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

ebbsy · 13-04-2025 09:04AM

Trump has found out that when you are dealing with the Chinese, you are doggy paddling in the deep end of the pool.

iamwhoiam · 13-04-2025 09:05AM

I am just waiting for a Trump parade to happen . I can see him wanting a parade to honour him with one arm salutes and fly bys . I actually think it will happen with red capped ****** hollerin and whoppin and then causing pure mayhem

The country is on a downward slope into very very dangerous times and the world can see history in the making live on TV

eightieschewbaccy · 13-04-2025 09:37AM

That man who was illegally deported to El Salvador, the lack of knowledge on where he is and his condition gives me the distinct impression he's most likely died. Which is **** awful.

Capt'n Midnight · 13-04-2025 09:43AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123350087#Comment_123350087

Maybe Trump could use this as a victory ?

MrMusician18 · 13-04-2025 09:48AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123351921#Comment_123351921

I believe there is one in the works to celebrate 250 years of the US army.

The date just happenes to coincide with Trumps birthday.

Capt'n Midnight · 13-04-2025 09:48AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123351921#Comment_123351921

The white house denied this 5 days ago https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/07/white-house-denies-military-parade-trump-birthday-00277566 A week is a long time in politics, especially with all the u-turns and tangents.

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/761814/trump-parade-military-dc/

During his first term in 2018, Trump wanted a grandiose military parade on the streets of D.C.

But Trump angrily and reluctantly canceled his plans after military leaders said it would cost $92 million and after District officials complained that heavy military equipment—tanks and planes included—would tear up the roadways and cost $21 million just for parade public safety. …

Saturday, June 14—the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and, as it happens, Trump’s 79th birthday

looksee · 13-04-2025 09:49AM

Every time I see reference to the Birthday Parade a little fantasy floats through my head…all that hardware, all those soldiers, conveniently in the middle of Washington and Trump just standing there looking pleased with himself, surrounded by all his minions and lackeys. They could make a clean sweep. Get them all at once. I can dream.

Will_I_Amnt · 13-04-2025 09:54AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123351745#Comment_123351745

I'm heading over to the US myself tomorrow for work. I'll be very interested to see how customs are compared to all the other times I travelled. I might have to log out of boards.ie and delete recent browsing history 🤣

2 or 3 of the people travelling with me are amongst those that have a "certain look". I've already seen them treated differently when Trump wasn't president. I'll be very interested to see how it is tomorrow for them.

Cody montana · 13-04-2025 09:59AM

I’m meant to be heading there in December.

I don’t think it’s even worth the risk.

Seems like a hostile place.

iamwhoiam · 13-04-2025 10:03AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352029#Comment_123352029

OMG , the mind boggles

everlast75 · 13-04-2025 10:05AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352031#Comment_123352031

Republicans - look how old Biden is! He's old! Old people shouldn't be president!

Republicans - let's celebrate Trump's birthday, despite him being 2 years younger than Biden!

bog master · 13-04-2025 10:37AM

Meanwhile let's not forget our friends down in the Southern Hemisphere.

briany · 13-04-2025 11:10AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352072#Comment_123352072

When it's pointed out the similarity in age, the spiel changes to something about fitness/frailty.

To be absolutely fair, the years have not been especially kind to Biden, but he's been through a lot with his kids and that'd take it out of anyone. However, the net result was that the American public saw a weak and frail-looking man at the 2024 debate with Trump. It was starker, still, when you compare him even to four years prior, never mind 2008 and 2012, which almost look like a different person entirely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rKV7eZs3Jo&t=1s

Whereas Trump still looks like Trump. Tubby, bellicose, with way too much bronzer and geometrically-implausible hair. He knows how important his image is to maintain, repugnant as it may be to those outside of MAGA.

sock.rocker* · 13-04-2025 11:32AM

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-13/trumps-tariffs-destroying-americas-exorbitant-privilege/105164676

These words were written 14 years ago:

"Serious economic and financial mismanagement by the United States is the one thing that could precipitate flight from the dollar.
"And serious mismanagement, recent events remind us, is not something that can be ruled out.
"We may yet suffer a dollar crash, but only if we bring it on ourselves. The Chinese are not going to do it to us."

Very interesting article on the effect of the dollar being the world's reserve currency has had, and what it means if it loses that status.

8-10 · 13-04-2025 11:39AM

Trump is an example of how much alcohol must affect your health

For everything said about the food he eats, staying away from drink and cigarettes his whole life was a good choice you'd think

He's older than Bill Clinton! A man elected with grey hair over 30 years ago!

