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

I'm hopeful that people who, when they started out as debaters on this thread, were believers in Trump but have changed their minds and trust in him having read through the arguments and decided that he is a person not trustable or worth supporting, that the debate has been of worth to the future of the world after they deny him the pleasure of continuing as a wrecking ball.

Haven't pretty much all weapons tech, systems, logistics etc for the last 50 years been at least broadly compatible among NATO members?

He must be absolutely cooked health wise. No wonder he's trying to do all these stupid things and get his face on money etc. He's petrified he has no legacy to speak of.

I sincerely believe his legacy will include his name in an accepted phrase used by all from now on…."(insert failure) has been an epic failure of Trumpian proportions".

Jaysus….even by the standards of his increasingly unhinged rants, this one is grotesque.

Only the Best, another story! (long read)

FEMA F*ck up

In late December, the chief of staff for Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley sent a sharply worded email to the White House, subject line “Five Alarm Fire.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s “ridiculous” stranglehold on FEMA was choking off funds his California district needed — a district, the email noted, that President Donald Trump had carried.

During her 13 months running DHS, Noem, along with her de facto chief of staff Corey Lewandowski, waged war on FEMA, throttling operations, stalling payments, and driving out most of the senior leadership and by one count roughly 20% of the workforce. Amid the havoc, multiple sources told CNN the agency failed to make critical payments — from basic utilities to security operators that protect dangerous materials like anthrax

With the Atlantic hurricane season starting Monday, agency insiders warn that FEMA has been significantly
weakened and will likely struggle to respond to a large-scale disaster this summer — the likes of which this administration, remarkably, has not yet faced. The agency is racing to fill vacant roles, restart halted
trainings and exercises, and close gaps left by funding that was delayed or cut. But sources say it will likely take years to undo the damage that’s been done.

https://us.cnn.com/2026/05/31/politics/fema-noem-disaster-funds

Tbf he could be a godsend as he is ridiculously overqualified to actually be a leading MAGAhead. He could appeal to Trumps base and lure them to vote democrat.

Funny how people are now 'concerned' about Platner, just because they read about his tattoo this week or whatever. Platner discussed this months ago, it's genuinely looks as if there's a concerted effort by some in the media to discredit him in favour of Susan Collins.

What's more worrying imo is his time in Blackwater. We know what kind of **** they got up to.

There is obviously nothing wrong with a country celebrating its 250th anniversary, but it is a tragedy that such an event coincides with the president being a massively divisive narcissistic corrupt creep. They voted for him so it is a tragedy of their own making.

"Saw a clip just now of Marco Rubio speaking at the White House podium saying they are going to demand the UN gets involved to open the straits of Hormuz"

Surely this is a job for the "board of peace"?