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

circadian · 23-04-2025 08:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123383404#Comment_123383404

I was making the point that the tariffs will impact their ability to import the resources required to fabricate in the US and their ability to bring in chips made by Taiwan.

Tell me how · 23-04-2025 09:05PM

Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to kit out a room near the press briefing room to be a make-up studio.

The same lad who tried to deflect from his sharing of classified information by saying that he was returning the fighting warrior mentality to the DoD apparently thinks these warriors must look a certain way when talking about it.

The White House also released a statement supporting Hegseth in the communications disaster where they said Hegseth was working alone against the entirety of the Pentagon who were resisting his ideas. I'd say that'll go down well within the DoD and have people rushing forward to support Pete and to make sure he looks like the fearless warrior he is. They're just delaying the inevitable with this guy, I can't see him surviving in such an environment where he and his boss look to alienate the workforce at the Pentagon just to save this guys skin.

Separately, I wonder how DOGE feels about government money going in to a make up room for Pete at a time when they're spouting on about waste in government spending. I suppose the DoD have to spend that 260B extra their getting this year somewhere.

8-10 · 23-04-2025 09:17PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123383787#Comment_123383787

"I also saw a clip from a China spokesperson saying they wouldn't be changing their strategy based on comments from Trump"

A situation where Trump reduces significantly from the current 145% tariffs on China because the stock market spooks him and China respond by....doing nothing and keeping the current 125% tariff on US goods would be objectively hilarious

pad406 · 23-04-2025 09:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123384002#Comment_123384002

The White House also released a statement supporting Hegseth in the communications disaster

Wonder is this the same type of support that Premier club owners give to their struggling managers?

Tell me how · 23-04-2025 09:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123384083#Comment_123384083

Possibly. NPR reported at the weekend that they were already looking for a replacement.

Thing is though, if they had decided to remove him, you'd think they'd just shut up and not give people a stick to beat them with or do anything to make them look indecisive.

But, strategy on these matters is clearly not their strong suit.

Tony EH · 23-04-2025 09:31PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123383307#Comment_123383307

That's not Vance.

There's no eyeliner.

kneemos · 23-04-2025 09:45PM

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/trump-considers-pausing-his-auto-tariffs-to-give-carmakers-more-time

He wants to suspend tariffs on car parts apparently. It really is a crap show.

pad406 · 23-04-2025 09:51PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123384096#Comment_123384096

a) There's so many sticks to beat them with, one more hardly matters

b) Trump probably, at least partially, doesn't want to fire Hegseth as it will reflect badly on his choice to appoint him in the first place.

😁

francois · 23-04-2025 09:51PM

absolutely 100% useless. Art of the blink

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart-target-trump-tariff-supply-chains/

Capt'n Midnight · 23-04-2025 10:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123383620#Comment_123383620

Slow Steaming is what used to be done when there was surplus capacity.

So if there's only 80% of normal shipments then ships go at 80% of normal speed. This saves a lot of fuel (20% drop means 40% fuel saved) and means there's no idle ships so no need to scrap them and when business picks up they can go back to normal speed.

Last round Maersk reckoned it would hurt them but it their competitors more. It's not zero sum all the shipping companies loose.

It also slows down the supply chain since it takes longer for stuff to arrive.

aloyisious · 24-04-2025 12:14AM

According to CNN a megadonor to the GOP is upset with Trump over his actions. The name of the megadonor was not included in the printed line outlining the upset below the names of three major US Co's which were mentioned in the main news picture criticizing the tariffs over the damage they are doing to the US economy. Read that to mean the future income and health of the Co's concerned for starters.

It's kind of obvious now that all Trump has left in his armoury are lies, damned lies and more lies.

RickBlaine · 24-04-2025 01:25AM

I read that Volvo are firing 800 people across three sites in America due to market uncertainty and the impact of tariffs.

I hope all those 800 people are Trump voters.

cj maxx · 24-04-2025 01:51AM

The only reason I can see of why a POTUS is capulating to a Russian president is the Vlad has serious dirt on him . Enough that the civil service agree to it . Trump is the best agent the KGB Haversian had

francois · 24-04-2025 06:35AM

piss head Pete at it again

https://www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-2671834413/

TheValeyard · 24-04-2025 06:57AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123384407#Comment_123384407

It just doesn't make sense why he'd actually against Americas own interests. Either a Russian asset or an American Oligarch asset.

halkar · 24-04-2025 07:00AM

Meanwhile in DPR, penguins victory over Trump is in full swing

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wOzP87HVCWw

PropJoe10 · 24-04-2025 07:08AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123384485#Comment_123384485

In a normal world, quite a lot of what he's done could/should land him in prison for national security violations.

mollser · 24-04-2025 07:33AM

China sure looked pretty and very vibrant on Race around the world on BBC last night. Maybe that is where our future trading partner is!

zell12 · 24-04-2025 08:02AM

So, which of yis are going?

sydthebeat · 24-04-2025 08:13AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123384485#Comment_123384485

The white house has poor cell service? Wtf?

Are all these losers on gomo or what?

Patrick2010 · 24-04-2025 08:15AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123384505#Comment_123384505

Because Putin wants to damage America as much as he can? He doesn't need to attack them militarily or by cyber attacks when hes got his agent doing the damage. No doubt most of the useful documents from Trumps bathroom ended up in the Kremlin.

Patrick2010 · 24-04-2025 08:16AM

China did look amazing, even cities I never heard of.

RickBlaine · 24-04-2025 08:17AM

Trump Chickened Out is trending on Chinese social media.

Alibaba · 24-04-2025 08:31AM

Donald Trump - A disgraceful President to be throwing Ukraine to the wolves (ie Putin)

Nine people killed there this morning , 70 wounded in a Russian attack.

Shame on you Donald Trump !!

You'll be dead for a long long time and history will not be kind to you !!

briany · 24-04-2025 08:39AM

It's worth remembering that Ukraine already agreed a ceasefire plan with the US who were going to then take it to Russia, and now the US (or Trump) are coming back with another plan as if no agreement was ever made there.

aloyisious · 24-04-2025 08:43AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123384407#Comment_123384407

Trump has kept in mind one lesson he learned from Putin, the seizure by force of arms of other countries territory as being legitimate. Strike out Crimea, input Canada and Greenland - dictatorship rocks, especially when one uses the "it's in the interests of national security" excuse as part of one's official presidential duties.