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

he’s a huge Anglophile/britophile

One hopes he leaves his crown at home, just in case he tries to upstage his host.

So a question is: whom in the UK Govt plays golf to a level that he could stand a chance against Trump and be able to "throw" a round with him in a plausible manner, while having an off the cuff chat with him about their tried and tested "across the pond" relationship going back over two world wars?

If the UK party could get him alone, using security concerns advice from both the US and UK security services protecting both people that unvetted persons were not not present while conversations were ongoing between Charles and Trump, the course of the future could be changed.

I was thinking more about the Tate brothers situation this evening. These are two people who face human trafficking charges in their own country who the Trump administration apparently directly intervened to have a travel ban on them lifted which was done and they have now landed in America after flying there on private jet.

So much of the GOP and Trump rhetoric about immigration is about removing harmful people (who Trump called rapists and thieves) from America and here is his administration directly intervening in the judicial process in another country so as to allow two people with very strong evidence as to the danger they possess to women to effectively flee the charges.

I think this might actually have been done to give a two fingers to opponents of the administration given how blatantly it conflicts the narrative the administration has been pushing. It's pettiness at an incredible level. Of course, it's not to be forgotten that the Tates push a very right wing narrative on social media and the administration recognizes the benefit for them in having them talking freely.

Would love to see the Trump admirers and defenders return here to explain how this isn't what it appears to be.

If anyone believes what the Tate brothers say, they need medical help.

Companies aren't gonna up operations over a single presidency. The biggest concern in relation to jobs is the recession he's gonna create.

You doing ok there Americans?

Is it trickling down yet?

What we don't know yet is how Trump figures on getting the mineral and oil products exported from Ukraine to the US without the neighbouring countries getting some benefit from it and that's after the goods have gone through as much treatment on European soil to reduce costs at the US factory-end. It would be necessary for there to be safe ports and shipping routes on the route, along with no tariffs on these particular exported goods at the US end, seeing that Trump wants to benefit fully from the "deal" he's fostered.

Tates are completely vile and if the Trump administration did facilitate their release its equally vile and to be honest not surprising. However lets try not to conflate different issues. The Tates are American citizens so legally entitled to return to the country

The St Patrick's day invite has finally landed. Although I think they might have been better off without it this year

Given Trumps comments on Ireland through the years were obviously in his sights and one of the driving reasons for tarrifs - honestly I’m not looking forward to the open press conference where Martin will be paraded in public - a “warm welcome” it will not be- more like a humiliation - maybe some cutsy iriosh humour might work but given trump doesn’t have a sense of humour I’d doubt it.

I don’t envy Martin and I wish him only the very best - no wonder Mary Lou was insisting he goes if invited- she’s already ordered in the popcorn

Sickening how countries kow tow to a racist, fascist bully...

I actually didn't realize they had American citizenship. Interesting.

If they do, I wonder why was De Santis saying he was looking at ways to keep them out of Florida?

MAGA would never turn on football! Now, soccer's one of them woke Euroooope sports, who cares, amiright?

But football, now, that's as American as huntin', fishin and lynchin'! Gotta own dem libs!

I wonder if he'll bring all his craven adult sprogs with him, like he did last time? I remember there being a bit of surprise when he did that, given that State Visit invites are usually for the person and their +1, not the entire cast of his adult children who likely treated it like some kind of Trump-family junket.

Makes me wonder what Ivanka is up to these days. Been a while since that time Donnie brought her a summit to lurk around actual world leaders.