👇🏽ex budget guy for Rubio, Romney Says tariffs are about “swampy favoritism” where giving 💰 to Trump wins you a carveout most small businesses can’t afford but corporations will “stampede” To get A shakedown. The swamp runneth over. - ThreadSky

thetnholler.bsky.social • 25 days ago

👇🏽ex budget guy for Rubio, Romney
Says tariffs are about “swampy favoritism” where giving 💰 to Trump wins you a carveout most small businesses can’t afford but corporations will “stampede”
To get

A shakedown. The swamp runneth over.

Comments

rnb42.bsky.social•25 days ago

I thought pay to play schemes were illegal. Furthermore, why would a second term president be taking “donations” at this point? I can’t believe this is where we are.

brigitteturi.bsky.social•25 days ago

Isn’t this just called extortion in the most affidavits, grand juries and courts of law?

kebidoor.bsky.social•25 days ago

Follow the money, always.

carcarhenline.bsky.social•25 days ago

Media need to be watching this like a hawk and exposing it as soon as it happens.

tomwatson.bsky.social•25 days ago

Well, for his own profit is actually an improvement. I thought the evil fat fucker was burning down the country for spite.

justchillng.bsky.social•25 days ago

While you are busy with crashing planes, the Government Payment system takeover and tariffs:

fatmadt.bsky.social•25 days ago

Emolument clause?
Is that still a thing?

jluvs2luv.bsky.social•25 days ago

Is there any oversight on this? Even if he can do this, I think every company that gets an exception should be highly publicized as getting one.

dothisbetter.bsky.social•25 days ago

They are shorting the country✍🏻

styathomedogmom.bsky.social•25 days ago

He did this in his last term. Red state governors and big business asked to be exempt and he did it. I don’t know what the cost was but I’m sure the price has gone up.

childlesscatperson.bsky.social•24 days ago

And yet the maga faithful are probably cheering. Still willing to fall on a sword for their orange god

tadams1.bsky.social•25 days ago

Gotta give Donald a taste

makrygnaton.bsky.social•25 days ago

Yes, it’s always about the grift. https://news.lehigh.edu/politically-connected-corporations-received-more-exemptions-from-us-tariffs-on-chinese-imports

rp-vb.bsky.social•25 days ago

📌

derickv5.bsky.social•25 days ago

Every accusation is an admission.

lindsaybergersacks.bsky.social•25 days ago

These fuckers don’t realize more $$ will not make their black souls happy. Never has, never will.

rampantsire.bsky.social•25 days ago

Spot on, Lindsay.

Cannot understand why it hasn't been classified as an illness yet.

I mean, if you already possess billions why be hellbent on trampling the poorer to get more?

An illness.

lindsaybergersacks.bsky.social•25 days ago

I suppose they think they will be happy when they have it all & no one else has any. They will still be miserable & lonely. The worst kind of illness.

rampantsire.bsky.social•25 days ago

That's why none of them can be fucked with saving this beautiful blue orb we survive on and they all want to fuck off to Mars and set up their perfect society.

Just wish they'd do it already.

toddadam.bsky.social•25 days ago

phatnote.bsky.social•25 days ago

Ewwwwwwww

cookievargas.bsky.social•25 days ago

Of course. Same old extortion racket, bigger scale.

mjk4mj.bsky.social•25 days ago

May 25, 2018: "Ivanka Trump’s business wins approval for more China trademarks" https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/ivanka-trumps-business-wins-approval-for-more-china-trademarks/
May 13, 2018: "Trump says he’ll help Chinese company that violated U.S. sanctions" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/13/trump-zte-china-sanctions-korea-iran-584244 2024: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/02/trump-foreign-money-foreign-ethics-concerns/73969466007/

themeanprogressive.bsky.social•25 days ago

The media never bothered to explain it but they did the same with PPP. Congress and their donors got their grubby hands on billions and many small businesses went under because they never got approval. This, of course, will be a much larger scale and go directly into his pocket.

nomnomnomdeplumb.bsky.social•25 days ago

I mean people have been saying that since he started talking about them

saneplanet.bsky.social•25 days ago

I KNW THERE'S LOTS GOING ON...THIS IS A MUST WATCH. REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO PASS AN ACT TAHT WILL EFFECTIVELY ENSURE DEMOCRATS NEVER WIN ANOTHER ELECTION.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKiVdHAZOcg