'Quid pro quo:' Trump vowed to gut climate laws in exchange for $1B from oil bosses

Last month, Donald Trump summoned top lobbyists and executives from the oil and gas industry to Mar-a-Lago and proceeded to solicit a $1 billion bribe, multiple outlets report. In exchange, he would basically roll back all climate regulations and let the industry run wild in his second term.
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#Trump #DonaldTrump #climate

[@sixbladeknife44]

Imagine what he did with the documents he stole.

[@davidrhinehart7764]

You'd have to imagine it.

[@BrilliantTruthers]

AI BOTS saying stupid things now?!?! MAGA

[@Gary-xm1gy]

Ask Russia and Putin

[@bobknull7502]

Don't have to imagine.....Jared got two billion dollars.

[@brettfavrewelfarequeen9886]

He sold some and buried some in the casket with his first wife's ashes.

[@nanasewdear]

They should all be in prison for this attempted bribery.

[@Opinionsrnotfacts574]

He openly tried to bribe the President of Ukraine and was acquitted by the Senate GOP. It's power at any cost for these people - any cost.

[@ImmuneNimatoad]

​@@DisaffectedLiberal when did he do anything similar?

[@rickarnold6704]

​@DissaffectedLiberal One little flaw in your argument, Pres Biden isn't a serial crook and grifter with lots of endictments against him.

[@rickarnold6704]

​@DissaffectedLiberal One little flaw in your argument, Pres Biden isn't a serial crook and grifter with lots of endictments against him..

[@rickarnold6704]

​@DissaffectedLiberal One little flaw in your argument, Pres Biden isn't a serial crook and grifter with lots of endictments against him.

[@robertdove807]

DOJ too slow to act on Trump - should have been arrested and charged years ago

[@JustMeB729]

From what I have read. The DOJ is in Donald's pocket. He has slow rolled everything with trump.

[@konankunoichi94]

It's horrifying how he's getting exactly what he wants. Our entire political system needs to change, but it won't. It's too rooted into our system. Even if Trump loses, the damage that's been done is irreversible

[@mouthrunner1082]

he was investigated for over 8 years this is all they got on him ..........

[@JustMeB729]

@@konankunoichi94 I wish you were wrong. But you're not wrong. This country has been spit on and sat on by this one person. And the people that can hold him accountable won't.

[@cerebrophage7709]

We tried. Bill Barr told us you can't indict a sitting president.

[@cesarbrown2074]

With Trump the whole country is up for sale for the right price.

[@NancyLauten]

A Game Show!! from a Game SHOW Host!

[@notblind8876]

🤡

[@tiffanystrand4423]

Couldn’t be MORE TRUE!!!

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

Any price

[@AKayt-nm2yc]

I wonder how much our enemies pay for the documents he stole

[@brettfavrewelfarequeen9886]

$2 billion that we know of.

[@irmafacundo7107]

Also check into that judge cannon who was appointed by McConnell n trump from Florida getting freebies oh sorry that was a computer glitch

[@PhuccinAyee]

Can't be more than the amount sent by the current guy overseas for people fighting at war. Peace was sure awesome for the 4 years it lasted.

[@kelperdude]

That's joe. We already know from the doj he showed his book writer. We need to know which leaders he showed.

[@LarryRota-mh1gc]

Way less than the Biden family remember trump is the only president in American history to become poorer during his presidency and I might ad the only president that 💯 cannot be linked to slavery

[@karenobrian4371]

Trumps supporters are utterly mindless. He could say he wants to unify USA with Russia and they would cheer. It's mind boggling.

[@jadawin01]

"if I were to run, I'd run as a republican. They're the dumbest group of voters in the Country." This is a direct quote of Donald Trump in 1988 on national TV.

[@marting.9613]

The vast majority of Trump supporters are just beyond stupid and ignorant. We failed at giving them critical thinking. It's really sad.

[@georgesheffield1580]

He does ,with Vladimir in the lead and Donnie on the golf green

[@Angie2343]

Agreed.

[@Braun30]

What they would cheer would not be uniting the countries but if he handed the US to Russia.

[@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx481]

Literally selling the future of our children.

[@terryt.1643]

First thing brought to mind upon hearing this was Trump saying, “drill, drill, drill”… Trump is such a grifter. Vote Blue to get Trump and MAGA out of government.

