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Donald Trump the Megathread part II - mod warnings in OP, Updated 06/06/25

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,214 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Has nobody berated him for wearing the wrong suit?



  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,700 ✭✭✭hometruths


    They'd have to berate Prince William and few others as well so it might not have the intended effect.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 385 ✭✭BP_RS3813


    No one has the balls. Every other world leader is restrained in how they speak publicly which great 99% of the time until someone like Trump comes along who doesn't play by the old rule book.

    Someone needed to berate the living sh*te out of him for not taking his assigned alphabetical seat and wearing a blue suit to the popes funeral. The time and location wasn't exactly ideal for that conversation either I imagine. No appetite for that sort lf argurment at a funeral.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,985 ✭✭✭yagan


    It's worth noting again that the US population reelected this disrespect.

    Those who didn't vote have no right to complain, so in reality it's only a minority in the US that opposed this crudeness.

    It's simply not acceptable that no one voted for him innocently. If that vote is backfiring on them personally their only gripe seems to be that the wrong people are getting hurt.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,115 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Thinking some more about Trumps Time interview.

    One thing that came to mind was to do with him saying that he did not act based on the Supreme Court 9-0 judgement telling the administration to return Kilmer Abrego Garcia from El Salvador because he just left it to his lawyers and that they told him that the judgement was actually in his favour.

    This isn't the first time that he has completely denounced any ownership over administration actions that he is legally responsible for. Or that he has said things that clearly conflicted with the messaging elsewhere from his staff.

    I don't think it is an understatement to say that he is demonstrating clear evidence of someone not in control of his brief. This is way more obvious than Biden demonstrated and yet Biden was castigated for 4 years for not being in control of what is happening. And Trump being what he is, loving the limelight as he does, he's going to continue to give clear evidence of how out of the loop he is.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,494 ✭✭✭Wolf359f


    Sure as hell wouldn't be the first time he's thrown his lawyers under the bus or as you say he's not in control or just inept.

    Maybe he doesn't know that what he said in the Time interview is admissable as evidence in court. Like not even asking for the return of Garcia can be shown as proof he's not trying to facilitate his return etc..



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭dinorebel


    Oh I dunno I think Trumps tie should be tighter much tighter.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,841 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Perhaps, one can but hope.

    Trump and Zelensky had a chat

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,610 ✭✭✭Oscar_Madison
    #MEGA MAKE EUROPE GREAT AGAIN


    Zelensky seemed pleased post meeting - let’s “hope” indeed- feels like the only thing left- that and divine intervention - it would give trumps Catholic vote a boost in the US if it does come to pass and he’d be dining out on the “God” story forever more.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,841 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Navy blue suit, not blue.

    Navy or black is perfectly fine for a funeral. Storm in a tea cup stuff.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,876 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Of course its a storm in a teacup. Everything else is too overwhelmingly serious to contemplate. Beside, if Obama could be berated for a tan suit, surely Trump wearing a blue suit to a funeral is worth a mention?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 809 ✭✭✭For Petes Sake


    Honestly, Biden and Obama ramblings aside, he's so close to getting it.

    That can only be encouraging, but I just don't trust him.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,876 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Rambling, petulant, childish social media posts, from a President! What a way to run a country. Pathetic. He has no dignity.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,115 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    From the people who lost their sh*t over a war time President not wearing a suit in the White House, that's rich.

    What's your take on Trump more and more showing he doesn't know what's going on? Did you read his Time magazine interview?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,651 ✭✭✭10000maniacs


    China's position is clear, remove the 145%, than we start to talk. Their spokesman has already said "He who tied the bell should untie it"
    They will never want to talk first because they don't need to. "remove the tariff, and we can have a negotiation"

    "The US should stop creating confusion" is a PC way of saying "Trump, stop bullshitting already!!".

    Trump is having imaginary conversations with China and making deals with himself!! he is demented. More so than Biden ever was. He is probably is sitting by the phone waiting for it to ring. He must be having flashbacks to high school.

    Meanwhile the US stock market is expecting Chinese tariffs to be lowered by Monday.

    On April 2nd, 60% of Americans assumed that the Tariffed countries would be paying the tariffs. Probably include Trump and half of his cabinet in that statistic.

