More like: Trump is playing chess and thinks its poker. He's excited that he has a king-queen suited and somewhat confused but happy to see that he also has 8 of a kind.
“Skillfully playing cards” is an interesting way of saying “cut the cards to reveal the ace of spades in a deck consisting entirely of aces of spades.”
I used to cheat at Candy Land when I was little. Later, I wondered why my parents never said anything until I played it with my cousin's kids, and it's excruciating. And he is nowhere near as "smart" as preschool aged me.
…the time the liquor store didn't want to sell me courvosier and banana liqueur so a friend could have banana cognac for his birthday…and do you know how many stores I had to go to to even find banana liquor?! (it was 2006, he was still okay)
He’s playing chess the way I used to when my dad first taught me as a kid. When I got bored I would pick up the Queen, wipe his whole side away in one swoop, declare myself the winner, and go watch Bill Nye.
Would be nice if the president wasn't playing any game...
"Ten thousand souls was the opening bid,
Soon went up to fifty-nine,
But the Lord didn't see what the Devil did,
And he said "that suits me fine""
In chess only plays the white pieces and all his games go 1. f3 e5 2. g4 Qh4# 0-1. Then he claims black on won because of DEI, so actually he won. His followers all agree.
Trump isn't skillfully playing anyone except his supporters.
He has too many "tells" that are easy to read.
Unfortunately, his supporters are either blind to it or are in on the grift.
He really does. The really obvious one is the upward chin thrust when he doesn't understand what is being said around him and he's subconsciously trying to elevate himself. What others have you observed?
Whether it’s online influencer Kash Patel getting paid by Russia to spread Russian propaganda, or FBI director Kash Patel fighting to stop the spread of Russian propaganda, both sides have Russian propaganda at the top of their agenda.
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He wanted to be POTUS not so much for the power, save to be corrupt n get revenge, but rather for the attention
He's still an ignored child at heart
"Ten thousand souls was the opening bid,
Soon went up to fifty-nine,
But the Lord didn't see what the Devil did,
And he said "that suits me fine""
-Z
He has too many "tells" that are easy to read.
Unfortunately, his supporters are either blind to it or are in on the grift.
Anyway he'd be terrible at poker, too. Too easy to read.
I've won a few poker tournaments in my life. I'd love to play Shit Stain and his entire crew of morons. It would pay for my retirement.
From a guy who bankrupted his own casinos?
I would love to play Mark Hennessey.