Donald Trump the Megathread part II - Mod Warning updated in OP 12/2/26

Posted by George Conway, so it's real.

People wanted more "gloves off" from the Democrats.

I'd argue this definitely constitutes that approach...

As I understand it, those federal judge rulings now only have effect in the district in which they're issued, per the latest Supreme Court edict, yet MAGA are still complaining that federal judge rulings are being applied in their relevant districts. Hmmm….

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123626217#Comment_123626217

That's just a rehash of the rhetorical framing that failed to win the election for Kamala Harris eight months ago.

If this was going to work as a political strategy, it would have already worked by now.

Remember this is the same group of fools that imposed tariffs on uninhabited islands and then Howard Lutnik tried to defend it by saying the imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands was meant to close "ridiculous loopholes" and would prevent other countries from shipping through the islands to reach the US.

Its near impossible for a small boat to land on the islands let alone trans-ship goods from it.

But the answer appeases the maga loyalists.

Seems trump thinks that america has a phenomenal power over other countries and is trying to wield that power. But they no longer have the level of power trump thinks the US has and he's putting the US on a fast track to becoming far less relevant in modern society.

I have to say too the arrogance of the Americans thinking they can tell the rest of the world what food to eat, what healthcare system to run is astounding, I dont care how 'irish' american tourists are they should know all about what tje rest of the world thinks of them in no uncertain terms

How many tariffs has the EU put on the world currently, no good moaning when someone does the same. China still has to respond to the 40% tariffs on Ev's yet that were put on them last year.

The EU tariffs are justified based on China's market manipulation and are in line with WTO rules.

Trump's tariffs are pulled out of nowhere and make no economic sense.

Of course you know this already but to acknowledge it would involve you saying something bad about a BRICS country.

No blame on individual US tourists of course - unless they start spouting off unprompted about politics + expose their devotion to Donald Trump and the GOP!

A few well deserved and justified EU tariffs on Chinese car companies (boo hoo!) seem in the ha-penny place beside effectively edit: sponsoring & supporting invasion and destruction of a European country that is an EU accession candidate. There's been no collective EU responses to that, unfortunately.

Sure we now have one of their officials on the record apparently as saying they actually cannot accept Russia "losing" the war, which is pretty grim if they use an absolutist Putin definition of "win/loss" here (that wasn't clear I think from reporting on it). Still a bit gobsmacked by that, and the little attention it received, but there you go.

I'll raise you a Benjamin Netanyahu.