• empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 month ago

    Yeah. Being magnanimous and supporting other countries during a crisis, assuming it didn’t impact American citizens too severely ***and isn’t for personal gain, should be something to advertise and celebrate. If he hid it, then we know something else was definitely up- as there always is with this fucking scammer.

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      He sent a few tests to Putin himself for Putin’s own personal use. This isn’t being magnanimous or generous to the everyday Russian, this is Piss Tape Boy fetching quality medical devices for his boss.

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      Trump kept it secret because America first is his brand and it is really hard justifying to his base to help another country.

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      It says “during 2020 shortage” right in the headline. As in, he sent them to Russia at the expense of US citizens.

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        The secrecy of this is the problem. We all know back then that Trump was a likely Russian asset.

        I could envision, say, Biden saying “While, yes, we have a shortage here in the USA, other countries are doing worse. So I’ve authorized the CDC to ship a few pallets to Russia since they are having a tough time sourcing materials. Because that’s what good neighbors do. So I’m asking our people to be extra diligent, rolling back any unnecessary travel and meetings until we have restocked our tests.”

        But we all know this was quid pro quo for Trump.

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          The difference is there’s no shortage of money, it’s all just sitting there useless in the pockets of billionaires.

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            No no no, don’t you understand? The money HAS to sit in their pockets so they can accrue interest. It’s only once they become trilionaires that they’ll be able to help.

            /s obviously