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kentuck

(114,447 posts) Fri Jul 18, 2025, 09:04 AM Jul 18

Stories, such as the one about the "Birthday Card", do not harm Donald Trump. [View all]

His MAGA supporters only care about the details of the child sex-ring and stories like the one pushed by the WSJ about his "birthday card" do not move them. It probably helps him if it takes the storyline away from the actual crimes against children or very young girls?

We have to keep our eye on the ball. We may enjoy these juicy side stories, but history has proven that the MAGA supporters could not care less. They like the fact that Trump is threatening to sue WSJ.

There is only one story that they are interested in. We should not allow ourselves to be diverted by shiny objects or juicy tales, in my opinion.

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Stories, such as the one about the "Birthday Card", do not harm Donald Trump. [View all] kentuck Jul 18 OP

If this were two weeks ago, I'd agree. But the shell has cracked, and this does tie him tightly to Epstein. Scrivener7 Jul 18 #1

Precisely. Frankly B.See Jul 18 #36

;-{) Goonch Jul 18 #2

Do you think the MAGAs care that Trump was part of the child sex ring operation? Irish_Dem Jul 18 #3

I think they still don't believe it. But if they come to believe it, it's the one thing that they would care about. Scrivener7 Jul 18 #5

The MAGAs don't care about their own children. Irish_Dem Jul 18 #7

Yes. But for some reason child sex abuse crosses their line where child murder does not. Scrivener7 Jul 18 #10

We shall see how this plays out. Irish_Dem Jul 18 #12

from my year spent in rural Arizona lapfog_1 Jul 18 #17

My aunt ran a charity in a rural area back in the day. She also saw this. Scrivener7 Jul 18 #20

I think the MAGAs will be fine with trump's child rapes. Irish_Dem Jul 18 #24

IN other words, they believe it is all a "Democrat" scandal...? kentuck Jul 18 #26

Yes MAGAs can commit any crimes they want. Irish_Dem Jul 18 #28

Geeebzzz, that's horrific! electric_blue68 Jul 18 #30

Yes. kentuck Jul 18 #6

I think the MAGAs could see video of Trump raping a 4 year old and wouldn't give a damn. Irish_Dem Jul 18 #9

I hate to admit it... kentuck Jul 18 #15

Yes if you assume the worst of them you will Irish_Dem Jul 18 #23

I don't think they will care except that Dear Leader lied to them. travelingthrulife Jul 18 #21

I don't think the MAGAs will care that Melania was a teen hooker. Irish_Dem Jul 18 #25

Libel is bad even if the target is a villain n/t 4th Jul 18 #4

Truth is an absolute defense to libel. Ocelot II Jul 18 #8

Trump is suing. Think he will win? n/t 4th Jul 18 #13

Nope. WSJ would have had their lawyers examine every word of that article Ocelot II Jul 18 #14

But 60 minutes actually did nothing wrong and Paramount caved karynnj Jul 18 #18

If the WSJ were worried, they wouldn't have published it to begin with. W_HAMILTON Jul 18 #27

My thought is it is a ploy to scuttle his very real Epstein connection liability karynnj Jul 18 #33

...what you said... BoRaGard Jul 18 #32

Only a blood clot superpatriotman Jul 18 #11

The birthday card is extremely weird and says shit that can be interpreted as referring to under-aged girls Prairie Gates Jul 18 #16

Secret Missions to Vietnam.... travelingthrulife Jul 18 #22

He promised to release the files Keepthesoulalive Jul 18 #19

My thoughts, too. cilla4progress Jul 18 #29

What if it was a democrat that send him that card ? JI7 Jul 18 #31

At that time, Donald Trump was a Democrat. kentuck Jul 18 #34

NY is a democraticc state JI7 Jul 18 #35