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no_hypocrisy

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17. No it's more malignant than blackmail.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 06:28 AM

Jan 2017

Bannon is saying all the right things to Trump and has been granted carte blanche to make Trump's decisions.

I'd say the closest thing to compare this with is King Lear out in the storm with the Fool, but the Fool plans to take over the throne.

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Does Anyone Think That Bannon Might Be Blackmailing Trump..... [View all] global1 Jan 2017 OP

No I don't think he's blackmailing him. I think Trump is quite literally incapacitated underthematrix Jan 2017 #1

+1 Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2017 #3

what you said. Trump is LITERALLY incompetent mentally, physically, emotionally KittyWampus Jan 2017 #5

Yeah, it's a "partnership" Bradical79 Jan 2017 #9

Putin Frogg Jan 2017 #2

No. I think Trump believes that Bannon has great ideas. LisaL Jan 2017 #4

Not blackmailing canetoad Jan 2017 #6

This description of Bannon from a VF article is very scary. bathroommonkey76 Jan 2017 #7

Twitler admires men he perceives as strong Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #8

no, Bannon Feeds Trump's Ego JI7 Jan 2017 #10

The White House has become a snake pit and Bannon is just the loudest snake world wide wally Jan 2017 #11

Bannon/Trump/Putin? moondust Jan 2017 #12

History will judge DTJ to be non compos mentis. He is being handled as a Russian asset by Bannon, WheelWalker Jan 2017 #13

No Solly Mack Jan 2017 #14

Why bother with something illegal when Trump's so easy to manipulate?..nt Princess Turandot Jan 2017 #15

I don't think he needs to. eShirl Jan 2017 #16

No it's more malignant than blackmail. no_hypocrisy Jan 2017 #17