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

As I was saying 😂

Right on cue Donald.

Jeez, he's a thin skinned man baby. Criticise him at all and he goes nuclear.

Meanwhile Zelensky is leading his country at war against Russia, properly leading it, not hiding in the hills.

Trump is in Putins pocket worse than I thought.

Russian mouthpiece

This article and the court finding doesn't refute the fact stated in the post you were replying to: that Biden's administration co-operated with Twitter/Facebook to suppress information it didn't like.

This programe was vastly more sinister than Trump's action of excluding AP from a press briefing, given that it was largely carried out in secret.

The government should be free to challenge what it believes to be false information - but it should do so openly and with speech of its own, not by secretly suppressing that of others.

I think he previously said he wants Saudi to drop the price of a barrel of oil, maybe it's talks on that

He usually makes it to the 9/11 memorials

In fairness Zelensky used always compared himself to Drumpf. Celebrity who went into politics, now president, men of honour, pro-democracy types etc etc.

Now it's Drumpfs turn to repay the favour

Ah yes, COVID misinformation that was actively getting people killed and election misinformation that led to an insurrection. Meanwhile the Associate Press is now permanently barred from the press pool while the likes of Breitbart are free to attend. But all perfectly normal apparently.

That poster also claimed they tried to get specific journalists banned. I'm finding no proof of any such case.

“A dictator without elections”- that’s exactly what Trump is aiming for.

He’s obviously finding this “negotiation” business a bit too challenging for his little mind

The fat ignorant slob currently in the presidency is raging because Obama got a Noble peace prize and he wants one too

Trump being played like a fiddle going by his most recent outburst.

I wouldn't say he has nothing to lose. In a chaotic, rapidly deteriorating geopolitical situation, I don't think that Zelensky would want to anything to further stir the pot merely for some kind of revenge. He has to play the grownup right now, no matter how much he might want to slap Trump across the face, figuratively and literally.

Besides, it wouldn't even matter. We already have an hour of Trump trying to convince the Georgia Secretary of State to commit electoral fraud on behalf of the Trump campaign, and Trump still came back and won a second term. Releasing the tape would be like throwing mud at a mud monster.

I'm beginning to think those Trump pee-pee tapes Putin has exist

You can see Russia from Palin's backyard! Remember her? If I was Alaska I would be worried.

…in a so called "democratic" country.

One thing to keep an eye on is Trumps position on the international sanctions on Russia. Two days ago he said he did not like international sanctions but hinted he would use them to force Putin to the negotiating table to strike a deal on Ukraine.

Berlin Feb 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) quote; The US President has however hinted he might use that weapon to force his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and try to strike a deal on Ukraine. With the two men now planning to meet, the question is whether Trump might soften or lift altogether the measures imposed by Washington and its Western allies since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 - and tightened since Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. That would help Moscow shore up the Russian economy and repair its military and add to Europe's strategic problems: end quote….

Rubio said they stay for now but Trumps DOJ has disbanded the taskforce targeting the Russian oligarchs.

Edit: It's noticeable that the word used by Trump about the deal worked out at the table is ON Ukraine and not WITH Ukraine.

This link [from the US Dept of State on the Impact of Sanctions and Export Controls on the Russia Federation] has become archived since Jan 20 just gone by. https://2021-2025.state.gov/the-impact-of-sanctions-and-export-controls-on-the-russian-federation/

A Trump mouthpiece, appearing on BBC Newsnight (A flagship current affairs show) interrupted the host (Victoria Derbyshire) to tell her that there are more people in jail in the UK for speaking their mind and for speaking out against power than there is in the whole of Russia.

Now, we can laugh about this, and Victoria kinda did, but that type of rhetoric is no longer just on the internet or on uber biased podcasts, this is the BBC's primary daily politics show and not only is someone suggesting that, but they are interrupting the presenter to say it. These are no longer fringe views, they should be seen as the views of the current US administration.

And once again, even though this video was posted on the BBC social media channel, the comments are dominated by posters (real or otherwise) agreeing with the lady and saying the BBC are propagandists.

Who is going to put their hand up and provide genuine leadership against this narrative which is gaining traction day by day. Macron does his best, but without a Merkle type figure to support him and with an EU President who is most notable for being quite except when supporting Israel, there is a need for someone to start calling them out and telling them where this approach ends up.