Elections 2023-2024

And let’s not forget that when an actual bona-fide supervillain was elected POTUS in the DC universe, he immediately divested himself of his private businesses in order to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest.

Honestly, the comics probably just created unrealistically high expectations for the ethics of asshole billionaire despots.

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Trump is a regular villain, not a super one. The difference is presentation and he comes off like an angry washed-up comedian.

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This is starting to get a little ridiculous.

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you all are so good!
you have all responded in the way i find most insightful!
DC Comics Rogues Gallery is more ethical than any tRump appointee/ nominee and that is obvious!
let’s keep this going! at least it is a diversion from the real thing.

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From the article

Both Bove and Blanche were Trump’s attorneys in his landmark federal conviction in the New York hush money case, where a jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts.

Only the best people.

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I reluctantly remind everyone that Joker also has previous political experience as Iran’s Ambassador to the UN. (Diplomatic immunity was a particularly galling method of preventing Batman from murdering him in retribution for the murder of Jason Todd, the second Robin.)

Oh. Spoiler.

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