Posted on Sep 9, 2015
What do you think of Trump's demand that CNN contribute GOP debate profits to Veteran's groups?
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Donald Trump has demanded that CNN contribute ten million dollars of the profits from the upcoming GOP debate to Veteran's groups. Is it a real gesture of goodwill toward the Veterans of the United States, or just a lot of self-serving grandstanding?
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I believe Trump is a genius when it comes to promoting a product, be it himself or his latest business venture. If CNN tells him no and he doesn't show up, they look bad and Trump simply needs to hope that this debate continues to cast most of the candidates in a poor light. If he participates and does well, he can point to the issue and say that he once again overcame hostile debate moderation and came out a winner. If he does poorly, he can blame the network while taking credit for the money CNN donated. The only thing he can't allow, is for his candidacy to be ignored.
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Trump's never met a problem he couldn't buy his way out of. I just think it's funny that the military community lost its collective mind when Tom Cruise and Kanye West made some stupid comparison between their experiences and the military but Trump barely got an eyelash bat.
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SGT Jeremiah B.
CPT Jack Durish - That's good to know. I'm not seeing a great deal of it in my world which is largely social media and web. In any case, you're right, that wasn't the point. I think Trump is trying, yet again, to buy his way out of insulting the military community.
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CPT Jack Durish
SGT Jeremiah B. - It appears that Trump is more of a politician than any of us thought as he "...is trying, yet again, to buy his way out of insulting the military community". Don't they all?
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CPT Jack Durish
SGT Jeremiah B. - BTW, if you haven't been seeing Trump being bashed on social media, maybe you need a better class of "friends"...
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10 Million to a billionaire is nothing, hell he carries more in chump change.
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PVT Robert Gresham
CW3 Kevin Storm Yes, you are right. But think about the possible fallout on CNN if they refuse to contribute this, "chump change" to Veteran's groups. It makes them look cheap, unsympathetic and greedy. Trump, on the other hand, comes out smelling like a rose, saying, "Well, at least I tried to help Veterans. You should vote for me." If CNN does contribute the money, Trump can say, "Look what I already did for the Veterans! You should vote for me!" I think it's a classic win-win scenario for Mr. Trump.
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LTC John Shaw
CW3 Kevin Storm PVT Robert Gresham It is not chump change and more, make that 'Trump Change'.
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