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Trump Was Never Supposed to Win

from Depths of Self-Deception · #30

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1 min

Tim recounts assuming Trump only wanted a TV network and never expected to actually win, and speculates about the Trump family's business being run like a kleptocracy by his kids instead of a blind trust.

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  • 1:35Tim admits he thought Trump would win but didn't think Trump himself wanted to win—expected him to start Trump TV instead.
  • 2:00Tim figured Trump would be a figurehead who'd let others run things while he made money through his hotels.
  • 2:24Trump's businesses aren't in a blind trust; his kids handle them while he's not supposed to talk to them—a small kleptocracy.
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