It's pouring on now:
"#Trump's Taxes Show He's a National Security Threat
What trade-offs would a president with this level of indebtedness be willing to make to save face?"
(His financial needs mean he will sell out the nation motif)
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bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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"It was the moment when Donald #Trump's 'Art of the Deal' fabulism, billionaire tycoon bluster and populist standard-bearing for forgotten Americans was revealed to be what it always looked like: a sham."
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cnn.com/2020/09/28/pol…
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"But the eyes that really matter are the federal and state tax authorities charged with reviewing whether or not Trump and the Trump Organization broke tax laws.
And whether the President could possibly go to prison."
(The lock-him-up motif)
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forbes.com/sites/sethcohe…
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"Pres. #Trump earned $73M from his interests in foreign countries during the first 2 yrs of his presidency alone...dealings represent an unprecedented level of foreign business entanglements for a sitting US president."
(They own him motif)
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businessinsider.com/trump-earned-7…
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@WhiteHouse PressSec #KayleighMcEnany on @FoxFriendsFirst
“What do you make of the timing...coming out a day b4 the debate? This is the same playbook they tried in 2016 & the same playbook that the American ppl rejected & will do so again”
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nytimes.com/2020/09/28/bus…
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"A payment of $747,622 to an unnamed Trump Org consultant is the exact amount #Ivanka declared in her own public disclosure filings when she joined the @WhiteHouse as an adviser in 2017."
(The it-ain't-just-POTUS motif)
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dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…
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"The president is personally responsible for 'loans & other debts totaling $421 million, with most of it coming due within four years.' Who are his creditors? What will Trump do to stave them off in coming years?"
(The he-owes-more motif)
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marketwatch.com/story/trump-do…
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"He was in dire financial straits...Running for president was one of the last cards #Trump had to play. His candidacy was borne of desperation, not of a desire to serve. Which we kind of always knew."
(The he-never-wanted-to-be-#POTUS motif)
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cnn.com/2020/09/28/pol…
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He's a lousy businessman, in debt up to his eyeballs. (watch video)
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and washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/0…
cnn.com/2020/09/28/pol…
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"#Trump's odds lengthened frm +110 to +120 since the [taxes] story broke...his [election win] probability drifted from 47.60% to 45.50%.
#JoeBiden's odds shortened...boosted his chance from 54.50% to 56.53%."
(The Betting odds motif)
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newsweek.com/trump-election…
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In taxes, "Teachers paid $7,239
Firefighters paid $5,283
Nurses paid $10,216
Donald Trump paid $750"
(The @JoeBiden campaign motif)
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Pouring/Final
"The Fake News Media...is bringing up my Taxes & all sorts of other nonsense with illegally obtained information & only bad intent. I paid many millions of $s in taxes but was entitled, like everyone else, to depreciation & tax credits."
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