Biden and Trump: Two Sides of the Same Corrupt Coin

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“One of the main reasons we were elected in Washington, DC, was to drain the swamp. And I think the American people have a right to know if the…president of the United States or his family profited from his position”

- VP Mike Pence

(lightly edited to reflect reality)

Given that Trump built his career by propagating the Birther Movement, it is not surprising that he is willing to end it by planting a flag on the hill of another disproven conspiracy theory. Drunk on a diet of Fox News’ propaganda, the grumpy old man in the Oval Office has become fixated on the allegation that Joe Biden used his position as Vice President of the United States to push for the removal of Ukraine’s Prosecutor General in order to end an investigation of a company to which his son was financially tied. Unable to get American law enforcement to play along, Trump attempted to “persuade” the Ukranianians to investigate the matter (again). The return for their cooperation was continued military assistance.

Like most successful conspiracy theories, the lies about the former Vice-President are grounded in a sliver of truth. Biden did…