Trump is accepting bribes

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Trump is as a glutton. He is never satisfied and wants more. Trump is the most easily bribed and corrupted man that has ever held the office of the presidency.

Wrong
Trump can't be bribed
The Clintons are the most corrupt politicians in history of this nation.
Hillary will do anything for money.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

As usual the reprehensible right attempts to defend the indefensible.

And as usual the reprehensible right is as stupid as it is dishonest.

Bribing Trump isn’t about money or wealth, it’s about flattering Trump – something Trump values more than money.

Oh we gottem now #4367

 

[berg80]

As usual the reprehensible right attempts to defend the indefensible.

Endlessly.

 

[berg80]

‘I have never seen such open corruption’: Trump’s crypto deals and loosening of rules shock observers​

Cryptocurrency multibillionaire Justin Sun could barely contain his glee.

Last month, Sun publicly flaunted a $100,000 Donald Trump-branded watch that he was awarded at a private dinner at Trump’s Virginia golf club. Sun had earned the recognition for buying $20m of the crypto memecoin $Trump, ranking him first among 220 purchasers of the token who received dinner invitations.


Trump’s much-hyped 22 May dinner and a White House tour the next day for 25 leading memecoin buyers were devised to spur sales of $Trump and wound up raking in about $148m, much of it courtesy of anonymous and foreign buyers, for Trump and his partners.

Memecoins are crypto tokens that are often based on online jokes but have no inherent value. They often prove risky investments as their prices can fluctuate wildly. The $Trump memecoin was launched days before Trump’s presidential inauguration, spurring a surge of buyers and yielding tens of millions of dollars for Trump and some partners.

Trump’s private events on 22 May to reward the top purchasers of $Trump have sparked strong criticism of the president from ethics watchdogs, ex-prosecutors and scholars for exploiting his office for personal gain in unprecedented ways. But they fit in a broader pattern of how Trump has exploited the power and lure of his office to enrich himself and some top allies via cryptocurrencies.

‘I have never seen such open corruption’: Trump’s crypto deals and loosening of rules shock observers

After courtship with crypto industry, president now profits immensely from a sector he once said ‘seems like a scam’

www.theguardian.com

It's not like you have to do in depth investigative reporting to find trump's corruption. It's out there for all to see. The Following just doesn't care.

Though the mods care enough to move this thread off the politics forum.

 

[Mac1958]

We have a kleptocracy.

We all know it's true, but yes, there's evidence Trump took a bribe.

It's a Mafia state. He's mixing business deals with foreign policy, he's making billions on his ongoing crypto scam, he's still merchandizing like crazy, and who knows what else he's running.

And the rubes who voted for him, and who are still supporting him, are finding it tougher and tougher to make ends meet.

Absolutely incredible.

 

[Winco]

Trump still hasn't accepted any bribes.

Are you also still sticking by the talking point of "Trump doesn't LIE."

Too funny Cultist.

 

[justoffal]

You cant bribe a billionaire who can buy anything he wants. The BIdens lived off bribes

Exactly

 

[citygator]

You cant bribe a billionaire who can buy anything he wants. The BIdens lived off bribes

Exactly

Say you’ve never worked closely with a billionaire without saying you never worked with a billionaire. I’ve worked with several (3).

Money is a scoreboard to them. They seek more money because that is all there is in the game. They’ll close a business employing thousands for a nickel. Not because they “need” the nickel but because they see the nickel as a victory in the game.

You guys don’t understand the motivation.

 

[Hafar1014]

Say you’ve never worked closely with a billionaire without saying you never worked with a billionaire. I’ve worked with several (3).

Money is a scoreboard to them. They seek more money because that is all there is in the game. They’ll close a business employing thousands for a nickel. Not because they “need” the nickel but because they see the nickel as a victory in the game.

You guys don’t understand the motivation.

Generalizations really arent a valid point

 

[citygator]

Generalizations really arent a valid point

I was responding to your generalization. So now what?

 

[Hafar1014]

Generalizations really arent a valid point

I made a point you cant bribe someone who doesnt need the money. Bribes are illegal why take the rick when you dont need the money
But take the Bidens. They live on bribes none have jobs

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Are you also still sticking by the talking point of "Trump doesn't LIE."

Too funny Cultist.

Refuting democrat lies, isn't lying.

 

[citygator]

I made a point you cant bribe someone who doesnt need the money. But take the Bidens. They live on bribes none have jobs

You made a generalization knowing zero billionaires. I gave you my direct experience with 3 billionaires who have run/owned the companies of which I have been on leaderships teams and extensively interacted with.

 

[justoffal]

Say you’ve never worked closely with a billionaire without saying you never worked with a billionaire. I’ve worked with several (3).

Money is a scoreboard to them. They seek more money because that is all there is in the game. They’ll close a business employing thousands for a nickel. Not because they “need” the nickel but because they see the nickel as a victory in the game.

You guys don’t understand the motivation.

I will defer to your greater experience...
What you are saying is probably true.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Wrong
Trump can't be bribed
The Clintons are the most corrupt politicians in history of this nation.
Hillary will do anything for money.

That's all his supporters do, make some false claim that he's too rich to be bribed.

Without ever supporting.

It's total nonsense of course.

 

[Winco]

That's all his supporters do, make some false claim that he's too rich to be bribed.

Without ever supporting.

It's total nonsense of course.

Refuting democrat lies, isn't lying.

Remember the time when a POTUS created a Crypto Scheme so he could launder all his Dark Money, ILLEGALLY.

Yeah, that happened.

Who was that?

 

[frigidweirdo]

Remember the time when a POTUS created a Crypto Scheme so he could launder all his Dark Money, ILLEGALLY.

Yeah, that happened.

Who was that?

Nope. Not saying it didn't happen, but don't remember anything like that.

 

[Concerned American]

That's all his supporters do, make some false claim that he's too rich to be bribed.

Without ever supporting.

It's total nonsense of course.

So you think someone who worked for 4 years and gave up $1.6M in salary can be bribed with a watch? LMAO. You've got TDS bad, dude.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Any watch, if valued over $350. Belongs to the US government. There was no bribe.

 

[frigidweirdo]

So you think someone who worked for 4 years and gave up $1.6M in salary can be bribed with a watch? LMAO. You've got TDS bad, dude.

Was it just a watch?

"At the meeting, up to half a dozen Swiss businesspeople gave the US president a Rolex table clock and a 1kg gold bar engraved with his name."

The clock is worth $10,000
The 1kg of gold is worth $136,000.

And what is the point here? To Trump is this worth the money, or is it worth the "respect". They're bowing down to him, they're giving him what he wants.

Also,

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/details-swiss-us-trade-deal-could-emerge-friday-2025-11-14/

"

• Swiss government says US tariff rate to fall to 15% from 39%
• US trade chief Greer says Switzerland to shift some manufacturing to US
• Swiss companies to invest $200 billion in US by end-2028
• Swiss industry applauds deal to reach parity with EU competitors"

So, there's the personal bribe, then there's the "we'll give you this and that" other things.

MSN

www.msn.com

"Top Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached Russians how to win over US president with flattery during Ukraine peace talks: report"

Trump loves flattery. Witkoff told the Russians that if they want to get something from Trump, just use flattery and you can get anything.

Giving bribes or "gifts", making them sufficiently expensive, and Trump will roll around like a dog.

Why give them otherwise?