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Irish_Dem

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25. Trump has street smarts, and an instinctual animal cunning.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #24)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 01:44 PM

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He thinks about revenge, destroying people, getting attention and fame.
And stealing money from others.

He is obsessed with these topics and thinks about little else.

And he has done a very good job achieving his goals.

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