    Now it's 38%, so the penny is slowly dropping. Even among the total MAGA imbeciles.

    .



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 42,270 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    In other words, he's kinda near the realisation that everybody else in the world had in February 2022. This is not reassuring.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,985 ✭✭✭yagan


    Most humorously anyone can say that Trump agreed with them knowing that either Trump wasn't listening, wasn't interested, or opposed, but no one will be sure as the orange buffoon said he didn't remember calling zelensky a dictator.

    Trump is as likely tomorrow to award Putin the first Trump Peace Prize.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,676 ✭✭✭✭charlie14


    He has no intention of getting it.

    If he ever had he would have recognised that his good buddy Vladimir is the aggressor who started this war by invading Ukraine.

    He is only making mumblings now because after all his boasting about ending this war on day one and a proposed peace plan that would give Putin 20% of Ukraine, Putin is still stringing him along and making him look like an absolute fool.

    He has no intention of doing anything to upset Putin and is now hoping to be thrown a bone to cover the embarrassment of Putin knowing he is not going to do anything to pressure him to stop.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,985 ✭✭✭yagan


    Wouldn't be surprised if Trump is now helping Putin with more than intel.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,037 ✭✭✭✭aloyisious


    Given his usual habit of backtracking on what he said publicly, I expect that when he's alone, he will do a Gollum, have a chat with himself and then post on Truth Social that Zelenskyy is the one keeping the war going.

    CNN had several other photos of the meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump, one with a senior churchman in the background while they were seated, the second photo of them standing in a huddle with Macron and Starmer in the room. There was no indicator if it was taken before or after the seated chat.



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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 95,346 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    There's the zero tariffs. There's the more than a suggestion that Russia be allowed to keep territorial gains in Ukraine. There's the dismantling of cyber security. There's no new sanctions against Russia like there were on all the previous anniversaries of the invasion.

    I can't recall a single comment or move by Trump that has treated Russia worse than any other country.

    I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that Ukraine is spending more on American weapons to keep the Americans onside.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,214 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Zelensky offered to buy Patriots for fifteen billion. A big no from Trump.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,985 ✭✭✭yagan


    I think it more likely that zelensky is more driven to coax Krasnov to not give Russia more aid, as Germany and other European members are the more reliable suppliers now.

    Trump has no loyalty other than to himself, so it's a matter of persuading him that backing Russia despite his daddy crush on Putin will only tarnish his legacy and reduce the chance of having an airport named after himself.

    Vain, addled, and increasingly senile.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,617 ✭✭✭swampgas


    Trump is an inveterate grifter: maybe he thinks that if Zelenskyy wants those missiles so badly, he should just pay the appropriate "handling fee" (bribe) to Trump to make it happen. Trump has his crypto scam all set up for this kind of "transaction".

    But mostly I think the missiles getting blocked was down to appeasing Putin.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,866 ✭✭✭eightieschewbaccy


    Judges getting arrested, constant chaos under his administration but this is what is comment worthy? Strange. Actual weaponisation of the FBI is fine clearly.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,260 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    My take is he wore blue to stand out . He wouldn’t like not to be seen or overlooked

    I would lay money on it that he owns a black suit and chose not to wear it on purpose

    Even his wife wore black with a black mantilla



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,930 ✭✭✭threeball


    I'm not sure, I saw a post on social media earlier, that the US had its biggest tax take of the year to date and all the MAGA heads barrelled in crowing about finally having a president that gets how to run an economy. Not one person interjected to point out that all that money had come out of Americans pockets. Bunch of sheep



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭pad406


    In fairness there's not much lately where you can defend Trump, they take the slim pickings they have 😁



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,115 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Reports today that the Trump administration has deported 4 children who are all US citizens. Including one who is an active cancer sufferer who was deported without consideration of their disease.

    This is exactly why due process is an absolute requirement. The Trump administration deserves to be held in the utmost contempt for how they're treating people.

    If a Democrat did 1/8th of the anti-constitution acts that this Republican is doing, the Republicans in congress would be declaring a state of emergency.

    https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/trump-deportation-two-year-old-us-citizen-cancer-disregard-due-process-new-orleans/



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,607 ✭✭✭francois


    sleepy Don

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