America's savior
President Trump returned yesterday with a sweeping agenda and an end to the nation's four-year nightmare. He gave a speech that denounced the policies of the left, right in front of Joe Biden & Kamala Harris who were forced to listen to it. Then he signed dozens, maybe hundreds of executive orders. The first executive order rescinded all of Joe Biden's 78 executive orders.
He promised swift action on the economy, immigration, national security and social issues. He said he would invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 , to eliminate “foreign gangs and criminal networks.” He said it was now government policy that there “are only two genders: "male and female.” He declared a national emergency over the U.S.-Mexico border, which unlocks federal funds to build the border wall and turn back more migrants. He also put restrictions on asylum and made border security a military priority. And he moved to end birthright citizenship, a controversial element that many believe pertained only to the children of freed slaves. The ultra leftwing ACLU has filed suit claiming that it is a right to everyone that the Constitution guarantees. Hopefully the SCOTUS will finally decide what congress meant in those turbulent years following the Civil War when the very ambiguous law was written.
He directed federal agencies to investigate potentially unfair trade practices, especially those involving those with China, Mexico and Canada. He is forming a group to look specifically at trade.
He withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement, an international climate pact which only the US seems to adhere to. He also got the US out of the WHO which the US spent $500 billion on and China with many more people only spent $38 billion on.
He stalled enforcement of a ban on TikTok for at least 75 days, giving ByteDance, the app’s Chinese owner, more time to find a way to find a buyer.
He ended remote work for federal employees and froze most federal hiring.
He pardoned the nearly 1600 people who have been languishing in jail all this time over the Jan 6th riots.
In the meantime, only hours before the inauguration, Joe Biden issues pardons for his corrupt family as well as Anthony Fauci and Jan 6th Committee House members.
Melania Trump wore a black hat with a wide brim.
Vivek Ramaswamy quit as co-leader of what Trump has labeled the Department of Government Efficiency in order to campaign for Governor of Ohio.
While signing Executive Orders and simultaneously holding a press conference, Peter Doocy asked President Trump if he had read the traditional farewell letter left in the desk by his predecessor. Trump, in his unique way reminded Doocy about priorities, noting that he was signing Executive Orders and answering questions as Zelensky & Putin waited for a talk on a peace deal and Melania waited for the President to dance with her at the Inaugural Ball. Doocy got the message as Trump put the unopened letter back in the drawer.
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America is back and the left is on the run.
Sorry Barack.
SCOTUS protected criminal/traitor pardons his para-military accomplices in failed 2021 insurrection ...
Pelosi called it an insurrection.
How much time did the 2020 rioters do? Two dozen people were killed in those riots.
Trump personally summoned a mob to the capitol building in order for them to intimidate legislators into changing or delaying the vote count. That is EXACTLY what happened. When they were punished for illegal and in some cases violent behavior he set them free. That is also exactly what happened. It is a blotch on American history that will go down in infamy.
There is a war now for Americas soul between patriots and MAGAs.
I deal in facts, not theories.
LOL.
Join Heated Discussions Vic and we will work it all out.
J6 amounted to a half-ass riot that was neither planned nor organized. It never came close to an insurrection. The real violence was perpetrated a small portion of the thousands of marchers there. Hundreds of the attendees were overcharged and over sentenced, simply by being in the building or on the grounds.
The lefties are fine ones to bitch and moan about pardons, considering the shameful examples set by the now departed never to be seen again Biden. The progressives have pumped up and promoted how awful J6 was to milk as much outrage about the day as they can. But it's over and done and now the normal and moral people are back in charge, faced with the difficult charge of repairing our broken country. It's time for the libs and lefties to grow up and move on.
As I told you before, if I joined HD I would have 3 main targets, and you wouldn't be one of them.
Since you haven’t joined HD you don’t have any targets which is a good thing for you. I doubt that you could hold your own let alone ‘’win’’ a debate with anyone.
bring it ...
I quit being a member of HD because I have no desire to use it, and nobody is allowed to use it to attack me.
Is there a reason your posting this to me, Buzz?
The rest of this thread was removed for mutual snarky comments. Knock it off.
It's not AIMED at you, but you brought up the subject of immunity from HD, and that gave me a chance to point out why I am not a member of HD. Because, as the late Leonard Cohen wrote and sang in his poem/song Anthem, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in, and I took advantage of that crack.
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Ok, got it and thanks to Leonard Cohen.
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He wants ByteDance to sell 50% of TikTok to a billionaire friend, in which case he would be bound to get some benefit himself.
But before we toot our horns about his threatened tariffs, let's consider how much the retaliations would be bound to cost Americans, especially those who live from paycheck to paycheck.
I doubt Xi would allow it to happen.
Most likely TikTok will end up banned in the US and its young users will only be left to remember that President Trump tried to find a way to keep it alive.
Maybe that is the best ending.
Then the only REAL beneficiary from that bullshit ban (BECAUSE THERE IS NO PROOF OF THE ACCUSATION, ONLY SUSPICION) will be RedNote, and millions of Americans will be the losers - shooting self in foot personified.
Lol.
will be RedNote
Ah yes, the little red book. It's like a German app naming itself Mein Kampf. Totalitarian regimes that murder millions aren't too subtle, are they?
of Americans will be the losers - shooting self in foot personifie
If Tik tok is such a boon, why won't China let you see it in China? Why is it punishing the Chinese people?