[@lynn3455]

Vote blue for inflation open crime drug boarder higher taxes coming ,education destroyed gas and oil independence gone. Yes blindly vote blue

[@SmirkyWaters]

Now he's openly asking for a bribe. This is his strategy: a runaway train of crimes. When tf is he going to face consequences 😤

[@jeffmcgowan132]

what crimes.. 8 years and the best you dems got to offer is.. stormy.. lol

[@jmartinez1989j]

​@@jeffmcgowan132🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@anthonymatthews3698]

@@jeffmcgowan132mor.o.n

[@Queequeg61]

Probably never, look at what the Supreme Court is doing for him. The rats keep winning the rat race.

[@Queequeg61]

That and 91 indictments for more crimes than I could list.

[@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND]

This should be prosecutable.

[@EndAnimalAbuse]

The rest of us would have been along time ago

[@jaaksavat7916]

Trumpsollini = corruption = olichargy

[@kelperdude]

He didn't do anything wrong, though.

[@CarolEdmonds-pk7hr]

Extortion is a crime.

[@jonathandnicholson]

The alleged illegality is dependent on whether President Donald Trump receives the money or his campaign going to receive the money? Furthermore, the solicitation of an alleged bribe has to be a bribe in the mind of the person soliciting the alleged bribe. Chris Hayes, at the outset, said "This is not a crime." A policy plan you disagree with is not itself a crime let alone bribery.

[@user-qb7ex5it5q]

Wow there is no way this man child should be allowed to run for office. 😮

[@robjuliekolar6581]

What a loser. Just imagine what he's doing behind the scenes with the classified information that he stole and never returned and had loaded on a plane to disappear and be sold to the highest bidder

[@JimFeig]

Soliciting bribes seems like a crime. He specifies he wants money in exchange for policy. He should be prosecuted either way.

[@johnwebster76]

We need to vote so he doesn't get into the White House

[@michaelandrews4783]

It's hilarious Americans are trained to fear "communists" while open bribery is permitted for the rich to do whatever they want

[@aguspurwanto5524]

Why not told about military contractor lobbyst that offer Biden to send generous munition to ukraine

[@carla2012app]

@@aguspurwanto5524 ??????? what are you trying to say?

[@dougwristen2228]

if anything if this is all proven to be true with facts , he should be disqualified , and up on more charges , like ESPIONAGE for selling stolen documents.

[@sunshinelizard1]

We need new laws, our leadership should not be vulnerable to purchase. What's the point in citizens voting and lobbyists billionaires determine the outcome anyway? Disgusting.

[@geninji6117]

They won't enforce the current laws what's the point of more of these useless laws unless both parties agree they don't like someone? You know someone not 70 and progressive.

[@Jc-sd5xt]

​@@DisaffectedLiberalhe's to stupid to understand that. I'll dumb it down brismma

[@wyskass861]

Democracy is free to destroy itself. Millions of people have predicted what would happen with Trump as president. You only had to look at his character and business history. Our media companies are to blame when viewership numbers for ad revenue is more important than truth and an informed voting populace.

[@MephilestehDarkness]

​@DissaffectedLiberal why are you still lying?

[@thec9424]

The fact that lobbying is perfectly legal shows the monumental stupidity of the U.S. citizenry.

[@MartijnHover]

How are these oil company execs not guilty of a crime? If they aren't, the law really has to change.

[@robertruffo2134]

They were just listening to an offer, not suggesting it. Trump is the one doing the crime stuff.

[@MartijnHover]

@@robertruffo2134 As far as I'm concerned, their decades old campaign to cast doubt on climate science, going against their own scientists who made them aware of the dangers of fossil fuels as long as 40-45 years ago, counts as maybe the worst crime against humanity ever, considering the potential consequences.

[@robertruffo2134]

@@MartijnHover Agreed in a moral sense, but the law must be applied. Not sure there is a way although tobaco companies did pay out some big lawsuits.

[@MartijnHover]

@@robertruffo2134 Yes, and they never did anything that threatened the entire human race.

[@mikespalaceofdowntime4773]

Geez is there anything this tyrant won’t attempt.

