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

Well I suppose, in fairness, the founding fathers never thought of a situation where they'd have to enforce against the three branches, Congress, Senate and POTUS.

Their idea was that the US constitution would be updated to meet contemporary challenges. At the end of the day, all they could have done was hope that successive generations would work to preserve democracy in good faith.

His view of economics regarding manufacturing never changed. He still thinks like its the 1960s - in the decades leading up to the 2000s manufacturing was moved, for a reason.

A lot of economic growth is also due to services/Tech nowadays which he cannot understand either.

You wouldn't expect someone who is happy to eat McDonalds everyday, to be concerned about, or have any understanding of, food safety.

He thought supersize me was a recommendation, not a documentary.

Possibly, but I feel that you might be giving them a little too much credit in terms of planning. I suspect that like anything associated with Donnie, the DHS/ICE etc are now operating with practically no direction from above, leaving border stations to behave as they wish. Once you give anyone that much power over people, the temptation for some to abuse it can be far too high, and so I suspect you get these stories of likely harmless German teenagers getting the full processing treatment that are usually reserved for serious detainees. That’s instead of just forcing them over to a return flight for the minor infraction of not booking a hotel yet, which is what usually happens in nations that are this strict about lodging details on the Entry Card.

That event was likely as simple as an officer on a power trip, which isn’t likely to end until leadership actually returns to their various departments. Since stories like these have already damaged the US Tourism Industry (and will likely continue to) I suspect that someone might convince Donnie to get the finger out, or at least get him to acquiesce to functional leadership in the needed departments.

But of course, this is Donnie we’re talking about. He’s not likely to care or even understand the business case for promoting tourism in The States. He is afterall, completely sh*t at business. So US tourism is likely toast for at least the next 4 years (maybe 2 if the Dems win back Congress and sort out something).

Unlikely using the normal method of altering their constitution.

Seems like the plan to get him a third term would centre around around the wording, ie "No man shall be ELECTED to the office of president more than twice", with the argument being that it doesn't say not SERVING more than twice.

No, the ones who confuse voting percentages with population percentages qualify as dumb as stones.

Not deporting people without due process was one thing she was up to.

Probably not engaging in illegal policies... Any comment on the US citizens who have been told to leave the country including immigration lawyers and in one case a physician? The fact you seem to be actively avoiding the fact that he's constantly breaking the law including basic constitutional rights says a lot. You celebrate tyrants.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/doctor-email-immigration-leave-country-rcna201698

Is it though? Trump has succeeded in making the sweet pumpkin pie turn rotten and no one wants a bite of it anymore. Soon, he'll turn on his own and try to make them stay inside "the wall" and eat it lest the stench of rot become too overbearing. Who is going to farm the next pumpkin and bake the next crust so he can have his fill? It certainly won't be cheap imported labour. Will the locals do it for pittance?

I am scared by the strong possibility that Trump's gang can do that and install a dictator of their choosing. That's why I am hoping there is a constitutional blow-up between SCOTUS and Trump which will force Republicans to side with SCOTUS and the constitutional side of politics and oust Trump from power. Forget the TWO Trump camp followers on the SCOTUS bench, they have sunk their future into his.

I am hoping that Trump will continue to seek confrontation with many of the federal agencies [and their staff] who will end up with them having to choose between him and a prosperous future for them under an alternative management, that he continues to radicalize people all over the US against him and his swamp-gang. Watching him rowing with the Fed chairman should be enough to scare the bejasus out of the economists and the Wall St traders, making them accept that he doesn't care about anyone but himself, and that those he's brought into the White House to service his ego must also be got rid of, not left behind when he's ousted from power. No hangovers in positions like commissionerships of federal bodies to quietly restart the federal Trump family engine - lifetime bans from public office or back offices.

Pushing people to the extent that their only recourse is to use force to recover what he has taken from them, that is down to him alone. It's worth remembering that he has chosen to use words to incite people in the past to do so when he saw it as advantageous to him. There MUST be a punishment for him and his ilk, alongside a memorial to his actions so people DO NOT FORGET HIS CRIMINAL ACTIONS.

Don't most US presidents represent a minority of the US population when you factor in their vote count as an overall percentage of eligible voters?

Have you been keeping an eye on the US economy? The GOP and the US public are in a big mess long term if he keeps this up... You guys are very selective in terms of what Trump antics matter or not.