Trump - The positives - (see Mod note in OP)

Rjd2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123396227#Comment_123396227

I don't disagree with most of this post tbf, but small note, I do think WWE crowds and fanbase overall are more progressive than most people think. I'd be more hopeful if he was getting booed at solidly conservative sports such as golf, Ufc and to a lesser extent Nascar.

Peregrinus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123390923#Comment_123390923

I think that if, in a thread for listing the positive acheivements of Donald Trump, the authority you quote is Trump's White House, that's pretty damning. Of course Trump thinks that anything he does is a signficant acheivement; he had believed that without question pretty much since his potty-training days. So when you post a list like this, what we all think is: you couldn't find anyone who wasn't Donald Trump who thought that Trump had acheived anything?

I didn't have to read very far into the list to find that, as expected, Trump regards as acheivements things which most decent people would consider to be shameful. The second item on the list is a law denying bail to people base on their immigration status, rather than on any rational criterion like, say, risk of offending or risk of flight. Trump may regard blatant discrimination like this as an acheivement but I would you, Francis, should be better than that. The third item celebrates "deportations en masse"; we know enough about Trump's deportations to say that they are nothing anyone should be taking pride in. The fourth item is "President's Trump's tariffs"; enough said.

Nody

Yay, we got another positive of Trump! Thanks to Trump for getting the Liberals voted back in for a 4th time in Canada; with out his campaign support of annexation and tariffs the Trump wannabies would been in power instead.

Peregrinus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123399627#Comment_123399627

Yup. The Trump Effect at work in the elections of other countries is, I think, the only genuine positive that I have seen mentioned in this thread.

Rjd2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123399671#Comment_123399671

Amusingly enough I do think Trump gravitates more towards the likes of Carney than PP the leader of the cons who must be wondering what would have happened if Harris had won in November.

CMOTDibbler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123396227#Comment_123396227

RFK Jr. is incredibly dangerous. He denies he's an anti-vaxxer, but continues to undermine the MMR vaccine by constantly bringing up autism as if it were linked. This has resulted in a measles epidemic in Texas already. He's also gutting essential medical research without knowing what it is he's defunding.

He's literally killing people.

saabsaab

I guess you could say that Trump is proof that even at nearly 80 he is still a force to be reckoned with. Age action in action.

Kaybaykwah

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123399627#Comment_123399627

Thank you kindly!

We won’t be bullied into becoming American. If Puerto Ricans don’t want to become a state, imagine how Canadians feel about it. I don’t have hate for Americans, but have no desire to be part of the US.

They are in for a fight, otherwise.

Akrasia

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123399627#Comment_123399627

Its a bit of a positive, but the Liberals in Canada are like Labour in the UK under Starmer.

Another FPTP electoral system that results in an oscillation between electing giant douches or turd sandwiches

We need to tackle the root cause. Income inequality, the consolidation of wealth by the top 0.00001%

If we don't change these systems, we're just going to end up with the erosion of all democracy.

prawnsambo

I always thought that it was a positive when Trump was elected the first time that something like that would never happen again. How wrong I was.

Nody

And once again a big Thank you to Trump for shutting down another weak carbon copy of himself in Australia leading the incumbent government winning for the first time since 2004. And like in Canada the Trump carbon copy (Dutton) who wanted his own version of Dodge with a MAGA wearing loon to lead it (not joking on the MAGA hat…) not only losing his seat (exactly like his counterpart in Canada) but losing to a government that was at records low three months ago. Thank you Trump; you are truly the gift that keeps giving to the rest of the world helping more sane options to prevail (to bad for USA however).

itsacoolday

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123413754#Comment_123413754

The main issue for Australians in the election were the cost of living, struggling public healthcare,  and unaffordable housing. Also immigration is an issue for many Aussies, and the ruling Labour party is very tough on illigial immigration etc. Just like Trump. I was in Australia recently, no surprise the ruling labour party has now just won a second term in office.

dulpit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123416727#Comment_123416727

The polling for the election (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2025_Australian_federal_election) shows that, by and large, the Liberal/National coalition was leading from late 2024 up until the end of February this year. That's not to say that Trump caused Labor to win (I hate that Aussies spell it like Americans), but there may be some relation there…

For Forks Sake

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123405511#Comment_123405511

Not his first rodeo either

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/26/rfk-jr-samoa-visit-measles-outbreak-vaccines

Economics101

Why are most contributions to a thread on Trump's positives, negative? Could it be some sort of Trumpian magnetism? 😁

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123416727#Comment_123416727

If you're looking for a point of division, thinking that the Coalition in Australia is softer on immigration wouldn't be one to go for!

greenfield21

Trumps big announcement is supposedly a plan to lower drug prices, using the most favoured nation status according to politico. I don't think it is but anyway.

