my 'trump efficiency hypothesis' is that everything is a grift, and a lot of bandwidth can be saved by not trying to justify the 1% of exceptions.

in trump's american circumstances, the wealthiest funders will be christians and jews.
of course there are other benefits...
the former adds a demographic edge, while the latter punch above their weight in global media.

now this can lead to bizarre and awkward situations, such as :
- prominent trump supporters (and don himself) being anti-semitic
- bashing muslims as on-brand for the gop, while making deals with them for gain of friends&family
- personal violation by trump of every commandment throughout his life, repeatedly, and some explicitly
(on a scale matched only by fellow christian putin)

its clear with the support of rightwing propaganda, none of the above has stopped the money from flowing.

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this is not to say trump doesnt contain multitudes. pedophilia may have had no grift angle.