Ho Hum, history again. No sticks and stones, only names? How many times am I asked "Why won't China let you see it in China?" How many times do I have to repeat over and over again that China doesn't want its happy bright productive hard-working kids to become Americanized?
I am well aware of the stereotypical "Ugly American". The impervious insufferably entitled US tourists who give Americans a bad name abroad. So, just FYI, Chinese tourists are universally known to be the rudest and most difficult of travelers...
China doesn't want its happy bright productive hard-working kids to become Americanized?
Oh.. so tik tok is a weapon to make kids unhappy and lazy and China is protecting its kids from it. Another argument for banning it.
LOL. Well, I didn't know Chinese tourists were rude never having encountered any rude ones. It isn't so much about "The Ugly Americans" from back when those who backpacked through Europe sewed Canadian flags on their backpacks so they wouldn't be identified as Americans. I was thinking more about the ones during more recent times who storm the Capitol Building (or agree it was right to do so), gangs that shoot each other and other gun-lovers, group-storming thefts of retail stores, Rittenhouse-types, and those whose brilliance led them to help elect Donald Trump.
Again, again and again, words being put in my mouth that I DIDN'T SAY. I don't reply to those games being played.
Instagram? Similar technology and already has heavy crossover usage.
So I'm not the only one to have noticed that?
Sorry, Jack, I don't follow that.
Buzz, I've just had some experiences with Chinese tourists where they've been pretty nasty people.
They make New Yorkers look polite.
Oddly I have had a few experiences with Japanese natives (in Japan) where they seem to carry a grudge (likely from the Truman era). But as a whole, my experience with Japanese people in their homeland is 99% favorable. My position is that they are very friendly, cordial, basically nice people who care about their homeland. They treat tourists well, but even so, there is a very clear notion that there are those who are genuinely Japanese and everyone else.
Given our far more adversarial relationship with China, I would expect that to translate into a larger percentage of nasty people on the fringe.
Jack, my comment was about your comment about instagrams, not about Chinese tourists. But since we're on tourism, let me voice my opinion. First of all, about the Chinese people generally. Ever since I came to China I've been treated with respect, like family, and I've had the experience of people wanted to take photos with me, and even kids wanting my autograph for no reason other than I might have been the first white man they ever saw in their life. I've been treated with the greatest respect by police and government officials, who in many cases have gone out of their way to make me comfortable.
However, if Chinese people who travel in the USA are not so nice, maybe it's because of America's history with Chinese people, such as how the railroad workers were treated back in history, the Chinese Exclusion Act, and you cannot deny the violent and disparaging treatment the Chinese-Americans were subject to when they were personally and individually blamed for the Covid pandemic. Don't ignore what both Trump and Biden had done to contain China, block its advancement and hypocritically support Taiwan while saying they adhere to "The One Chjina Rriciple". If I were a Chinese tourist in America those things might well be considered a reason for my suspicion and actions. Compare that to how Americans were treated in China by the Chinese when the Americans were at war with Japan, such as how the ancestors of the Flying Tigers are venerated here especially when they visit.
Why would "you" be a tourist someplace you don't feel welcome?...
Everyone is different Greg. I can only make assumptions when it comes to that. All I was saying is that maybe the tourists don't feel entirely comfortable, and maybe it's for good reason. I didn't feel that comfortable when I entered Jordan to tour Petra. I wanted to see it, and I was quite UNCOMFORTABLE when our minibus was stopped by some armed Jordanians, and our Jordanian driver talked them into letting us get by. I didn't feel that comfortable in Morocco when I saw the way some men looked at us. Who knows, I might even have appeared to be rude.
To see the sights, to experience the cuisine, to learn of the culture and history. The very concept of a tourist is that you are there temporarily and for a short period of time at that.
For example, 10 years ago my wife and I went to Turkey as part of a cruise. We wanted to visit Istanbul to see Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque (among other things).
Feeling welcome was not expected and not achieved. It was an awkward experience for all of us but none of us regretted visiting Istanbul.
Sorry, that's nonsense.
If you have a grudge against someplace, don't go. If you do go, behave yourself when you get there. There is no excuse for going to somebody else's country and treating the locals poorly.
Above all, do not elbow people off a narrow hiking trail or shove them out of the way for a better angle for your photo. One of those women you're pushing around might just have a 6'4" father or husband willing to correct that behavior without regard to how unpleasant you might find the experience.
Add to that, when a National Park Ranger tells you to stay 50 yds away from the damn Bison, you might wanna listen.
I laughed out loud when I read that. Do you remember this?
Anatomy of an American shove: Breaking down the moment Trump pushed past Montenegro's leader
LINK -> Anatomy of an American shove: Breaking down the moment Trump pushed past Montenegro's leader | National Post
There are rude people everywhere. I recall being in a line for something here and a man pushed himself in front of me. However, I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of people are not rude.
That's true.
TBF, we don't get a lot of Chinese tourists in Dallas. Which seems odd, because we get them from every other Asian & European country in pretty good numbers. Everybody likes to come to Texas to "get their cowboy on" and see the grassy knoll.
My experience was primarily at Yellowstone National Park. The number of Chinese tourists we saw with serious disregard for their own safety or anyone around them was surprising.
