If you’re on his mailing list, chances are Donald Trump has sent you 2000+ emails not just for your hard earned cash but informing you that you have been hand selected for his army and that it is now your duty to cough up. Marion explains exactly how this funding scam is worth to the tune of almost 200 million dollars post election and 50 million dollars in the last six months. We dip in the mail bag, take a look at the stand-off in Ukraine and what is happening with the Canadian blockade. Is it a small issue that has been hijacked by radicals and how is it possible to resolve it without violence?
 
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