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

That is a very very unlikely scenario.

What it does do, and I believe this is the intention, is it gives Israel blessing to do whatever they wish with Gaza (and the west bank) as long as a "ceasefire" remains in place.

It makes all those who wanted trump as opposed to Biden for Palestinians/Arabs look extremely foolish, but, as we have seen already, they will brass-neck their way through and learn nothing.

Not Sure it will happen given it's a Bill whereas we've seen real action come from Executive Orders in the last few weeks.

But what is the point? Deregulation allows for lower costs and profit optimization. And it is another indication of the demanding of Givernment influence.

Someone suggested a real estate deal to the property developer who is now US president.

It's not 4D chess.

Hard to imagine the ceasefire remaining in place as long as Israel plays with the Palestinians like a cat teasing a mouse - I never understood some US based Palestinians promoting Trump but they did-

Iceland...! Donnie is looking into midnight golf and 22hrs a day on the course😉

would cars be much cheaper to make without pesky air bags and seat belts?

Spare us the victimhood nonsense, thanks. You're on a discussion forum where people are, merely, going to be asking your opinions, honest opinions, on matters…ya know IMHO and all that. Frankly, you have been very shifty in your responses, which is why people are side eyeing them.

You're in favour of a 2 state solution, which will find agreement with most here. How do you think that will come about?

It’s highly unlikely Trumps long term plan Gaza is for an American owned riviera. He wants to take it over and clear out the Palestinians then hand it over to Israel.

What is the future of Gaza if they stay, another hundred years of Palestinians killing a few Israelis and Israel retaliating killing hundreds of Palestinians. It’s a 20 mile strip out on its own away from their kin in West Bank. With the West Bank itself slowly begin annexed by Israel with the world seemingly unable to stop it. Pragmatically what is the solution. I can’t see one. It’s a travesty it has come to this but with the might of America behind them Isreal have been literally getting away with murder. And now maybe even genocide.

What future are they offering the Palestinians? Being permanent refugees in Jordan or Egypt would be a disaster. I wish the Palestinians had a bright future because they have been living a miserable one for decades now.

Is there habitable land available nearby, larger than what they currently have. A new homeland called Palestine, with money pumped in to help them build, particularly American and Israeli money. Or just go back to more of the same as Israel slowly takes more and more of their land pushing them into ever smaller enclaves while treating them like an imprisoned people.

Not really, as this time around Trump 2.0 is a different beast to his first term.

In his first presidency he had people around who were actually capable and would challenge him, even Mike Pence, a yes man, ultimately said he would not destroy US democracy for him to steal the electoin.

Now Trump is better prepared, has appointed people like Hegseth, Rubio, RFK & Musk to do everything he wants and never challenge him and this makes him and his regime more dangerous.

Theres been a ridiculous amount of nonsense from Trump in the last month or so, Canada becoming the 51st state, Invading Greenland and Panama. All of those are just bluster and negotiating tools.

There's been a ridiculous amount of nonsense from Trump since he came down the escalator in Trump Tower 9 years ago.

Most of us on here called him out on that. Some people still advocated that he become President 3 months ago. You in particular.

We're not surprised with anything that is happening, we're very frustrated that we've proven so right so quickly. How do you feel now knowing this is what you called for?

Yes, and his pardoning of 1600+ criminals has given him access to an armed militia who support him (sound familiar to someone else?). Let 's see what happens when he's blocked or impeached or if he doesn't want to leave at end of next term or next ticket of Vance/Trump Jr don't win next election.

Well, we're still waiting for him to end the war in Ukraine on day one. And we're still waiting for his 2016 healthcare plan. And we're still waiting for him to reduce the price of Groceries so no, I wouldn't say he's doing exactly what he said he would do.

What he's doing in fact is what he said he knew nothing about and that being the Project 2025 handbook. All the raping of Government institutes is straight of that manifesto but of course he said he didn't have anything to do with that. @MrAnarchy and @Snake Plisken and a few more said the same.

And here we are. 16 days in to a 4yr term that is going to have very few good days for any of us interested in the greater good.