[@reason43poole37]

The Trump trump card trumps everything. How anyone can vote for him is utterly staggering.

[@HairynosedWombat163]

The trump family make the Corleone's look like a bunch of benevolent philanthropists.

[@pc4mlc451]

Stagering?

[@kirkmarshall2853]

The people who vote for Trump are too stupid to be allowed to vote

[@kelperdude]

People who want prosperity and a safer world go with djt.

[@kelperdude]

People who want prosperity and security go with djt.

[@Dragonmist1]

This should be a new criminal trial in itself 😮

[@kelperdude]

Says another outsider.

[@Dragonmist1]

@@kelperdude Canada is not really an outsider

[@Ketowski]

@@Dragonmist1 It depends on how you look at it. Conservatives in Canada seem to believe in giving foreign Chinese nationals, who buy up resources and assets, liberties in Canada. They allow them to weigh in on sovereign Canadian political policy. Do you think America would allow Canada to do the same?

[@symptomoftheuniverse4149]

This has been the Republican way for decades.

[@CHNGDMYNMAGN1]

Middle men and carpetbaggers with no real political views but looking for tax breaks

[@diamondbuyers]

He ain't even hiding it now.

[@captainez]

Young people should be angered, I am 74 years old and I'm worried about the world my life is leaving. Everyone Vote for a future without fear ... just hoping...

[@pc4mlc451]

Trump was a relatively great president. The civil unrest and negative rhetoric surrounding him was all by design.

[@thesaw9988]

eh, jeez. You are a boomer born in 1950? My mother died a few years ago of lung cancer. She was born in 1953. Another philip morris victom.

[@Ketowski]

@@thesaw9988 Phillip Morris victom?

[@pc4mlc451]

@@Ketowski It's a brand of cigarette.

[@Ketowski]

@@ronvera Typoo

[@Opinionsrnotfacts574]

Daily, Donald reminds us why we consider him unfit to hold public office.

[@fletcherreed3259]

They’re lying dude. You people believe everything

[@Benito-fn4ip]

Conservative DALLAS MORNING NEWS called him UNFIT AND UNQUALIFIED in '16. First time in 100 years they endorsed a Democrat for President...Hillary did receive 3M more popular votes.

[@aguspurwanto5524]

Atleast Donald is pacifist he don't like creating war either in Ukraine,Gaza,sudan or other part of the world

[@glenod]

@@fletcherreed3259 no, we dont believe everything, what we do believe is the pattern of behaviour from the orange serial pest named trump for over 40 years.

[@kelperdude]

He's going to have a rally tomorrow in new jersey. They say 40K+ people will attend.

[@dannyspitzer1267]

Just when you thought Benedict Donald couldn't get any more disgusting...

[@hitthegoat]

It is unbelievable that this kind of thing is legal

[@Piedone21]

How is this not a serious crime? How is Trump not being charged?

[@jonathandnicholson]

The alleged illegality is dependent on whether President Donald Trump receives the money or his campaign going to receive the money? Furthermore, the solicitation of an alleged bribe has to be a bribe in the mind of the person soliciting the alleged bribe. Chris Hayes, at the outset, said "This is not a crime." A policy plan you disagree with is not itself a crime let alone bribery.

[@snerdterguson]

You misspelled precedent.

[@redrick8900]

@@jonathandnicholson Great defense of a crime.

[@jonathandnicholson]

@@redrick8900 Thank you.

[@stephennewton2777]

@@jonathandnicholsonGreat example of the difference between the law and justice.

[@nshwaery]

This guy can NEVER reach the office ever again

[@pestilentruth2164]

Bet?

[@gracie1598]

To nshwaery: How do you know they are telling you the Truth? I do not Think either candidate is a good choice.

[@Hope-Dasher]

@@gracie1598the fact that you even remotely think or propose that there is even a tiny fraction of equivalence between the two of them exposes you as a Russian troll

[@Ketowski]

@@gracie1598 Do you agree that dictatorship is not a good thing?

[@gracie1598]

@Ketowski Both sides are claiming the same end result if the opposing candidate is elected. How do you know Trump would be a dictator? Biden is NOT causing all this turmoil and damage: Open boarder, feytonal destroying our country from within, economic high unprecedented prices, threat of War globally affecting our security here. Biden is a front face holding the Title of presidency only he is not calling or making the decisions. Ask yourself who possibly could be responsible causing all this damage without receiving the Blame behind the scenes? Who would want us to go to a different government structure? Eliminating, doing away with our Constitutional Rights and Freedoms, giving the government more control?

