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44. Let me guess Don Jr., Eric, Kushner, and some Saudis made a ton of money on futures and shorts

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 08:42 PM

19 hrs ago

They are so fucking corrupt but then Dick Cheney became a billionaire off of starting the
war in Iraq. BTW Trump and his billionaire buddy Singer stand to make billions off of
Venezuelan Oil. Singer got the party started by buying CITGO and owning three Gulf Coast
oil refineries that were made to handle Venezuelan crude.

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