partisan politics” (Entous et al., 2016). It’s worth noting that Trump has tapped Mitch McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, for Secretary of Transportation (Peters & Haberman, 2016). Can you say “Quid pro quo…Clarice”?





Speaking of “quid pro quo”, key Trump appointees to his administration baced the Trump campaign and the GOP to the tune of nearly $12 million (Gold; Narayanswamy, 2016). The list is as follows:


· Education secretary: Betsy DeVos, $1.8 million (contributed by the DeVos family)

· Deputy Commerce secretary: Todd Ricketts, $1.3 million (contributed by his parents)

· Treasury secretary: Steven Mnuchin, $425,000

· Labor secretary: Andrew Puzder, $332,000

· Commerce secretary: Wilbur Ross, $200,000

· Small Business Administration: Linda McMahon, $7.5 million


(Gold; Narayanswamy, 2016)


The take-away here is that Trump is rewarding those contributed to his campaign and/or have demonstrated the moral bankruptcy necessary to enable Trump’s narcissistic tendencies by telling him only what he wants to hear.

With Trump already using his prospective office to benefit his and his children’s corporate interests; the appointment of big money donors and sycophants to his administration, and possible collusion with Russian intelligence assets in the Russian disinformation campaign that aided in his election, the Trump kleptocracy is well underway.



References

Entous, A., Nakashima, E., ; Miller, G. (2016, December 9). Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House. The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-orders-review-of-russian-hacking-during-presidential-campaign/2016/12/09/31d6b300-be2a-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html?utm_term=.42720d204928


Gold, M., & Narayanswamy, A. (2016, December 9). Six donors that Trump appointed gave almost $12 million with their families to back his campaign and the party. The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/12/09/the-six-donors-trump-appointed-to-his-administration-gave-almost-12-million-with-their-families-to-his-campaign-and-the-party/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.fdde9cf80f41

Parker, A., & Sanger, D. E. (2016, July 27). Donald Trump Calls on Russia to Find Hillary Clinton’s Missing Emails. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-clinton-emails.html?_r=0

Peters, J. W., & Haberman, M. (2016, November 29). Trump Picks Elaine Chao for Transportation Secretary. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/us/politics/elaine-chao-transportation-trump.html

[aboutime]

Thanks AGAIN bully. You never cease to PROVE how gullible, and liberally brainwashed you are, and intend to remain here.

Which chapter of the DNC Talking Points Manual of Lies did you write?
You guys sound like a broken RECORD...thumping your way through a deep bucket full of LIBERAL BULLCRAP, mixed with your favorite GRAPE Kool-aid that makes you PUCKER UP whenever you think, or speak another lie.

[jimnyc]

Since it's obvious you only come here on the occasion to drop crap and then bail... I only have one thing to say to your continued tears...

[jimnyc]

Bully - not that I give a crap about your referenced crap - but your references all link to - https://www.blogger.com/null - which is obviously a null link. I think the big man above is telling you something about your posts.

[Black Diamond]

In July of 2016, at a campaign rally in sunny Florida, Donald Trump said the following:

“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing…I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.” (Parker & Sanger, 2016)

Essentially, Donald Trump asked Russia to intercede in the U.S. presidential election on his behalf.




Fast forward to December 9^th, 2016 and the following headline:


Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House

Dropped into the news cycle late yesterday evening, the Post article says:

“The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter.” (Entous, Nakashima, & Miller, 2016). It is becoming increasingly clear that, if not a willing accomplice in this effort, Trump was, at the very least, a “useful idiot” in Russian efforts to throw the election to him. But this latter seems unlikely given the information revealed thus far.


The CIA briefed Senators, Republican and Democrat last September in a bid by President Obama to build bi-partisan support for a response to this unprecedented meddling in U.S. politics. Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-KY), had other thoughts on the matter. McConnell, apparently “raised doubts about the underlying intelligence”, going on to view any efforts by the Obama administration to confront Russia on the issue would be “an act of partisan politics” (Entous et al., 2016). It’s worth noting that Trump has tapped Mitch McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, for Secretary of Transportation (Peters & Haberman, 2016). Can you say “Quid pro quo…Clarice”?





Speaking of “quid pro quo”, key Trump appointees to his administration baced the Trump campaign and the GOP to the tune of nearly $12 million (Gold; Narayanswamy, 2016). The list is as follows:


· Education secretary: Betsy DeVos, $1.8 million (contributed by the DeVos family)

· Deputy Commerce secretary: Todd Ricketts, $1.3 million (contributed by his parents)

· Treasury secretary: Steven Mnuchin, $425,000

· Labor secretary: Andrew Puzder, $332,000

· Commerce secretary: Wilbur Ross, $200,000

· Small Business Administration: Linda McMahon, $7.5 million


(Gold; Narayanswamy, 2016)


The take-away here is that Trump is rewarding those contributed to his campaign and/or have demonstrated the moral bankruptcy necessary to enable Trump’s narcissistic tendencies by telling him only what he wants to hear.

With Trump already using his prospective office to benefit his and his children’s corporate interests; the appointment of big money donors and sycophants to his administration, and possible collusion with Russian intelligence assets in the Russian disinformation campaign that aided in his election, the Trump kleptocracy is well underway.