I'll put it to the fact that it was not long ago that Chinese people could afford to travel to the other side of the world, and I guess they might not yet have learned how to be good tourists.
But I was a tourist twice in Dallas, although I was there for a specific purpose each time and I enjoyed both experiences, I wasn't rude to anyone nor was anyone rude to me, but then I wasn't Chinese. LOL
I was even a fan of the TV series.
Well, Vic, last time there was a savior he ended up like this.
Maybe it would have been more fitting to use the word "Emperor".
Normal people would describe it as them paying their debt to society. You call it languishing. [deleted][✘]
And what would normal people call Biden's pardoning vicious murderers on death row?
First of all normal people realize that Biden commuted 37 death sentences to life without parole, he pardoned none of them. Some people would call that Christian mercy, depending on one's religious beliefs.
The problem with 4 years of extreme radicalism is that normal people begin to forget what normalcy is.
I dunno, the first time this piece of shit was PotUS I maintained my faith that normal people could assume power again. Trump lies and right here in your commentary we see reflections of the same.
Trump is "The Party":
Four years more of destructive, self-centered and delusional crap. Hopefully, the goodness in Americans will reawaken in time to save our country. His timing is kind of off, though. The destruction of America and American values began the day he stepped foot into the political arena. He is not a savior, but a malignant force who just barely was elected and now claims that 1.48% difference to be a mandate to destroy what has taken years to build. He made promises that he cannot keep, practiced revisionist history, and flat-out lied to his country to eak out that slim margin. Let us just hope his stain can be wiped from our country.
Up the page a ways you claimed that you dealt in fact, not theory. Your characterizations of events in the bulk of your commentary give lie to this assertion.
I have no problems remembering the relative normalcy of 17 of the past 18 Administrations.
I guess when you cannot identify normalcy, everything else becomes "extreme radicalism" to the chagrin of credibility.
They were forced to listen:
"For many years, a radical and corrupt establishment has extracted power and wealth from our citizens while the pillars of our society lay broken and seemingly in complete disrepair.
We now have a government that cannot manage even a simple crisis at home while, at the same time, stumbling into a continuing catalogue of catastrophic events abroad.
It fails to protect our magnificent, law-abiding American citizens but provides sanctuary and protection for dangerous criminals, many from prisons and mental institutions, that have illegally entered our country from all over the world.
We have a government that has given unlimited funding to the defense of foreign borders but refuses to defend American borders or, more importantly, its own people.
Our country can no longer deliver basic services in times of emergency, as recently shown by the wonderful people of North Carolina — who have been treated so badly and other states who are still suffering from a hurricane that took place many months ago or, more recently, Los Angeles, where we are watching fires still tragically burn from weeks ago without even a token of defense. They’re raging through the houses and communities, even affecting some of the wealthiest and most powerful individuals in our country — some of whom are sitting here right now. They don’t have a home any longer. That’s interesting. But we can’t let this happen. Everyone is unable to do anything about it. That’s going to change.
We have a public health system that does not deliver in times of disaster, yet more money is spent on it than any country anywhere in the world.
And we have an education system that teaches our children to be ashamed of themselves — in many cases, to hate our country despite the love that we try so desperately to provide to them. All of this will change starting today, and it will change very quickly.
My recent election is a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal and all of these many betrayals that have taken place and to give the people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy, and, indeed, their freedom. From this moment on, America’s decline is over."
Read the full text of Trump’s inaugural address – NBC4 Washington
He sounds like an idiot that is living in dreamland. A populist that has no idea of what some words actually mean.
Those two sour faces say it all, don't they.
Unlike Trump who didn’t show for Biden’s inauguration Biden and Harris had enough backbone to follow protocol, Trump on the other hand did his normal MAGA chicken shit thing.
makes me smile
MAGA, writ large
It is shocking that he won't play by their rules. And now everything Obama & Biden achieved will be torn down. Their legacies are now in tatters. All they apparently have left is crying about the Queensbury rules.
Be sure to tell Obama that it's Mt Mckinley, not Denali.
Be sure to tell Trump that it's the Gulf of Mexico, not the Gulf of America.
All lies.
There are no rules about attending a new presidents inauguration, it protocol and common courtesy, you know the ‘’peaceful transfer of power’’ that Trump doesn’t adhere to.
Obama and Biden legacies are in tatters…LOL, ok you are true MAGA and no one is crying about Queensbury rules except perhaps you or MAGA.
Actually it isn’’t McKinley it’s was Denali for a thousand years before it was named McKinley for man that was never in Alaska and never did anything for the state. Oh hell, he was in favor tariffs, I wonder if he told the same lie that the forgiven country will pay for the tariffs and the U S will become rich. Like many MAGA that cannot admit they know it is wrong or are do dumb to figure it out even after it is explained to them.
Oh, please tell Trump it is the Gulf of Mexico not America…I did hear that if he keeps up his stupid shit that the Canadians will rename the Great Lakes to Lake Toronto, Lake Manitoba, Lake Quebec, Lake Inuit and Lake First Nations…They will leave Lake Michigan alone because it is entirely in the US but it is an Indian name, so that is a good thing. Oh, Lake of the Woods will be changed to Lake Batoche, or even Lake 1812.
Cheers.
