President Donald Trump on Friday railed against communism during a bizarre speech at Mount Rushmore. But as critics were quick to point out, his definition of what “communists” do sounds a lot like what he, his family, and his associates have been accused of doing since he returned to the White House last year. “Our American ancestors did not shed their blood at Concord and Trenton, Gettysburg and Shiloh, Midway and Normandy, just so that a band of thieves, radicals and lunatics could come in
and loot, pillage our nation,” Trump said days after financial filings showed he earned more than $2 billion last year. The Wall Street Journal editorial board this week accused Trump and his family of “profiting off the presidency in ways that demean the office.” Trump’s windfall includes nearly $1.4 billion from his crypto businesses ― money he pocketed, while The New York Times reported that some 764,000 other crypto wallets suffered massive losses. The president has also struck gold by buying stocks in companies just
before his administration announces decisions favorable to those firms. “The Trump clan is cashing in on the Presidency in big and sketchy ways,” the Journal said. Meanwhile, Americans have been struggling with a spike in inflation rate ― something Trump dismissed only last month. “I love the inflation,” the president insisted. Trump’s speech was full of other lines about supposed “communists,” a word he is turning to with increasing frequency lately. The president has been falsely calling everyone who disagrees with him a “communist” as
he tries to drum up Red Scare tactics. The move comes amid a deep plunge in his approval ratings and an increasing likelihood that his party will lose the House and possibly even the Senate in November’s midterm elections. But it was his line about looting and pillaging ― which comes amid his own massive increase in wealth ― that had everyone pointing the finger right back at the president
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So basically he called people communists for looting while he’s rich rich rich.
Mount Rushmore is such a weird place for a rant. Also I keep seeing stuff about his crypto, like didn’t his people win while everyone else lost? Idk, sounds convenient.
Wait so they’re mad he called others communists… but the article says “profiling” or “profiting” off the presidency? Sounds like the WSJ is just mad he won. And “I love the inflation” thing is like, come on, that can’t be real right?
Communists looting… meanwhile he’s buying stock before the decisions? That’s the part they always skip over on TV, but it’s like every other headline says he’s doing the same thing. And then inflation is up and he says he loves it like what?? Also crypto is always a scam to me so of course it’s connected. Midterms too, they’re just trying to scare people with words.