References

Entous, A., Nakashima, E., ; Miller, G. (2016, December 9). Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House. The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-orders-review-of-russian-hacking-during-presidential-campaign/2016/12/09/31d6b300-be2a-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html?utm_term=.42720d204928


Gold, M., & Narayanswamy, A. (2016, December 9). Six donors that Trump appointed gave almost $12 million with their families to back his campaign and the party. The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/12/09/the-six-donors-trump-appointed-to-his-administration-gave-almost-12-million-with-their-families-to-his-campaign-and-the-party/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.fdde9cf80f41

Parker, A., & Sanger, D. E. (2016, July 27). Donald Trump Calls on Russia to Find Hillary Clinton’s Missing Emails. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-clinton-emails.html?_r=0

Peters, J. W., & Haberman, M. (2016, November 29). Trump Picks Elaine Chao for Transportation Secretary. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/us/politics/elaine-chao-transportation-trump.html

Out of Midol again?

[Elessar]

Damn, bully you really seem to love running your suck worthlessly...
then duck and hide.

Hillary LOST...suck it up, Boy.

Democrats lost nationwide...suck it up. Boy.

[aboutime]

Perhaps bully wasn't being completely honest, or totally willing to state the real names of those he accused of Kleptocracy. Namely....the witch who lost on November 8th.

Liberals are forbidden from ever admitting to actual facts, or telling the truth.
So, as usual. They must find their fancy words to distract attention from their real targets, as in LYING Democrats who practice lying so well. Not even they, like bully, know the difference.
If George Washington's story about cutting down the Cherry tree was true. People like bully, and Hillary would call him a liar because...they'd insist it was a Christmas TREE.

[Elessar]

Perhaps bully wasn't being completely honest, or totally willing to state the real names of those he accused of Kleptocracy. Namely....the witch who lost on November 8th.

Liberals are forbidden from ever admitting to actual facts, or telling the truth.
So, as usual. They must find their fancy words to distract attention from their real targets, as in LYING Democrats who practice lying so well. Not even they, like bully, know the difference.
If George Washington's story about cutting down the Cherry tree was true. People like bully, and Hillary would call him a liar because...they'd insist it was a Christmas TREE.

Meh! This one is a lost cause. He'll disappear for 3 years.

Likely fuming and letting his angst permeate what little sense he has left.

[bullypulpit]

Duck and run? Not so much. Since y'all aren't so much interested in debate as you are spewing the crap you dredge up from Breitbart and other right-wing agit-prop sites...It's simply not worth the effort to reply to the excreta that gets posted here. Nothing personal. Just providing info for those who care and instant outrage for those who don't.

[NightTrain]

Just providing info for those who care and instant outrage for those who don't.

The only ones outraged around here are you and your fellow fools, Bully Boy.

The rest of us delight in seeing your antics.

[jimnyc]

Duck and run? Not so much. Since y'all aren't so much interested in debate as you are spewing the crap you dredge up from Breitbart and other right-wing agit-prop sites...It's simply not worth the effort to reply to the excreta that gets posted here. Nothing personal. Just providing info for those who care and instant outrage for those who don't.

[aboutime]

Duck and run? Not so much. Since y'all aren't so much interested in debate as you are spewing the crap you dredge up from Breitbart and other right-wing agit-prop sites...It's simply not worth the effort to reply to the excreta that gets posted here. Nothing personal. Just providing info for those who care and instant outrage for those who don't.

bully!

[Elessar]

Duck and run? Not so much. Since y'all aren't so much interested in debate as you are spewing the crap you dredge up from Breitbart and other right-wing agit-prop sites...It's simply not worth the effort to reply to the excreta that gets posted here. Nothing personal. Just providing info for those who care and instant outrage for those who don't.

Here's the question you have to answer:

How much of your hissy-fit crap is going to change anything?
Is someone in D.C. going to say...."Ohhh, Bullypulpit is upset and butt-hurt...let's change
the election results and give him a new pacifier"?

You pound too hard on your highchair tray....want someone to secure that for you too?

Grow up, Kid...it is over.

What were you in the Navy? Certainly not a Boatswain, Engineer, Damage Controlman, or Gunner's Mate. They
don't whine. They lace up their boondockers and carry on.

[aboutime]

Here's the question you have to answer:

How much of your hissy-fit crap is going to change anything?
Is someone in D.C. going to say...."Ohhh, Bullypulpit is upset and butt-hurt...let's change
the election results and give him a new pacifier"?

You pound too hard on your highchair tray....want someone to secure that for you too?

Grow up, Kid...it is over.

What were you in the Navy? Certainly not a Boatswain, Engineer, Damage Controlman, or Gunner's Mate. They
don't whine. They lace up their boondockers and carry on.

Elessar. I have asked..twice, I believe; what navy bully was in, and never got an answer to that. So, I suspect, he may be a candidate for Stolen Valor. Of course. Bully can cure all of those suspicions by just telling us the truth, and never have to worry about it again. Think we will find out? We'll see.

[Elessar]

Elessar. I have asked..twice, I believe; what navy bully was in, and never got an answer to that. So, I suspect, he may be a candidate for Stolen Valor. Of course. Bully can cure all of those suspicions by just telling us the truth, and never have to worry about it again. Think we will find out? We'll see.

That could very well be true.