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I believe, now more than ever, that Trump really was compromised from day one. He was in the Russians pocket before he ever decided to run.

****'s gonna get real very quickly here boys

“Evil is evil is evil,” Cruz said on CNN, “and will use the weaponry that is available.”

I know what you mean. Somehow there is a disconnect between what the majorities of Americans want and who actually gets elected and what kind of bills gets passed. I am not exactly sure what all the factors are involved which would cause that disconnect.

Ross has been advertised as among the richest of President Trump’s Cabinet secretaries, which counts as a major qualification in this White House. Forbes, famous for its rich-people rankings, listed his wealth at $2.9 billion last year, but became suspicious after sifting through the financial-disclosure forms Ross filed when he entered government, which showed a net worth near $700 million. Ross told the magazine the real number was actually closer to $4 billion, and that the missing money was tied up in family trusts. But …

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After one month of digging, Forbes is confident it has found the answer: That money never existed. It seems clear that Ross lied to us, the latest in an apparent sequence of fibs, exaggerations, omissions, fabrications and whoppers that have been going on with Forbes since 2004.

The magazine emphasizes that this fits a pattern with Ross that says something about his moral character:

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“Wilbur doesn’t have an issue with bending the truth,” says David Wax, who worked alongside Ross for 25 years and served as the No. 3 person in his firm. Another former colleague, who requested anonymity, was less circumspect: “He’s lied to a lot of people.”