Stephen Colbert was talking about the potential for nepotism in the next Trump administration when he made a great joke about Donald Trump Jr..
Colbert said:
The really interesting story here is who Trump reportedly wants to become co-president because it is none other than his daughter-in-law and the woman who thought Get Out was a romantic comedy, Lara Trump. Now a lot of people say that
The choice reeks of corruption and in response to his criticism Lara released this statement: I will not back down. No, I won’t back down. Slapping again, meaning I feel like I’m being slapped. Trump said this about the endorsement. Lara is a very talented communicator and she is dedicated to everything MAGA stands for. She told me that she wants to take on this challenge and that it would be great. Every penny will be used correctly. Yes, that’s right, every penny will be used, every penny, no listen, no people, listen, listen, every penny, look at every penny, every penny will be used right, all the folding money will be used embezzlement because dad has legal fees,
I say why stop with Lara a future Trump administration that could have Jared as chief of staff, Ivanka as ambassador to the United Nations and Don Jr. as head of the DEA, the drug enforcement agency.
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It’s a joke about the fact that Donald Trump Jr. supposedly really likes drugs, but there’s also something serious. If Donald Trump returned to the White House, he would use his power to give his children status, power and jobs. Those jobs don’t necessarily have to come with a taxpayer paycheck.
Jared Kushner got billions of dollars from the Saudis thanks to his status in the Trump administration, and don’t focus for a second on what horrible things he could have done to the United States to get that money.
America does not need a return of nepotism to the White House, which is another good reason to reject Donald Trump.
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