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B.See

(7,498 posts)
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:35 AM Tuesday

'A Bunch of Suckers!': Trump's Base Never Saw It Coming

‘A Bunch of Suckers!’: Trump’s Base Never Saw It Coming — Critics Say Melania Trump’s Ruthless Cash Grab Just Wiped Out MAGA for Millions - Atlanta Black Star

Donald Trump has spent years casting himself as a business genius whose touch turns anything he endorses into instant gold. But as his most loyal supporters are now discovering, that mythology is colliding with a brutal financial reality — and this time, even Melania Trump is at the center of the fallout.

A Wall Street Journal investigation delivered the sharpest blow yet, revealing that everything tied to the Trump brand in the speculative corners of the market — stocks, crypto, meme coins, and digital tokens — has collapsed spectacularly since his return to office. And for many of the Trump faithful who bought in because they believed [he] could do no wrong, the losses have been devastating.

And then there’s the new embarrassment of the Melania Trump’s $MELANIA coin, which has cratered an astounding 99 percent since launch, leaving some investors with pennies on the dollar.

The $MELANIA token debuted at a sky-high valuation on a wave of MAGA hype, surged as much as 25,000 percent, and then plummeted so brutally that anyone who bought in at the top and invested $12,500 is now left with about $118, noted Occupy Democrats in a scathing post on X.


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'A Bunch of Suckers!': Trump's Base Never Saw It Coming (Original Post) B.See Tuesday OP
Is that pronounced "smellania"? LearnedHand Tuesday #1
Yes, as in "Smell ya later, suckers!" tanyev Tuesday #13
Lol. Exact words I started to add. B.See Tuesday #17
might I just throw in .. ? I feel even LESS sorry for THIS crop of greedy morons .. stopdiggin Tuesday #2
Knr UTUSN Tuesday #3
That lead balloon came crashing down on oasis Tuesday #4
And one sure thing: DFW Tuesday #5
Do you have information that they did ? nt eppur_se_muova Tuesday #6
Giving them the benefit of the doubt DFW Tuesday #9
Over 90% of all Americans have a high school diploma. Irish_Dem Tuesday #10
***ASSUMING*** a random sample, NOT a group selected for a particular characteristic. eppur_se_muova Tuesday #16
Gullible idiots did FA. Justice matters. Tuesday #7
One thing for certain: COL Mustard Tuesday #8
So traditional in its corruption. no_hypocrisy Tuesday #11
I can't help but laugh at people who bought into his scams. Emile Tuesday #12
Most people dump bad investments before they lose it all BWdem4life Tuesday #14
ETTD. tblue37 Tuesday #15

B.See

(7,498 posts)
17. Lol. Exact words I started to add.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 09:19 PM
Tuesday

but decided to have some mercy on her. Yeah, she's got feigned arrogance and privilege up the arse, I think, but I also see battery and abuse in that face. If she met Trump via Epstein, can only wonder what she's seen and done. Which is why I generally try to ignore her.

stopdiggin

(14,833 posts)
2. might I just throw in .. ? I feel even LESS sorry for THIS crop of greedy morons ..
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:47 AM
Tuesday

Than I do for the majority of the knuckle draggers that voted for the clown.
(many of whom didn't have 2 cents to wager on any topic to start out with - much less crypto or tokens)

DFW

(59,543 posts)
5. And one sure thing:
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 01:33 AM
Tuesday

Most of those people who found $12,500 to invest in one of the Trump scams are people who could least afford to lose it. How did these people ever graduate junior high school?

DFW

(59,543 posts)
9. Giving them the benefit of the doubt
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 02:40 AM
Tuesday

Finishing the 8th grade is not as challenging as hurdle as getting a high school diploma.

Irish_Dem

(78,510 posts)
10. Over 90% of all Americans have a high school diploma.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 05:58 AM
Tuesday

It is logical then to assume that an even higher number have an 8th grade education.

eppur_se_muova

(40,642 posts)
16. ***ASSUMING*** a random sample, NOT a group selected for a particular characteristic.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 04:34 PM
Tuesday

Such as being MAGAts.

One needs to be careful with statistics.

COL Mustard

(7,881 posts)
8. One thing for certain:
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 02:40 AM
Tuesday

Any financial deal will be structured so that no member of the Trump family ever loses money. Whether an asset rises or falls, they’ll profit. Count on it.

no_hypocrisy

(53,947 posts)
11. So traditional in its corruption.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 06:21 AM
Tuesday

TSF is the latest incantation of a carnival barker and a confidence man, perhaps combined with a descendent of Elmer Gantry.

Emile

(39,646 posts)
12. I can't help but laugh at people who bought into his scams.
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 06:33 AM
Tuesday

There are a lot of stupid people in the United States, and they are all easily conned Republicans.

BWdem4life

(2,902 posts)
14. Most people dump bad investments before they lose it all
Tue Dec 2, 2025, 11:22 AM
Tuesday

but these are Magats we're talking about, so maybe some of them lost 99%

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