He asked for it to be included in the big bill but Republicans wouldn't allow it, as they only work for the big pharma and their lobbyists, Trump must not be part of the club, so now decides to go it alone. Great to see a President not bought out like all the rest of the swamp

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/07/trump-sweeping-medicare-drug-price-plan-00334167

White House officials initially pressed congressional Republicans to draft in their megabill a “most favored nation” provision tying the cost of medicines in Medicaid to the lower prices developed countries pay abroad.

But that bid ran into opposition across the GOP conference, and is unlikely to be included in the legislation, said one of the people familiar with the matter.

The White House is instead now expected to try to advance the drug price proposal on its own, using existing authorities to impose its “most favored nation” model.

Seth Brundle

Mod: link dump post (& reply) deleted. Please read the rules before posting...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2057553361/politics-charter-and-guidelines

poop emoji

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123427135#Comment_123427135

So Trump now is a communist who is dictating to companies how to do business and set prices

The whole political switcheroo is hilarious

ancapailldorcha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123427135#Comment_123427135

He also promised to lock Hilary Clinton up, drain the swamp and end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. The closest he's come to any of this is deepening himself in the swamp and promoting it. I'll believe this latest announcement when I see it implemented.

poop emoji

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123470019#Comment_123470019

There was also something about building a wall and Mexico paying for it

Tho I suspect that’s been replaced by China paying for tariff walls as a narrative, or not as it turned out, with likes of Walmart being told by the communist president to absorb prices out of their profits

Doodah7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123422174#Comment_123422174

Perhaps it's a lack of source material…

Frank Bullitt

https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/us-tourism-continues-its-freefall-as-air-canada-halts-more-flights-to-tampa-new-york-minneapolis-detroit-indianapolis-and-nashville-despite-senators-plea-to-rebuild-cross-border-travel/

I suppose you could call this a positive, less planes in the sky, better for the world overall.

Ironically, much like the election in Canada, the positive was not the intent from Trump.

Kaybaykwah

Plenty of great, beautiful things happening around Chump these days. He got rid of his Dog-e, Dog-e bit back, and a full on fight ensued, which is just how I wanted it to turn out.

Of course, this was predicted by a lot of commentators, and I surmised as much when watching Elon hold sway with his Musky antics.

They both made my day.

trashcan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123522437#Comment_123522437

It’s great entertainment for sure. What we need next is for Trump to follow through on his threat to pull Musks contracts and subsidies, and Musk in retaliation to dish some real dirt that will stick, if he has some. I’m grabbing the popcorn anyway.

scottser

Trump's positives only benefit him, unfortunately. And boy, has this presidency been good for him: rules by EO and not deemed accountable to Congress or the courts. He's set himself up for mining deals in Ukraine while keeping his Russian money-laundering rackets sweet over there. He'll turn Gaza into a playground for the wealthy and his crypto scam is doing very nicely thank you. I guess if you're a crypto investor you probably did OK out if too and of course, if you're a racist or a misogynist you probably think the world is your oyster. All it will take is a few more days of riots against ICE and he can declare an emergency. The coup will be complete then.

King Donny the First has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

Kaybaykwah

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123529321#Comment_123529321

Teflon Don for sure.

saabsaab

Just saw this..

'We get on famously and he has had a very positive impact for me and will do most of what I ask him to. Can't say fairer than that' signed V. P**in.

There might be few negatives sneaking in here, lets be kind to the big man lads, there's a lot to be said for ruling by strength

saabsaab

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123635536#Comment_123635536

Indeed, Vlad would agree.