[@adamruben8831]

The climate and our nature is more valuable than any amount of money. It is the water and air our children will need. Human greed has no boundaries.

[@roccoedwards]

Literally evil

[@sinistan1002]

who is not surprised by this 😄

[@karenjantzen2219]

I'm not surprised at all

[@brettfavrewelfarequeen9886]

It's his typical MO.

[@Jc-sd5xt]

So you mad because it would raise gdp, lower the national debt, lower inflation rate and your mad mor ons

[@wyskass861]

Millions knew what kind of president he'd be based on his character and business history. He is a fully transparent liar, and an open book.

[@Jc-sd5xt]

Shows Biden voters are daf

[@michaelloch5263]

He'd sell out his mama if she was still alive.

[@karenwest3829]

He is probably selling little bags of her ashes.

[@jabbermocky4520]

He's a lot like the character in Psycho who wears his mother's makeup and a wig that's styled like her hair. Not saying Donnie keeps the stuffed corpse of his mom in a secret room somewhere but the way he imitates her hair and makeup indicates a love/hate thing. He wants to dominate her by BEING her. Yeah, that's sick.

[@JeanBray-cj3lu]

In other words, HE IS FOR SALE FOR FAVORS WHEN PRESIDENT!!! So, what did he sell when he was president??? We know he did, but to whom? This should make every citizen so very effen angry!!!!

[@JudgeJulieLit]

He canceled Obama's safety mandates for highspeed, overloaded, understaffed, technically antiquated 3-mile-long hazmat trains. The result was hundreds of derailments of such dangerous hazmat trains, as in East Palestine Ohio early 2023, and their biome ruinous spew of lethal vinyl chloride gas into the air, ground and water, wreaking not just ecological and health damages, but bigliest economic damage to America. Wants to Make America Grit/Grate Again.

[@theresacoffeen8149]

Always looking for a scam. How can we trust this man.

[@richardmurray8515]

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM !!!!!

[@richardmurray8515]

Do Americans understand food prices have risen because climate change is wreaking havoc on agriculture around the world. (And it hasn't been good for our forests up here in Canada.)

[@TriggaTrey361]

Oil companies has been doing it for decades

[@dawnoleary4907]

price gouging also

[@brettfavrewelfarequeen9886]

And a labor shortage.

[@Deraiil]

That's correct! Food prices will not likely go down either.

[@kpepperl319]

Food prices increase are also a result of gouging

[@Desertbiker617]

He doesn't care about our future generations' health and our planet.

[@Lucas-hb1uq]

“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” -Not Trump

[@tiffanystrand4423]

He doesn’t even like his own kids 😢

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

His Depends Are Clogging Up The Ocean's, Choking Turtles!

[@dark14life]

So he not only took money from China, but also wants to take money from oil companies? How much has he gotten from selling the stolen classified documents?

[@Tomscomment]

Trumps agenda in a nutshell: Pay me and I'll sell out other people's interests.

[@SpiritGRF]

It's happening under the Democrats watch as well. Notice how much land China has been buying in the US? Why are they even allowing it and not talking about it?

[@JudgeJulieLit]

* sell out America

[@p.burgessgriesenbeck3012]

Trump is entirely horrible.

[@kelperdude]

*joe.

[@Ausblack]

​@kelperdude wow great comeback.

[@kelperdude]

@@Ausblack - Thanks.

[@hayanah7525]

@@kelperdude Troll alert and so is Ausblack. Cease your actions before your mother revokes your internet privileges. Trump's malevolence has the potential to corrupt you. It is advisable to be concerned about the state of your eternal soul, accumulating a significant number of demerits.

[@markatkinson9963]

​@@kelperdudeyou again?!

[@jamesyoung1022]

It should be obvious that environmental regulations are not hurting the oil industry. They are making record-breaking profits. Their version of "hurting" is that protecting the environment cuts into windfall profits and windfall profits outweigh all other considerations.

[@BertFlanders]

1 billion dollar... But *_IF_* he is elected ... So, a waste of money.

