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Reality check: Trump pledged to end the program in 2016.

Called it. When push comes to shove, Trump is always going to side with the ultra-rich.

  • frezik
    132·
    5 days ago

    "Hey, Clarence, how you doing? Virgina doing OK? Good, good. Hey, I was just thinking, my wife and I were going to use the yacht this weekend, but we had something else come up. It’s all stocked and fueled, and it’d be a shame if it went to waste. Would you and Virginia like to get away? Ok, excellent, I’ll let the crew know.

    “Oh, and Thomas, you know that big ruling on Trump’s boarder plan? Yeah, make sure it doesn’t go the President’s way. Yes, of course, I’ll make sure there’s plenty of eyebrow torture porn on the shipboard theater.”

    They have plenty of levers against Trump.

    • ricecake@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      5 days ago

      In that example, he doesn’t actually care about a wall. How does a wall benefit him? He cares about diverting money to his pocket, maintaining power, and staying out of prison.

      The supreme court already gave him personal immunity for most acts he takes while president. He could literally order Thomas arrested for corruption and there’s nothing the court could do to him.

      Musk has utility while he potentially helps secure votes on appointments that matter for significant goals, but securing those appointments is also desirable for other Republicans, so musk isn’t key to those plans.

      • frezik
        32·
        5 days ago

        The supreme court already gave him personal immunity for most acts he takes while president.

        Not how that ruling works. The Court gets to decide what is and isn’t an official act, and can do so arbitrarily. The Court just might take issue with murdering any members of the conservative wing.