TICK TICK TICK ...

 

The grift goes on, the grift goes on

The news keeps pounding
A warning to the brain
La de da de de, la de da de da

Democracy was once the rage, uh huh
History has turned the page, uh huh
MEGA's the current thing, uh huh
Manbaby is our newborn king, uh huh

The grift goes on, the grift goes on

The grocery store's for the super rich, uh huh
Fascists still break our hearts, uh huh
And men still keep on marching off to war
Only now they don't know what for

The grift goes on, the grift goes on

Boomers sit in chairs and reminisce
About the good times that they miss
The grift gets stronger all the time
But now it's billionaires, not bums who cry, "Hey buddy,
have you got a dime?"

... and the grift goes on - below the radar of MAGA voters apparently.

Usually you'd have to have been living under a rock to not notice the criminality and grifting that Donald Trump undertakes daily but his loyal (and stupid) supporters just cannot see any bad in the boy.

Here are just a few of his grifts, scams and money-making ventures while using the presidency as influence:

•  Trump Crypto Coins.

The Trump family’s crypto meme coins— $TRUMP and $MELANIA—have added billions to their net worth. 
Investors have admitted that their goal is to curry favor with Trump and purchase policy outcomes and favorable treatment

•  World Liberty Financial.

In September 2024, Donald Trump and his sons launched a cryptocurrency venture called World Liberty Financial; the venture is structured to function as a new type of internet bank, allowing users to borrow and lend money digitally
The Trump family and affiliates received 22.5 billion units of the World Liberty Financial cryptocurrency, worth at least $1.1 billion on paper; the Trump family owns a 60% stake in World Liberty Financial and receives 75% of the net income from token sales and operations.
More recently, an Abu Dhabi-backed investment firm announced it was making a $2 billion investment in Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges. This transaction is being facilitated using a stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial. Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. were present at the announcement. Estimated value to Trump: $2B+

•  Foreign Real Estate Deals

Trump-branded real estate projects have landed billions in new deals, with new hotels, towers, a golf club, and licensing arrangements coming amid diplomatic visits and policy shifts.
Middle East business ties (in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Qatar and other countries) have more than tripled since Trump’s first term
Trump ventures have recently expanded to other nations, such as India, Turkey, Vietnam, Serbia, and the Philippines.
Estimated Value to Trump: Billions

•  Trump Media & Technology Group (Truth Social)

Even though its parent company (Trump Media & Technology Group) reported $400 million in losses in 2024 alone, Truth Social is now valued in the billions; investment in Truth Social is similar to investment in his “meme coin”—think of it is as a “meme stock” as opposed to relating to any underlying value.
Estimated Value to Trump: Billions.

•  Direct Foreign Gifts and State-Supported Assets

Qatar will provide a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet worth approximately $400 million. It is being labeled as a “temporary Air Force One” and future museum piece for Trump’s library.
Estimated Value to Trump: $400M

•  The Executive Branch — (Private Club)

Donald Trump Jr. founded an exclusive new club DC, where membership fees are $500,000. It’s clearly about access. The plan is to invite 200 members. That’s $100 million in potential revenue off the bat.

Estimated Value to Trump: $100M+

•  Inauguration and Political Contributions

2025 inauguration donations hit a record-breaking $239 million.
In 2017, Trump's inaugural committee spent much of the money on event planning, with nearly $26 million paid to a firm run by a close friend of the Trump family, and only about $5 million donated to charity.

•  Payments at Trump Properties (Hotels, Golf Clubs, Social Clubs)

Millions continue to flow into Trump-owned hotels, golf courses, and clubs from political groups, foreign delegations, and special interests.
Estimate Value to Trump: in his first term, Trump properties, golf clubs and resorts generated between $1 billion and $2 billion. This included activity that clearly involved foreign governments currying favor.

•  Lawsuit Settlements

Trump has directly benefited from lawsuit settlements that took place after he became president: Meta (Facebook’s parent); ABC News (Disney); X.
Paramount and Trump are currently in discussions to try to settle his suit against CBS News (for its 60 Minutes interview of Kamala Harris), with Trump demanding $25 million; this is happening as Paramount seeks regulatory approval for its $8 billion sale to Skydance Media.
Estimated Value to Trump: close to $50 million and counting


Can you see a trend here?

Is he slowing down? No way. If anything his grifting is becoming more overt and includes his broader family. You know about Ivanka and Jared's grifts of course where they are said to have made over 600 million whole being associated with the White House. Now we're hearing of his granddaughter getting in on the act. see: KAI TRUMP

As if using the White House as a launch platform wasn't bad enough it seems that she 'borrowed' the logo from elsewhere! See: HERE

I just wonder how much money Trump is making out of the TikTok deal.

CRONY CAPITALISM