Trump donated tens of thousands of dollars to essentially all New York politicians because he benefits from the business-government interactions in New York. He has to get permits and approvals, and those come more quickly when he can make a phone call to someone who wants to keep him happy. The world should not be that way, but Trump did not create those rules. “Pay to play” and he paid up.
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that’s just absolute BS..you would never accept that answer from anyone but Trump.
Cruz put the poison pill in the gang of 8 and he is still blamed for supporting the legislation. People on here dexpise/hate Cruz because he is working the political process like no one else. He’s part of the GOPe because a lawyer that used to work for McConnell is a lawyer for the PAC.
But Trump is the greatest ever because he is a crony capitalist. He the greatest ever because he is ignorant/inept of the rules. He’s the greatest ever because he conveniently changed his position in the last few years and still can’t articulate them.
The contortions of his followers is sickening. It’s like a 14 year old girl justifying her love for the 16 year old town thug. None of it makes sense.
Your interpretation is a valid one. but so is the following:
Trump was doing what businessmen do in the world to survive. He has never denied it or prevaricated about it, indeed he says that is how the system works. I recall the debate where he said that and every other candidate just kept their pie-holes shut, including Cruz. The all know it and profit from it.
All business men pay both parties to have access and to avoid potential issues. That is how the system works. It was set up by and is run for the benefit of the political class. That is why Washington and the surrounding counties are among the wealthiest in the nation. Cruz is part of that and has benefited from the system as much as anyone
Cruz, working as a public employee had a million dollar investment portfolio by age 41. he did not start working at a paying job until he was done his clerkship, which was in 1996 at age 26. So in 15 years of mostly government work, while maintaining two households he and his wife accumulated over 1 million in investments alone. One could say that is mostly due to his wife, but an observant person could not help to notice that wives of up and coming politicians seem to find lucrative work that pays well.
A great many folks see him as a insider who is of the class Trump was paying off.
Many fail to see that as particularly admirable status, indeed the political class that set up this system of corruption, profit from it are hardly the folks who will clean it up. A businessman who has had to deal with it might at least do something to mitigate this corruption.
equally valid interpretation to yours. Notice said without any personal insults.
Do you have an example of a major real estate builder in the New York City area who gave nothing politicians?