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3. It's not that he has no idea how to help ordinary people. It's that he has no interest in doing so.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 03:05 PM

Dec 13

He doesn't see it as a moral imperative of the told of government or a responsibility of elected officials or anything like that.

He's transactional. He doesn't get anything out of it, so he won't do it. He'd rather help a foreign dictator who might funnel cash to him or something.

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So, I skimmed Trump's TIME-interview. [View all] DetlefK Dec 13 OP

Trump never learned how to run a business, much less a country. He only knows how to run scams. eppur_se_muova Dec 13 #1

Even with a softball interview, he lied repeatedly Wiz Imp Dec 13 #2

It's not that he has no idea how to help ordinary people. It's that he has no interest in doing so. unblock Dec 13 #3