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hookaleft

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Mon Jun 22, 2026, 09:05 PM Jun 22

I have this theory. That Trump is not really in charge [View all]

There have been appointments to our agencies, institutions and billionaires behind the scenes that are truly the ones that are calling the shots. He didn't provide those names for his appointments, they were selected for him. And there are others that tell those appointments what to do. Trump is kept in a cocoon and his ego is constantly stroked by his cabinet and advisors to keep him thinking he is in control of everything that is going on. They let him rant on social media, attend to his beautification projects and make appearances where he makes up bullshit that is never confronted or fact checked. He is easily manipulated by people that are much smarter and more devious than him. Hard to imagine that someone is more evil than Trump. All you have to do is look at Stephen Miller and you will find one. I think the others are shrouded. They have to know that his mental faculties are in serious decline. And that is to their advantage. So they just baby walk him. Knowing that he will do whatever they "talk him into".

There are a whole bunch of people that are getting ridiculously rich. There are ideologues that are getting their polices and agendas implemented. The speed at which our democracy is being dismantled is mind-numbing. They did this damage in 17 months. They used the Project 25 handbook at breakneck speed. Like this was their only chance. If they did enough damage it couldn't be undone. And if they can fuck with the midterms they can complete their tasks.

I don't think that Trump is smart enough or capable enough to have done this himself and I don't think it was his idea. All he wanted to do was to be all powerful and the center of attention. He has many enablers.

I don't think it was just Bibi that talked him into this Iran adventure. There had to be others. What is their goal??

These are things I think about.

Most people on the street have no idea what perilous times we are in. Most people are not paying attention. Yeah they notice their gas prices, and grocery prices are sky-rocketing, but they don't realize the danger that our democracy is in. It is a five-alarm fire.

Who is gonna save us??

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Well GWB was pretty much a puppet. milestogo Jun 22 #1
Yes but his handlers did not dismantle the whole system of government wnylib Jun 22 #34
They allowed a massive terrorist attack to take place on American soil milestogo Jun 23 #42
Dick Cheney's puppet. red dog 1 Jun 22 #36
What you say makes sense MustLoveBeagles Jun 22 #2
I agree. Diamond_Dog Jun 22 #8
He's a kompromat pinata. Easy to whack OAITW r.2.0 Jun 22 #3
Have you read... homegirl Jun 23 #43
I believe I read this book in 2015. OAITW r.2.0 Jun 23 #44
Russ Vought dweller Jun 22 #4
Why are the heritage foundation and the federalist society hydrolastic Jun 22 #14
The Federalist Society has been changing our Constitution with each SCOTUS appointment.. summer_in_TX Jun 22 #33
Billionaires and corporations been writing Faux pas Jun 22 #5
We already know he's a chatbot. usonian Jun 22 #6
Bingo - Chump is being fed a script FakeNoose Jun 22 #21
I don't think Trump is literally being fed a script. wnylib Jun 23 #37
IMHO, the underage children were the deserts.... OAITW r.2.0 Jun 22 #27
He's been really good at losing money in real estate. usonian Jun 22 #29
Agreed Dawson1008 Jun 22 #7
Oh absolutely Raven123 Jun 22 #9
Agree malaise Jun 22 #10
He is useful as a tool. cachukis Jun 22 #13
He's a puppet for the ruling class. GoodRaisin Jun 22 #28
Miller SuzyandPuffpuff Jun 22 #11
Agreed. cachukis Jun 22 #12
100% mahina Jun 22 #15
I wish I could say you're wrong, PatSeg Jun 22 #16
I agree. xuplate Jun 22 #17
An oligopoly funding think tanks. Running mainstream media. Festivito Jun 22 #18
I don't think he's even capable of changing his own soiled diapers ToxMarz Jun 22 #19
the only point where I might disagre - (and still possibly outweighed by points of agreement) stopdiggin Jun 22 #20
I've been saying this for a long time Puppyjive Jun 22 #22
If Trump isn't really in charge,... LudwigPastorius Jun 22 #23
It seems like this should be obvious to anyone who pays attention. CaptainTruth Jun 22 #24
Who's making him take all these cognitive tests? MerryBlooms Jun 22 #25
Stephen Miller is the one in charge Blue Full Moon Jun 22 #26
+1 red dog 1 Jun 22 #32
K&R red dog 1 Jun 22 #30
Peter Thiel and the billionaires selected Vance AdamGG Jun 22 #31
Actually I think that is how it is Figarosmom Jun 22 #35
Add in Putin, Xi, and Netenyahu... returnee Jun 23 #38
I would guess a coalition of the oil people and the Project 2025 people. Venezuela is number 1 in oil reserves, Iran is ShazamIam Jun 23 #39
I figure every repub president since Reagan has been a puppet... Wounded Bear Jun 23 #40
He's still very much the one in charge. Don't leave him off the hook. Tommy Carcetti Jun 23 #41
"Who is gonna save us??" WE ARE! pat_k Jun 23 #45
We are. It's up to us. Vote. What happens after November is yet to be determined Joinfortmill Jun 24 #46
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