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

There appears to be another "friend gesture" from Trump to Ukraine as Dagens.com UK have written on that media site that Trump has given the go ahead for the sale of ERAM missiles to Ukraine. However, this "news" comes after the revelation early this week that some-one in the Pentagon had put a block on missiles being sold/sent to Ukraine. It's possible that the gesture is a sop from Trump to keep some right-wing hawks in the GOP happy, given how Ukraine's cities seem to be open kill zones for Russia each night now.

According to the Dagens.com UK report the missiles have a range of between 150 to 280 Miles and can be fired from Ukraine's fighter aircraft. The missiles are reportedly a new product and the ERAM purchase WILL be financed through a mix of contributions from Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, and U.S. Foreign Military Financing.

While Dagens self-identifies as a UK news site, I do not know if it (and it's name) is of European or UK origin. Checks over the net indicate that it has left-wing leanings but that's just a maybe….

It's always funny how the rank and file are supposed to follow oaths to the letter but the highest authority in the land can wipe his backside with the oath he took at inauguration.

In my mind, it's a two way thing. If the individual or institution isn't serving the country, the oath of allegiance to either of those things becomes void.

Where did I mention standing at a funeral?

I was referring to this part:

'You may mock my oath to the Constitution, but to me that means following the law and accepting the decisions of those authorised to make those decisions whether I like or approve of those decisions or not.'

Can we not gather from this that his oath trumps all his moral objection in general? Or does it start and stop at funerals? (As that's not how I read it)

Lot more chatter going around that America is now a dictatorship since Trump has been ordering military onto city streets.

This kind of ignores that he has essentially been ruling the country by executive order since he retook office, which is an indisputably dictatorial move. He literally said himself - 'I'll be a dictator on day one' and, indeed, spent a portion of his inauguration day signing edicts.

Plus targeting his enemies like Bolton. We had Trump supporters who accused Biden of weaponising the Justice department which he didn't. Meanwhile Trump is doing that and they'll avoid discussing it.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought those Executive orders he signed were only valid for a certain time but eventually had to be passed by congress? And he was able to make them by claiming national emergency?

There's time for the elections to be corrupted at a state level, but also the guy certifying the election this time around won't be Mike Pence, which is more worrying.

Whatever the plan would be, you can bet it's been thought about pretty carefully, if it's anything like the targeted attack on American democracy so far perpetrated. It won't be the chaotic, ad-hoc attempt of January, 2021, which wasn't even that far from succeeding, and that should make anyone afraid of what a little 'professionalism' would achieve.

Right before her book tour as well.

The man is a petty little child. Karma will eventually come for him.

National Guard in DC now working as gardeners

Oooooooh, so it was "the grime rate in DC is out of control". That makes more sense.

On this occasion, I think the Bible supplies a relevant quote:

"Faith without works is dead" 

America needs to tread very carefully with India, a ramshackle giant struggling to save its democracy but still a vital bulwark against Chinese expansionism. The West can’t afford to lose this domino to Xi.