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

they used to have a dictator, an ally of Hitler, an Admiral Horthy. They may have some motor launches or suchlike on Lake Balaton although it might be difficult transporting them to the Persian Gulf.

A lot of it comes from the obvious fact that at no stage in his life has Trump had someone go to him and say "No, Donald. You cannot do that. That's a bad idea". And now, he's surrounded by other dimwits and sycophants whose only role is to lick his a**e 24/7. At least in his first administration, there was a few people that kept him in check to a fair degree. That's gone now.

just tell him “Sir, the Swiss navy is on the way”

Perhaps if US colleges did not spend money on sports, their academic scores/standings might improve.

College football coaching salaries have reached staggering levels in 2025, with nine coaches now firmly in the $10 million club, according to USA Today's updated database. Programs are willing to pay top dollar to secure elite leadership, hoping to translate big contracts into sustained success on the field. But as the landscape shows, a massive paycheck doesn't always guarantee results.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-head-coach-salary-rankings-2025/

They do bring in massive income but, education or business?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/66713731

Bryce Young, the University of Alabama quarterback chosen first in the NFL draft earlier this year, reportedly earned more than $3.5m (£2.8m) in NIL deals over the course of his collegiate career, with a sponsorship portfolio that included BMW, Beats by Dre and Dr Pepper.

Supporters have pooled resources to form 'collectives' with names like Rising Spear (Florida State), Golden Touch (Notre Dame) and the Big Red Collaborative (Nebraska). A University of Texas group, Texas One, provides $50,000 a season to every offensive lineman on the Longhorn team - in exchange for a handful of charity appearances.

Byrne also bristles at the idea that college athletes are "unpaid labour", noting that the university spends about $160,000 a year in room, board and tuition for scholarship recipients. He also notes that with off-campus housing allowances and government grants, Alabama athletes receive about $42,000 in tax-free cash to spend as they like.

Perhaps someone might research what various professors at these colleges/universities earn?

Here is the video of it.

A complete bast rd and only those with no human decency would say otherwise.

Mr Trump finds himself in the "Find out" phase of the story.

All those tariffs, insults, yeah, they fermented very well.

....

Somebody's getting thrown under the bus.
Imagine being surprised that striking Iran would see Iran retaliate against one's own bases and facilities.
Despite Iran spending years building a force of missiles and drones for precisely that purpose.

The lack of consequential planning and indeed thinking at the Executive & cabinet level is staggering.
This is basically akin to going live to the nation and confidently announcing that you may be brain damaged as if it's a good thing.

Looking at the talk that the FCC chairman, Brendan Carr, reacted positively to Trump's anger at some TV channels mentioning him in negative terms by suggesting that the channels might have their licences cancelled. Trump's rant was to the effect the TV channels were treasonous by giving him a bad press.

Tonight CNN had two guests on for interview about Trump's behaviour and one spoke about Trump claiming he had spoken with another US president and that this other president allegedly told Trump that he was sorry he had not done to Iran what Trump did. The guest said his understanding of the alleged chat between the presidents was that the conversation might have happened when Trump was looking at himself in a mirror and not a completely different president with a different surname.

If true, JD Vance is doing himself no harm by keeping his Vice Presidency out of the limelight should qualified people think Trump having chats with himself in a mirror is NOT a fit practice for the current president to be engaging in.

I'd like to see what Trump's response to the CNN item is going to be, let alone what Carr might be tempted to do to CNN to keep on the good side of Trump. If Carr does take action against TV channels and their owners, it looks like more court cases against Trump and Co.

Coincidentally, CNN has two journalists on the ground in Iran reporting back to the world on CNN what they are seeing in Iran. The reporters made it clear yesterday that they were there by permission of the Iranian Govt and under limitations set by that Govt.

So today we've had Trump:

-announcing he's unhappy with NATO for not backing him in a war he started
-announcing someone's terminal illness to the world without their permission
-display his complete and utter ignorance of what might happen if he attacked Iran
-talk incoherently about "taking" Cuba for no apparent reason.

And that's just in a single day. This walking sh!tstain needs to be removed from office ASAP. It cannot continue. Bring on the midterms (and let's pray that they actually happen).