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RoeVWade

(883 posts) Fri Jan 2, 2026, 01:18 PM Jan 2

Maduro offering bribe to Trump to stay in power is the way I see it. [View all]

Will Trump let a corrupt leader stay in power for oil and/or drug enforcement. That's the offer Maduro has put out.

So, it won't be about democracy if that happens.

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Maduro offering bribe to Trump to stay in power is the way I see it. [View all] RoeVWade Jan 2 OP

It's useful to provide a little context Prairie Gates Jan 2 #1

There was a news clip of Maduro offering drug enforcement and/or oil offer to Trump RoeVWade Jan 2 #2

If all we're going to do is make deals with corrupt leaders for oil, or whatever at the expense of people living there, RoeVWade Jan 2 #3

Just because I don't want war, doesn't mean I want free reign of all tyrants for Trump's shitty deals. Sanctions going RoeVWade Jan 2 #4

Democracy here or there is/was never Trump's concern surfered Jan 2 #5

Trump's massive murderous bullshit about Venezuela must be taken into account. GreenWave Jan 2 #6

This is exactly the deal Trump made with Putin Diraven Jan 2 #7

trump is easily bribed and so this may work LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2 #8