Donald Trump the Megathread part II - mod warnings in OP, Updated 18/03/25

Cluedo Monopoly · 13-03-2025 10:19AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123259743#Comment_123259743

Well said. MM would be an arrogant and prickly FF politician. However he appeared meek, weak and subservient beside Trump yesterday. I doubt that has happened too often but it was the correct approach.

In a way he can thank Zelensky. After his mauling, MM probably went in a lot less combative. He may not be overly proud of his sometimes cringey performance but needs must. Some of the other leaders in the EU might perceive that he didn't defend the EU much but we shall see.

Sleepy · 13-03-2025 10:21AM

But did Trump even say thank you once?

Without assistance from a certain Irish-produced pharmaceutical he wouldn't have been able to cheat on his wife over the past two decades!

Tell me how · 13-03-2025 10:26AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260056#Comment_123260056

MSNBC social media channels commenting on yesterdays interactions spoke of it in the same way as Starmer and Macron and referred to Trump having now being correct by 4 foreign leaders who he has hosted in the Oval Office.

I think the EU, (and the UK) will feel Micheal did very well to not upset the unification that is being presented from this side of the Atlantic in the face of Trump belligerence.

yagan · 13-03-2025 10:27AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260056#Comment_123260056

After what Trump did to Zelensky every European leader, bar Orban, knows visiting Trumps lair is just giving Trump an opportunity to entertain his MAGA base, so one will be too prickly about us honouring a tradition built on generations of emigration.

aloyisious · 13-03-2025 10:28AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123258445#Comment_123258445

Sure what word does the US use when the president-elect is taking over the administration of Govt from the outgoing president except presidential transition?

Boggles · 13-03-2025 10:29AM

The American media had absolutely no interest in the meeting and barely reported on it judging by the 2 outlets I read last night.

yagan · 13-03-2025 10:36AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260092#Comment_123260092

That's the funny thing about Martin's critics in the irish media this morning, they don't seem to acknowledge that outside of the Irish media sphere it didn't provide any traction.

innuendo141 · 13-03-2025 10:38AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260092#Comment_123260092

It wasn't "good TV" which is absolutely the best outcome we could hope for from a national stage point of view.

Boggles · 13-03-2025 10:38AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260109#Comment_123260109

It wasn't even mentioned on CNN or NBC apps. I guess it was probably referenced throughout the day. But nothing stuck.

Like it never happened, complete non event.

CoffeeImpala · 13-03-2025 10:43AM

I only caught the end of the meeting.

I liked how MM complimented Trump on being the only US president to have invested privately in Ireland after Trump had been ranting about the evils of US companies investing overseas.

nachouser · 13-03-2025 10:47AM

"And finally, to celebrate the upcoming St. Patty's Day, President Trump took some questions in the company of the owner of Irelands biggest tea shop. Boy, they sure do love their tea over there. Now, over to Pete with the sports."

looksee · 13-03-2025 10:52AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260114#Comment_123260114

Given what is going on in the US at the moment, is it surprising that a regular, routine, and as it turned out, uncontrovertial event with a small country would even cause a ripple? If it had actually been on St Patrick's day it would probably have got a mention as part of the celebrations, and it might yet, but otherwise, non-event.

Tell me how · 13-03-2025 11:07AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260109#Comment_123260109

Which is 100% a success. Although I did see it commented on on social media challenges of a couple of the US networks. And those comments didn't suggest anything that MM wouldn't be happy to see said about it.

EltonJohn69 · 13-03-2025 12:14PM

4 more years of Trump News, I might have to turn it off, it’s making me sick but I’m also addicted to the poison

yagan · 13-03-2025 12:23PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260381#Comment_123260381

I completely tuned out for his first term as I looked at it being a blip of the social media age overtaking party politics, but his reelection meant our relationship with the USA had definitely shifted if a substantial portion of the US population knew beyond doubt that they wanted more narcissistic chaos.

Only Irish masochist cage fighters have an American dream now.

EltonJohn69 · 13-03-2025 12:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260419#Comment_123260419

it really feels like we are living through a history that people will read about and go “what the actual fucckk was going back then, were they all mad?”.

everlast75 · 13-03-2025 12:30PM

In other trump news..

Texas mega-church and former Trump 'spiritual' adviser Robert Morris has been indicted for molesting a 12 year old girl.

randd1 · 13-03-2025 12:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260438#Comment_123260438

What is about the republican party in the US that so many of them are into sex crimes?

And why do they repeatedly say that drag queen story time and transgender people are dangerous to women and children while repeatedly putting their children into the care of religious sexual predators and try to "keep their women under control" via use of the bible?

Surely at this stage with the sheer volume of child rape and sexual assault committed by those involved in the Republican party in the US, they're a greater threat to women and children?

I suppose when you look at the history of organised religion, sexual abuse and rape of children are par for the course in all of them, it's little surprise a cult as big as MAGA would have the same.

MAGA - Making Assaulters Grope Americans

Cluedo Monopoly · 13-03-2025 12:51PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260419#Comment_123260419

Yeah the first term completely passed me by. I took zero interest in it and never posted about it. Apart from Boards, I am only on LinkedIn so the social media aspect never intruded. Americans on the whole are a bit dim and are easily fooled.

Cluedo Monopoly · 13-03-2025 12:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260438#Comment_123260438

That put the Uncle Mo scene in the Senate hearing from Succession in my head.

Oíche Na Gaoithe Móire · 13-03-2025 01:08PM

The 'Mehole' crowd are a dose. It's not the person they are trying to belittle. Just how they're making little of our own language, how dim they are, as dim as the worst American MAGA, and the fact that saying it stopped being funny 10 years ago.

yagan · 13-03-2025 01:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123260506#Comment_123260506

Thankfully our PR system makes it hard for divisive binary politics to dominate, but our last election was the lowest turnout since the 1920s so we may get blindsided yet.

yagan · 13-03-2025 01:43PM

He's now threatening 200% tariffs on EU alcohol imports in retaliation for the EU tariff on US bourbon which was in response to the Trumps initial tariffs on EU steel.