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38. "It would be a shame if something happened to that nice country of yours!" It is an extortion racket. Will the money ...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 09:19 PM

Jan 17

... go to a bank account in the Middle East to be held with the oil money that Trump seems to have seized?

Trump needs to be removed from office at the Democrats earliest convenience or simply resisted effectively. They should shut down the government. Hopefully, Schumer is out of stationery and might have to turn to something stronger, something that works and qualifies as actual resistance. (I don't expect that, however.)

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Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board [View all] highplainsdem Jan 17 OP

Don Conucci twodogsbarking Jan 17 #1

What's Wrong With This Guy - He's Got To Be.... global1 Jan 17 #2

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I've joked about it for years but I really think it's a possibility. IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 17 #40

Oh, well...can you die from syphilis? CTyankee Jan 18 #70

His idol Al Capone did! So here's hoping! IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 18 #71

Naw, Trump's got doctors who'll save his butt. CTyankee Jan 18 #72

Perhaps creon Jan 17 #47

He very well might be displacedvermoter Jan 18 #65

call no man happy until he is dead. creon Jan 18 #66

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Because Donald Trump represents peace, stability, and lawful governance dalton99a Jan 17 #6

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An easy billion taxpayer money in his pocket. rickford66 Jan 18 #63

Yup, Republicans won't do anything to stop it so he will keep doing it JI7 Jan 18 #73

I'm trying to understand this here jmowreader Jan 17 #11

In the Orwellian sense of the term. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 17 #22

He wanted a catchy title for this new grift....... Bengus81 Jan 17 #32

"You want peace? Pay up!!" Grokenstein Jan 17 #44

Fuck you, John Roberts, for allowing this illegal behavior from him which we can never do anything to stop or punish. LonePirate Jan 17 #12

Grift supreme SheltieLover Jan 17 #13

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Why, king slobby, of course! SheltieLover Jan 17 #31

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SMDH! slightlv Jan 17 #17

Apparently. Trump World Order. highplainsdem Jan 17 #19

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Every single one of those nations should tell him to FOAD. MLWR Jan 17 #18

OK, if each paying member gets a copy of ... eppur_se_muova Jan 17 #23

Sounds good to me have to see if the corrupt minions in the white house know that the NATO Allies can play the game also turbinetree Jan 17 #26

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Grifting, grifting. Grifting the night away. Solly Mack Jan 17 #43

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Holy Hell! He thinks he's King of the World!!! Hasn't he embarrassed this country enough on the world stage?? Rhiannon12866 Jan 17 #49

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It's a Trumpian pun on Bored of Peace. chowder66 Jan 17 #52

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Parody is officially dead. WestMichRad Jan 17 #54

Pure protection racket. gordianot Jan 17 #55

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