re: If DeSantis Does Not Quickly Condemn The Political Prosecution Of Trump, He's Finished

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Trump took millions of dollars from Soros and gave senior positions in his White House to people mentored by and connected to Soros. DeSantis has actually used political power to fight Soros. That's why Soros called DeSantis "ruthless" and Trump "pitiful."

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Indeed, it is curious how Kushner’s ties to Soros went largely unnoticed, considering their visibility. Well after Trump took office, Kushner and Ivanka Trump were spotted with Soros at a party in the Southampton home of Lally Weymouth, whose brother is the former publisher of The Washington Post. But there were red flags before that.

In May 2017, the Wall Street Journal reported that then-Senior Advisor to the President Kushner had undisclosed business ties with Soros through Cadre, a real estate startup co-founded by Kushner in 2014 with his brother, Joshua Kushner, and Ryan Williams, a friend and former employee of Kushner Companies, the family-controlled business. According to the Journal, Cadre secured a $250 million line of credit from the family office of Soros. Those on the right paying attention were furious at the revelation.

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Steven Mnuchin, Trump’s secretary of the Treasury, was mentored by Soros. The Times of Israel noted that after leaving Goldman Sachs in 2002, “Mnuchin spent a brief period working for Soros, who then helped him set up Duke Capital Management.” According to Bloomberg, Mnuchin worked at Soros Fund Management and SFM Capital Management, which is reportedly backed by Soros. A Center for Public Integrity analysis also found that “more than half of Mnuchin’s federal-level political contributions have benefited Democrats,” including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Trump himself gladly took $160 million from Soros in 2004 for the construction of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago. The two have had an interesting relationship throughout the years, which might be why, until recently, Trump has been relatively mum on directly addressing Soros compared to his supporters. He even refused to criticize him in the past. At a 2011 Tea Party rally, when an attendee yelled Soros’ name at him, Trump replied: “Oh, forget Soros, leave him alone, he’s got enough problems.”

“He goes, ‘What about Soros!’” Trump added. “Let’s talk about somebody else.”

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I’d make a deal with Trump. I’ll support you on this, and you shut your fricking mouth going forward, drop out and support my campaign. Otherwise, sit alone in your own stink.

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Come on that’s a stretch there huh???

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Plus I vote policy not people

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it’s a win-win no matter who the nominee is Trump or DeSantis

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doubt y’all have y’all shite together by 2028 either

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Looks like both of them are. Nikki Haley anyone?

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I think Tim Scott is the fallback that could slide into the wake.

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He can't win the general without the MAGA base. He can't afford to lose any them which makes it incredibly difficult to run aggressively against Trump. That's just reality.

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