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

trashcan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352580#Comment_123352580

Maher is a hack, with very little of value to say. Trump was being nice to him in an effort to get more favourable reaction from him. Job done it appears.

thereiver

On rte radio you can listen to today's Brendan o Connor show. They talk about how trump is destroying the us economy investors are selling stocks and USA Treasury bonds America is no longer seen as a safe stable place to invest money while trump seems to have no logical economic policy .He is causing chaos in the stock market and bond markets unlike anything sense the recession in the 70s

America is at risk of becoming a second rate country with a average value currency investors are selling off American Treasury bonds as fast as they can buy gold or other safe investments

How the mighty have fallen

A poem comes to mind about trump

Look on his works ye mighty and despair

To know him Is to loathe him

Hes a legend in his own mind

I thought Idiocracy was a satire

trump thinks it's a documentary

Trump thinks ignorance is bliss

Unless you happen to have invested your savings in the stock market you,ll not be so happy

In the 50s America feared the red menace

Now they fear the orange menace in the white house whose friends with Putin

Autocrats need to stick together

Trump is writing a new book

How to lose allies friends and influence Putin

With a forward. By DoGe

Destroy our once Great Economy

America is in debt by trillions of dollars it's going to be much harder to pay back debt as the dollar falls and the bond market falls

The value of the dollar is linked to the price of us Treasury bonds

There's going to be a backlash against trump when consumers wake up and discover all goods are going up in value inflation is rising

The dollar in their pocket buys less

Shops will close as consumers cut back on luxury spending in fear if mass layoffs

With the upcoming recession people are afraid to buy a new house as there's likely to be significant job loss,s as consumer confidence falls

Even trump will find it hard to ignore the trillions

Dollars lost in the stock market

Will_I_Amnt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123351591#Comment_123351591

I'm going tomorrow.....into a deep MAGA part too....and I'm really not expecting to find it different to the 8 or 9 times I've been there before. I might be surprised but I would find it surprising. Americans also think it has become very unsafe here because they think the protests and aggro they see in viral videos is happening on every street corner all the time. It's no different!

80sDiesel

https://youtu.be/3xz7BGAJYhg?si=iSrKijq8z7d6GN0h

Tariffs = Corruption

aloyisious

One real change I hope to see is an increase in A.B.T. results in the polls. He did a number on the candidates against him so it should happen to him given what he's doing to the economy of the U.S. while [he claims] he is trying to persuade U.S Co boards of directors to bring their profitable factories home A.S.A.P.

Regardless of one's personal preferences on whom the 48th should be and from what party, even the G.O.P will have to accept there has to be a fitter, more capable, candidate in their party to stand against whomever the Democrats nominate. Making the choice solely as a comparison to whomever the Dems put forward would be stupid as the party driving the U.S downhill now is RED, not BLUE.

NSAman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123353467#Comment_123353467

one difference you will find, it’s WAY more expensive, even with the dollar falling to .88cents prices have risen dramatically.

Most people just want to live and work and look after their families, same as everywhere else. It’s becoming very hard for ordinary families to afford life in general. Electricity gone up (dramatically where I am), water gone up, groceries still increasing in Walmart, not so much in other stores. Yes eggs have come down. Gas still high. Insurance increases are crazy. Mine 25% this year. Shops closing. Property coming down (buyers markets in many areas, not where I am though) not a surprise with the increases over the past 6 years.

Interest rates still high. Great for savings (if you have them) not so good for loans/mortgages.

I came back to the States a few weeks ago, no issues at all. I did notice price increases immediately in groceries.

aloyisious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352033#Comment_123352033

As for his parade in Washington, If he goes ahead with it, he might have to consider the fact that Anwar Sadat was at a victory parade for the Egyptian Army when some members of the parade shot him dead. Trump survived an attempt by an amateur sniper with a rifle from a rooftop. His security would have to consider what would happen if the tool to be used against him was a larger calibre from a fully auto weapon by a person/s regularly trained on how to use it.

Mr President, the words on your tombstone may well be "he ignored the Secret Service advice".

aloyisious

Reading this in Extra.ie has me laughing. The White House Doctors report on Trump's health status summary put's it down to his golfing active lifestyle. I wonder what he sees when he's looking down at the golf-ball next to his golf stick.

Field east

Trump was invited iduring his last presidency to the annual military parade in France and was HiGHLY impressed

He said at the time that he would like to have one in the US

Field east

A. Looking forward to his invitation list and who. ‘ throws sickies o’ on the day!,,,!!!!!!!!!

everlast75

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123353515#Comment_123353515

one difference you will find, it’s WAY more expensive,

That simply can't be true! Remember under Biden things were expensive. They called it Bide-inflation! Trump said he would sort that out as soon as he got it!!

Are you saying he *didn't* fix the economy, like he said he would???

threeball

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123353515#Comment_123353515

Same issues here in Ireland and pretty much the world over. Only the Americans thought they were so exceptional that they are immune from this. So decided to vote for a lunatic who was selling the exceptionalism lie hard and they lapped it up.