[@peterellis4262]

Please let it be so.

[@tontonjeannot6089]

Anybody who gives Trump a nickel is a chump.

[@davidbrown8763]

I agree. Trump will change the laws that oppose climate change anyway, because he does not care about the future of our Planet - I think that many of the oil bosses know that.

[@jabbermocky4520]

Make that an anti-American chump.

[@Do.your.own.reserch.185.]

No anyone giving Trump is a champ..keeping a president with dementia and reads of 100% from a teleprompter is nuts 🤪 Joe Biden needs to step down all existing cannibal tribes are upset at Joe for placing them in a negative light...the administration is making all of the decisions..Joe isn't running the country he just says what he is told to say what not to say ..Trump us much much more mentally suitable for the white house..

[@LordOfLight]

Ya don't say? Any particular reason for telling us what we already know and have heard thousands of times?

[@TheChopf26]

Cool opinion.

[@godblessthelessfortunate3175]

"For the love of money is the root of all evil."

[@ReyMattMD]

He is the root of evil

[@asheronwindspear552]

I honestly believe that greed and the selfishness that comes with it _are_ the root cause of all other evils.

[@thec9424]

​@asheronwindspear552 Yes. Money is a man-made concept. Every single "evil" people think about when they repeat that saying already existed before money. Blaming it on money instead of humans is the most human thing ever.

[@asheronwindspear552]

@@thec9424 greed is not necessarily the want for money. You can be greedy for power for instance. To want something that other people have and taking it in essence is a form of greed too, that thing doesn't need to have a monetary value either.

[@waterfuntimes]

And yet... the evangelicals LOVE him!

[@jimloth6091]

"Yeah, the planet will burn and everyone will die, but think of the shareholder value we'll generate!!!" - oil bosses everywhere.

[@roelofvanhelsdingen9641]

America for sale!!!

[@aBc-123-XyZ]

A White House for sale by Goober.

[@richardmurray8515]

It was the heydey of lobbyists when Trump was President.

[@aBc-123-XyZ]

@richardmurray8515 Now, we know why he strongly wants immunity if he gets back in the White House. Setting things up with help from scotus.

[@kelperdude]

Is that joes new name? It's cute, and it fits.

[@bruchadamo]

This is corruption 101.

[@captgraybush2890]

This is one of many perfect examples of why Trump can never be allowed into power again. A couple weeks ago I made a comment on another video that he would be selling our mineral rights to the highest bidder. And here we are!

[@376ironman]

Shouldn't these claims be investigated?!?!

[@s.k.3891]

God have mercy on us if this guy (or someone like him) gets in office!

[@kelperdude]

We'll be lucky to still have a country after joe is out.

[@goolsen5630]

You are so delusional, trump is the worst thing to ever happen to America, go spew your BS somewhere else.​@@kelperdude

[@newmove4378]

I cant see him winning. I refuse to believe the US has more stupid people than smart ones.

[@meghan42]

@@kelperdude Joe's not going anywhere, so we will be fine.

[@thesaw9988]

Now, what are you actually saying? Your stupid god does not exist. And if he did, he would not give mercy to you losers.

[@leonardstudley184]

His entire life has been about money

[@pc4mlc451]

Isn't yours? Do you want more, or less money?

[@murrproductions9654]

Pay the carbon tax

[@alicehonestymanson1798]

Yep. Other peoples.

[@richs347]

Yeah why should this guy be trusted in the Presidency ever again..

[@nnsnumbersandnotesunlimite7368]

The dude would sell his mother for a buck !

[@PKing-px5dg]

Selling the Country out should be enough to disqualify Trump from running for President! For God's sake use the 14th Amendment at the Federal level!

[@NancyLauten]

The Very description of TREASON!

[@xavierb9061]

Lol what do you think big donors were donating for

[@SpiritGRF]

Better start asking for a new democrat to run then. Biden has been selling us out to China since he was VP under Obama.

[@yeahdude7]

This is why we must battle against big money in politics and ensure our leaders prioritize people over industry profits. Climate change is a major challenge, and we can't let greed and corruption control our environmental policies.

[@gracie1598]

Good luck with that.