Patrick2010 · 13-04-2025 11:48AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352057#Comment_123352057

Wouldn’t bother going in the current climate

maik3n · 13-04-2025 11:48AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352007#Comment_123352007

Hopefully he is actually OK, well alive at least, still in a sh*thole prison obviously.
I have a sneaking suspicion that Bukele will probably keep him alive but sequestered away at a secret location as a bargaining chip of sorts, which will indirectly help Trump as he can just say that I've asked for the guy to be returned but woops! they can't find him. 🤐

Strazdas · 13-04-2025 11:49AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123351863#Comment_123351863

He's very reminiscent of the English Brexiteer cheerleaders. He's obsessed with trade in physical goods, but not in services - as if they somehow don't count. He has a 1950s / 1960s view of the global economy, rigid and inflexible…..in no way can he be described as a 'modern' president.

Patrick2010 · 13-04-2025 11:50AM

There’s lads I know in their forties with grey hair, what’s your point?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352258#Comment_123352258

yagan · 13-04-2025 12:05PM

I think about a third of US long term bonds are held by non US institutions and it is assumed that it was Asian holders that have being offloading as most transactions in these bonds have been happening outside US trading hours this last week.

I don't think there's any recovery for the Trump admin tariffing penguins and the fact that a voting majority reelected this level of idiocy.

MisterAnarchy · 13-04-2025 12:09PM

https://twitter.com/billmaher/status/1910900483709096262

This is a pretty insightful view into the Trump persona by Bill Maher.

There is the public "lunatic" persona and the private one.

He said Trump was self deprecating, understanding and allowed Maher to speak his mind. He actually felt more comfortable speaking with Trump than Obama and Clinton.

Maher wonders why cant we get the guy he met to be the public guy, instead of the "Mr Trump" persona.

Its pretty funny too, Trump wasnt afraid to laugh at himself or ask for Maher's opinion on issues.

Maher brought a sheet with 60 insults Trump had called him in the past to the White House because he wanted Trump to sign it, and he did.😁

Strazdas · 13-04-2025 12:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352325#Comment_123352325

Was that just with Maher though and because he is a big TV celebrity? There have been numerous anecdotal reports of him being horrible to people in private too.

eightieschewbaccy · 13-04-2025 12:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352325#Comment_123352325

Honestly I'm inclined to say Trump is a piece of **** based on all his actions. It's pretty telling that you're avoiding discussing the economy collapsing and things like him sending an entirely innocent man off for unknown treatment in an El Salvador. It's not simply his persona that is the problem, he is a terrible person who does terrible things and you seem to be largely indifferent to it and act as an apologist for a tyrant.

8-10 · 13-04-2025 12:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352282#Comment_123352282

OK ignore the grey hair part

Point is he's old. Clinton couldn't get elected these days

Brief_Lives · 13-04-2025 12:56PM

We could probably change the thread title to megalomaniac instead of megathread.

MisterAnarchy · 13-04-2025 01:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352379#Comment_123352379

Perhaps but Maher said he can tell a fake laugh and Trumps was genuine.

Maher said he'd never seen him laugh in public or at himself but it was completely different in person.

He is much more self aware that he lets on in public.

Maher said a crazy person doesnt live in the White House, a person who plays a crazy person on TV alot lives there.

I'd much prefer to see this version of Trump in public.

yagan · 13-04-2025 01:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352580#Comment_123352580

Perhaps in public Trump projects onto others, calling them weak and stupid, possibly like his father did, but in private and off camera the pressure to project bully strength isn't there.

eightieschewbaccy · 13-04-2025 01:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123352580#Comment_123352580

And if this is what you're reduced to in terms of selling the merits of Trump then that just seems like your only conclusion is that you can't justify the chaos of his administration. I'm pretty sure you'd be far more active in the thread if he wasn't tanking the economy and deporting entirely innocent people to El Salvador....

sock.rocker* · 13-04-2025 01:57PM

It's kind of sad that this version of Trump exists. He seems to have the option of not being an absolute prick but decides to just be that.

Patrick2010 · 13-04-2025 01:58PM

Trump comes across as a complete bully and POS. Look at all the nicknames he has for people he doesn’t like, crazy Nancy, sleepy Joe, birdbrain Haley etc etc His favourite foreign leaders are Xi, Putin and Kim because he’d love to be a long term dictator like them

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

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