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

Are the military not thick?

Seems they allowed a fascist demagogue to take power and **** all over the constitution they swore to protect

Defend their country against foreign and domestic threats like they swore to do

Trump ticks both boxes

So a military coup to overturn the election results? Like Trump considered doing in 2020?

Probably drawing up an XO on this, put his sig on and FO to IRS on any tax issues.

hmmmm….?if it looks like a duck,walks like a duck,quacks like a duck…its probably a duck and fairly hefty thank you/bribe…

So the military are allowed decide who gets to be president? That usually works out well.

Trump may have done lots of stuff people disagree with but that doesn't give the army the right to remove him

The President is the commander in chief. The job of removing the President, if he is to be removed, is the job of Congress.

The army can't defend the constitution by violating the Constitution. There are lots of alarming things they might have to do to defend the Constitution — refusing to obey unlawful orders, for example — but mountin a coup d'etat is not one of them.

So he's back on the podium again. He is looking very yellow today. Wonder has he been tested for jaundice?? Or maybe he only counted to 2 Mississippi in the spray booth

Trump - little girls need to tighten their belts - have less pencils and dolls!

Trump - accepts $400,000,000 airplane

Trump: "A friend of mine who is a businessman. Very very very top guy. Most of you would've heard of him. Highly neurotic. Brilliant businessman. Seriously overweight. And he takes the fat shot drug."

Yep.... A "friend"

There can't have been a worse press conference than this

Sounds like the EU will be paying higher drug prices to subsidise this order

It still amazes me, though I'm not sure why at this stage, that he has the audacity to stand there and declare big wins on stuff that he either has no plan but a vague idea, or things that he broke in the first place.

It would be like me deliberately breaking one of the kids favourite toys just so I could say "Don't worry honey, Daddy will fix it. It'll be nearly as good as new when I'm done"

A big part of why prices in the US are so much higher is because there is no federal or centralised negotiation on prices; it's a free market. That doesn't happen in the EU or other areas, where prices are negotiated and agreed.

So the idea that prices in the EU will rise to accommodate the US's prices doesn't fully line up. Plus you then have so many of the pharmacutical companies who are based in the EU.

The US is free to negotiate their prices with these companies. That doesn't mean the companies can negate or just pass on those costs to other countries.

The image of the USA in the world has significantly deteriorated. Under Donald Trump's administration, the United States is now viewed similarly to Russia and is perceived much worse than China, according to a global survey by the Anders Fogh Rasmussen Foundation.

• Democracy Perception Index: The survey was conducted in 100 countries, showing a decline in the positive image of the USA from 76% to 45%.
• Leaders Assessment: U.S. President Donald Trump is viewed negatively in 82% of the countries surveyed, which is a poorer result compared to Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.
• Defence priorities: In 86 countries, the most important action is strengthening international partnerships, while in Ukraine, the priority is developing nuclear weapons.

How has the image of the USA changed?

According to the survey published by the Anders Fogh Rasmussen Foundation, the image of the United States in 2025 has significantly worsened. The democracy perception index shows that the USA is perceived negatively at minus 5%, a significant drop compared to plus 22% in 2024.

The USA's image is now comparable to Russia, which stands at minus 9%, and significantly worse than China, which has achieved plus 14%.

Trump rated worse than Putin and Xi

President Donald Trump is viewed negatively in 82% of the countries surveyed, which is considerably worse than the figures for Russian President Vladimir Putin (61%) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (44%).

The study highlighted that 85% of countries support adhering to international laws and agreements, even if it limits their freedom of action.