robosmith Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago Trump's BIGGEST GRIFT, right out in the open at Mar-a-Lago. Quote Business leaders are paying as much as $5 million to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1 million apiece to dine with him in a group setting. Business leaders can secure a one-on-one meeting with the president at Mar-a-Lago for $5 million, according to sources with direct knowledge of the meetings. At a so-called candlelight dinner held as recently as this past Saturday, prospective Mar-a-Lago guests were asked to spend $1 million to reserve a seat, according to an invitation obtained by WIRED. “You are invited to a candlelight dinner featuring special guest President Donald J. Trump,” the invitation reads, under a “MAGA INC.” header. MAGA Inc., or Make America Great Again Inc., is a super PAC that supported Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. “Additional details provided upon RSVP. RSVPs will be accommodated on a first come, first serve basis. Space is very limited. $1,000,000 per person.” Invitees were asked to RSVP to Meredith O’Rourke, who served as national finance director and senior adviser at Donald J. Trump for President 2024, a campaign committee, and who is the owner of The O’Rourke Group, which O’Rourke describes on her LinkedIn page as a “Republican political fundraiser.” Invitees were also directed to email Abby Mathis, the finance coordinator at MAGA Inc. Mathis was previously a staff assistant for Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama—a former Auburn University football coach—and also served as an intern at the White House office of the staff secretary, according to LegiStorm, a research organization that posts information on politicians and their staffers. Just take your wish list and your check book with you to Mar-a-Lago. 🤮 1 Quote
gatomontes99 Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 Obama did the same thing. He just couldn't get as much: https://www.businessinsider.com/obamas-13-most-outrageous-fundraisers-2012-2?op=1#hollywood-treats-obama-right-4 Quote The Rules for Liberal tactics: If they can't refute the content, attack the source. If they can't refute the content, attack the poster. If 1 and 2 fail, pretend it never happened. Everyone you disagree with is Hitler. A word is defined by the emotion it elicits and not the actual definition. If they are wrong, blame the opponent. If a liberal policy didn't work, it's a conservatives fault and vice versa. If all else fails, just be angry.
robosmith Posted March 7 Author Report Posted March 7 21 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said: Obama did the same thing. He just couldn't get as much: https://www.businessinsider.com/obamas-13-most-outrageous-fundraisers-2012-2?op=1#hollywood-treats-obama-right-4 Trump is granting PRIVATE meetings. FALSE EQUIVALENCE. Fundraising dinners in a group setting have been SOP like forever. Duh IOW, you're LYING about "the same thing." Why do you keep LYING? 1 Quote
gatomontes99 Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 (edited) 16 minutes ago, robosmith said: Trump is granting PRIVATE meetings. FALSE EQUIVALENCE. Fundraising dinners in a group setting have been SOP like forever. Duh IOW, you're LYING about "the same thing." Why do you keep LYING? Obama couldn't get the same amount of Money and one on one meals, and that's Trump's fault? Edited March 7 by gatomontes99 Quote The Rules for Liberal tactics: If they can't refute the content, attack the source. If they can't refute the content, attack the poster. If 1 and 2 fail, pretend it never happened. Everyone you disagree with is Hitler. A word is defined by the emotion it elicits and not the actual definition. If they are wrong, blame the opponent. If a liberal policy didn't work, it's a conservatives fault and vice versa. If all else fails, just be angry.
