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TrumpPSA ago
The bankers understand the cyclical nature of politics and have given us a false revolution to retain their grip on power. They are the controlled opposition. It's called full spectrum control/dominance. Trump was nothing more than a false revolution to restore faith in the system that the same elites still control.
Trump isn't prosecuting Hillary.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-22/trump-wont-pursue-charges-against-hillary-shes-been-through-enough
Trump's pick for Education Cheif is billionaire Betsy DeVos who's pro Common Core and admits to buying political influence with Trump.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/23/potential-trump-education-chief-pick-betsy-devos-pro-common-core-family-donated-clinton-foundation/
And here she is admitting that she buys political influence.
https://mobile.twitter.com/lhfang/status/801495776467689472
Trump giving Jewish son-in-law top Whitehouse position.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-jewish-son-in-law-could-land-a-top-white-house-position/
" Kushner also spearheaded the campaign’s data operation and helped craft some policy speeches, including Trump’s address at this year’s AIPAC Policy Conference, and was often the last person Trump spoke to before making any major decisions."
Zionist Organization Of America support Bannon.
https://mobile.twitter.com/foxandfriends/status/799222358661677056
Donald Trump's Goldman Sachs campaign manager (Stephen Bannon) just said that money doesn't control politics.
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/11/15/steve-bannon-wall-street-reform-not-money-controls-washington-washington-controls-money/
Trump's pick to head the Treasury is a Goldman Sachs hedge fund manager ( was also employed by Soros and Hollywood media firms)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-11-14/trump-advisers-said-to-recommend-mnuchin-for-treasury-secretary
Trump to make Jewish billionaire sacmmer Wilber Ross head of the Department of commerce.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-15/carl-icahn-speaks-donald-trump-mnuchin-wilber-ross-considered-treasury-and-commerce
Ex Goldman Sachs banker Bannon running Trump's campaign.
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/steve-bannons-vision-for-the-trump-coalition-after-election-day
Bannon Goldman Sachs ( One of many Goldman Sachs associates working for him)
http://amp.timeinc.net/fortune/2016/08/17/donald-trump-bannon-mnuchin-goldman/?source=dam
Clinton's CIA director James Woosley working for Trump.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/james-woolsey-advising-trump-228026
Woosley working for Rothschild
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie_Energy
Bannon running Trump's campaign.
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/10/10/washpost-trump-went-low-steve-bannon-found-new-direction-lower/
Woosley Clinton's ex CIA director that works for the Rothschilds in Genie Energy is advising Trump.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/09/12/defection-bill-clintons-cia-director-james-woolsey-joins-donald-trumps-campaign-senior-adviser/
Trump disavows Alt-Right and calls them racist.
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/22/donald-trump-disavow-alt-right-groups/
Trump backtracking on climate change.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/us/politics/donald-trump-visit.html?_r=0&referer=
Here are the Jews of the Trump cabal, in order of appearance. Some are very familiar, like his daughter and son-in-law. Others are billionaires who supported Trump’s campaign, and others yet are not so famous:
Michael Abboud (Sephardic Jew) – Communications Coordinator, Donald J. Trump for President
Paul Achleitner (Ashkenazic Jew) – Chairman, Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank (Donald Trump’s largest lender)
Sheldon Adelson (Ashkenazic Jew) – Endorser, Donald J. Trump for President
Elliott Broidy (Ashkenazic Jew) – Vice Chairman, Trump Victory Committee
Michael Cohen (Ashkenazic Jew) – Executive Vice President and Special Counsel, The Trump Organization
Gil Dezer (Ashkenazic Jew) – President, Trump Dezer Development
Michael Dezer (Ashkenazic Jew) – Founder, Trump Dezer Development
Lewis Eisenberg (Ashkenazic Jew) – Chairman, Trump Victory Committee
Boris Epshteyn (Ashkenazic Jew) – Senior Adviser, Donald J. Trump for President
Stephen Feinberg (Ashkenazic Jew) – Member, Trump Economic Advisory Council; Donor, Trump Victory Fund
Alan Fishman (Ashkenazic Jew) – Chairman, Ladder Capital (Donald Trump’s second largest lender)
David Friedman (Ashkenazic Jew) – Co-Chairman, Israel Advisory Committee for Donald Trump
Samuel Fox (Ashkenazic Jew) – Vice Chairman, Trump Victory Committee
Alan Garten (Ashkenazic Jew) – Executive Vice President and General Counsel, The Trump Organization
Bruce Gelb (Ashkenazic Jew) – Endorser, Donald J. Trump for President
