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

… based on a survey of just over a thousand Americans - or 0.00000348% of the population. In other words: pure sh1te, as far as research goes.

Quoting this kind of nonsense undermines any serious discussion, and it's the kind of thing that feeds the MAGA mentality, because, when it suits their agenda, they can cite the "proof" that's been uncritically retweeted and reposted thousands of times; and when it doesn't, well, then they actually have a point.

It's plainly fascistic language. Leavitt's claims have absolutely no basis - her words serve not as a rebuttal to the judges, but as a rallying cry to MAGA. Put her in a room with someone who actually knows what they're talking about and she'd fold like a hinge in about two minutes.

'Unelected' is a commonly-used populist term to delegitimise various offices when they usurp a particular agenda. Firstly, many offices aren't directly elected - they're appointments made by an elected official. Secondly, as far as I can tell, these trade judges were appointed via a similar process to Supreme Court justices where a presidential nomination gets kicked down to Congress for confirmation.

Unlike Elon Musk and his DOGE goons, the judiciary has a very well-defined role in the American political system. Challenging their power is an open attempt to gain supremacy for the executive branch - a goal the Trump administration has been pussyfooting around since it got in.

I am very sure, in the future, she will play the victim when the backlash lands at her front door.

Are you saying the survey's results are wrong? The number of people surveyed is a pretty common number to survey. Nice job with the insults though that was solid maga mentality.

With the courts allowing the tariffs [under presidential authority] to stand until a final ruling [one way or the other] is made by SCOTUS on their legality, it seems possible that he could amend them or introduce new ones with a closer start time to get his way. The two appeal courts temporary rulings have allowed him keep that power until the issue is given a final judicial ruling on, presumably by SCOTUS.

If SCOTUS does take on the case AND does decide in his favour, they will open the door to the conclusion that he did not need to get the assent and agreement of Congress to introduce the tariffs and he will not need it in the future. IMO, such a SCOTUS decision would set aside any meaning to the notion that Trump's use of presidential power is controllable or liable to Constitutional control. They would be giving him the power to tell them [the SCOTUS bench] to feck off, that he can ignore them totally in the same breath as he can treat Congress itself, they being his lapdogs.

I think SCOTUS [due to its precedent Trump decisions] might take the easy route out, not to hear the case and to refer it back to the lower [appeals] courts, and they in turn do the same to the original judge in the first case as suitable for him to decide on after he read over their thoughts on Trump's appeal.

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There is an hilarious item on Youtube where Donold, Don jnr and Ivanka are being interviewed by Howard Stern who asks what is 17 times 6. Ivanka looks as if Stern has two heads and says that is not a practical application. She makes no attempt to answer the question as it clearly beyond her. She does say that they should use a calclator

Don jnr starts mumbling whilst playing for time. First, he says 96, then 92. Eventually, he answers 108.

Donold says the answer is 11 12, later says 112. Howard says this is the correct answer and Donold beams with pride. Don Jnr. says it is 6 times 20 minus 6 times 2 giving him an answer of 108

Eventually, one of the camera crew comes up with the correct answer, 102. The Trump kids were in their late teens/early twenties, I would guess.

Donold jnr, unprompted,said that he and Ivanka had got into the Wharton College on merit and that Donold hadn't to buy their way in - I think Donold went to Wharton College too

This mam is running the US

The man is mad, his latest post on truth social

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114593880455063168

The U.S. Court of International Trade incredibly ruled against the United States of America on desperately needed Tariffs but, fortunately, the full 11 Judge Panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Court has just stayed the order by the Manhattan-based Court of International Trade. Where do these initial three Judges come from? How is it possible for them to have potentially done such damage to the United States of America? Is it purely a hatred of “TRUMP?” What other reason could it be? I was new to Washington, and it was suggested that I use The Federalist Society as a recommending source on Judges. I did so, openly and freely, but then realized that they were under the thumb of a real “sleazebag” named Leonard Leo, a bad person who, in his own way, probably hates America, and obviously has his own separate ambitions. He openly brags how he controls Judges, and even Justices of the United States Supreme Court — I hope that is not so, and don’t believe it is! In any event, Leo left The Federalist Society to do his own “thing.” I am so disappointed in The Federalist Society because of the bad advice they gave me on numerous Judicial Nominations. This is something that cannot be forgotten! With all of that being said, I am very proud of many of our picks, but very disappointed in others. They always must do what’s right for the Country! In this case, it is only because of my successful use of Tariffs that many Trillions of Dollars have already begun pouring into the U.S.A. from other Countries, money that, without these Tariffs, we would not be able to get. It is the difference between having a rich, prosperous, and successful United States of America, and quite the opposite. The ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade is so wrong, and so political! Hopefully, the Supreme Court will reverse this horrible, Country threatening decision, QUICKLY and DECISIVELY. Backroom “hustlers” must not be allowed to destroy our Nation! The horrific decision stated that I would have to get the approval of Congress for these Tariffs. In other words, hundreds of politicians would sit around D.C. for weeks, and even months, trying to come to a conclusion as to what to charge other Countries that are treating us unfairly. If allowed to stand, this would completely destroy Presidential Power — The Presidency would never be the same! This decision is being hailed all over the World by every Country, other than the United States of America. Radical Left Judges, together with some very bad people, are destroying America. Under this decision, Trillions of Dollars would be lost by our Country, money that will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. It would be the harshest financial ruling ever leveled on us as a Sovereign Nation. The President of the United States must be allowed to protect America against those that are doing it Economic and Financial harm. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114593880455063168

Ask Donald about his lack of punctuation 😀

If the new bill pas,s 8 to 15 million people will lose medicaid people in low incomes who work Also 200 planned Parenthood clinics will close due to cuts in medicare payments this clinics give medical care and free contraception to people on low income. Those so called jobs are low paid jobs that Americans do not want Americans but laptops and phones imported because it would be impossible to make them in America for a low price. Most people will not pay 2k for an iphone

China and other country's have built up supply chains and trained 1000 s of people to make phones There's a reason why theres no company making those products in america

American people will not work for the wages pays in Chinese factorys

Trump is attacking the middle class and working people so that the rich can get more tax cuts He is using the shield of anti dei and antisemitism to reduce freedom of speech

The guns protecting against tyranny narrative was always a pathetically thin veneer over a worship of wealth, selfishness, violence, force and oppression. Most of the same people are happy to wave the flag of the Confederacy, a pathetic slave state that lost the only war it ever fought.

Look at the way they responded to the pandemic. People always show their true selves during a crisis.