Donald Trump's first 100 days have been characterized by the most flagrant corruption imaginable. Today, I want to talk about 10 of the absolute worst examples.

#10 - The Tesla Ad
During a Tesla stock crash and days after Elon Musk infused $100m into Trump's political operation, the two stood on the South Lawn of the White House, posing for the cameras while the President purchased a Tesla. Pay to play and product placement on the White House lawn.

#9 - Gutting the Watchdogs
Trump has acted to dismantle or manipulate regulatory agencies, like the NLRB and CFPB, that are, in many cases, investigating companies owned by Musk and Trump's other billionaire buddies. With no watchdogs, corruption becomes policy.

#8 - Quid Pro Quo
…Again Indicted NYC Mayor Eric Adams got his charges dropped in what appeared to be a quid pro quo for pledging to do Trump’s dirty work on unrelated immigration policy. Numerous DOJ officials resigned in protest, and justice was never served.

#7 - Anti-Bribery Laws Out The Window
Trump ordered the DOJ to pause enforcement of anti-bribery laws, making it easier for U.S. companies to bribe foreign officials. Not just turning a blind eye to corruption. Tacitly authorizing it.

#6 - Musk's Insider Info
Elon Musk and his DOGE bros gained access to enforcement data at OSHA, and the private information of millions of Americans held by the IRS and other agencies. He now holds the data to power his AI, or to weaponize against his competitors. Under Trump, access to your data is a perk of friendship.

#5 - Billionaire Favoritism
Trump’s FAA threatened to cancel a long-standing contract with Verizon in hopes of replacing it with a contract with Elon Musk-owned Starlink. No open bidding. No oversight. Just blatant favoritism for a billionaire donor and buddy.

#4 - Spending Tax Dollars at His Own Properties
So far, Trump has made 63 visits to his own properties costing taxpayers millions of dollars that go directly into his pocket. At least half of those were golf visits, including while he sent the stock market tumbling. I guess that's par for the course.

#3 - Picking Apart the Law Firms
Trump publicly threatened law firms which employed lawyers or represented clients he didn’t like, chilled legal opposition to his policies, and extorted hundreds of millions in free legal work for his pet causes. A literal racket.

#2 - The DOJ as Personal Attorneys
He hired his top criminal lawyers to lead the department. The result? Cases against Trump allies dropped. Investigations into critics launched. The DOJ under Trump hasn't just been politicized — it has been weaponized to reward loyalty and punish dissent.

#1 - The Memecoin
Effectively posting his Venmo for the entire world to buy favor, Trump's memecoin is the most egregious, and most lucrative example of political corruption in modern history. In fees alone, Trump has seen hundreds of millions of dollars flow into his personal bank account and that of his kids, including money from foreign interests looking to buy influence.

This Trump Corruption List is nowhere near comprehensive. That's exactly the problem. I'm going to continue doing everything I can, every single day to rein in this corrupt president. And dangerous Administration. I know you will, too.

– Adam Schiff

You choose to use a quote from the the biggest liar in congress? Really? "I've got the proof in my hands" - as he grips a stack of blank papers. Tell me, when Alberta splits off to form their own green socialist country, what will you all be doing to generate income? Guided hunting trips perhaps? Are you going to follow Britain and require solar panels, while at the same time devising ways launch solar sunshades to address global warming?

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You choose to use a quote from the the biggest liar in congress? Really? "

So you chose to just deflect and call him a liar.

If he's lying, then fact check his claims.

I'm sure you don't do that, since you don't fact check Trump either.

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Originally posted by Bobster:
You choose to use a quote from the the biggest liar in congress? Really? "I've got the proof in my hands" - as he grips a stack of blank papers. Tell me, when Alberta splits off to form their own green socialist country, what will you all be doing to generate income? Guided hunting trips perhaps? Are you going to follow Britain and require solar panels, while at the same time devising ways launch solar sunshades to address global warming?

All I asked you was, true or false?

So? True or false? There are ten assertions to confirm or deny.

Meantime, Chinese workers are rioting because Trump''s tarrif's have closed down factories across the country. So much so that XI is worried about his hold on power and has reached out to the WH to discuss curbs on fentanyl igredients....

And...for those who don't read the news, the state of Missouri has nationalized thousands of acres the CCP purchased under Biden.

And..at last count, over 163 B waste has been removed from the back of taxpayers

And..illegals are being rounded up; border is being secured

Seems like Ttrump is simply doing what he was elected to do

I searched on:

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the state of Missouri has nationalized thousands of acres the CCP purchased under Biden

Results:
https://www.google.com/search?...uAcA&sclient=gws-wiz

The "under Biden" claim is not affirmed. Nor is the "nationalization" claim.

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Search on: Chinese workers are rioting because Trump''s tarrif's have closed down factories across the country.

Results:

https://www.google.com/search?...sclient=gws-wiz-serp

I didn't search on: "And..at last count, over 163 B waste has been removed from the back of taxpayers" because to be fair and balanced I would need to know in $$ the damage Trump and Musk have done.

The sum of damage is yet to be fulfilled and measuring it would be near impossible. But for sure it will be in the trillions, over years. Damage from environmental protections reversals, EPA gutting, alone will be in the trillions, for short term ideological and corporate exploit.

This thread stirred me to think of something I had not thought of before.

I was wondering if fact-checking sources are left-leaning or if there are any right-leaning fact checkers?

I found this - from Harvard:

https://guides.library.harvard.edu/newsleans/checks

News Media Across the Political Spectrum
A Selection of Resources for Social Studies 98wc, Spring 2024

Easy Online Ways to Test News Claims

Checking the Lean of Fact-Checking Sites

Greatest 100 days suckers

sure, that's the blooper reel of the first 100 days - i won't argue, other than "charged" word choices --

look at the border! that stuff hits me directly, every dang day

look at fuel prices, once a week for me

quemala would have a 200% open border - destroying middle america ...

Basically every time THE MAGA FUCKWIT opens his mouth, he lies!