[url]http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-donors-rewards-232974[/url]
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More than a third of the almost 200 people who have met with President-elect Donald Trump since his election last month, including those interviewing for administration jobs, gave large amounts of money to support his campaign and other Republicans this election cycle.
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Donors also represent 39 percent of the 119 people Trump reportedly considered for high-level government posts, and 38 percent of those he eventually picked, according to the analysis, which counted candidates named by the transition and in news reports.
[B]While campaign donors are often tapped to fill comfy diplomatic posts across the globe, the extent to which donors are stocking Trump’s administration is unparalleled in modern presidential history, due in part to the Supreme Court decisions that loosened restrictions on campaign contributions, according to three longtime campaign experts.[/B]
[B]The access and appointments are especially striking given Trump’s regular boasting during his campaign that his personal fortune and largely self-funded presidential bid meant that he would not be beholden to big donors, as many of his rivals would.[/B]
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Trump has stocked his Cabinet with six top donors — far more than any recent White House. [B]“I want people that made a fortune. Because now they’re negotiating with you, OK?” Trump said, during a Dec. 9 speech in Des Moines, Iowa.[/B]
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Suprise suprise.
[sp]Actually i'm not suprised at all.[/sp]
Drain the swamp, add more swamp water
Yeah that'll show the status quo who's boss
America needs to get back on top. We need to be number one in everything - corruption is no exception. Let's aim to be the most corrupt, incompetent, inefficient country we can be!
I thought we all agreed that the spoils system was a bad idea
[QUOTE=New Cidem;51590021]America needs to get back on top. We need to be number one in everything - corruption is no exception. Let's aim to be the most corrupt, incompetent, inefficient country we can be![/QUOTE]
But how can we maintain a democratic republic while being more corrupt than dictatorships
wasn't obama criticized for this with diplomats.
Drain the swamp, build the marsh.
"but hillary had shady emails, so nepotism is ok" - trump supporters now
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;51590030]But how can we maintain a democratic republic while being more corrupt than dictatorships[/QUOTE]
JUST WATCH US
The Swamp just got ten feet deeper?.
somebody once told me the world was gonna roll me
So it turns out the full sentence was drain the swamp, install giant industrial waste pipe overhead, open the valves and break the knobs off.
[QUOTE=aznz888;51590082]"but hillary had shady emails, so nepotism is ok" - trump supporters now[/QUOTE]
My friend says only foreign donors count when it comes to bad donors & favouritism.
CROOKED TRUMP!
How long until president pence
[QUOTE=01271;51590136]My friend says only foreign donors count when it comes to bad donors & favouritism.[/QUOTE]
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't accepting foreign donor money be flat-out [B]illegal[/B] and not merely a bad taste/ethics/corruption issue?
If your friend's representative of Trump voters, making America "great" has a pretty fucking low bar. And it's getting lower by the day.
[QUOTE=Svinnik;51590192]How long until president pence[/QUOTE]
We all joked about this but now we really do have to wonder, is he going to do something impeachable? He's really open about his corruption and dishonesty so maybe he actually will do something remarkably stupid openly and actually get impeached.
Kind of a weird realization
[QUOTE=Svinnik;51590192]How long until president pence[/QUOTE]
2018 at the minimum if the democrats have a sweeping comeback, 2020 if not, otherwise if they havent come back the republicans will gerrymander the democrats out of existence by then
wait what, 38% of people considered were donors, and then 38% of the 38% were picked? that's incredibly low xd
[QUOTE=Sableye;51590305]2018 at the minimum if the democrats have a sweeping comeback, 2020 if not, otherwise if they havent come back the republicans will gerrymander the democrats out of existence by then[/QUOTE]
democratic comeback in 2018 is phenominally unlikely i'm afraid
Jesus fucking hell this decade is going to suck balls.
[QUOTE=Sableye;51590305]2018 at the minimum if the democrats have a sweeping comeback, 2020 if not, otherwise if they havent come back the republicans will gerrymander the democrats out of existence by then[/QUOTE]
i'm sure the republicans would prefer Pence over Trump
[QUOTE=Map in a box;51590384]i'm sure the republicans would prefer Pence over Trump[/QUOTE]
The Dark lord has returned again in a new form.
[QUOTE=Svinnik;51590192]How long until president pence[/QUOTE]
Best case scenario, Trump and Pence both get impeached and we get President Paul Ryan.
Well, best in that it wouldn't be as bad, at least.
Ever since Edward Snowden's whistleblow, it feels like those who feed off corruption and greed no longer care about being subtle, knowing they'll get away with it as people will complain but do nothing about it
[QUOTE=Downsider;51590365]wait what, 38% of people considered were donors, and then 38% of the 38% were picked? that's incredibly low xd[/QUOTE]
No, 39% of the people he considered were donors, and 38% of the people he eventually picked were donors. not 38% of the 39%
[QUOTE=Gwoodman;51590418]Ever since Edward Snowden's whistleblow, it feels like those who feed off corruption and greed no longer care about being subtle, knowing they'll get away with it as people will complain but do nothing about it[/QUOTE]
Welcome to the cyberpunk age :v:
If you didn't see this coming and bought the line during the election that Trump wouldn't be beholden to outside money influence, you're basically super gullible. You probably criticized Hillary for just that, looking past the glaringly obvious faults in Trump (like the fact that he's a lunatic) because you didn't want a corporate bought president. Now you've got a president who's crooked [I]and[/I] nuts. Nice.
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