Trump wants to extort nations ~~to pay~~ $1 billion to ~~stay on his peace board~~ avoid invasion, report says
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this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2026
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I wouldn't count on that. Even if that was the deal, this man never honors his debts.
Nothing about this is as honest and trustworthy as a mobster demanding protection money.
Wow he's like the Temu villain of all of Austin Powers' villians combined.
Straight up extorting other nations. If I was other nations, I would cancel all imports from the USA, and rise the price of any exports too.
And cripple their economy and increase their cost of living? Every tech product is American or has American products in it. Even Tuxedo I think a European company where do they get their components from.
Except there aren't any countries on it.
With the exception of Rubio none of the other current members are acting in any official capacity on behalf of their respective governments.
Don Corleon…
Donald The Hutt
No need for nicknames when his actual middle name is a toilet.
And his surname is a fart
Don Corleone was kinda reasonable and just wanted to do his buisiness without stirring up to much trouble. Trump is more like Sonny Corleone on Meth.
McDon Coronaryleon
You wish
Does he understand that he could not possibly be the president in 3 more years? Like not legally or health wise?
I want to be alive in 3 years just to watch the Ping-Pong flights of desperation right into the Interpol. Well, putin is still putin around, so it could be a few more than 3.
Legally isn't really relevant. I daresay he intends to be POSTUS while he still has a pulse.
Agreed. Yet he must know that not every tick will have a following tock. One day that shit will stop and there's nothing he can do about it. And that day seems to be running after him quick.
Pay 1 billion to....who? Is he going to get the money?
Not so secret Qatar bank account
I hate literally every human that has ever lived and every action they committed, as everything before now was simply leading up to this, and this fucking sucks.