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

All the Oligarchs bought Israeli passports for the day when Putin would turn on them as happened with the biggest one, Mikaik Khordokovsky and his company, Yukos, which was the largest oil company.

some serious north korean vibes going on

Theoden’s later speech could serve as a lament for the flickering flame of liberty in our world:

Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed like rain on the mountain, like wind in the meadow. The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow. How did it come to this?

Republicans shut down Congress to 'protect' Trump Jr. from testifying about his firm's £484M Pentagon windfall

"House Republicans blocked a Democratic subpoena and walked out of a congressional hearing on 25 March 2026, shielding Donald Trump Jr. from testifying under oath about a record-breaking £484 million ($620 million) Pentagon loan awarded to a company backed by his venture capital firm just three months after it invested."

Looks like Junior is stepping up from the merch side of the Trump grifting business and going after Govt monies, it's a lot of dough to an operation many would call a start-up.

The grifting has got so blatant, it's as if they are in a hurry.

“They did something yesterday that was amazing, actually. They gave us a present and the present arrived today. It was a very big present, worth a tremendous amount of money,” he added. “I’m not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize, and they gave it to us.”

“That meant one thing to me. We’re dealing with the right people,”

Remember this from yesterday? He's now revealed what this amazing present was....

....allowing 8 oil tankers flagged from Pakistan pass through the strait of Hormuz

Add to that

Somalis

Cognitive Tests

"Fantastic" poll numbers in spite of all evidence to the contrary

And something about a hat for no apparent reason

Facts

As TV news shows go, that show was strange. I wonder if they go straight into the performance blind or have a rehearsal first so as to avoid contradictions as Trump doesn't seem to use a tele-prompter. Marrying it up to Witkoff's performance on the separate news interviews about the talks between him and Iran, with Egypt as the go-between, is a strange experience. Which show is true and which is fake?

He is a fool and his rhetoric, whilst appeasing Trump, is dangerous.

Great point about people wanting Ireland to join NATO under that abject individual.

he has completely lost it!

Rutte is a total embarassment, he's the last person you'd ever want to head a military alliance, he's such a coward and hasn't a shred of spine or dignity.

Who said markets are in the Red?

I see Brent Crude price rocketing up and US Treasury 10 year bond yields showing + in the green too!

#winning #?

Yes basically selling their message and marketing themselves. I know Biden was the young vibrant “go getter” in his younger days . But his older version appeared wooden devoid of charisma etc. Trump in contrast does anything and everything to talk himself up. Get attention and praise. American’s generally love people who think they are the “greatest”. They are hardwired to it.. Then throw in a few prayers and God bless America etc

It would never work in Ireland people are suspicious of people with “notions”.