Americans need to learn, they're no better or more deserving than anyone else. They're just a bit more isolated due to geography.

retalivity

Surprised Trump hasn't shown up at Augusta this weekend, looking for a Green Jacket or a bribe to not force the Masters to move to one of his own courses.

pad406

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123353640#Comment_123353640

Surprised he's not playing, surely he'd be a shoe in for the Green Jacket 😁

Will_I_Amnt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123353515#Comment_123353515

Not one bit arsed how expensive it is. I won't be spending my own money. But I certainly wouldn't be headed there on my jollies

Stanley 1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123351692#Comment_123351692

Maybe 1/2% of Russians could afford to go to USA, the rest are concerned with getting food on the table.

10000maniacs

Lutnik is now saying that the semiconductor & electronics exemptions are only going to last a month.

They are going to be tariffed outside the recipricol tariffs with China.

Then in a month there is going to be big worldwide tariff announcment on Pharma and semiconductors/electronics.

What an idiot. Does Lutnik know anything about volatility in the stock market and bonds making anouncements like that?

extra gravy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123354080#Comment_123354080

Isn't creating volatility the whole point? How will Felon47 and his buddies make money otherwise?

kneemos

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123354080#Comment_123354080

It's like they're deliberately trying to screw the markets. If you were even mildy cynical you might think it was an insider trading scam.

Wolf359f

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123354080#Comment_123354080

Lutnik probably believes a month is enough time for all the tech sector to build high tech factories in America and train the workers to screw in the screws.

I was reading that in China alone, 1 million people work in the apple supply chain. So they are either going to be screwing in the screws according to Lutnik or they will be making state of the art robots who will be screwing in the screws. So much flipping and flopping from him and the administration.

Sierra Oscar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123354080#Comment_123354080

Trump is now saying there is a 20% tariff on semiconductors, computers and smartphones from China.

10000maniacs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123354143#Comment_123354143

Here is what he actually said.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYGb2Sgy_Vk

Tell me how

What a f*cking moron.

The flip flopping is off the charts, and I'd say at least a part of it is as a consequence of Trump not being able to keep track of what is being said and the rest of them are trying to hide that.

This is way more disjointed than anything the guy they referred to as Sleepy Joe ever did.

eightieschewbaccy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123354286#Comment_123354286

Okay but Bill Maher met him in private and liked him, clearly that negates everything he has done so far...

Leroy42

None of them have a clue. And I think the problem probably stems from Trump. Each of the spokespeople I believe actually think what they are saying is what they think Trump has agreed to.

But it seems that Trump just agrees with whoever is in the room, so there is no policy.

And that is what is most worrying the markets. There is no plan, no strategy. Just Trump flip flopping depending on the last person he spoke to.

Sierra Oscar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123354189#Comment_123354189

These are comments being attributed to Trump, not Lutnick. Here is what Trump has stated tonight on his own Truth social media account.

NOBODY is getting “off the hook” for the unfair Trade Balances, and Non Monetary Tariff Barriers, that other Countries have used against us, especially not China which, by far, treats us the worst! There was no Tariff “exception” announced on Friday. These products are subject to the existing 20% Fentanyl Tariffs, and they are just moving to a different Tariff “bucket.” The Fake News knows this, but refuses to report it. We are taking a look at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS SUPPLY CHAIN in the upcoming National Security Tariff Investigations. What has been exposed is that we need to make products in the United States, and that we will not be held hostage by other Countries, especially hostile trading Nations like China, which will do everything within its power to disrespect the American People. We also cannot let them continue to abuse us on Trade, like they have for decades, THOSE DAYS ARE OVER! The Golden Age of America, which includes the upcoming Tax and Regulation Cuts, a substantial amount of which was just approved by the House and Senate, will mean more and better paying Jobs, making products in our Nation, and treating other Countries, in particular China, the same way they have treated us. The bottom line is that our Country will be bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. We will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

Lutnick stated this morning that they aren't included in the tariffs. Trump has now flat out contradicted him since he gave that interview. Joke of an administration. Is Trump senile?

looksee

Every time I hear Trump in his whingy, whiney voice talking about other countries 'being very unfair to us', 'treating us very badly', 'taking advantage of us' I feel a bit sorry for the American citizens who talk like reasonable adults, not like small children running to mammy to complain about how they are being treated.

Leaving aside his capacity for understanding politics or economics or a myriad other things that he has no clue about, can he not hear himself using pouty, childish language - 'its not fair!', 'everyone is being mean to me', how can anyone listen to him and think he has any flicker of intelligence or maturity at all?

There is nothing 'fair' or 'not fair' about any of it, its just international trade, its up to individual nations to look after themselves in a competitive world, isn't that what Republicans believe individuals should do? How is it different for the country?

pad406

Markets are going to be all over the place in the morning.

Chandler Bing "Could I be any more uncertain"

SaoPaulo41

Please make this stop , this is getting beyond ridiculous, surely there is some legislation in US law that can impeach or reign him in.

yagan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123354563#Comment_123354563

Fours years of this yet, but this is the US now.

Supply chains are going to strengthen away from the volatility.

When the tariffs inflation shock hits the street will be interesting.