It was originally known as Denali and was renamed in 1896. The original name was restored in 2015 ... honoring its indigenous roots.
Are you going to support every move Trump makes? Do you support the Gulf of America too?
The level of partisanship here is staggering. The desire to see the legacies of former PotUS 'torn down' just for the sake of tearing them down. Good grief.
Lol. You think those policies were normal?
My view is that you automatically presume any policy that has D roots as bad and those with R roots are good.
My view is that you ignore important facts.
You asked me a bunch of questions related to how is President Trump going to fix it, while ignoring the fact that it was Biden who allowed all those migrants into the country, or that it was Biden's legislation/spending which caused the inflation, or that it was Biden's weakness that led to two wars.
No. Are you really going to oppose everything he does?
Do you support the Gulf of America too?
I do.
The level of partisanship here is staggering.
I'll let others judge who the partisan is.
Just like attending a president's funeral.
before it was named McKinley for man that was never in Alaska
He was the President of the United States. All of them!
Like many MAGA that cannot admit they know it is wrong or are do dumb to figure it out even after it is explained to them.
I believe you mean like the gullible fools who went to college and came out as cultural Marxist. Dumb fucks they were.
Oh, please tell Trump it is the Gulf of Mexico not America…
Mexico is a corrupt failed state.
Cheers!
You keep making that claim yet you do not show the facts that I ignore. You have your beliefs (typically partisan) that you think are facts and are upset when others do not accept what you declare to be facts.
In short,what you call facts are mostly partisan bias on your part:
[Exaggeration] The number of illegals in the nation has been stable between 10 and 12 million since Bush. You think we have been invaded and that is just Trump bullshit. Biden's failure at the border did not materially increase the number of illegal immigrants as you claim.
[Partly Correct] As I noted earlier, Biden's spending contributed to inflation. You exaggerate this and claim that it is what caused inflation. Your 'facts' are exaggerations.
[Unfalsifiable Partisan Claim] This is just simplistic partisan bias. You apparently believe what Trump says and repeat it. There is no way to determine what Putin would have done if we had a different PotUS. But common sense shows that if Putin thought Biden was going to just roll over then his calculation was wrong. Biden stood up to Putin, organized international opposition, imposed sanctions, provided Ukraine with weapons, etc. Anyone (like Trump) can make grand claims; the key is for people to be smart enough to recognize bullshit from verifiable fact.
Trump also said that he would end the war with a phone call. A grand claim. It was obvious bullshit. Just like his claim of dropping energy costs by 50%. Stay tuned, because much of what he claimed is outrageous bullshit.
Of course not. For example, I am in favor of his AI initiative (at least based on what we currently know).
I oppose the stupid things he has done and will do. And anyone who pays attention to what Trump has done and said should be able to see that he is going to make more stupid moves. He is unfit for the presidency. He is bad news for this nation and unfortunately the only way his blind supporters will see this (if ever) is for the people to experience the pain of his stupidity and arrogance.
Well that pretty much shows that you will support everything Trump does.
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I have a long list of things that Trump did or said that I don't like.
I think everyone has some things that he has said the is not right, but all it takes is one positive remark and you are a die hard MAGA that's hates everyone not like you.
Do you support Trump's attempt to violate the constitutional right of jus soli?
Yet another ridiculous exaggeration.
Not to critical thinkers that experience it.
One earns the label 'die hard MAGA' based on an expressed philosophy that illustrates a disposition to believe and/or support most everything Trump says or does.
According to your ridiculous exaggerations, I would be die hard MAGA because I (as of now) support Trump's AI initiative, support the principle of reducing illegal attempts to cross our borders, support the principle of making the USA more self-sufficient, support the principle of going after genuine waste in government, etc.
The problem with Trump is that he is unfit to serve as PotUS. He is an embarrassment to this nation on the world stage. He comes up with utterly stupid notions (e.g. Gulf of America, taking back the Panama Canal, violating jus soli, imposing absurd tariffs prior to negotiation, etc.) and he is an irresponsible, vindictive, narcissistic, loose-cannon asshole who does not heed wise advice.
Not on here it doesn't
The rest of your rant we have heard over and over.
Didn't need to read it again.
Do you recognize that Trump has signed an EO that removes the constitutional right of jus soli? This idiot has attempted to thwart the CotUS on the very day he swore an oath to preserve, protect and defend it.
Your comments here merely complain about being challenged and deflect from dealing with the challenge itself.
Oh bullshit. You all throw that childish label around when one does not go along with the prescribed narrative 100%. For example, those who DON'T support Trump but take a stand against the way the Democrats and the Biden DOJ went after Trump have been childishly called "MAGA". All because they don't fully support the narrative. We all have seen it time and again.
Speaking only for myself, I consider someone 'die hard MAGA' based on an absurd level of fealty to Trump. For example, someone who would even go so far as to support Trump's idiotic Gulf of America, taking back the Panama Canal, violating jus soli, imposing absurd tariffs prior to negotiation, etc. would likely qualify as 'die hard MAGA'.
Someone merely criticizing the Ds is not necessarily MAGA.
I observe a substantial amount of irrational, wrong, exaggeration in lieu of thoughtful rebuttals.
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Nuh-uh
I'll vote for you on this one....
