Perhaps Bibi has something on him?..

  • Kabe@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Both of these possibilities could be true, of course.

    The latter theory also is how I believe Trump was persuaded to start military action against Iran. But I think it is also highly likely that the Israelis have dirt on Trump via Epstein, who had ties with Mossad and frequently fraternized with top-ranking Israeli officials.

    However, to leak this information publicly could cause some major blowback, given how unpredictable a cornered Trump would be. It’s easy to imagine him going on a live newsfeed and start throwing all kinds of people under the bus if he thought he had nothing left to lose.

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      12 hours ago

      Oh definitely.

      I didn’t shift to the “breeze in and get another Nobel medal” theory because I changed my mind about Israel likely having plenty of material with which to blackmail the rapist-in-chief - I have no doubt that they do. I just think that appealing to his ego and his childlike desire for recognition would’ve been seen to be a better approach, and having a Nobel winner in prison in Iran was just too perfect an opportunity to miss.

      And yes to the blowback, but I’d go much further. I think that if he thought he was cornered and his ego was at risk, he wouldn’t even hesitate to start a nuclear war if nothing else seemed likely to save him from exposure.

      I wish I was kidding.