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

Tenzor07

As already posted, McGregor has zero chance of getting the Presidency, this isn't America… and neither will we be electing Gerry Hutch as Minister for Justice, Daniel Kinahan as Minister for Health or Larry Murphy as Minister for Education and Youth..

MrMusician18

There is absolutely no chance of McGregor getting a nomination to run for president. None.

It is possible, probable even, that he gets elected to the Dail. That said an election is far far away and it's hard to see a few days out where the political clown show is headed her alone months or years.

What's more interesting today is the clear snub shown to the Irish government. MM was basking in the glow of merely surviving the Oval office - today definitely takes the sheen off that and is more telling of what they think of the Irish establishment. We won't be spared.

Comhrá

Amazing how many people can't pronounce "defibrillator" properly.

Commonly referred to as a "defibulator" even by people whom you'd expect to know better.

maik3n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273493#Comment_123273493

We did have The Monk come within an ass's roar of getting elected to the Dail, so unfortunately McGregor getting someone's backing isn't beyond the realms of possibility IMHO. 😲

Kermit.de.frog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273531#Comment_123273531

I think you're reading too much in to it tbh. A "snub"? We really aren't that important. They don't know who he is like we do and more than likely have no idea about the civil case. They just wanted someone Irish there for St Patrick's Day. Bad choice but I don't think malice was intended.

fly_agaric

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273531#Comment_123273531

Don't know if it was a calculated snub (I really doubt it tbh) but people like McGregor represent the political "forces" this admin. will support and promote in Europe IMO, incl. Ireland - definitely not likes of Micheál Martin! It's clear from what the VP JD Vance and Elon Musk have both said, and how they behave, what Musk's platform chooses to boost etc.

It's been a developing policy of the Republicans over there (pushed by likes of Steve Bannon for years) now coming to full bloom under this admin. and isn't likely to change.

They basically will support the exact same people + agendas in Europe that Putin and Xi Jinping do - incompetents and agents of chaos that will weaken and divide us, useful idiots and corrupt people who can be bribed or bullied to follow the bidding of foreign, non European powers.

So (IMO) we have the USA, Russia and China all attacking + trying to undermine us in Europe right now, effectively tag teaming. Not good.

Dr Robert

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273576#Comment_123273576

A breakup of the EU is the ultimate aim probably.

eightieschewbaccy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273563#Comment_123273563

There is no doubt that the Trump administration are well aware of that civil case....

MrMusician18

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273563#Comment_123273563

Do you really think that the State department didn't prepare a briefing note on him? The civil service over there has been shrunk but it still functions.

The most charitable way of looking at is is that they knew and didn't care rather than they knew and chose to make a point of it. They know full well he is an anti establishment figure. It's a snub no doubt about it.

fly_agaric

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273577#Comment_123273577

Yes, that would be a major near term goal. Looking farther ahead perhaps, a Middle-east or Africanisation or Balkanisation of the UK and current EU member states.

Turn them into very weak and divided client entities which the superpowers (i.e. their oligarchs/rulers) can easily extract rents from, or use them as arenas for proxy warfare with each other. Europeans can be the meat for the future wars and weapons testing.

Dr Robert

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273587#Comment_123273587

To think otherwise is laughable.

I doubt Trump cares too much about inviting a rapist into the Oval office tbh.

Strazdas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273557#Comment_123273557

McGregor's credibility in Ireland is shot through since the rape case. One would advise him not to run - it would go very, very badly for him (and his supporters).

Pherekydes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123272788#Comment_123272788

He actually went to a gaelscoil. 🤪

But McGregor isn't an Irish name, though, is it?

VinLieger

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273557#Comment_123273557

The requirements for nomination are ALOT higher for a presidential election, he needs either 20 tds/senators to nominate him which he wont get or 4 county councils to do it which he also wont get.

Also he hasnt a clue what the job entails much like many of the nutters who tried to run last time, ie "she who should not be named".