Michael Glassner (Ashkenazic Jew) – Deputy Campaign Manager and Former National Political Director, Donald J. Trump for President
Lawrence Glick (Ashkenazic Jew) – Executive Vice President of Strategic Development, The Trump Organization
Jason Greenblatt (Ashkenazic Jew) – Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, The Trump Organization; Co-Chairman, Israel Advisory Committee for Donald Trump
Vincent Harris (Ashkenazic Jew) – Former Digital Strategy Manager, Donald J. Trump for President
Carl Icahn (Ashkenazic Jew) – Endorser, Donald J. Trump for President
Peter Kalikow (Ashkenazic Jew) – Donor, Trump Victory Fund
Daniel Kowalski (Ashkenazic Jew) – Deputy Policy Director, Donald J. Trump for President
Charles Kushner (Ashkenazic Jew) – Endorser, Donald J. Trump for President
Jared Kushner (Ashkenazic Jew) – Endorser, Donald J. Trump for President
Yael Kushner [née Ivanka Trump] (Orthodox Jewish convert) – Executive Vice President, The Trump Organization
Bennett LeBow (Ashkenazic Jew) – Donor, Trump Victory Fund
Richard LeFrak (Ashkenazic Jew) – Donor, Trump Victory Fund
Corey Lewandowski (Ashkenazic Jew/East European) – Former Campaign Manager, Donald J. Trump for President
Ronald Lieberman (Ashkenazic Jew) – Executive Vice President of Management & Development, The Trump Organization
Howard Lorber (Ashkenazic Jew) – Member, Trump Economic Advisory Council; Donor, Trump Victory Fund
David Malpass (Ashkenazic Jew) – Member, Trump Economic Advisory Council
Douglas Manchester (Ashkenazic Jew) – Donor, Make America Great Again PAC
Bernard Marcus (Ashkenazic Jew) – Endorser, Donald J. Trump for President
Rebekah Mercer (Ashkenazic Jew) – Donor, Make America Number One PAC
Robert Mercer (Ashkenazic Jew) – Donor, Make America Number One PAC
Amanda Miller (Ashkenazic Jew) – Vice President of Marketing, The Trump Organization
Eli Miller (Ashkenazic Jew) – Chief Operating Officer, Donald J. Trump for President
Jason Miller (Ashkenazic Jew) – Senior Communications Adviser, Donald J. Trump for President
Stephen Miller (Ashkenazic Jew) – National Policy Director, Donald J. Trump for President
Steven Mnuchin (Ashkenazic Jew) – National Finance Chairman, Donald J. Trump for President
Samuel Nunberg (Ashkenazic Jew) – Former Policy Adviser, Donald J. Trump for President
David Orowitz (Ashkenazic Jew) – Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Development, The Trump Organization
Geoffrey Palmer [né Weissinger] (Ashkenazic Jew) – Donor, Rebuilding America Now PAC
John Paulson (Ashkenazic Jew) – Member, Trump Economic Advisory Council
Stewart Rahr (Ashkenazic Jew) – Endorser, Donald J. Trump for President
Richard Roberts (Ashkenazic Jew) – Vice Chairman, Israel Advisory Committee for Donald Trump
George Ross (Ashkenazic Jew) – Executive Vice President and Senior Counsel, The Trump Organization
Wilbur Ross (Ashkenazic Jew) – Endorser, Donald J. Trump for President
Steven Roth (Ashkenazic Jew) – Member, Trump Economic Advisory Council; Donor, Trump Victory Fund
Felix Sater (Ashkenazic Jew) – Former Senior Adviser, The Trump Organization
Keith Schiller (Ashkenazic Jew) – Director of Security, The Trump Organization
Melvin Sembler (Ashkenazic Jew) – Vice Chairman, Trump Victory Committee
Lara Trump [née Yunaska] (Ashkenazic Jew) – Endorser, Donald J. Trump for President
Vanessa Trump [née Haydon] (Ashkenazic Jew/North European) – Endorser, Donald J. Trump for President
Ronald Weiser (Ashkenazic Jew) – Vice Chairman, Trump Victory Committee
Andrew Weiss (Ashkenazic Jew) – Executive Vice President, The Trump Organization
Allen Weisselberg (Ashkenazic Jew) – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Trump Organization
Lawrence Weitzner (Ashkenazic Jew) – Adviser, Donald J. Trump for President
Steven Witkoff (Ashkenazic Jew) – Donor, Trump Victory Fund
Stephen Wynn [né Weinberg] (Ashkenazic Jew) – Endorser, Donald J. Trump for President
-Is Hillary going to be prosecuted? They've said NO. (Because apparently there was never anything to prosecute).
-Is Trump going to sue all the women who claimed sexual assault? NO
-Is Trump going to build the wall? NO, A FENCE WILL DO.
)-Is Trump going to deport the 17 million undocumented immigrants? NOPE. (Claiming maybe 3 million, but with no force to implement and no place to put them, we'll see)
-Is Trump going to implement Term Limits, as he promised? NO (GOP said they will never let it happen.
-Is Trump going to remove Obamacare? NO (Now he wants to modify it.
-Is Trump going to get rid of NAFTA? Iran Agreement? NO (too complicated, and may prefer to hold them accountable to the agreement.
-Is Trump going to DRAIN THE SWAMP? NO (He's already hired numerous lobbyists whom are exactly what the swamp needs to be drained of.
-Is Trump going to submit a Stimulus Package? YES (Quite similar to the one Obama had been trying to pass forever but GOP kept obstructing,
Donbuster ago
@Cynabuns
Cynabuns ago
That's Our Amalek™
Donbuster ago
He seems even more flustered and less coherent than usual...
Cynabuns ago
Drugs are a helluva thing.