[@tiffanystrand4423]

If we can get 4 more years, I think we could start to put some of these policies in place. But, politicians will never vote to take money out of politics… that’s voting against their interests… We The People are boxed out of legislative decisions.

[@metrocustomer2617]

WE'RE ABSOLUTELY WATCHING 😮😢

[@virtious8]

I thought he was very rich, he said so himself.

[@dermothiggins3487]

Hes Biggly rich.

[@TheUltimateRare]

he couldn't pay the court fee he got, he's clearly suffering to find money.

[@charleslanphier8094]

He has no idea what normal people do, how normal people behave

[@thomascroft5076]

Also, those normal people would have been deprived of the benefits of the tax that would normally be levied on the oil companies, which Trump promised to scrap.

[@kelperdude]

We all know we had more money under djt.

[@johndemeritt3460]

@@kelperdude, really? Tell me all about it, please! Because my wife and I don't have any less money now than we did under the previous President.

[@johndemeritt3460]

I don't know about that . . . until Cheetolini told us we have to have photo ID to buy bread, I wouldn't have known . . . .

[@crashoverride2345]

​@@kelperdudeI have doubled my income in the last couple of years, but that was through my own merit. I dont expect anyone in the White House to take care of me financially. That's my job. Maybe build your skills up, get some credits or certifications, and stop hoping other people are going to make your life better for you. That's lazy, irresponsible, and just boils down to wishful thinking. Maybe your situation, is YOUR fault.

[@ashiramorris9632]

how is this conduct not disqualifying

[@jonathandnicholson]

Read the Constitution of the United States. The conduct may not be legally disqualifying, but law and morality is not the same. You do not have to vote for a candidate who has a policy platform you disagree with and that has always been the case in a functioning democracy. You could even stand for election, so long as you legally qualify to be a candidate.

[@carltaylor4942]

How is it not a crime. THis would put the entire human race at further risk.

[@mscheese000]

@@jonathandnicholson if we can't use the law to protect humanity's right to exist, then it's worth nothing to anyone and nobody has an obligation to follow it.

[@jonathandnicholson]

​@@mscheese000 I think you need to rethink that statement.

[@mscheese000]

@@jonathandnicholson no, I don't

[@tadmarshall2739]

I wish the Supreme Court had not legalized corruption in politics.

[@whooley8782]

This SCROTUS (yeah, it's intentional😀) is just begging to be reined in and regulated. Time to do it!

[@thisismetoday]

Dear Americans, this is the rest of the world. We are all sick and tired of your policies that affect all of us, too! Stop with your addiction to oil and gas, and finally take climate change seriously. I am so fed up with the US and what they are doing to the world. With great power comes great responsibility. You should remind yourselves of that every single day.

[@karenjantzen2219]

He only looks out for him self . He don't care about his followers.

[@mobilephoneuser-pr8cj]

So what God Said Trump

[@footballnerd277]

Remember this isn’t just about environmental regulations on climate change. This is about having clean water to drink, clean air to breathe!!

[@barryulrich2170]

@@footballnerd277 You are getting waaayyy too complicated for the average trumpanzee.

[@brendabrenda9052]

Solicitation of bribes??

[@jonathandnicholson]

The alleged illegality is dependent on whether President Donald Trump receives the money or his campaign going to receive the money? Furthermore, the solicitation of an alleged bribe has to be a bribe in the mind of the person soliciting the alleged bribe. Chris Hayes, at the outset, said "This is not a crime." A policy plan you disagree with is not itself a crime let alone bribery.

[@NIGHTSTAR-dr1zq]

I WANT TO TAKE THE WITNESS STAND DONALD NEVER STOPS LYING

[@mariagoode5903]

This is like the movie " Ground Hog Day"! America is sick & tired & tired & sick of it! 😢

[@Tsudkyk]

I guarantee he is making similar deals with foreign governments and business men. He has zero accountability to the average Americans, these back door deals say everything about his ethics and moral character.

[@gracie1598]

Provided you have been told the Truth. Doubtful the narrative is meant to influence what you think and believe.

[@pambatterman6154]

YES, he surely is!! And DID when he was president!

[@mackenziedarwin2077]

Trump wanted to build a sea wall in Ireland to protect one of his golf courses from rising seas caused by climate change.

