“Today, Trump began to hawk Bibles for $59.99, plus shipping and handling, with a video message saying ‘Religion and Christianity are the biggest things missing from this country, and I truly believe we need to bring them back…. That’s why our country’s going haywire—we’ve lost religion in our country.’”
"What a rich vein this is, if only we had the time and space to dwell on it! There’s the insane civil-religious chutzpah of literally putting the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the lyrics to 'God Bless the USA' in the Bible. There’s the delicious fact that the company selling this Bible bills it as 'inspired by Lee Greenwood’s hit song.'”
Is there any better way to celebrate the glory of the Resurrection than by helping a #criminal suspect—indicted on scores of charges—pay off his #legal fees?
Not according to Donald #Trump, who took his broke ass to Truth Social on Tues morning to announce that supporters can purchase copies of the Christian holy book.
Nina Burleigh comments on the acquisition of Trump Media & Technology Group yesterday, making him some 3 billion richer on paper:
"This is the deus ex machina - the hand of a god - coming down from above to save Trump just as New York State prepares to seize his properties for nonpayment of a nearly half-billion dollar bond."
"It is also a classic Trumpy long con, the essential Trumpworld business practice. In every way, it is the essence of Trumpism, a textbook example of how the fake businessman’s businesses operate, all empty gilded shells, branding over substance, entities that, once established, operate like pyramid schemes run by Mafiosi, attracting get-rich-quick sharps whose base instincts are only held in check by threats of blackmail and revenge."
Jay Kuo, looking at the immense dangers ahead as Trump's Truth Social becomes publicly traded, and the Russians, Chinese, and Saudis could be standing ready to own controlling interest in the company:
"I’ve read many pieces about how Trump is set to be worth $3.4 billion more next week, but I’ve seen nothing so far warning of the dangers of a publicly-traded presidential candidacy. We are in wholly uncharted waters."
"The media needs to do a much better job warning about the dangers of such a publicly-traded candidacy and possible presidency. This is a man who has always been up for sale to the highest bidder, and who will now abuse the meme stock frenzy to achieve shocking personal financial gain while exposing our nation’s highest office to massive financial leverage. The American people need to be warned of the dangers inherent in this…."
The #Trump47 Cmte can raise up to $814,600 acc/to a donor form…& the joint #fundraising agreement outlines where each dollar is allocated sequentially down to the last dollar of each contribution.
The #donor form shows that the first $3,300 of each donation will be directed to #Trump for President primary election acct; the next $3,300 will go to his general election acct; the next $5k will go to #SaveAmerica & the next $413k is directed to the #RNC.
The remaining dollars up to $814,600 will be directed in various amounts to the local #Republican Party in 39 states. (if evenly that’s <$21k per state)
…Previously, #Trump had structured his joint #fundraising account so that each time a donor contributed a dollar to the campaign, 10 cents was directed to #SaveAmerica & 90 cents was allocated to the Trump presidential campaign.
"The RNC is the new Trump grift. With Trump’s takeover of the Republican National Committee, any dollars that it raises from donors will likely wind up in his pockets. ...
If Trump supporters grow tired of donating to his PACs only to see their funds go straight to his attorneys, any amount of money sitting in the RNC’s bank accounts would almost certainly become fair game for Trump."
Who'd have ever thunk it? The much-ballyooed convoy of "God's Army" types to defend the southern border from hordes of invaders turns out to haver been "primarily a MAGA grifting opportunity for those in the biz."
~ Nicole Lafond
Lots of blowsy talk, loads of hot air, conspiracy mongering, immigrant bashing, and much ado about nothing. But always, always, the grift is primary with these folks.