Trump built his entire 2016 and 2024 campaigns on promises to end Washington corruption and hold politicians accountable—then immediately began systematically pardoning Republican officials convicted of insider trading, fraud, and abuse of power. Steve Buyer’s insider trading conviction is exactly the kind of self-dealing corruption Trump claimed to oppose. Instead of draining the swamp, Trump…
Trump claimed to fight for working people against predatory elites, yet he just pardoned a nursing home owner who stiffed a grieving family out of nearly $19 million in a civil judgment. The pardon erases any accountability for negligence that apparently killed someone’s loved one. This is what “draining the swamp” actually means: using presidential…
The man who built a political career denouncing corruption just erased a bribery conviction with a pardon—for exactly the type of politician corruption he swore to destroy. Alexander Sittenfeld was found guilty of extortion and bribery, crimes that perfectly fit Trump’s own definition of ‘the swamp.’ This is what ‘drain the swamp’ actually means: protecting…
“My favorite thing is to take the oil”—sir, that’s literally what we said you were doing! Trump just confessed the whole Iran conflict is about stealing resources, not stopping nukes. The receipts write themselves when he does. Source: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5806957-trump-iran-war-oil-control
The mask slipped. Trump just casually told reporters his favorite thing is “taking the oil in Iran”—you know, while selling the whole thing as fighting terrorism. Even his own advisors were like “sir, maybe don’t say the quiet part out loud.” This is what happens when a real estate guy runs foreign policy. Source: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5806957-trump-iran-war-oil-control
Joseph Schwartz got a get-out-of-jail card from Trump while vulnerable seniors and their families got the short end of the bedpan. The pardon erased his federal charges but not the neglect. Truly the party of family values at work. Source: https://www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients