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by dqx 1712 days ago
> Can you source this

Trump being a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence? Well, yeah I can.

https://libn.com/2016/09/15/taking-a-peek-at-trumps-foundati...

> why you're defining this as a purely oligarchal [sic] issue

That was the topic of the GP

> Is that really the issue here though, because he lacked "political experience" upon entry into the presidency?

No need for quotes, Trump had 0 experience holding any political office at any level, in contrast to Reagan. He was elected because he was a rich celebrity.

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> Trump had 0 experience holding any political office at any level, in contrast to Reagan.

Yeah well he certainly does now, however brief it was.

Yep, we got a great idea of his political acumen handling the pandemic response.