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

Among those released as part of Trump's mental Jan 6th pardons are those who tased and beat that off-duty officer, Michael Fanone. Fanone is now seeking court-ordered protection from those same people and their sympathisers. Absolutely crazy stuff.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-22/police-officers-attacked-january-6-pardons/104845626

What mealy-mouthed equivocation do Trump's cheerleaders on here want to put forward?

@scotchy

My new on line thing is checking to see if Google Maps have re named the Gulf of Mexico. Anyway, at the time of writing, it's still the Gulf of Mexico.

As far as I know, it'll always be called the Gulf of Mexico, just not in official US government communications. The rest of the world can call it whatever they want.

Most of Americans who I talked to and voted for Trump said the cost of food and especially eggs was the main reason...

https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/shelling-out-egg-prices-rise-nearly-37-percent

I guess any day the WH will be getting onto Google maps and Rand McNally.

He hasn't done anything except pardon a bunch of criminals including one of Americas most notorious drug dealers (who also hired hitmen to knock off two of his biggest rivals). His base will eat ueverything up so that's irrelevant

Since he took over food prices have gone up, his promise to end Russia/Ukraine war on Day 1 was a lie. Even his migration circus is a sham. Biden deported an average of around 700 people a day in fiscal year 2024 Thursday was most so far under Trump, 538.

I'm not sure Trump has been in power long enough to really affect the price of eggs. Wait until the tariff wars start to judge his effect on prices. Some companies are holding back on new contracts because of the promised tariffs. It'll filter on down the manufacturing chain in time.

On Air Force One from Las Vegas to Miami, President Trump says Palestinians in Gaza should be relocated.

“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” he tells reporters.”We just clean out that whole thing.”

The last line...

Trump also confirmed he had lifted a Biden-era hold on the provision of 2,000-pound bombs for Israel.

The people that didn't vote for Harris over Gaza are in for a well deserved shock.

Recall a poster a few weeks back who described how he deserved the peace prize...

And every last “centrist” who brings up how Biden was a “warmonger” and Donnie was somehow f*cking Kofi Annan going around spreading world peace.

I did say that we’d be here to call out the MAGA-verse on their two-faced fiction, and I meant it. Do enjoy spending the next 4 years trying to defend an indefensible position while Donnie does his best to remind the world daily why he should never lead a Lemonade Stand…let alone any nation on Earth.

You asked if it was probable he would try and rig the election.

I gave you two examples.

You have now narrowed down the definition to "successfully interfering in the actual counting of votes".

The introduction of the word "successfully" changes your original question. Just to be clear, and to make sure we don't downplay this, attempted murder may not be as bad as murder but it is still a crime.

On January 6th he directly tried to interfere in the counting of votes. He may not have been successful, but that was only because Pence said no.

Anyway,to answer your new question, yes - it is probable. He has a pass from the American public for January 6, he has begun to cull Attorney Generals, he has installed Supreme court judges who say (for all intents and purposes) he cannot be held liable for crimes. Do you think Vance will say no should there be a other Jan 6? Do you not think he's not a fascist, not power hungry, not morally bankrupt?

If you have any question about that, you are delusional or disingenuous.

This is a key point.

Trump has whipped up anger in U.S society, and has supported directly or indirectly the violent and nefarious actions of various destabilising and dangerous individuals and/ or groups: "very fine people".

See also people inspired to bizarre attacks etc. on the back of his politics e.g. attack on Paul Pelosi.

Until now though, there could be have been an argument that he was not 'personally involved' in what/ whom he had inspired. That may now change however given he has personally pardoned a bunch of criminals and vigilantes who are clearly his supporters. Proud Boys, Oath Keepers. His own militia. He will be directly responsible for what they might now do.

I think US support for the Israeli genocide has changed world order itself. When before did you see various European countries 'speak out of turn' against the US, against the line out forward by EU leaders?

Ireland, Spain, Norway, Belgium in particular have been very outspoken RE Palestine.

France and Germany (and the UK) have very rocky relationships with Trump. Now Musk is in bed with Trump, and using arguably the world's no. 1 social media platform to both insult the democratically elected leaders of European allies, and to agitate the population of these countries and move them to the right.

The Gaza genocide, Trump's policies, US rhetoric, the war in Ukraine, Greenland, and the wildness and unpredictability of Trump is and must force Europe to reassess, come together, work more closely, and stop relying on and trusting in the US.

Also, let's face it, the US has always been a deeply violent and aggressive country. It has always involved itself in others affairs in deeply underhanded and malicious ways.

No, definetly not a racist. 🙄

I read trump is targeting blue states in raids to capture migrants and send them to Mexico If all migrants were sent back the economy would collapse migrants do low wage work like cleaners waiters non union work prisoners are getting paid 5 dollars an hour to fight fires .

The reason trump won is Harris is not in touch with working class or Latino voters voters don't care about dei or LGBT rights mostly .they care about inflation and rising living costs trump went on podcasts that appeal to young male voters

There's a cliche it's the economy

Eg people care about wages and the cost of gas to drive to work

Harris should have been on Joe Rogan and other popular podcasts to reach out to male voters Biden was seen as weak and old that's why they picked Harris to be the candidate