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

That they actually made amendments that kept up with the times and that they put proper proceedures in place to prevent things we've seen like the stacking of SCOTUS. That was the turning point that got us to where we are now. If the supreme court was impartial and not politically positioned then there may be some chance of putting the brakes on a man like Trump.

The lure of money to give up what you have isn’t always what people want.

And even at that, I wouldn’t take the people of Greenland as morons either. If Trump offered you a Starbucks voucher, your first thought should be “this is fake” or that there is no money on it. He is a conman, this desire to get Greenland and Canada is just another ploy by him to try come across as a savvy business man, when his track record is the opposite.

Greenland have no interest of joining the US, they’ve made that clear, same with Canada. It’s all fantasy level stupidity from Trump and his team.

You want proof of trump involvement in the Gaza peace deal? Didn't take long to find this

https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-was-the-closer-on-the-gaza-deal/

I presume you're not going to be a child about your response then?

Sadly that's not how viruses work

It's sad really as once upon a time the republicans were the party of science. Tricky Dicky for example was the one that established the EPA

They can be the world leader in manufacturing iron lungs again.

Unfortunately, it’s a given. Not to mention a DOJ led by a Trump employee who will go after anyone her boss says.

I've already commented on this, but have been thinking about it throughout the afternoon and have had some more thoughts.

It really is a damning indictment of the state of US governance right now. I mentioned former Presidents earlier and their silence. The same can be said about people who are probably going to be in the race in 2 years for the Democratic nominee for 2028. Gavin Newsom, Pete Buttigeig could be leading the charge now and building some sort of image of having ideas and a clue of how to tackle what is happening. Absolute total and utter radio silence. I genuinely think they don't want to find themselves in Trumps cross hairs until the fight is really on. It's depressing.

Even Marc Elias, a Left acting lawyer who brought several cases to court preventing voting restriction practices by Republicans is virtually silent. I'm on his email newsletter list and the newsletter reads like a journalist reporting what some judges have been doing but isn't suggesting meaning full strategic action.

Also, imagine if someone like Bill Gates or George Soros stepped up and funded legal battles to halt Trump or to pay for advertisement to explain what he is doing, how high would conservative media jump if that was the case? But Elon Musk is holding court in the Oval Office while his kid is telling Trump to STFU and Trump is just sitting there like a subservient and waiting for Trump to finish, and nothing but cheering support from Conservative media and toothless indignation from the Left in the Newspapers and on TV news channels.

In the last year, we've seen all semblance of moral authority disappear entirely from Israel, we're watching America let its facade of Democracy superiority fade away.

They spent €18m getting burger boy to the Superbowl.

What????

…and the fecker left at half time.

Jesus wept.

One thing I hope the Democrats do when they get back in is simply reverse this nonsense just to piss him and his idiot army off.

Where to even start with this.

Firstly your claim was Kushner. That you can't remember that is alarming.

Secondly an opinion piece isn't evidence. Nor does what you linked to back up your claim

So I'm sure you will be trying again. Maybe spend a little more time looking this time.

Child? Are you just projecting

I wast’taken aback with the speed - and a complete surprise- with which Trump came up with his plan for s’ solving’ the Gaza/Palestinian problem. One could reckon that when he was announcing it in a press conference with Nethanau sitting,n ‘smiling’ beside him that it was the first time that he became aware of it. The announcement was of gigantic proportions eg

-2 million + to two other sovereign states.

-the above states not consulted at the time

-Build the whole of the Gaza Strip into a Rivera type HOLIDAY resort

-- somebody other than the US WILL FUND it.

-The buildings to be populated by ‘people from the world’

-the displaced Gaza s not to be allowed back.

The above is the kind of thinking that you would come up with yourself while ‘HIGH ON SOMETHING’ but would not dare to put it into the public domain without discussing it with a fun of your close associates/ slowely leak bits of it, etc.

Will he treat UKr the same as he intends treating the Palestinians? It is a clear warning to Zalenski

Trump to announce reciprocal tariffs against pretty much everyone in the next few minutes apparently.

Personally I think it's madness. No one wins by putting up barriers in the end.

She makes a really good point here to be fair

Just for the record, what makes something a country?

And? Shes never been elected proving my point.