Donald Trump the Megathread part II - Mod Warning added to OP 10/1/26

I think you’re giving Trump too much credit here - I doubt that he’s going to re-merge the department with others for the sake of efficiency, but just dismantle the whole thing, removing any funding, research or federal protections associated with the department.

While JD Vance lectures Europe about free speech…

yeah…isnt there a line in their national anthem that says "land of the free and home of the brave" ?

It is actually amazing how the Dems allow the GOP, and obviously Trump, to paint their states as so bad and corrupt and so badly run when in effect those very states (NY, California etc) are massively subsidising the more rural, predominately Red, states.

When the GOP lob out the claim that Dems cities levy so much more tax, why don't they simply hit back and say that they are reducing taxes such that they can no longer provide federal funding? No money for the military etc.

Peoples only hope is that courts will push back on Doge as it takes apart the federal government and also illegally access,s peoples personal data .doge is going to cut medicaid social security payments by one trillion dollars

Trump .said he would not cut medicaid in his campaign people trusted trump as he did not make cuts in his time as president before 2024

.trump is going to shut down or privatise federal agencys which means people will get low quality services at a higher price .

Medicaid will still exist but I'd you have a serious illness like cancer it,ll be harder to get medical treatment for free and it ,ll take longer to see a doctor just to get a prescription.

And of course you,ll still be paying the tax's you were paying 5 years ago .

America will become more like the UK eg life will be good if you are rich or on a high salary .life will be tough if you are working class or a low level office worker . The quality of life for millions of Americans and trump voters will be mediocre The question is will there be enough courts and judges out there who will stand up to doge and stop trump from taking apart federal agencys setup by act of Congress .

At this point the rule of law and justice system is in danger eg trump can use the fbi to harass and attack his enemies and take away funding from Universitys who stand up for free speech and open debate around political issues .Some people are leaving America rather than live under trumps rule

He is set to wind up the Dept of Education tomorrow.

The supreme court already made a ruling that gives trump more power and made it hard to prosecute him in the future .At least 100,000 federal workers will lose their jobs and if course some of them will be trump supporters . Even conservatives are worried about the reckless manner doge is acting eg sacking highly trained workers that are necessary to maintain infrastructure and to help the public as due to climate change serious fires and floods will become more frequent. Federal agencys will be needed if the 1000s of homes destroyed in the fires are to be replaced with fire resistant buildings