Does it really matter if Trump is re-elected?
Does it really matter if Trump is re-elected? Mickey Z. A little forgotten history for ya… When Grover Cleveland (Democrat) was elected U.S. president in 1884, the parasitic Robber Baron , Jay Gould, wired him: “I feel that the vast business interests of the country will be entirely safe in your hands.” For anyone wondering if Gould was right, bear in mind that one of Cleveland’s chief advisers was William Whitney, a millionaire corporate lawyer who married into the Standard Oil fortune. Four years later, Cleveland was ousted by Benjamin Harrison (Republican), a man whose main qualification was working for the railroads as a lawyer and soldier. Prior to his election, Harrison prosecuted railroad strikers in federal courts. Still, Harrison was bumped out of the White House in 1892 when Grover Cleveland (still a Democrat) reclaimed his figurehead throne. In light of this puppet switch, parasitic Robber Baron Andrew Carnegie received a letter from fellow parasitic Ro...