robosmith Posted March 7 Author Report Posted March 7 37 minutes ago, gatomontes99 said: Obama couldn't get the same amount of Money and one on one meals, and that's Trump's fault? ^LYING AGAIN. Obama and Clooney hosted large dinners for campaign fundraising. AS STATED, that is VERY COMMON FOR POLITICIANS. Trump is hosting PRIVATE dinners to raise undisclosed money for himself or PACS or whatever. Unlike a large dinner, there is no accounting for the PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS that Trump is having with individuals paying HIM MONEY. Why do you KEEP LYING? 1 Quote
gatomontes99 Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 8 hours ago, robosmith said: ^LYING AGAIN. Obama and Clooney hosted large dinners for campaign fundraising. AS STATED, that is VERY COMMON FOR POLITICIANS. Trump is hosting PRIVATE dinners to raise undisclosed money for himself or PACS or whatever. Unlike a large dinner, there is no accounting for the PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS that Trump is having with individuals paying HIM MONEY. Why do you KEEP LYING? I'm not lying. I'm asking questions. Questions can't be lies. But you are making all kinds of assumptions. Why do you assume that the conversations Trump is having at these alleged dinners is anything other than above board? Why do you assume that the government should control what is said at these meetings? They are fund raisesrs for MAGA Pac. That is legal. It seems the only thing that you are upset about is how much money he is getting for doing the exact same thing Biden, Obama, Bush and every other modern president has done. What's more, the money Trump gets is a function of his over all popularity. Quote The Rules for Liberal tactics: If they can't refute the content, attack the source. If they can't refute the content, attack the poster. If 1 and 2 fail, pretend it never happened. Everyone you disagree with is Hitler. A word is defined by the emotion it elicits and not the actual definition. If they are wrong, blame the opponent. If a liberal policy didn't work, it's a conservatives fault and vice versa. If all else fails, just be angry.
impartialobserver Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 I guess if folks have the money to waste, let them waste it. I would not pay to dine with anyone let alone Trump. I will say that there is a distinction between fundraiser (money goes to Xyz party) and them paying him for his time. Quote
Legato Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 18 hours ago, robosmith said: People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago Trump's BIGGEST GRIFT, right out in the open at Mar-a-Lago. Just take your wish list and your check book with you to Mar-a-Lago. 🤮 So his MacDonald's gig payed off, and you're just jealous. Quote
robosmith Posted March 7 Author Report Posted March 7 15 minutes ago, Legato said: So his MacDonald's gig payed off, and you're just jealous. No, Trump is taking BRIBES, dummy. Quote
User Posted March 7 Report Posted March 7 3 minutes ago, robosmith said: No, Trump is taking BRIBES, dummy. Donating money to a PAC for a meeting or dinner with the President is not a bribe and this is standard practice for just about any politician to raise money for their campaigns. Quote
robosmith Posted March 8 Author Report Posted March 8 3 hours ago, User said: Donating money to a PAC for a meeting or dinner with the President is not a bribe and this is standard practice for just about any politician to raise money for their campaigns. Trump can't run again. From the cite: Quote It’s unclear where the money is going and what it will be used for, but one source with direct knowledge of the dinners said “it’s all going to the library,” as in the presidential library that will ostensibly be built once Trump leaves office. MAGA Inc spent over $450 million to elect Trump in 2024, though Trump is not legally permitted to run for a third presidential term in 2028. So-called candlelight dinners offering access to the president are known to have been held prior to Trump’s inauguration, but have not previously been reported to have occurred while he is in office. (Trump did, however, appear at a number of other fundraising events during his first term.) Most recently, The Washington Post reported that such candlelight dinners were held on December 19 and January 19—the night before Trump’s presidential inauguration—for the cost of $1 million per attendee. