Donald Trump the Megathread part II - mod warnings in OP, Updated 06/06/25

Leg End Reject

Mod: Stop the speculation about Trump having dementia, if you didn't like it when it was said about Biden you shouldn't be happy to do it now. The principle is the same regardless of your opinion of the person being discussed. Warnings will follow if it continues.

Quin_Dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123532643#Comment_123532643

It's actually even more pathetic than that.

They can't rename them back to the original names as the legislation passed under Biden blocks that and Trump knows he'd be incapable of getting an actual legislative change

So Fort Bragg for example was originally named after General Braxton Bragg a confederate General , now though it'll named after a Private Roland Bragg , a Silver Star recipient who served during the 2nd World war whose only real claim to fame is his relatively uncommon surname..

So now they'll be searching the archives for old Military personnel with the same names as the original Confederate guys so they can "rename" the Bases back to their original Confederate namesakes.

Pauliedragon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534035#Comment_123534035

For someone who doesn't appear to like Mexicans he seems to be a big fan of Taco. Regarding the club world cup article that was posted earlier I was thinking last night that if I was Pochettino I'd be out the gap. Imagine when he finds out the coach of the soccer team is from South America he'll be rounded up by ICE for losing too many matches.

Seth Brundle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123533881#Comment_123533881

Its quite revealing that everyone who constantly proclaimed that there was absolutely nothing wrong with Bidens cognitive ability are entirely convinced that Trump is senile or has dementia without a shred of proof.

Can you show us who exactly on here posted those claims?

aloyisious

So Chinese students are ok to attend and be students at ALL US universities, which has always been good with Trump! TACO anyone?

poop emoji

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534202#Comment_123534202

They can’t attend American universities if those universities are no longer funded and accredited as a “university” *

Taps side of hollow MAGA head

• the MAGA attack against higher education and science continues (see nasa article higher up too)
• Trump University is the best and only university

Quin_Dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534035#Comment_123534035

As always - What he's saying isn't actually true.

No deal is done , the two teams of negotiators have agreed that they will implement the terms of the temporary "Trade cease-fire" that was announced about a month ago.

No actual trade deal is done or anything remotely close to it.

poop emoji

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534221#Comment_123534221

That’s a good spot, yeh has a whiff of the “UK trade deal” about it which is anything but

randd1

If Biden died in the morning, he'd still be a far smarter and more competent president than Trump. I actually think my dog would make a smarter and more competent president. As for those lickspittles he's surrounded himself with, at least Biden's people could run things in his cognitive absence, the only real function of the cult surrounding Trump is to use their face as Trump's toilet paper, so no hope there of anything smart coming from them.

Alas, America is MAGA now, there's no getting around it any more. It's the authoritarian ruled empire they always dreamed of it being. Great for the MAGA heads (for now, it'll eventually hit them, they're too dumb and workshy for it not to), but anybody with half a brain can see the US is fast becoming Trumpistan with all the trappings of a mentally deranged dictatorship. The western Tajikistan.

And while the Democrats may be weak at getting their message across, it's safe to say that the Republicans are the most spineless, gutless and sycophantic traitors the US has ever seen. I honestly can't see how anybody could vote for the Republican party after this Trump presidency unless they're complete morons, utter degenerates, racists, cowards, traitors or a Trump worshipper. They really are deplorables. The only consolation is that they've probably ended their nation as an influence on the world stage, no-one interested in the best for their country will ever follow the example of the US after this scumbag driven, hate and grievance-fuelled, degenerate sh!tshow.

ancapailldorcha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534371#Comment_123534371

I disagree. There's plenty of resistance to Trump as we've seen in California and elsewhere. Tens of millions of Americans may have voted for Trump but the country's population is about 350 million. It's not nearly enough to say that MAGA has taken over the whole place.

The Republicans may basically be a 21st century version of NSDAP but that doesn't mean they'll succeed. Hitler came to power in a country that existed for less than 15 years. The USA is 250 years old. Its institutions may have been captured by MAGA but that won't be enough for them to impose their will on the whole country, especially if blue states decided to cut off red states' handouts.

poop emoji

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534407#Comment_123534407

I broadly agree but don’t underestimate just how evil these MAGA fascists are

They could for example cut California off from Fed settlement network to bring chaos and destruction

And or send in the troops whom would just blindly follow orders

Or sabotage air traffic control

Or leak the information on citizens Elon and co collected to Chinese, Russians etc

The list of 💩 they can throw at blue freedom states is endless

Quin_Dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534430#Comment_123534430

Just on the Red State / Blue State thing and the suggestion from Trump to block federal funding for California and Newsomes threat to stop paying Federal income tax.

I get how Trump could stop Federal funding for stuff , but how could California block Federal taxes leaving the State?

Not familiar with the process , but if I pay taxes in California , do all those taxes go to California 1st and then the Federal share gets forwarded later??

kneemos

The smug bragging about all his "locations".

https://youtube.com/shorts/xdJeSoJ9CKo?si=46FpTryg09IwwHcF

poop emoji

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534470#Comment_123534470

Knowing Trump he would probably

Mobilise military to man every border with California and collect tarrifs on interstate commerce (and catch brown people)

Would it be wildly illegal? Yes

Would he care and would there be checks and balances to stop him? No

Half of mericans would be out celebrating “owning those libs over in California”

My name is URL

THANKYOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER 🤡

Quin_Dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534533#Comment_123534533

When I see that , my first reaction is always that he didn't write it..

