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Yikes. What to say? Many conflicting things here, all hard to reconcile though some points matter more than others. I was stunned and disappointed that Tucker asked zero questions about “warp speed” of which Trump is truly - and inexplicably, especially with hindsight - proud. His base is keenly attuned to this dilemma. None of us is sure what to make of this, and his biggest weakness imo. The Tucker interview was very milquetoast though a helluva lot better than the inane debate format for sure. Point of your article I think is we must always observe every player with a critical eye, including President Trump whom I still think is our best bet. But thanks for the review and reminder.

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Okay, I'll try to explain, and maybe I'll be all wrong, but here goes.

I suppose - no I don't - I'm lying - that Joe Biden legitimately got 81 million votes, most popular president ever! How counting votes was suspended on election night, never happened before. How Trump was in the lead in so many states, then trucks dropped off more and more ballots in the middle of the night, and in a turnaround, Biden wins!

Forget about Hunter’s laptop, forget about how Joe has been a corrupt bastard ever since he started in politics and probably before. Not to mention that even pre-election, Joe's dementia is showing.

More and more information comes out about the Biden crime family. Everybody knows.

Nothing is done about this. Zip. Nada.

Meanwhile, Trump is charged -and arrested- for questioning the election.

Huh? Did nobody notice all the funny business going on? Is it illegal to question elections in the US now?

Apparently so.

And if they can go after Trump like that...they can do that to any of us, no?

My thoughts, anyway. Even if you hate Trump, you've got to admit what they're doing to him is unprecedented - and wrong. Places like America didn't jail their political rivals.

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I conceded the election was stolen and say nothing to support Biden. As for the indictments, I explain its all a show that helps Trump. I also don’t support paying hush money to hookers nor his actions relating to classified documents. His moral character is in the sewer but I tried to stay away from that in this post

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Pete, Have you or anyone here read the “Devolution” series?

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Yeah, I read much of his stuff a year ago.

He has a lot of good facts but spins them as Trump playing 5D chess to defeat the Deep State. He says here Biden Administration is Trumps Judas Goat

He claims Trump knew of Deep State plan to release a pandemic on the world. Trumps actions to prepare for such an attack were to defend against such an attack, not seeing they actually facilitated the attack

But Trump was the Elites Judas Goat (I prefer Trojan Horse)

https://patelpatriot.substack.com/p/devolution-part-15

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Thanks. I have read some but not all. I suppose I should read it through to make a judgement. Haven’t even gotten close to part 15. Slow going. But I’ve only read a few of yours. Should prolly read the rest of those, too!

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Thank you. This is a - much more elaborate and well researched - version of the very message I've been trying to convey to my French-speaking readership about Trump. You'd be surprised how many of the alt-something crowd here in Europe are still buying into this scam. I'm really trying hard to help them grow up and out of this political TV reality show. May I use this here article of yours on my blog, eventually?

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Sure. No problem. You might find something interesting here as well

https://pete843.substack.com/p/the-trump-series

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Thank you again. That's a lot to take in but I'll be sure to read it soon enough. Before 2024!

Your article and the recent "mugshot" publicity stunt inspired me to write my first ever stack - as soon as I'm through with my current translation duties.

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Time is a problem. Start with the Brunel post when you get a chance

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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all

After reading this my view on Trump totally changed in 2016.

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Thanks. The book Trump Nation got me started, but I found out there is so much more

https://pete843.substack.com/p/the-trump-series

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WOW, that was Superb! Really enjoyed reading that!

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