You don't have to out words in your posts thinking someone does not know what they mean and you got one over on them.
I know what jus soli means and I think it was a good idea, albeit it will be challenged in court for some time.
Do you recognize that the 14th amendment was written to give previous slaves full citizenship upon birth? It was written to repeal the 3/5 recognition of blacks and population for Congress representation.
"Subject to the jurisdiction thereof" has been interpreted several different ways but no one born to non citizens, especially illegals, are subject to the jurisdiction of the US, as they are still subject to the jurisdiction of the country their parents are from.
Whether you like it or not, Trump did the right thing, KNOWING that you, et al, will be whining about it and causing it to get decided by the Supreme Court.
Debatable.
It is well known that anyone who states anything positive of Trump is labeled by you as irrational, unpatriotic and fully supportive of a "scoundrel", a word that no one has used since the 60s black and white westerns.
Do you recognize that Trump is trying to violate the CotUS by his attempt to revoke jus soli (of all things)?
Are you trying to argue that this should only apply to slaves? If not, then what point are you trying to make? Jus soli applies to everyone regardless of sex, race, religion, economic position, etc.
Are you actually trying to defend Trump again? This has been settled for over 125 years now. See: United States v. Wong Kim Ark
Yup, you are actually defending Trump's attempt the thwart the CotUS. Of course!
Another entirely false claim. It depends on what is stated.
No, you have never NOT insinuated it, no matter what is said.
That's just because TiG is too nice to call him a fucking asshole scumbag jerk-off. And Trump has no redeeming features, unless you consider keeping himself clean a redeeming feature. So, if anyone sings praises to Trump and his Fart Reich stinkers, they deserve to be tarred and feathered with the same brush.
Opinion
"Fart Reich"
Childish name calling. Not unexpected.
Too bad you, et al, leftists have not learned your lesson in name calling after the past election. One of the biggest reasons you, et al, lost is because of that name calling.
Funny how all those that called him a "threat to democracy", "garbage", Nazi, Hitler, etc, are now cuddling up to him. Don't you feel like you were used?
All one can do is laugh at the absurdity of comment like this.
You argue that one of the "biggest reasons" Trump —the most prolific childish name-calling antagonist of our times— won was because his opponent engaged in name-calling.
I don't argue anything. It is the absolute truth. Any argument against it is ridiculous.
Funny how all those high profile democrats that were very vocal with those names now want to be buddy buddy with him.
People do not like being referred to as garbage, nazis, hitler, white supremacist and whatever left wingers called anyone not like them. They still haven't learned.
Of course, opinions are what everybody does here, so the comment is meaningless at its core.
Pphhhhtt. What is funny is that you let the "fucking asshole scumbag jerk-off" part stand while complaining about my characterization of the largely unqualified and actively hostile to the American identity as a whole administration as the "Fart Reich stinkers". The MAGA movement is myopic, and because of this they fail to see (or worse, agree with) the most un-American plans of the administration.
Trump remains a threat to democracy because he does not believe in democracy and does nothing to uphold its principles. He believes in power and money and that is just about it.
If they don't like being characterized as such, then they should not present the obvious attributes of being such.
You are right. That is why the left was voted out overwhelmingly this past election.
Maybe they can learn their lesson.
Probably not.....
Then you agree yours is also.
"What is funny is that you let the "fucking asshole scumbag jerk-off" part stand"
I didn't let anything stand. It is understood that part is just as idiotic as the rest. You don't have to point out useless where it is obvious.
"Trump remains a threat to democracy"
You might want to tell all the democrats, including Obama and Newson, that are now sucking up to him after he won. The same ones that referred to him with the same idiotic stupidity you still do. Wonder why they no longer think he is a "threat to democracy"? s/
You're make me smile and laugh.
It is statements like the one quoted that explain why it is difficult to take some members of this forum seriously. Neither the left nor the right was overwhelmingly elevated or decreased in stature this last election. The balance of power shifted, but only as a result of a very few seats in government changing. The popular vote for the Presidential election was very close, as it was for the past three cycles. It would be quite amazing, therefore, for even a politician to claim an overwhelming mandate to rip up the governmental structures that have been emplaced over the history of the country, yet this is what Trump is doing, and I feel that he is doing the wrong things for all the wrong reasons.
Glad I can make your day so early.
What those on the left do not, and apparently will not, understand is that their rhetoric over the past four years chased many people from the democratic party. The democratic party is now a party of snobbish elites who care nothing about the working class. Trump demonstrated that he does, whether he keeps up that promise, that is to be seen, but the left just doubled down on stupid when it came to trying to connect with voters.
Many of us said over the past several years that name calling and false accusations were what will lose the election for the left, and we were right. You would think that they would tone down the name calling rhetoric after losing, but no, they have to double down on it.
I would highly suggest the democratic party go back to their roots of being for the people, or they will have to tolerate not only four years of Trump, but probably eight years of Vance.
See, you keep making me smile and laugh. After all, I am discussing this with you.
Trump is a threat to democracy because he does not believe in democratic ideals, as proven in his continued lying about the 2020 election. Just because you can't admit this does not make it untrue.
And I will bet dollars to doughnuts that Obama is not "sucking up" to Trump. He may be engaging him politely, but that is because he is a statesman, quite unlike Trump. The same thing goes for the rest of the adults in the room: They have to work with the present administration, like it or not, and acting antagonistically just makes this harder. Note, please, that this fact never stopped Trump from antagonizing people, probably because he enjoys it.
