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Former president Donald Trump called on Congress to investigate the multiple investigations into him on the local, state and federal level in a series of posts on Truth Social.

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[–] Maggoty 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Dude thinks he still owns the GOP. They desperately want to move on from him though.

[–] d00phy 9 points 2 years ago

Most of the leadership would love to be done with him, but remember a record number of people voted for him in the last election. He still holds a troubling amount of sway.

[–] snackwifi 7 points 2 years ago

In a disturbing number of people eyes though, he does own the GOP

[–] Grumble 2 points 2 years ago

In our representative plutocracy, US parties pivoted their business model to deliver legislation to donors, and deliver tribalism and spectacle to voters.

Trump really upped the bar at delivering spectacle compared to Willard Romney. But Trump is/was shit at delivering legislation, and he wants a personal cut of all the donations. But he brought in new money.

The GOP leadership can't decide if they want him around because he's a pain in their collective asses. He brings in votes and money, but can't be relied on for legislation. What will unite the GOP is Trump having a stroke that leaves him unable to talk.

[–] rigatti 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nothing like having your party's frontrunner currently on trial for multiple felonies.

[–] YoBuckStopsHere 3 points 2 years ago

It really shows that Conservatives have terrible character traits and should never be trusted.

[–] assassin_aragorn 6 points 2 years ago

I could swear in 2016 his campaign made a quip about investigating investigations.

[–] YoBuckStopsHere 4 points 2 years ago