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner attended the January 19 event. In the lead-up to Trump’s 2016 inauguration, donors who spent seven figures could secure eight tickets to a candlelight dinner, according to a Washington Post report at the time. While previous second-term presidents have held fundraisers for their parties, the nature, timing, location, and price tag of Trump’s dinner all raise flags for experts. “I can’t recall a sitting president in the first weeks of his administration asking for millions of dollars in fundraising,” says Don Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan. “The concern is less about fundraising and more about access and influence … People hoping to get favorable treatment view it in their interest to donate money to Trump.” [AKA, bribes] “Part of what is worrying,” Moynihan adds, “is the lack of ethical guardrails in the current Trump administration, where there doesn’t seem to be a clear line between Trump’s businesses and the presidency.” Quote
User Posted March 8 Report Posted March 8 15 hours ago, robosmith said: Trump can't run again. From the cite: So what? The PAC can use that money to support other candidates and causes. Quote
myata Posted March 8 Report Posted March 8 (edited) The U.S. has grown tired and bothered with the rule of law and democracy. They are too pesky and messy. Why bother? Fkheads will march now all the way to the USSR 2.0 or NA Iran and won't scratch their brainless heads ones. No condolences here - they chose it in full knowledge and completely voluntarily. Bon voyage in the quest for the dumb grail of stupidity. Edited March 8 by myata Quote If it's you or them, the truth is equidistant
Nationalist Posted March 8 Report Posted March 8 On 3/6/2025 at 11:03 PM, robosmith said: ^LYING AGAIN. Obama and Clooney hosted large dinners for campaign fundraising. AS STATED, that is VERY COMMON FOR POLITICIANS. Trump is hosting PRIVATE dinners to raise undisclosed money for himself or PACS or whatever. Unlike a large dinner, there is no accounting for the PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS that Trump is having with individuals paying HIM MONEY. Why do you KEEP LYING? Lol...Barry and George. The loser couple. Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
Barquentine Posted March 8 Report Posted March 8 15 hours ago, robosmith said: Trump can't run again. Maybe not, but read this: https://theconversation.com/how-trump-could-try-to-stay-in-power-after-his-second-term-ends-246722 Xi Jinping, Putin...Trump? 1 Quote
Barquentine Posted March 8 Report Posted March 8 Meanwhile, "Donald Trump’s insistence on playing golf at his Florida courses has now cost American taxpayers more than $18 million since he regained the presidency, setting him on a pace to exceed the $151.5 million he spent in his first term." But save $5 by not donating some life- saving drug to a poor kid in some "Shithole country". 1 Quote
User Posted March 8 Report Posted March 8 10 minutes ago, Barquentine said: Meanwhile, "Donald Trump’s insistence on playing golf at his Florida courses has now cost American taxpayers more than $18 million since he regained the presidency, setting him on a pace to exceed the $151.5 million he spent in his first term." But save $5 by not donating some life- saving drug to a poor kid in some "Shithole country". Those costs include things baked in, like the cost of parking a Coast Guard ship off the coast and placing coast guard vessels in the waterways... all things that happen either way. Its not like the Coast Guard expenses wouldn't be there regardless and other costs are the flights and vehicles... all things that happen regardless of where he goes. These are the costs baked in to having such a huge protective detail for the President. But hey, if you are so concerned about 5 dollars, how much of your own money do you waste each day? On your own entertainment? I guess you don't care about all those dying kids. Quote
robosmith Posted March 8 Author Report Posted March 8 1 hour ago, Nationalist said: Lol...Barry and George. The loser couple. Only in a ^LOSERS world is a two time POTUS winner a "loser." ^So pathetic. 🤮 Quote
CouchPotato Posted March 8 Report Posted March 8 4 hours ago, myata said: the quest for the dumb grail of stupidity. I really like that, myata. The quest for the dumb grail of stupidity. The dumb and stupidity are redundant, but I think it adds something to it. Quote
Nationalist Posted March 9 Report Posted March 9 (edited) 18 hours ago, robosmith said: Only in a ^LOSERS world is a two time POTUS winner a "loser." ^So pathetic. 🤮 A loser's world? Why...that'd be your world Sweetie. Edited March 9 by Nationalist Quote Its so lonely in m'saddle since m'horse died.
