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somenameformetoday at 5:15 AM2 repliesview on HN

I think this is just gish galloping. [1] A lot of what you're saying doesn't make any sense at all. For instance Trump has gotten into an adversarial relation with big oil companies to the point of publicly implying they were price gouging and order a Justice Department investigation into such. [2]

If you have something you think clearly justifies what you're saying, then say that instead of offering numerous weak critiques.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop

[2] - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-gas-pric...


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fakedangtoday at 9:47 AM

Your evidence of Trump not being corrupt is his public whining about high oil prices (a result of his wars). My evidence for his corruption is documented evidence of public transfers of wealth from dictatorships and crony capitalists to his family accounts, or to his businesses.

And you have the audacity to say I'm gish-galloping and that these facts I've stated don't make sense at all. This is truly laughable and I feel sorry for you.

tigersharktoday at 6:33 AM

You are the one muddling reality trying to obfuscate it. It's not a Gish gallop when we are simply demonstrating that a person is so corrupt that there are tens, if not hundreds of examples of his corruption.

- This one is for the oil lobby mentioned above by the other user: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/09/trump-asks-oil-exec... finance-00157131

- Two Billion dollars from the Saudis to Jared Kushner: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-in...

- multi-billion dollar deal for Oman properties: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trumps-business-deal-with-...

- China grants trademark to Ivanka: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=8997844...

- Foreign countries spending at his properties: https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ove...

- Selling MNPI access to allow insider trading to anyone that can pay $100K/month: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/18/trump-media-pitched-100000/m...

Should I continue or do you finally realize how corrupt is he?

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