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

If I was a U.S. citizen I would not be making plans on how to spend that $2,000 they were all going to get as a gift before the mid terms.

Yeah that's what I'm getting at. Similar to Johnson proroguing Parliament. 

Apparently, the court "has been swayed by foreign interests”. I’d like to see the evidence on that.

Hey Trumpy, to be ashamed of those judges you have to be capable of shame.

That's assuming a change in government, and it's not a hypothetical statement to say that Trump is not the sort of person who believes in the peaceful transfer of power.

True, but it may not need a change of government. If Congress turns him down on extending beyond 150 days and Patel or Bondi aid him with an end run around that then they might actually grow a pair. Mid terms going well for the Democrats would put pressure on them as well.

Either way he cannot now impose tariffs using the IEEPA without Congress approval, where the vast majority of this tariff money was coming from, so is this new executive order looks like a 10% tariff on everyone to try and make up for that which would be an extra 10% on those that were not being tariffed under IEEPA. I doubt they are going to put up with that without imposing their own tariffs on Trump. It would leave the tariff on the E.U. at 25% and I cannot see them rolling over to have their bellies tickled on that.

He put 3 of them in and 2 of his 3 voted against him, where's the gratitude lol.

Mr Quid Pro Quo strikes again

Trump's logic - I got you a job, how dare you disagree with me??

No inkling that there may exist somewhere, some other definition of what's right and what's wrong, other than the word according to Trump.

Funny the way that the concept of law or accountability is so foreign to him.

By the way, the main reason I understand his third judge (Kavanaugh) dissented was because it would be extremely problematic for the US to have to repay the money. So by his logic - go rob a bank, because if you spend the money and it's problematic to repay the bank, that's okay apparently!!!

I googled how a narcissist reacts to bring told no.

Intense Escalation and Rage: Initially, a "no" will likely cause frustration and an escalation in behavior as they fight to reverse the decision. This can manifest as temper tantrums, screaming, or narcissistic rage.

See report from CNN for witnesses describing this exact example

Ignoring the Boundary: They may simply disregard the word "no" and proceed with their desired action anyway, acting as if consent was given.

He said that he'll impose a different tariff anyway

Gaslighting and Reality Distortion: Narcissists may deny that the boundary was set, claim they misunderstood, or try to convince the person that saying "no" is unreasonable, crazy, or unfair.

See his claim that he was right all along and didn't need approval from Congress

Guilt-Tripping and Victim Playing: They may paint themselves as the victim, portraying the "no" as a cruel act of neglect or abandonment to hijack the other person's empathy.

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Smear Campaigns: If a "no" remains firm, they may, in an effort to regain control, disparage the person to others to ruin their reputation and feel superior

See press conference for the scorn he poured on Gorsuch and Barrett, saying their families will be ashamed. He also claimed to know more about the law than them, no one has done more for his country etc

That rage is going to go somewhere and he won't give a f*** about the consequences, because there'll be none for him. He'll probably direct it into making even more money from his position, make the grift more explicit, to show his power and to humiliate the American people by proving they can do f*** all about it.

His need to have his name put on airports, or have massive posters, or to build an annex to the White House, or to receive awards, are all desperate attempts to assert dominance too.

I've said before, he will happily burn that country to the ground, because he has nothing but contempt for its people. That's putting aside the idea that he probably is betting against the economy, so when things go tits up, he'll make even money.

Being a narcissist explains why he.continues to refuse to accept the election loss, or why he hates the idea of term limits - "Trump leaves when he wants to leave". The finding of sexual assault very much makes sense in that context - sex is happening, whether you want it or not. It also tracks with his close friendship with a disgusting child sex trafficker and, by his own admission, his similar predilections.

Electing a narcissist was a f**king ridiculous idea in 2015, and the pigeons are very much coming home to roost now.

Incidentally, Biden is a much better man than me. Had I lost to Trump in 2024, I would have quoted Ray Patterson, Sanitation Commissioner. While his words were said when he was reelected, they also work for that moment in time.

"Oh gosh. You know, I'm not much on speeches, but it's so gratifying to leave you wallowing in the mess you've made. You're screwed, thank you, bye"

Play the music - walk off stage.

Brett kavanaugh is a real disappointment to me. I mean I didn't like him but you'd expect at a bare minimum for a supreme Court justice to be legally consistent. So when he uses the excuse of a judgement being hard to implement as a reason for dissenting from it, I am totally **** perplexed, it's not the judges jobs to decide on implementation, he isn't the government.

Tarrifs are destroying the economy latest data i suspect is being on the generous side

There was no plan it was great reality tv for a fake lying showman.

Tarrifs only work as a threat using them has done the predicted damage

It didn't bring jobs the data shows losing manufacturing jobs

He should have taken their judgement as a way out of the mess.

@threeball

Change is within sniffing distance with the mid terms.

Still though one third of the US electorate voted for a disruptor candidate three times.

Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project is reporting that Howard Lutnick and his sons have a company which has been buying tariff debt at 20c on the dollar. In other words, when these tariffs get repaid, which they will, he and his family stand to make a 400% profit on evey cent they have laid out. Lest we forget, Howard Lutnick is the Secretary of Commerce, who is responsible for ... The tarrifs.

You have one of em fox news quoting Americans on previous page STILL going on about checks and balances in the same day as

1. Trump transferred 10bn from us tax payers to his board of peace where he is the sole chairman even after he leaves office (if he leaves) and can and probably pass it on hereditary manner to his kids
2. Supreme Court has ruled Trumps tarrifs are illegal and Trumps immediate response was to double down on illegality and add another tarrif

Sounds like AI is just another cover for terrible people to awful things.