If that is the case, then he would have proven that eight years ago, and he didn't. I know the left's go to was J6, but we all know that there was no insurrection, just an excuse for leftists to scream about Trump, nothing more.
"as proven in his continued lying about the 2020 election. "
Then you will agree that several democrats are also a threat to democracy as evidenced by them denying Trump was the legitimate president in 2016. It is easy to look up if you want to know the truth.
"He may be engaging him politely, but that is because he is a statesman,"
Yes, because saying republicans are clinging to their guns and religion is statesman like s/
"They have to work with the present administration"
Then you agree it is a 180 from 2016 to 2020 when these same democrats....and more, did everything they could to disrupt Trump's first term. Not to mention the bs charges filed by a corrupt New York DA, Atlanta DA and federal prosecutors.
If it is found that there is indisputable evidence that Biden engaged in corrupt activity during his VP term and before/after, you would be OK to have charges filed against him, right?
Especially when it isn’t true. Which as recent history has shown us, it rarely is when proffered by the Trump triggered.
Trump has proven that he is unfit for office and has no use for democracy if not every day of his adult life, then at least every day since 2012.
Your commentary on this site has demonstrated an inability to deal with facts as they exist and a need to distort history and present until it fits into your "story" of what is occurring. That is a pity. I am sure you know the old saying, "Fool me once, shame on you..."
This bending over backwards to defend Trump might be viewed as noble if somebody could show that he wasn't just trying to be king, if someone could show where he is humble on any occasion, or maybe not just a plainly mean person. You can't. The commentators on this site cannot either. Because he is mean and he obviously wants to be authoritarian, he wants to have everyone under his thumb and fearing his retribution. That's the way he likes it. Trump will destroy this country if left unchecked. He is already doing a pretty good job of it.
Your refusal to hold Trump accountable for the insurrection that we all watched is telling, as is your refusal to call it what it was: an attempt to keep Trump in office despite the will of the people.
I hope you wake up before it is too late.
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Delusions are not a good thing
"our commentary on this site has demonstrated an inability to deal with facts as they exist and a need to distort history and present until it fits into your "story" of what is occurring"
The irony. I deal with facts daily, and they do not come from the left. All I see is triggered leftists trying to make predictions of things that will probably never happen, but, what the hell...let's just make up shit.
"This bending over backwards to defend Trump might be viewed as noble if somebody could show that he wasn't just trying to be king, if someone could show where he is humble on any occasion, or maybe not just a plainly mean person. You can't. The commentators on this site cannot either. Because he is mean and he obviously wants to be authoritarian, he wants to have everyone under his thumb and fearing his retribution. "
Nice rant to simply say" Trump is mean and I don't like him"
" Trump will destroy this country if left unchecked. He is already doing a pretty good job of it. "
Really can't do any more damage than the demented old fool and his DEI hire VP did over the past 4 years.
"Your refusal to hold Trump accountable for the insurrection that we all watched "
I don't know what you watched, but I watched a riot by a bunch of idiots get out of hand. How many people were charged with insurrection for that day?
"I hope you wake up before it is too late."
I am fully awake, just not woke. I spent 20 years in the Navy and saw things far worse than Trump. What you don't realize is that this country has checks and balances to keep someone from doing what you are whining about.
It's not me that needs to wake up.
I haven't seen it. Maybe you could show us this dealing in facts? Denying them or saying "that doesn't matter" is not the same as dealing with them, and saying that the left has none to offer is a sure sign of delusional thinking.
Thanks for your service. The checks and balances only work if most of the players are dealing in good faith. Trump doesn't do this. Quite a large part of our elected representatives also do not. I am sure that you have seen many people who are like Trump in that they care only for themselves. The type that would sell another down the river if they thought that it would gain them personally. How does that go over in the Navy? Not very well, I would imagine.
None, and more is the pity. It was an attempt to impede the Constitutional processes that formalize the election which Trump had falsely claimed that he won. Four members of the Proud Boys and two members of the Oath Keepers were sentenced for seditious conspiracy.
And
A full accounting can be viewed here. If you poke around on the database you will see where many had been bragging about the President being the reason they were there and that their intent was to stop the transfer of power or even to destroy the government, kill everyone they could find, you know, nice stuff like that.
Maybe paying better attention will help you see.
"Thanks for your service"
Thank you
"Trump doesn't do this. Quite a large part of our elected representatives also do not. "
So you are essentially admitting is that Trump is simply a politician out for himself, as evidenced by you admitting most politicians are. So why always want to single out Trump as if he was the very first one in the history of this country to do so? That is being dishonest at best.
"The type that would sell another down the river if they thought that it would gain them personally. How does that go over in the Navy? Not very well, I would imagine. :
It has been 20 years since I retired, and during my time in, no one would sell the other down the river, however, in the age of woke and DEI corrupting the military, I would not doubt if it is happening today. Hopefully Hegseth will eradicate this way of thinking quickly.
