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‘I always get the money from someplace regardless, it doesn’t matter,’ president tells Fox News host Laura Ingraham in latest interview as he dismisses public’s concerns about the economy

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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 60 points 2 months ago (5 children)

He'll pay them their $9000 in Trump Coins. Then they can put that $6000 in Trump Coin into the crypto market of their choosing and trade it for $500 in any other cryptocurrency they want (less fees), or just cash it out for $3.50.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Let me tell the damn story now! He said "treefiddy" And so I realized that it wasn't no president, it was that goddam Little Saint James monster again trying to trick me into giving him treefiddy by dressing up like an air traffic controller. Don't that just beat all?!

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Holy shit they’re going to totally do this

[–] rbn@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

cash it out for $3.50.

Damn, I knew it! Trump is the Loch Ness Monster!

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Iraqi dinars for everyone!

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Dinars?!?! But I wanted denarii!

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

russian rubles.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 48 points 2 months ago (2 children)

'I always get the money from someplace regardless, it doesn’t matter,’

Funny how he can find the money for ATC but not SNAP.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

More correctly: he can find the money for his gaudy as fuck ballroom reno, but not ATC or SNAP. He has a long and storied tradition of simply not paying people when he says he will, even when contractually obligated to do so.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago

ATC affects the flights of the rich thats why.

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 37 points 2 months ago

It ain’t coming from the ballroom fund. We know that much.

[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago

Let me fix this for. “Trump says he has no ideas”.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

It's quite simple. Which big defense/aerospace contractor has business before the government? They can make a donation to give those bonuses, no additional tax money is used, and it's all win/win, right? What's ~~bribery~~ a little gratuity between friends?

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Any ATC person who took the offer from President Deals

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Get out yer checkbook, fella.