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

And they say Neanderthals disappeared

Watched T. Gabbard to day now there's one scary Lady she has no problem in lying with impunity. And then without a hint of irony said that she saw no problem expressing support for Russia as a private citizen. She said she two opinions one personal and another Political. And she is Director of National Intelligence. You couldn't make it up

This makes no sense. The American car market is the largest in the world. Why would they be walking?

A lot of manufacturing is going to be going back to the United States. The world needs to get used to the idea that the wealth and jobs that America had spread through open markets to other countries is being brought back on shore.

Everywhere that is not the US in the west is going to get poorer after decades of exploiting pax Americana. That's the bottom line.

The foreign car manufacturures will have no choice but to base new manufacturing in the US to serve the market.

sweet baby jeeezus….thats a whole ‘nother level of ignorance…on so many fronts😫

You wouldn't call her a tactful woman, but it's a truthful response in the sense that the US isn't going to take advice from the UK and the 'special relationship' was always probably more one way than anyone wanted to admit.

It would be helpful if the UK were to take this point on board and commit to working more with local European partners and cooperate on a plan to insulate us all from the mounting insanity of the US government because I really don't think it's going to abate any time soon.

You wouldn't call her a tactful woman, but it's a truthful response in the sense that the US isn't going to take advice from the UK and the 'special relationship' was always probably more one way than anyone wanted to admit.

I wouldn't call her a truthful one either.

In any case, I don't think the reporter from the UK was offering any advice. She was merely doing her job and asking a question which this Greene article not only refused to answer honestly, but also started haranguing the reporter.

But, you're correct in that the "special relationship" was more often than not a one way transaction, certainly since Britain ended up playing second fiddle to the US after the Second World War ended. Maybe it's time for Britain to wake up, be honest with themselves, and realise that. Because the evidence of hostility toward Europe (and I include Britain in that) is there for everyone to see in the comments of the people currently occupying the White House and the sycophants orbiting it.

You do realise that a load of manufacturers aren't gonna relocate a huge proportion of operations during a 4 year term? I'd also say they far less likely to set up such operations as an economic crisis kicks off.

Shirley SCOTUS finding for Trump would be an own goal for SCOTUS?

Moving manufacturing back to the US would take years to do, you couldn't possibly do it in months (very complex supply chains etc). You can't just switch international trade on and off like a tap - Trump will likely be dead before this manufacturing would be up and running properly.

Why are they even bothering with questions at all?

Tariffs are something Trump can effectively impose with the stroke of a pen without going through going through the legislative process is my understanding of it.

There is this notion doing the rounds that "don't worry, in 4 years he'll be gone and so will his changes".

Biden didn't only not undo Trump's tariffs from Trump's first term, he increased them. So don't rely on the Democrats - particularly don't rely on them if Trump's actions work and create a lot of jobs.

All I'm saying is we shouldn't adapt our own policies on the assumption the Democrats will bail us out.