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brooklynite

(94,363 posts) Thu Dec 27, 2018, 01:25 AM Dec 2018

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Did Mar-a-Lago "promise" Donald Trump?

Hearing sources say his attendance at NYE Party was promised to ticket buyers.

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Did Mar-a-Lago "promise" Donald Trump? (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2018 OP

Hard to imagine that he'd miss a chance to grift at taxpayers' expense. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #1

He came a hair away from asking our troops to become grifters like him. Do they understand that? allgood33 Dec 2018 #7

Hard to imagine they'd be missing much. brush Dec 2018 #2

Force fuckstick in DC Just a Weirdo Dec 2018 #3

As I understand it yes underpants Dec 2018 #4

Can you imagine Dorian Gray Dec 2018 #5

Think how many more tickets they could have sold if they'd promised he wouldn't be there. tanyev Dec 2018 #6

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,610 posts)

1. Hard to imagine that he'd miss a chance to grift at taxpayers' expense.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 01:36 AM

Dec 2018

allgood33

(1,584 posts)

7. He came a hair away from asking our troops to become grifters like him. Do they understand that?

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 09:24 AM

Dec 2018

Some military give me pause. My family has a long history of military service, both women and men. Some of them sound just like Trump. That really makes me sad.

brush

(53,743 posts)

2. Hard to imagine they'd be missing much.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 01:55 AM

Dec 2018

Just a Weirdo

(488 posts)

3. Force fuckstick in DC

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 04:33 AM

Dec 2018

No guarantees during Trump shutdown

underpants

(182,632 posts)

4. As I understand it yes

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 07:11 AM

Dec 2018

If it's not stated it's certainly implied. I think it was implied - I mean who wouldn't want to merely be in his presence - even before this travesty happaened upon us?

Dorian Gray

(13,479 posts)

5. Can you imagine

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 08:25 AM

Dec 2018

paying money to be in his presence? UGH!

I'd pay twice that to never have to see his face again. Ever.

tanyev

(42,522 posts)

6. Think how many more tickets they could have sold if they'd promised he wouldn't be there.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 08:58 AM

Dec 2018

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