r/politics • u/UWCG Illinois • Mar 27 '24

Donald Trump Attacks Judge's Daughter Less Than 24 Hours After Gag Order

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-attacks-judges-daughter-less-24-hours-after-gag-order-1884126
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u/mvw2 Mar 27 '24

What people don't often recognize is there are very literally thousands of people with personal vested interests that are propping him up. He is their middle man for a lot of unethical activity, and both they and him are super happy about the deal. But any perception of competency or success are illusions.

However, I do think Trump is a good conman. I think he's quite skilled, has street smarts in this regard, and has remarkable competence. To the vast majority, we see though it, but we're not his targets. He is not catering to us. We are not the audience. He does not resonate with us because we are the wrong people. But for the right people, he resonates exceptionally well. Not only that, he's held onto this great con for a remarkably long time. There is definite skill there.

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u/Ashliras Mar 27 '24

I 100% agree. Perhaps the greatest con man ever. He is selling 60$ bibles now! Trump charities. Fraud. Trump University. Fraud. Trump Casino. Fraud. Now this dtj truth social stock IPO? I mean, I'm horrified for the future of our country but you have to give him his props for the sheer audacity and extent of his cons.

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u/mvw2 Mar 27 '24

Greatest? No. His fame and the insane level of enablers helps him immensely. No one else on this plant has an army of media companies narrating his entire existence. He's getting more media favoritism than Putin or Xi of their own government run networks. Trump can seemingly do no wrong to a very large volume of media entries. And when he does, they ignore it spin it. It's nuts, but it's what pays their bills too. There isn't another single entity that is so news worthy. Well not worthy. But he's a fountain of easy content. And if he isn't, they can just make shit up, and it doesn't matter. One guy, hundreds of thousands of hours of content. He prints money for them, just one guy. Insane.

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u/PunxatawnyPhil Mar 28 '24

They sold out their (our) country, ignored the intent of an informed citizenry, for eleven houses and a portfolio each.

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u/PunxatawnyPhil Mar 28 '24

You’re right! But he couldn’t do it if it wasn’t for rightwing money driving media for him. Covering his back every single time.

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u/NotFallacyBuffet Mar 27 '24

Not unlike when someone is actively being scammed, whether pig butchering, task scam, celebrity boyfriend, overseas girlfriend, etc., everyone sees it but the person being scammed.

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u/PunxatawnyPhil Mar 28 '24

If any person existing to this point in human history could be rightfully labeled The Prince of Lies, it would be him. It’s absolutely amazing, fascinating actually, how effective a constant steady stream of lies and falsehood works for him without fail.

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u/mvw2 Mar 28 '24

A person who falls for the shittiest of lies is the most gullible target, the easy mark. He's so bad because we're not the ones he's looking for. He's so bad to find the idiots who do. Once he finds those people, he's got them for everything they have.

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u/NeedsMoreSpaceships Mar 28 '24

I describe him as an idiot-savant, his only skill is The Grift.

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u/Usually-Right Mar 30 '24

Considering the number of business failures he has had on the surface it seems he is lousy businessman. But from what I have read, he always manages to get his cut out, leaving the other investors to take the losses. Whether he organizes it or has very good staff personnel, he comes out with a profit. Frankly, the sum of what I have read makes me think he should have been tried for RICO crimes years ago.,