it doesn't make any sense for an elderly billionaire to be so hard up for cash that he sells out,
Trump had no principles to sell out. And while it makes no sense for us mortals that a billionaire who has more than he could ever spend would want more money, that doesn't mean that they won't. There is a will to power and status, which makes having six billion better than having five billion. That's why he bilked his own supporters with the cryptocoin, and evil tongues claim that this is a mechanism for bribery.
Trump had no principles to sell out. And while it makes no sense for us mortals that a billionaire who has more than he could ever spend would want more money, that doesn't mean that they won't. There is a will to power and status, which makes having six billion better than having five billion. That's why he bilked his own supporters with the cryptocoin, and evil tongues claim that this is a mechanism for bribery.