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

So the global economic chaos is either caused by his incompetence or by his desire to protect p**dophiles, or a combination of both. Not a great look either way.

I was being diplomatic 😉

What the actual f***?

https://www.threads.com/@mikebates54806/post/DWhK32tCO7h?xmt=AQF0AKe5I8gCzp1K58jG6Uvk6oZso9b46lZAM2kzTNl7HyoqKrqQpd31TbxOqdTpyqvPaX4&slof=1

That sword dancing clip is from last year isn't it? not that it makes it any less weird.

Special delivery for Donald J Trump.

This will help him spread his bu11$h!t. He can hitch it to the back of that gold tractor.

My bad. Time marches on, just not as fast as I thought.

But he has had the Rose Garden paved over.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/trump-protections-endangered-species-gulf-of-mexico

Seriously, fuçk this absolute çunt

At least they called it the Gulf of Mexico.

Trumps weakest issues in polls are the Economy and Inflation. The economy usually decides elections. 2002 was an exception but that was after 911.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a law renaming Palm Beach Airport after Donal Trump. Estimated it could cost $5 million. A Republican on CNN at the moment argues its like naming airports after past presidents like Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford. But that was after they left office. Its part of the cult of personality I think.

Democrats accusing one of the Democrat primary candidates in the Senate race in Nebraska, William Forbes, of being a GOP plant. The US Senate is now in play. A poll a few days ago in Alaska found ex Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola is leading sitting GOP Senator Dan Sullivan in a poll. Also, the Ohio senate race to fill Vance's seat is close between Repubican Senator John Husted and Democrat ex Senator Sherrod Brown. Brown only lost his seat to Bernie Moreno in 2024. Husted was appointed by the Governor to replace Vance until this election.

If Paxton is the Republican candidate in Texas it might cause the anti-Paxton faction in the party not to vote for him (though thats speculation). Cornyn came first in the primary but only narrowly, and the Senate Leadership Fund (a Republican campaign fund) is reportedly ending involvement in the primary. Susan Collins' seat in Maine is also facing a strong challenge, though it depends on who the Democrat candidate is (Graham Platner or Janet Mills). Platner is perceived as further to the Left.

…..William Forbes, a 79-year-old pastor from rural Nebraska, entered the Democratic primary just before the filing deadline in early March, upending a carefully coordinated plan by state Democrats to clear the field for Osborn.

To oppose Forbes, another candidate, Cindy Burbank, also filed at the last minute on the Democratic primary ticket but has had her candidacy challenged by the state Republican Party and Nebraska’s Republican secretary of state.

In an interview with CNN, Forbes said he’s voted for President Donald Trump in multiple elections but denied being a Republican plant, insisting that he’s a lifelong Democrat. Asked repeatedly to name a Democrat he voted for, Forbes grew frustrated and said the party needed to return to the “morality” it represented under President John F. Kennedy.

Asked why he decided to run as a Democrat in the Senate race, Forbes said, “I saw that there wasn’t any Democrat on the ticket. … I’m the only Democrat, and the Democrats are going for Dan Osborn.”

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The Nebraska Secretary of State, who is a Republican, tried to remove the other Democratic candidate from the ticket so that William Forbes would be automatically the Democratic candidate. A court over-ruled him.

Forbes admits having attended a conservative conference. He is anti abortion. He admits voting for Trump in several elections.

The Democrats are backing an Independent, Dan Osborne, in the Senate race. He has come close and even ahead in the 2024 Senatorial election. Jane Kleeb, the Nebraska Democrat chair has said this is a plan by Pete Ricketts (of the Republican Party) to "trick voters").

The use of religion by this WH. Is it sincere or is it cynical?

In "The Prince", Machiavelli says this about the rulers relationship with religion:

• A ruler should appear religious, even if he is not genuinely devout.
• Relgion helps maintain order and unity among the people. It encourages obedience and moral behaviour, which makes ruling easier.
• A prince should seem merciful, faithful, humane and religious. But he must be ready to act against these virtues when necessary. In other words "look religious" even when you are not.
• People are more easily governed if they believe in a moral or divine order.
• Religion can legitimise authority and reduce resistance.
• If being irreligious helps maintain power, the ruler should not hesitate.

Reports Trump requiring top aides to wear $145 shoes and buying them in incorrect sizes. (0.53 seconds in).

The future Trump "library"

I think Jeff Tiedrich describes the Trump dance best as "Trump jerking off two giraffes!