The always quotable Mary Trump, the niece of the Malignant Loser, has written in Substack that her uncle has always been for sale. He's hollow as far as having any core philosophy or values, except what's best for him financially. The opening paragraphs of Mary Trump's perceptive article illustrates that fact:
"Donald Trump has always been for sale. It used to be shocking how many people were willing to prop him up in the hopes of profiting off his increasingly seamy ventures. But thanks to a morally bankrupt Republican Party and our degraded corporate media, Donald remains alarmingly close to the kind of power that’s worth shelling out massive amounts of money to be close to—and benefit from.
Any person or entity, from Putin to Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf, willing to throw Donald a few bucks for a licensing fee or a Trump Tower condo has gained access and influence. Given this decades-long pattern, it’s not surprising that the world’s richest fascist, South African jumping bean Elon Musk, would also be interested in purchasing a few shares in a man who is willing to sell whatever he can get his hands on—whether it’s steaks or American national security—because he values money more than anything.
In exchange for Donald’s willingness to throw Musk the keys to the federal government, Musk is throwing a considerable fortune, as well as the weight of Twitter’s influence, behind the Republican candidate. For him, it’s a safe bet because he knows, if Donald is elected, he’ll do anything Musk wants him to do." (our emphasis)
Whether it's through flattery or bribes, the Malignant Loser can be manipulated, indeed owned. Foreign adversaries have discovered that over the years, starting with his Russian idol, war criminal and thug Vladimir Putin. His new owner is busy dumping his receding fortune in the Malignant Loser's campaign, not only for potential leverage over the Federal Government, but for salving his wounded ego after being rejected for his anti-labor actions and for his "free speech for Nazis" movement on social media.
