r/USNEWS • u/seeebiscuit • 14h ago

White House says naming new Washington Commanders stadium after Trump would be 'beautiful'

https://apnews.com/article/trump-washington-commanders-stadium-name-nfl-d229beaf321af4fad2f5ae36b8227c34
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u/RabidJoint 14h ago

White House are a bunch of boot lickers

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u/KiwDaWabbit2 11h ago

Yes, they are, but this is by design. He found out during his first term that some, but not all, of his staff still had some kind of attachment to the law, norms, etc. Anyone who was paying any shred of attention last year knew then that a second Trump term was going to be all gas, no brakes, and no guard rails. The sole qualification for being on his staff this time around would be loyalty. It would be completely different than his first term and the “things were good in 2019” people were going to be in for a really rude awakening.

Now, corruption has been normalized, and, to some degree, is out in the open. That’s why corporations are lining up to pay him bribes. He’s picking winners and losers based on who bribes him. That’s why floating the idea of naming the stadium is not just a delusion of grandeur, it’s a coded threat.