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[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 70 points 2 days ago

As reported by Politico, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined with all Democrats on the committee to advance a bill to ban stock trading by elected officials. However, to get Hawley's vote, Democrats had to agree to create a carveout for U.S. President Donald Trump and to apply the stock-trading ban only to future presidents.

[-] tonytins@pawb.social 37 points 2 days ago

As if Trump needs more money.

[-] mrbeano@lemmy.zip 25 points 2 days ago

He's dependent on government assistance

[-] tonytins@pawb.social 13 points 2 days ago
[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Like rain on your wedding day?

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

A free bribe, when they’ve already paid.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Or help skirting the law.

[-] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

He does to pay off all his mistresses

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 days ago

That's weird..

Earlier today, I saw a news story here on Lemmy about how it's Hawley's bill and the Democrats were making their support conditional on it covering the Mango Mussolini and the couch fucker too.

Fucking WONDERFUL to see the Dems cave yet again AND their PR arm Politico rewriting the narrative to cover their asses yet again 🤬😮‍💨

[-] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

👆This should be the headline story.

[-] prole 6 points 2 days ago

However, to get Hawley's vote, Democrats had to agree to create a carveout for U.S. President Donald Trump and to apply the stock-trading ban only to future presidents.

Imagine if Obama or Biden did shit like this. Unreal.

[-] aviationeast@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

The Republicans are probably thinking therewon't be another president

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

These people are such unbelievable suckups. For all their talk about real bigly manly men (see that dumbass on Faux always talking about what "real men" should do), these people are all such cucks and they gladly bend over for Taco.

[-] xyzzy@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago

Fine. Pass this and we can deal with Trump another way.

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