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Raven123

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9. Oh absolutely

Reply to hookaleft (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 09:21 PM

Jun 22

Let him play with ballrooms, arches, pools. Stroke his ego with parades and WH lawn spectacles. Plaster his name on everything. Trump is shallow. Doesn’t take much, especially as his dementia progresses.

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I have this theory. That Trump is not really in charge [View all] hookaleft Jun 22 OP

Well GWB was pretty much a puppet. milestogo Jun 22 #1

Yes but his handlers did not dismantle the whole system of government wnylib Jun 22 #34

They allowed a massive terrorist attack to take place on American soil milestogo Jun 23 #42

Dick Cheney's puppet. red dog 1 Jun 22 #36

What you say makes sense MustLoveBeagles Jun 22 #2

I agree. Diamond_Dog Jun 22 #8

He's a kompromat pinata. Easy to whack OAITW r.2.0 Jun 22 #3

Have you read... homegirl Jun 23 #43

I believe I read this book in 2015. OAITW r.2.0 Jun 23 #44

Russ Vought dweller Jun 22 #4

Why are the heritage foundation and the federalist society hydrolastic Jun 22 #14

The Federalist Society has been changing our Constitution with each SCOTUS appointment.. summer_in_TX Jun 22 #33

Billionaires and corporations been writing Faux pas Jun 22 #5

We already know he's a chatbot. usonian Jun 22 #6

Bingo - Chump is being fed a script FakeNoose Jun 22 #21

I don't think Trump is literally being fed a script. wnylib Jun 23 #37

IMHO, the underage children were the deserts.... OAITW r.2.0 Jun 22 #27

He's been really good at losing money in real estate. usonian Jun 22 #29

Agreed Dawson1008 Jun 22 #7

Oh absolutely Raven123 Jun 22 #9

Agree malaise Jun 22 #10

He is useful as a tool. cachukis Jun 22 #13

He's a puppet for the ruling class. GoodRaisin Jun 22 #28

Miller SuzyandPuffpuff Jun 22 #11

Agreed. cachukis Jun 22 #12

100% mahina Jun 22 #15

I wish I could say you're wrong, PatSeg Jun 22 #16

I agree. xuplate Jun 22 #17

An oligopoly funding think tanks. Running mainstream media. Festivito Jun 22 #18

I don't think he's even capable of changing his own soiled diapers ToxMarz Jun 22 #19

the only point where I might disagre - (and still possibly outweighed by points of agreement) stopdiggin Jun 22 #20

I've been saying this for a long time Puppyjive Jun 22 #22

If Trump isn't really in charge,... LudwigPastorius Jun 22 #23

It seems like this should be obvious to anyone who pays attention. CaptainTruth Jun 22 #24

Who's making him take all these cognitive tests? MerryBlooms Jun 22 #25

Stephen Miller is the one in charge Blue Full Moon Jun 22 #26

+1 red dog 1 Jun 22 #32

K&R red dog 1 Jun 22 #30

Peter Thiel and the billionaires selected Vance AdamGG Jun 22 #31

Actually I think that is how it is Figarosmom Jun 22 #35

Add in Putin, Xi, and Netenyahu... returnee Jun 23 #38

I would guess a coalition of the oil people and the Project 2025 people. Venezuela is number 1 in oil reserves, Iran is ShazamIam Jun 23 #39

I figure every repub president since Reagan has been a puppet... Wounded Bear Jun 23 #40

He's still very much the one in charge. Don't leave him off the hook. Tommy Carcetti Jun 23 #41

"Who is gonna save us??" WE ARE! pat_k Jun 23 #45

We are. It's up to us. Vote. What happens after November is yet to be determined Joinfortmill Jun 24 #46