It’s about time Congress woke the fuck up. The only option here is to impeach - this is textbook corruption that would make Senator Menendez blush.
None of us could afford to, but DAMN is it cheap to buy Diaper Don (relatively speaking). The tariff revenue that Americans would generate on Swiss imports FAR exceeds the value of a watch and a bar of gold.
Because he doesn’t give a flying hoot about the American people. Or to be honest really his party. This is all just a grift for him.
Europe strategy seems to be more to just threaten him, it’s unclear with what but he seems to have backed off tariffs in the EU, but I guess Switzerland felt that they needed to go the bride route. I don’t know why because I guarantee Trump thinks Switzerland is in the EU
Bribing politicians is cheap, it’s generally millions for billions and more like 100k to billion for small politicians.
US Constitution Article 1 Section 9 Clause 8, “Titles of Nobility and Foreign Emoluments”:
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
It’s literally unconstitutional. In the past, foreign gifts to presidents were typically turned over to the National Archives to avoid breaking the law. If Congress was a functional governing body they would rake him over the coals for this, among the hundred other laws Trump has casually flaunted.
Yeah emoluments clause went out the window in trumps first term. Like week one, probably.
The Quid Pro Quo Potus
The fig leaf was that his family were running the business side, not him.
Keeping a watch and gold bar has no fig leaf.
Clearly, it doesn’t mean things like airplanes, watches, and gold bars. It’s written right there, anybody can see it, it’s just that Libz can’t read because of their public school education. They don’t even make emoluments any more, that was an olden days thing, like Laudanum.
Congress and functioning while the republicans have the majority is an oxymoron.
At least we have SCOTUS as a check on his powers!
Yup, they’re working on a blank check…
That is after they figure out how to make CA’s new maps illegal after saying TX’s maps were just fine.
Yeah right? Should be reason enough to burn this place down
They already signed that one.
“he didn’t accept it for himself, it’s for the presidential library”
Hahaha gotteem
“It’s a PERFECT deal.”
We need a brand new congress. End literally every one if their terms and vote in new people.
There’s a handful I’d keep, and a handful I’d execute. The rest can go, from both sides.
FuckEject, marry, killEject all but a handful or two of the Democrats, marry Bernie, kill the fascists.
Yeah, well, it doesn’t say anything about bribes, so checkmate, librul!
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“C’mon, let’s cut the crap, here’s a big hunk of gold. Deal?”
“Deal!”
MAGA Diplomacy
I mean Washington has been like that for a while but usually “campaign donations”
Most of Trump’s bullshit is just saying the quiet part out loud. He is especially brazen about it and it doesn’t make suck less.
Look, you don’t need to demand answers to the turd:
It’s a bribe. That’s it. Your prez took a bribe to cut tariffs to a country.
Good think our system actually predicted this and its illegal even if it WEREN’T a bribe:
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
without the Consent of the Congress
I mean, he’s a sack of shit for certain, but Congress has the power to stop this and will not, so it is implicit consent.
Congress has the power to stop this and will not, so it is implicit consent.
That is not what consent is
First, I agree with you. But, even if Congress opposes him accepting it, they can’t enforce it. Pretty sure Congress wrote into law that we were supposed to have the Epstein files a month ago.
Congress can impeach and convict for any offense at all, which would remove him from the presidency. Short of that, a president may do as he pleases, because the courts have no similar analog. Sad to say it, but it’s true.
A gold bar? A fuckin’ gold bar?
Didn’t he whine about Bob Menendez doing literally this not long ago?
“rules for thee and not for me” could be the regime’s most consistent mantra
Wilhoit keeps winning.
That should be illegal for everyone.
Also any Democrat that is involved in corruption shouldn’t be trusted to work for the people. If someone is corrupted it is easy to buy them.
It’s not illegal for everyone because not everyone holds a public office… It is however already completely illegal for anyone holding a government job.
Only if they don’t have the consent of congress. Congress however consents to whatever the fuck Trump tells them to.
Well trump is and Memendez was working for the government.
By “everyone” I of course meant people working for the government.
The answer is because nobody is going to stop him.
Ding ding ding! Tell em what he’s won, bob!
He’s won an all expenses paid trip to Alligator Alcatraz! (cue jazzy fanfare music as the camera pans over the Everglades)
100k investment 1000000k payout.
What aber does he expect. Trump is as corrupt as it gets. Isn’t that obvious?
Hi Senator,
It was a bribe. Hope that answers your questions.
Sincerely, Everyone with a functioning brain.
Supreme Court has ruled that you have to explicitly shout “THIS IS A BRIBE” then wink one eye while shooting finger guns and making that clicking sound with your tongue when exchanging gifts or money to be considered a bribe.
The Supreme Court has ruled that this particular POTUS can do nothing illegal while performing an act of state. Since he accepted this bribe specifically as an act of state, it’s a legal bribe by their reasoning.
Unless you’re a Dem, then it’s a bribe if someone says , “Hello” to you.
Yes sir, I have it on good faith that this democratic senator received a bribe of emotional gratification when the Canadian delegate wished her a nice day, to which she replied “You too”, which is clearly indicative of some sort of illegal quid pro quo relationship.
Trump being corrupt is just another day in the Orange Republic
Its fine. I’m sure, just like the jet, they will be “donated” to his presidental library but for security, of course, he will need to take them with him everywhere at all times.
Trump - “Don’t care, got money.”
Rules for thee, but not for me
The man is a convicted felon FFS.
