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flying_wahini

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26. I think that they did know ; they wanted to sit on it until they got their tax breaks.

Reply to Trumpdumper (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 10:50 AM

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Call it a quid pro quo. “Somebody” at the top of WSJ held it over Trump’s head until they got what they wanted, a juicy tax break.
Seems too suspicious to discount now..

Remember who we are dealing with here.

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