That stinks of Stephen Miller….

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https://newrepublic.com/post/196683/newsom-trump-dictator-democracy-california-la-protests

“If some of us can be snatched off the streets without a warrant, based only on suspicion or skin color, then none of us are safe,” Newsom said. “Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves. But they do not stop there.

“Trump and his loyalists, they thrive on division because it allows them to take more power and exert even more control,” he continued. “And by the way, Trump, he’s not opposed to lawlessness and violence as long as it serves him. What more evidence do we need than January 6?”

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none of the mainstream media picked up on this or care

This is how democracy dies, with rubber bullets and apathy

ancapailldorcha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534569#Comment_123534569

Mainstream media is pro-Trump. There's not much else with that much click potential. They've been promoting him for decades.

On the flip side, Newsom is someone who might be able to challenge MAGA in 2028. Tyrants tend to create their own worst enemies.

For Forks Sake

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123288242#Comment_123288242

Well, well, well. The leopards are getting fat from the amount of faces they've been eating

kneemos

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534569#Comment_123534569

Media is polarised in America. Depends on what you read or listen to. He's on CNN right now giving that speech.

Manic Moran

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534148#Comment_123534148

Frankly, I think that's what the Biden administration should have done in the first place and this whole renaming thing has been a political $$$%%show from both parties since Day 1. There wasn't exactly a major clamor in the miltary for the changes and names like Bragg and Benning have become central to Army culture on their own merit, not because of their original namesakes. Generations of troops grew up with the Benning School for Boys being the home of infantry. Most folks continue to use the old names anyway as otherwise the conversation tends to be "they are going to go to...umm.. whatever the hell they're calling Rucker these days".

That said, there hasn't been a clamoring to name them back either, so I'm not sure quite who they are trying to please barring the old-timers. They should have left it alone. Except for Liberty, that rename back to Bragg was pretty much approved of. Most everyone I know felt that Hal Moore was being poorly done by when the current administration got put back to Benning recently. On the other hand, is anyone really going to complain about Gary Gordon being a namesake despite his happening to have the same name as a Confederate officer?

I would observe that Private Bragg has about as much claim to have a base named after him as Doris Miller has to have an aircraft carrier named after him. Miller and Smalls should have been new-build destroyers, pursuant to the standard naming conventions, but the Biden administration obviously felt differently and does anyone want to put money on the naming in 2021 not being a case of pandering to the BLM movement? They really want to rename Chancellorsville 2/3 the way through its service life? Fine, pick a battlefield just as all the other cruisers are named after. It's not as if the US miltary is short on available names.

I'm hoping, just for the sake of the money, that the old signs are still in the back somewhere. I was on Cavasos yesterday, the city outside still has Fort Hood Road as the main drag leading to the base. There was some debate in Killeeen as to whether they wanted to change it, but they decided no because (a) it would cost too much money, and (b) they were kindof used to the name anyway. At least the local civilians will be happy enough.

None of the above applies to the proposed renaming of Harvey Melk which is just pure pettiness without any argument of merit at all.

J Mysterio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534407#Comment_123534407

"Hitler came to power in a country that existed for less than 15 years" is an absurd statement.

briany

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534604#Comment_123534604

These people have an amazing propensity not to learn. If he was telling himself that he deserves to be deported, I wouldn't be surprised.

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123533881#Comment_123533881

What I find more revealing is your headstrong position on comparing Trump to Biden, rahter than what Trump is doing right now. This reads more like you are unwilling to back up or support Trumps actions, so your best bet is just to compare him to a former president.

Trump supporters are eerily quiet these days, and when they do say anything, it follows the line of "Yeah but Bden…".

Not the strongest proclamation of the orange one.

fullstop

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534641#Comment_123534641

Somewhat on the subject, what are your thought on his speech yesterday at Bragg and the behavior of the army (booing Biden and MSM, etc.)? Should the army be partisan? I’d have thought it a major no-no.

Patrick2010

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534826#Comment_123534826

Does he keep making the same speech, like he’s at a campaign rally?

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534840#Comment_123534840

Has he ever done anything different? His public speaking is dire.

kneemos

Newsom could definitely be presidential material. The kind of leadership the Democrats need

Manic Moran

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534774#Comment_123534774

IMO the entire bloody thing is lunacy, and the current moves should be taken in that context. My position is identical to that I stated on this very thread 700 pages ago, before Trump came back into office and his administration started renaming things back again.

Quin_Dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123534172#Comment_123534172

The issue with the Soccer - Both the current Club Competition and the World Cup next year is that you'd imagine that a big component of the ticket sales would have been targeted at the immigrant communities as well as hoping tourists come from overseas.

Hard to imagine that a load a South Americans (and those from elsewhere) regardless of there immigration status are going to want to put themselves in a Stadium where there will almost certainly get harassed and asked for their "papers" by ICE twats.

Attendance is going to be very very poor.

Empty stadia will look sh!te on TV..