"None, and more is the pity. It was an attempt to impede the Constitutional processes that formalize the election which Trump had falsely claimed that he won. Four members of the Proud Boys and two members of the Oath Keepers were sentenced for seditious conspiracy. "
I think very few people believe that none of these people should have been charged, but there are many that believe they were overcharged. No reason for someone who did not enter the Capitol gets several years in prison for trespassing or parading. That is just simply an overzealous prosecutor out to make a name for himself and get a cush job if Harris had won. Thank God that didn't happen.
"If you poke around on the database you will see where many had been bragging about the President being the reason they were there and that their intent was to stop the transfer of power or even to destroy the government, kill everyone they could find, you know, nice stuff like that."
No one is arguing this. Problem leftists have is they keep saying Trump incited the riot but can't come up with anything that backs that up. It is time to give it up and sit back and see what happens during this admin. If Trump TRULY screws up, then one can complain, but to complain just because the name is Trump is not productive to this country moving forward.
Trump is neither savior nor the devil
He is simply the man the people elected president.
He will do some good things, he will do some great things, he will do some bad things and he will do some terrible things - how many of each of these things will always be simply opinions that will vary from person to person
No, Robert, all things are not equal.
Past Presidents were not equal to one another.
No, Robert, all things are not equal.
Past Presidents were not equal to one another
See there's one of those "opinions" I spoke - it is neither right nor wrong it is simply what you think no more right or more wrong than what anyone else thinks about the same subject.
Simple question: was Millard Fillmore and Abraham Lincoln simply two mortal men trying to do a job?
Simple question: was Millard Fillmore and Abraham Lincoln simply two mortal men trying to do a job?
Yes!
Why do this they were supernatural beings?
They had different capabilities.
Lincoln rose to the occasion over & over again. Fillmore wasn't even tested.
They had different capabilities.
Lincoln rose to the occasion over & over again. Fillmore wasn't even tested.
Immaterial
They simply two mortal men elect ed to the same office who reacted differently to challenges presented to them by the office
I'm a mortal man who is just a bit younger than Trump. I'm amazed at what he did in a single day yesterday.
Embarrass the shit out of America ?
It is called keeping promises.
Unlike Obama and Biden, Trump was honest about what he wanted to do and now he is delivering.
Do you actually want Trump to deport 11 million illegals? Do you want him to impose ridiculous tariffs?
Do you BELIEVE that Trump will end the Ukraine war with a phone call while president-elect (... nada ...)? So instead do you believe he will end the war within 24 hours of being PotUS (well, that did not happen either)? Then do you believe he will end the Ukraine war over some unspecified period of time without throwing Ukraine under the bus? Do you believe he will drop energy prices by 50%? Do you believe he will lower the CPI? Do you believe he will end taxes on overtime and tips?
It is easy to deliver on writing executive orders. It is much more difficult to actually get things done.
That doesnt make it ok Vic.
Why not?
The people voted for it.
I want more than 11 million deported.
Do you want him to impose ridiculous tariffs?
That depends on the response of those facing tariffs.
Do you BELIEVE that Trump will end the Ukraine war with a phone call while president-elect (... nada ...)? So instead do you believe he will end the war within 24 hours of being PotUS (well, that did not happen either)? Then do you believe he will end the Ukraine war over some unspecified period of time without throwing Ukraine under the bus?
I believe that Trump has some good cards to play. Zelensky knows by now that he can't win militarily. Putin would love a way out. Obviously, there will be a certain amount of time for negotiations. What each side is going to get is fairly clear: Zelensky needs a real guarantee, short of NATO membership that Ukraine will be protected from any future invasion. Putin will need to keep what Russia controls.
Do you believe he will drop energy prices by 50%?
The average price for a gallon of regular gas in CA is currently at $4.39.
AAA Fuel Prices
Getting them down to the $2 range is very realistic.
Do you believe he will lower the CPI?
A lot of that depends on congress, but if anyone can do it, its Donald John Trump.
Do you believe he will end taxes on overtime and tips?
Absolutely and I'll go right to you when he does it.
It is easy to deliver on writing executive orders. It is much more difficult to actually get things done.
It is easy to get elected when one lies about being a moderate and hides in the cellar. Biden got a lot done. All of it was a total nightmare for the American people.
So basically you do not care about the costs, the impact on the economy, the logistic implausibility, etc. You just 'want'. Lovely.
The response to Trump imposing tariffs will be counter tariffs and likely trade wars. Especially when dealing with China.
That has been under his control since the beginning of the war. Putin is not interested in a way out, he wants to prevail. The only way that will happen is for Ukraine to lose.
Does not answer the question. We are already producing at record levels and there is little interest in oil producers to invest in new drilling projects. So what, exactly, does Trump's mantra "drill, baby, drill" translate into in reality?
Also, the average price for a gallon of regular in the USA is $3.129.
That would require a substantial increase in production (we are already breaking records); but that is not going to happen. Alternatively, a substantial reduction in demand (not likely ... especially with Trump trying to kill alternative energy). Reducing taxes on gasoline would help (yet there go revenues). Not much one can do about the world market for oil other than diplomacy (not bloody likely with Trump).
We could of course have another pandemic which would certainly kill demand and lower prices.
No it does not. It is primarily a function of the market.
Hero worshiping Trump.
What a screwed up perception ... thinking that we have been experiencing a nightmare rather than recognize the damage that an irresponsible, narcissistic buffoon like Trump could do to this nation.
