"I'd just returned from a drive through the Meadowlands where I harvested a stray alpaca roadkill when I saw Donald on TV, waving his hands about cognitive tests, crowds and tariffs. He really made a lot of sense and his bronzer looked so good that I decided to sell the charred remainder of my soul for a job as Chief Asshat in the Trump administration...."
"I'd just returned from a drive through the Meadowlands where I harvested a stray alpaca roadkill when I saw Donald on TV, waving his hands about cognitive tests, crowds and tariffs. He really made a lot of sense and his bronzer looked so good that I decided to sell the charred remainder of my soul for a job as Chief Asshat in the Trump administration...."
"I'd just returned from a drive through the Meadowlands where I harvested a stray alpaca roadkill when I saw Donald on TV, waving his hands about cognitive tests, crowds and tariffs. He really made a lot of sense and his bronzer looked so good that I decided to sell the charred remainder of my soul for a job as Chief Asshat in the Trump administration...."
Not clicking, of course. But I bet it was the time he said hello not only to RFKJr but to the worm in his brain. "Thank goodness SOMEONE finally acknowledged that we're a team."
Not clicking, of course. But I bet it was the time he said hello not only to RFKJr but to the worm in his brain. "Thank goodness SOMEONE finally acknowledged that we're a team."
Yeah... The only thing less interesting than what either of them "thinks" is someone else's theory about their relationship.
Not clicking, of course. But I bet it was the time he said hello not only to RFKJr but to the worm in his brain. "Thank goodness SOMEONE finally acknowledged that we're a team."
The correct and only way out of the box Trump has placed himself in, is to change the deal with supplying weapons to Ukraine: change it to lend-lease, with Ukraine paying back the debt over time, after the war is won. (Well, at least that's what it will intend.)
Lend-lease is the only way Trump can thread the needle and maintain support from the pro and anti-Ukraine factions. If he fails to support Ukraine, America's influence in Europe, in NATO, and around the world would be impacted. It's not about grudgingly going along with something the Biden admin 'got America into'. It's about doing the right thing for the free world.
Apparently, noone else is ready to admit it, which has been obvious from the start (Feb. 22), The US ain't the colonial ruler of the world but yet they act as if they were. It's not gonna help anyone but themselves, at best. On a global scale, it's an unconscious, conservative sign of demise.. hard to predict, let alone qualify.
The Hunters, Schwabs, Greens, Liberals etc. are nuking our wallets for false promises.
May they never tire of their urgently needed daily dose
Typically an ipo will give you a step up basis. Normally used to offset gains. Here, I assume (not a cpa) that if you sold, the ipo basis would provide a handy loss to offset any other tax obligations. He can still pocket hundreds of millions (maybe), and shield other gains (like selling a skyscraper to pay off legal claims). This would be as legit as his accounting has ever been.
I'm not going to research any of this... but I think he merged with a SPAC that was already public, so I don't think he gets any step-up (the merger vs. acquisition is its own issue, since Trump Media / Truth Social is basically worthless, yet the valuation was a few billion I'd guess). The only thing I'm pretty sure of, not matter his basis, he won't pay taxes on any gains (even if he owes them). He's probably waiting to see if he wins the election, and will create some sort of Presidential Exemption for cap gains.