robosmith Posted March 9 Author Report Posted March 9 31 minutes ago, Nationalist said: A lover's world? Why...that'd be your world Sweetie. I wrote "loser's world" and that would be YOURS. Time to put on your spectacles grandpa. Quote
ironstone Posted March 9 Report Posted March 9 On 3/7/2025 at 4:16 PM, robosmith said: No, Trump is taking BRIBES, dummy. Speaking of bribes... Hunter Biden says his art sales plunged since dad left White House, bemoans LA wildfires — as he claims he’s broke in bombshell legal filing Hunter Biden says he’s just a starving artist now that his dad’s not in the White House anymore. The former first son claimed he’s millions of dollars in debt, nobody’s buying his art and he lost his house to the Los Angeles wildfires in a bombshell legal filing in which he asked a a federal judge to drop the laptop hacking lawsuit he slapped on a former Trump White House aide. The embattled former first son, 55, said he has managed to sell just one piece of art — his catalogue is mostly colorful abstract paintings that have been compared to “hotel art” — since December 2023. He raked in nearly $1.5 million during dad Joe Biden’s campaign and the early years of his administration. “In the 2 to 3 years prior to December 2023, I sold 27 pieces for art at an average price of $54,481.48, but since then I have only sold 1 piece of art for $36,000,” Hunter Biden’s attorneys said as they laid bare his apparent financial woes. https://thefederalist.com/2025/03/07/if-the-biden-family-business-was-built-on-anything-but-access-it-would-be-thriving/ Perhaps it's just a downturn in the art market right now?😉 Based on his latest court filings, it’s clear that Hunter’s ability to rake in the big bucks without the “big guy” has vanished. With his father no longer wielding the levers of power in Washington, major money shakers, both foreign and domestic, no longer see any reason to invest in the former First Son’s escapades. Quote "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." Thomas Sowell
robosmith Posted March 9 Author Report Posted March 9 7 minutes ago, ironstone said: Speaking of bribes... Hunter Biden says his art sales plunged since dad left White House, bemoans LA wildfires — as he claims he’s broke in bombshell legal filing Hunter Biden says he’s just a starving artist now that his dad’s not in the White House anymore. The former first son claimed he’s millions of dollars in debt, nobody’s buying his art and he lost his house to the Los Angeles wildfires in a bombshell legal filing in which he asked a a federal judge to drop the laptop hacking lawsuit he slapped on a former Trump White House aide. The embattled former first son, 55, said he has managed to sell just one piece of art — his catalogue is mostly colorful abstract paintings that have been compared to “hotel art” — since December 2023. He raked in nearly $1.5 million during dad Joe Biden’s campaign and the early years of his administration. “In the 2 to 3 years prior to December 2023, I sold 27 pieces for art at an average price of $54,481.48, but since then I have only sold 1 piece of art for $36,000,” Hunter Biden’s attorneys said as they laid bare his apparent financial woes. https://thefederalist.com/2025/03/07/if-the-biden-family-business-was-built-on-anything-but-access-it-would-be-thriving/ Perhaps it's just a downturn in the art market right now?😉 Based on his latest court filings, it’s clear that Hunter’s ability to rake in the big bucks without the “big guy” has vanished. With his father no longer wielding the levers of power in Washington, major money shakers, both foreign and domestic, no longer see any reason to invest in the former First Son’s escapades. So you believe people were bribing Hunter to get WHAT? Seems like a HUGE stretch when you have NO EVIDENCE any favors were returned. Got news for you: Trump is POTUS and Hunter never held office. Plus Hunter making $14M on "art" is chicken feed compared to the grifts that Trump is raking in @ $5M per private dinner and his multi $Bs from the meme coins. All that "influence" that Hunter sold and ZERO EVIDENCE that Joe delivered "favors." Quote
CdnFox Posted March 9 Report Posted March 9 On 3/6/2025 at 7:05 PM, robosmith said: Trump is granting PRIVATE meetings. FALSE EQUIVALENCE. Fundraising dinners in a group setting have been SOP like forever. Duh IOW, you're LYING about "the same thing." Why do you keep LYING? No, this goes on all the time on both sides of the aisle. If you were unaware, most politicians spend $60 to 70% of their time fundraising Congress Spends More Time Dialing for Dollars Than on Legislative Work - U.S. Term Limits Selling access has always been a major part of fundraising and we see it in Canada too Although our limits prevent it going to this kind of extreme Quote There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data
ironstone Posted March 9 Report Posted March 9 12 minutes ago, robosmith said: All that "influence" that Hunter sold and ZERO EVIDENCE that Joe delivered "favors." So do you think the market for Hunter's art will rebound? 1 Quote "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." Thomas Sowell
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