[@monsterglo]

Sadly I do know that to be factual 😡

[@irmafacundo7107]

And ruin the neighbors surrounding the golf course

[@MissRed92837]

And I’m convinced he wanted someone else to pay for that sea wall.

[@HonestDepression101]

Fortunately he is not very good at building walls!

[@peterlongprong7521]

@@MissRed92837 yep, I remember he was going to get Leprechauns to pay for the wall

[@elgracko]

Please, please 🙏 may he go to jail before November,

[@user-db9ov3bt8n]

This happens more than we know!

[@cynthiataylor6607]

I am horrified and extremely disappointed that my grandchildren are inheriting a country that will soo be autocratic. I expected that America would always be free and full of opportunities for our children and grandchildren. Now I fear that it will be ruled by corrupt autocrats. How far America has fallen under Republican rule.

[@TerraStory225MYA]

The reason we younger generations are going to have to live through autocracy is because older generations thought "it can't happen here" and ignored the decades of warning signs.

[@outtaredzhead4441]

​@TerraStory225MYA it's not a done deal. Get out and vote.

[@lisariggs5688]

Cynthia….it will be fine. We survived 4 years of Trump and will do it again. We just have to nominate a better candidate in 28.

[@mikefoster3547]

@@TerraStory225MYA Not true, many of us baby boomers who are educated have been fighting this fight for more than a half century. This all came about by 1 party's (the GOP) willingness to sell their souls to the highest bidder.

[@kelperdude]

no one wants joe.

[@pultank101]

Didn’t he say he doesn’t need donors or money from other people for his campaign since he’s like “really rich”?

[@elvinn9434]

True 👍🏽 👍🏽

[@brettfavrewelfarequeen9886]

He told the courts that too. But he has problems paying bonds.

[@nancykramer7700]

Trump is not really rich anymore.

[@santyclause8034]

He has been bankrupt more often than the times he got hisself rich off legit profit.

[@igorbukovy4313]

Oh wow. This is unaccelptable. Justice must be served!

[@russellvonastel7111]

He is broke, and will do anything for money

[@murdkochforbesiii6990]

That one billion will cover what he owes in his legal cases, including any fees. He will grift or sell documents for the remainder of anything he owes.

[@davidcrowley6216]

"Political quid pro quo?" The Senate didn't convict the first time Trump was impeached because he did not use the phrase "quid pro quo" when Trump tried to extort Zelensky. It was likely the first time Trump became aware of the phrase.

[@kelperdude]

That's joe.

[@BeakyFloof]

​@@kelperdude- Nope, not Joe. The GOP haven't found any evidence to support their lies, yet you keep repeating them anyway. You're hilarious!!

[@pestilentruth2164]

You don't have a clue what you are talking about.

[@thesaw9988]

Like most of you A holes did.

[@Ketowski]

@@kelperdude You allow Joe to reside rent free in your head?

[@paulaadams1765]

So absolutely absurd. Greed never stops. So maddening. Incredibly pathetic.

[@GlennAGoddard-su9dp]

Thanks for sharing, I must say your post is interesting and lovely. How are you doing?

[@GratefulHippieChic]

How is this any different from "business as usual" for the past 50 years? That's how we got here in the first place!

[@AvangionQ]

This would fall outside the narrow Citizens United ruling: direct quid pro quo, bribe me and I'll do this and that for you, would be an illegal ask. Can we finally expect a bribery charge?

[@timparker5246]

He should never be near power of any kind.

[@pc4mlc451]

And neither should you.

[@videosofstuffthanksforwatc7197]

It seems like solicitation for bribery or attempted bribery should be a crime.

[@cliftonmobile123]

He said give him a billion dollars not raise a billion dollars THAT'S A DIFFERENCE 😒

[@andyo5220]

I would ask if he has no shame, morals or ethics, but we all know the answer.

[@jabbermocky4520]

He is devoid of normal and natural human responses to situations. Everything goes through a filter of "what's in it for ME?" He has no conscience, in other words.

[@dawnlockaby]

Neither do his supporters.

[@DontPanic4422]

His base doesn't care and will consider it saavy. It is a cult.

[@pestilentruth2164]

You and your lefty lunatics are more cultish than anyone.

