Donald Trump the Megathread part II

Democracy. They chose this. This is what they wanted for their country and they're getting it.

but does that apply to Russia also ?. I guess not!

He has cut funding for the Baltic Security Initiative. This funding, according to a diplomat, has been "critical" to upgrading the Baltic states' defensive capabilities, especially HIMARS.

GOP balancing act on cuts to Baltics security funding - POLITICO

Also Pete Hegseth has sent Trump a report recommending focusing on the "Homeland" and Western Hemisphere as the first priority rather than countering Russia and China.

Pentagon plan prioritizes homeland over China threat - POLITICO

On Poland he says "we'll be putting more there if they want". I think Trump identifies more with the new Polish President Nawrocki, who he met in the Oval Office a few days ago. MAGA influencers were in Poland warning people not to vote for the Prime Minister's alliance in the Presidential election. Nawrocki was received with a larger honour guard than usual and an F35 flyover.

"Asked by a Polish journalist about whether he might authorize a reduction in troops in Poland, Trump assured Nawrocki that the U.S. would maintain its current troop presence.

“They’ll be staying in Poland,” Trump said. “We’re very much aligned with Poland.”

Trump praised Poland as a model ally for spending the highest percentage of its GDP of any NATO country on defense, even joking that “we’ll put more [troops] there if they want.”"

While he has an image as an isolationist, MAGA is trying to export its ideology to allies.

That would be a hoot.

wonder what the South Korean government did, promised to donate a plane, build Trump resort, ?

He really is speed running the decent reputation the USA had over the world. People mobbed the streets to see JFK here, Obama and even more recently, Biden. Isn't there a petrol station named after Obama or something. This guy though, not welcome here, would for sure be protested against, same in UK in most parts, most of Europe including the Scandic countries and Iceland, Australia and New Zealand wouldn't be there with open arms. Such a fall, all that soft power has been replaced with threats, and very reflective in his upbringing, the belief that you need to crush the other person in a deal. Even in his own country, the tennis association has warned broadcasters not to televise the expected boo's. I mean, any sane person would reflect, 'Am I the bad guy?'. Reason 128 that he wants the USA to become a despotic nation, so he can threaten those that boo him with death. I have always wondered how countries turn from democratic to ruled by one, and wondered how the people let it happen, but you can see here quite clearly how it was set up, how it can happen and how little people do in the face of it, until inevitably it is too late.

Have they made a replica trophy for the silly w@nker to take home?

Match starting and hundreds still outside trying to get in 🤦‍♂️

Sky Sports said he was booed at the US Open tennis men's final.

it didn't actually show Trump or the booing, or else I missed it....

As long as the oompa loompa has his bucket of diet coke and a few cheeseburgers, that's all that matters

It's possibly that most of the posters here differences with you may be formulated around the fact that those people who voted for Trump to be president did so for the 2nd and 3rd time despite the guff he gave out about his opponent in the run up to his 1st election and his continuation of the same during the other two though she was not running against him then. He transferred his feelings onto Biden instead for runs 2 and 3. Trump's style of politics is unconstitutional, period.

A lot of the adults here are more than perturbed at that, that the U.S voters to a great extent seem to have ignored the fact that he's a bluffer and voted for him merely because they dislike the party of his opponent ignoring the fact that Trump is far worse than Biden was in office. Whatever about Cassandra, giving Trump the keys to the White House again was like giving him the keys to Pandora's box knowing he would not keep his "I'll do this" electoral claims. He's been in so many peoples pockets now for a time before his presidencies began, borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, he can't find a dime to give them.

Trump, as well as performing the same routine now for years, has added insult to injury as far as a lot of people are concerned by placing himself on a higher plane than the U.S constitution, that he clearly doesn't give diddly squat about it. It's the obeisance that he's been given by the constitutionalists in the U.S with statements that they have to comply with what it contains where the oath of fealty to it is concerned. That has been shown to be B/S. Trump has no loyalty to it whatsoever and has been engaged in suborning the constitutionalists in Washington in plain sight of everyone. The "we are a nation of laws" - "elections have consequences" mean absolutely nothing to him and lots of his voters knew that to be true.

In other constitutionalist countries around the world, people with the track record like Trump's would not be allowed within parliament, let alone the presidency or premiership. The continued failure of adult voters in the U.S to deal with Trump, to kick him out of party politics is inexcusable. If voting is not permissible against him, then use the vote to expel his friends in your parliament so he can be deposed legally in lime with the U.S constitution. Words are not enough any more, action is required.