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

Tariffs have hit Temu and Shein prices apparently. How long before the tide turns against Trump I wonder.

Mess of a country.

Deleted original content, having seen Penn's post on the AG's claims some pages back.

Allegedly Miller changed his course in life having read the book written by Wayne LaPierre on Guns, Crime and Freedom and the 2nd amendment. Freedom of choice as he understands it, more like political power grows from the barrel of a gun, though one couldn't say that too openly.

The deal looks great on paper for Ukraine. Have to say if that's the best deal the US can come up with 'against' a country that's in the middle of a war with a far bigger aggressor, that needs military backing from them, the likes of the EU trade negotiators will eat them for breakfast.

Absolutely, but does Trump care?

His whole political career is founded on voter cynicism. You accuse him of x, or point out his clear guilt of x, and his supporters will say, 'But all politicians are x'.

This cynicism kind of puts a firewall around him because his base will forgive him of virtually everything.

And his double-speak is literally post-truth in action. He could say two completely contrary things on two consecutive days and his supporters wouldn't bat an eyelid. They'd agree with both things. There is that old quote about when men stop believing in God, it's not that they'll then believe in nothing, it's that they'll believe in anything. I can extrapolate that out to when people stop reading accredited news sources, it's not that they then know nothing, it's that they'll listen to trolls on Twitter who will pander to their biases and bigotries using scurrilous rumour, lies and half-truths.

Trump - Mexico will pay for the wall

Narrator - Mexico in fact, did not pay for the wall

Almost like a "scripted" reality show.

Would have loved if ABC had gone into the interview with Trump knowing he was going to mention the MS13 tattoo and when he brought it up showed on screen the photo-shopped photo and the actual hand with just the tattoos. Knowing how thin skinned Trump is though he would have probably stormed out and then posted about how ABC are fake news and nasty to him.

The UK finances are in such a state the government has no choice but to make hard decisions. However the medicine proposed is not to the voters liking. So what do they do....reach for the extremists who promised the earth but like all populists will fail to deliver once power is achieved.

The UK is a lesson for Ireland. We should really be investing the current surplus instead of throwing it away in day to day spending.

Remember when we were told the NTMA would never be touched, until it was to cover the bankers gambling debts?

It's not just the tariffs, the other change that happened is that they removed the exemption for goods less than $800 (nearly any purchase from those companies) which comes into effect today!

In the EU we have an exemption on duty for anything from outside the EU less than €150 but I'm sure most of us have had an experience paying duty on a purchase more than that, but it's less likely to experience on more than $800

So even if the tariff amount hadn't changed, this change to the exemption means that customers who have never had to pay imports on their 'normal' purchases from these companies suddenly will an extra charge to pay from today. If they've bought under $800 up to now, they still won't have been hit with any tariffs……yet

It will be very visible very very soon

It's the pledge of allegience (to the flag) that they recite every morning btw