My name is URL

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273635#Comment_123273635

But the orange one is telling him to do so. Will The coked up rapist listen to reason or cheap glamour? Only time will tell /s

maik3n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273635#Comment_123273635

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273652#Comment_123273652

I would really like to agree with you both but I'm afraid that I just don't have your faith, lol.
I know we laugh about the so called ''silent majority'' rising up but as evidenced by the fact that Trump got elected again, my trust in the system/people has waned considerably. 😮

Believe me, I hope that I am wrong on this.

Oscar_Madison

Haven’t read the last couple of pages since mcgregor arrived in the white house - but I’m just keeping calm and carrying on - this will pass - eventually - America can have Larry Murphy for all I care and parade him in front of the press too- I’m sure Trump will have a lot in common with him . It doesn’t bother me

Comhrá

Watching McGregor just now being interviewed by David Blevins of Sky News, McGregor was in a very animated state and it's almost chilling to hear him practically threatening the Taoiseach "I could throw a jab - I've thrown many a jab…."

He looked agitated and almost manic in demeanor. Unbelievable stuff.

JJayoo

Come on Conor try some of that tasty Fentanyl

billyhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273871#Comment_123273871

No doubt he's on coke again.

VinLieger

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273917#Comment_123273917

Thats would be the dream scenario alright

briany

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273675#Comment_123273675

The fact of the matter is that there IS a lot of simmering disquiet in Ireland about immigration or maybe more specifically the way it's handled by authorities where large groups of people will get placed in particular towns and villages whether that by closed hotels that are then turned into asylum centres or one particular town/village in an area gets zoned for a lot of housing that gets turned over to HAP schemes and there comes a sudden demographic shift with that. Some of that can be down to out and out xenophobia and some can be down to just saying that the infrastructure isn't really there to cope with these population increases, but when that concern is consistently ignored, it can transmogrify into anger, too.

Luckily, Irish people are bit more critical-thinking in general and not so reactionary that they'd vote in some loudmouth like Conor McGregor as Irish president, if only because we well recognise that the Irish Presidency is a largely ceremonial role with no real power to have any real sway in these matters. But the kindling is there for the fire, if someone comes along with the right set of matches.

My worry with the US is that the way it's going, it'll probably want to have more of a say in the countries it looks upon as its dominion down the line, and Ireland would be one of those countries. If it can create rifts in the EU or help destroy it altogether, we could arrive at a pretty dystopian point where they have a direct say in the kind of leaders we have and then idea of having malcontents like McGregor leading us isn't actually that far fetched.

The solution to that would be that the leaders in this country listen to the concerns of their people and come to sensible compromises before they reach critical mass and cause our populations to do some pretty stupid things that may feel cathartic in the moment but really work against our long term interests.

Working class heroes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273563#Comment_123273563

Bull crap

aloyisious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273313#Comment_123273313

Are you talking about the US or Ireland? Trump seems to think he's getting a handle on it in the US; is he wrong?

everlast75

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273963#Comment_123273963

There's a conspiracy theory that the government/main parties are allowing that far right element to gain popularity, so that the main parties appear always to be the better option...

fullstop

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123273383#Comment_123273383

You realise the President of Ireland can do the sum total of sweet **** all when it comes to governing the country, right?

eire4

Time will tell of course but I think one of the silver linings of the darkness that is the US turning towards being an authoritarian state is that we in Ireland and all around the EU and other European countries are seeing in live time and pretty much on a daily basis what a horrific thing it is to actually elect a far right party into power. So I think we will see in the coming years (just like we saw post brexit where euroskeptic groups/parties in other countries thankfully were pushed back when people saw what an absolute disaster brexit was)a moving away from those types of parties in European countries as the damage they do if given power is been shown to us all in full technicolour so to speak.

For Petes Sake

Why does McGregor talk like he's learning English as a second language?

Such a strange man.

kneemos

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123274177#Comment_123274177

I think he is.

Raichų

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123274177#Comment_123274177

I think it’s his posh telephone voice