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8. Our son once said, "it all comes down to your mother"

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Fri May 2, 2025, 12:53 PM

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Why is Trump obsessed about taking children away from their parents? [View all] Irish_Dem Friday OP

Because it's about the meanest thing you can do to someone Ocelot II Friday #1

It is just an explanation, not an excuse. Irish_Dem Friday #14

I agree. I think you nailed it TommieMommy Friday #2

I don't know that Trump is particularly obsessed with that Fiendish Thingy Friday #3

This!!! WestMichRad Friday #5

Child trafficking? NoMoreRepugs Friday #4

Yes I have long held that Trump sold some of the children in this first term. Irish_Dem Friday #15

that's my guess. mopinko Friday #18

Yes I think Betsy sold some of the kids to childless parents. Irish_Dem Friday #19

i wonder what her fees were. mopinko Friday #20

She made money or curried favor. Irish_Dem Friday #28

That's how you subdue a group of people. ananda Friday #6

Yes it also serves to make for a terrified and docile, compliant population. Irish_Dem Friday #16

In 2018 Trump said he was separating immigrants from their children to deter them from coming across the border. sop Friday #7

Yes I agree, but why did he choose this specific method? Irish_Dem Friday #17

In Trump's (Stephen Miller's) mind the cruelest punishment imaginable is the most effective deterrent. sop Friday #34

Our son once said, "it all comes down to your mother" vapor2 Friday #8

Honestly, I don't think he gives a shit either way, but is happy to accomodate Stephen Miller's sadism... hlthe2b Friday #9

Trump is a known rapist who loves to torment his victims. Irish_Dem Friday #21

I'm most certainly NOT blaming this all on Miller alone. I think they feed off each other. hlthe2b Friday #32

Trump is a psychopath who surrounds himself with other psychopaths. Irish_Dem Friday #35

Yes... although it is clear the 2025 crowd (Vance, Miller, Thiel & the other Billionaire Tech Bros) are hlthe2b Friday #36

He's testing the populaces willingness to look the other way while committing atrocities. Ping Tung Friday #10

Yes of course, but the specific method of torture is a reflection of his psychopathology. Irish_Dem Friday #22

Because his own parents hated him. Basso8vb Friday #11

And mother issues. Irish_Dem Friday #24

That's a very empathetic take on Trump's monstrosity. Aristus Friday #12

A clinical analysis is never an excuse. It is an explanation. Irish_Dem Friday #25

Once a trafficker, always a trafficker. RockRaven Friday #13

Yes I believe Trump was involved in Epstein's sex trafficking trade. Irish_Dem Friday #26

Because he's a shitty 'human' being. spanone Friday #23

Yes he is an evil monster in laymen's terms. Irish_Dem Friday #27

Mommy sent him to reform school Captain Zero Friday #29

This act of deliberate cruelty is aimed at those who are most vulnerable. patphil Friday #30

CRUELTY is a feature, not a bug Martin Eden Friday #31

He is not capable of empathy. everyonematters Friday #33

Maybe he always wanted somebody to take Don Jr. and Eric away so he keeps re-enacting his allegorical oracle Friday #37