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Dynastic Grifters

How are Uday & Qusay Hussein any different than Don Jr., Ivanka, and Eric Trump?

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American Muckrakers
Jul 01, 2025
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By David B. Wheeler, Co-Founder of American Muckrakers and Co-Host of the Muck You Podcast

Ladies and gentlemen, step into the circus of dynastic dimwittery, where the sons of strongmen and showmen juggle privilege with the grace of a blindfolded mule! Behold Uday and Qusay Hussein, Iraq’s pilfering princelings, and their American echoes, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the star-spangled money-grubbers. Branded “Uday and Qusay” by Bill Maher and etched in Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury, the Trump boys mirror their Iraqi counterparts in greed and gall, with a latent hunger to wreak havoc if ever unleashed.

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As co-founder of American Muckrakers and co-host of the Muck You Podcast, I’m here to sling Mark Twain’s brand of biting satire, exposing how these heirs fleece their flocks, and how, given …

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