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

That's called a happy coincidence, but he hasn't needed his birthday to cause lots of chaos.

And this is only 5 months into his presidency. I genuinely don't know how the f*ck America is going to deal with another 3.5 years of this authoritarian madness and incendiary rhetoric.

The transfer of federal property to link it to a military installation over 100 miles away in another state was nothing other than a blatant attempt to get around the Posse Comitatus Act by giving the military the power to detain civilians that otherwise was forbidden unless it was on a military base. Where even there they could only escort them off the base or hand them over to the relevant civil authority. Homeland Security, who you yourself said the marines handed that detained civilian too, are not the relevant civil authority in LA. Whatever the training they were going through before being deployed on the streets of LA, it appears that fact was not part of that training.

To use the old Irish saying " Will you ever get up the yard"

Trump did not make a speech in front of a non-partisan military. Those attending had been segregated based on those that politically favoured Trump and those that dis-favoured, with those that favoured being sat front and centre for the media as a back-drop for Trump, (the plumpers had to go off and sit with those that dis-favoured Trumps politics), and allowed to cheer and applaud his attacking of the media and his political opponents. It was shameless politicising of a military force that is supposed to be apolitical where Trump was aided and abetted by the military hierarchy.

I don`t recall any booing from those that didn`t favour Trump`s policies , but then they either understood what apolitical means, or more likely they saw from the segregation how the wind was blowing as regards the military hierarchy under Trump. That is something you should perhaps give some thought too rather than talking about a non-partisan apolitical military after what we saw from Fort Bragg.

Maybe in the past, but in this day and age, the US would cosy up to that type of leader. Maybe ask for a dig out on some prisoners they want to deport with little regard for due process or human rights.

Sure, Putin called to wish him a happy birthday.

America, you are a sham.

'US Army Soldiers pose for group photo in Washington'

What a pathetic look for them.. hahahah

I've been naively hoping for years, like many, for some event or red line to be crossed which would break the spell that most Trump supporters are under -starting with 'Grab em by the p****'. Obviously since then thousands of statements, lies, acts of self-enrichment, convictions, incitement etc have flown by, I'm convinced that nothing will change the minds of the people who are 'all in' on Maga. The only question for me now is how this ends? States breaking up? Pseudo-civil war? Assassination? Military state?

I'd be curious to hear others opinions or the end game.