[@kellybrown9086]

I used to think it was cultists too. But now I think they actually want all the things he says he wants. Prayer in school. Gas at $0.99 a gallon. Women barefoot in kitchens. A US flag hanging on every porch. White Nationalists always the majority! And on and on...

[@TheDoomWizard]

We're hopeless

[@trcsunny2187]

Why would any of them believe his promises. He rarely keeps his word.

[@thatlittlevoice8292]

Just when I thought that he couldn't be any more nauseating.

[@Steven-re3tx]

The cult is over.

[@scottfisher352]

Only when he’s in prison

[@richardmurray8515]

Sadly, no.

[@sayhisnamewhickerfjb]

The cult is alive and well here at The Church of MSNBC, where delusional dreamers come to pray against the Orange Devil (not Jen Psaki)

[@BrilliantTruthers]

The cult? the ones who worshipped Fauci and got boosted? That Cult? or the one who loves the guy getting rid of the pedos of DC? Which one?

[@DisaffectedLiberal]

Is Bsnbc going out of business?

[@dzynguy]

He is dangerous. Not senile, he is a sociopath. HE IS UNFIT.

[@AdrianGentson]

Corruption right in front of us.

[@marcomenendez]

The swamp in action...

[@bigbusterjoe]

WAIT!...WAIT!...WAIT!...She said they dined on chopped steak? Did I hear that correctly? So they were fed hamburger? This is hilarious. The budget is getting tight down there in Mar-A Lardo.

[@MFTgal]

Cube steak? Yuck

[@MKR5210]

I thought she said Trump steak 🫢

[@santyclause8034]

It's a kinda stir-fry thing kind of a casserole dish - not a slab-sided steak and mash. Bite-size pieces in a sauce with fried rice (or rice noodles). It can be quite tasty.

[@jabbermocky4520]

Pink slime with a fancy name.

[@mikemann1638]

And he still walks the streets dangerous as he is

[@pacomiguel6923]

1 billion 200 million for the campaign 800 millon for him

[@micheleconner5083]

Either for him,or to pay attorneys! Same difference though,I guess.

[@peterellis4262]

And the money "to the campaign" goes straight to his attorneys.

[@lonewolfmtnz]

Evil IS what Evil does

[@califlorida5210]

Nixon: A president that became a crook Trump: A crook that became president

[@Runny117]

Nixon walked so that Trump could run

[@mysterymayhem7020]

once again he makes me sick.

[@JoseFlores-uw2tz]

My dear God. Just how much longer is this man going to continue getting away with all these crimes???? Why can't anybody stop him. This is heartbreaking.

[@TimScott-ly7ht]

Go back, dude... Guatemala is "home", and You are here illegally...

[@jonathandnicholson]

The alleged illegality is dependent on whether President Donald Trump receives the money or his campaign going to receive the money? Furthermore, the solicitation of an alleged bribe has to be a bribe in the mind of the person soliciting the alleged bribe. Chris Hayes, at the outset, said "This is not a crime." A policy plan you disagree with is not itself a crime let alone bribery.

[@TimScott-ly7ht]

I might add, that you should go BACK, 👈🤔 dude.. You are here illegally...

[@Do.your.own.reserch.185.]

Is Joe any different

[@Tanvaras]

This oxygen thief should be in jail for life.

[@pestilentruth2164]

You need to quit breathing so much of my oxygen.

[@Legend-mg2ry]

@@pestilentruth2164wahhhh

[@bonniehall578]

This is why gas is costing us so much! Vote blue for a livable, constitutional America, PLEASE!

[@dbn5705]

No GQP and it's MAGA crime boss for me.

[@higgs923]

Putin: "Two-timer!"

[@pestilentruth2164]

Please make some sense.

[@Hikoripeyote]

1 billion from big oil 1 billion from Putin 1 billion from cartels 1 billion from private prisons Only $130000 for stormy Help him out buy a Chinese bible😊

[@garyg6000]

And he would use it to pay his legal fees.

[@pc4mlc451]

The world was better off with Trump as president. Prove me wrong.

[@Ghost-Mama]

@@pc4mlc451😂 bless your heart. I hope you sober up.

[@pc4mlc451]

@@Ghost-Mama Go ahead. Prove me wrong.

[@eddeeshaw543]

@@pc4mlc451 how's the weather in Moscow???