That was the thing that struck me about your questions. It was like Trump had never been President before.
Here is what happened TiG: The people got to see exactly what the democrats stood for, where the democratic party is today and what a lot of people learned in college.
And that TiG is why Donald Trump won the popular vote.
I think Trump won because too many people believe that the economy and, in particular, the price of goods is a function of the presidency. Thus too many believe that electing Trump will 'bring back the good old days'.
That is a not only utterly naive, it is false. Trump's rhetoric and initial actions show that he is going to bring more harm than good to this nation.
No TiG, most Americans were smart enough to know that the trillions that Biden spent on the green new deal and other legislation caused the inflation which dominated the four years you seem to pretend never happened.
“Inflation is made in Washington because only Washington can create money.” ... Milton Friedman
As Economists Are Today, Milton Friedman Was Incorrect About Inflation
what a hyper-partisan, totally misinformed, and willfully ignorant comment ...
Biden's spending exacerbated inflation. That is the rational economic view. Your view is (of course) that ALL of the inflation was a result of Biden's spending. If we apply that simplistic partisan thinking then we can expect a rise in inflation under Trump.
Trump will NOT be able to cover his spending with his tariff nonsense. He WILL incur plenty of expenses with policies such as deportation. He WILL further exacerbate prices as a consequence of his tariffs.
So those who voted for Trump because they believed he is going to reduce prices and keep inflation low (it is currently at a normal level) are unfortunately in for a big surprise. Although, no doubt, Trump will blame Biden for his own failures and Trump supporters will simply accept that and repeat it.
Sitting in a chair and signing pieces of paper isn't all that strenuous.
and you wonder why people question your perspectives and motives
and you wonder why people question your perspectives and motives
Another of those pesky opinions - I do not care what "people' (could you be more vague or evasive) or you think about my perspective and I have no "motive" (I simply like to discuss issues and the occasional fun of poking some people to make them roar and growl is simply a side benefit.
Your opinions are no more correct than anyone else's opinion on this or any other issue discussed on NT
Trump won the popular vote, John. How can that be spun?
Trump is not simply the man who was elected president. But it must comfort you to think that way.
Are you saying that you are poking the bear this morning?
I haven even had my coffee yet!
I dont think you would like my answer to that one.
Are you saying that you are poking the bear this morning?
I love and respect animals I would never poke a bear
No? Then is me slightly more than a man and slightly less than a God?
Sometimes I think you have a higher opinion of him than I do.
By the way, Americans spell savior without the u. Are you a foreigner ?
Save it in case I decide to join HD.
Trump is not simply the man who was elected president. But it must comfort you to think that way.
So you think he is supernatural being rather then simply a man? Interesting perspective
Thanks, I was able to fix it.
Are you a foreigner ?
Broad term
That isn't saying much. His vote count only accounts for 23% of the population.
Yep, that's a meaningful statistic that liberals trot out all the time when talking about their popular vote wins.
Trump's support will further erode as prices & government spending rises if he implements his policies.
trump has just redrawn the line of separation and now he and his supporters have to live with it ...
Energy costs are included in the price of everything. You mean that prices will stay high even if energy costs go down? And what about Americans keeping more of their own hard-earned money?
I think we should all wish him success.
For the most part, yes. Recognize that suppliers do not just automatically and immediately pass on cost savings to their consumers (they will pass on cost increases more quickly). So prices will stay stable until competitive forces start driving them down and that takes time.
Now a substantial reduction in energy costs would have a more immediate effect since the cost savings would be so obvious ... no excuses. The trick, of course, is how one pulls off that magic.
Trump's claim of dropping energy prices is total bullshit. The USA is not at a shortage for domestic fossil fuel harvesting; we are already producing at a record level and are the world's leader in oil production. There is no current driving need for oil companies to invest in new (very expensive) drilling projects. Thus, they are not going to do so.
What do you think "drill, baby, drill" is going to do to lower energy costs by 50% (Trump's claim) or anything close to that?
Shall we wish for Trump to impose across-the-board tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China and initiate trade wars? Is that the kind of idiotic policies we should applaud?
Did you read why China will get a 10% tariff beginning next month?
Publicly threatening a 10% across-the-board on China in an effort to stop fentanyl is stupid. Publicly challenging a power like China is not going to cause them to simply fold. Rather, it encourages China to reciprocate ... they will not be seen as weak on the world stage.
And consumer prices will start climbing again.
A rational PotUS would engage in private negotiations with China to mutually address the fentanyl problem. Diplomacy, Vic. Grade-school level threats are counterproductive.
Do you support Trump's style of making grand public threats of across-the-board tariffs unless trading partners buckle to his demands is the way the USA should operate? Do you think this is a smart move?
Mr Trump, the incoming US president, is set to impose additional tariffs on goods imported from China after he takes office in January 2025. This will pose a major external challenge to China’s economy in 2025-26.
The impact of US tariffs on China: three scenarios - Economist Intelligence Unit
And consumer prices will start climbing again.
You act as though the US has no domestic products. US production should benefit.
A rational PotUS would engage in private negotiations with China to mutually address the fentanyl problem. Diplomacy, Vic.
Oh yes, it worked so well for Blinken & Biden.
Do you support Trump's style of making grand public threats of across-the-board tariffs unless trading partners buckle to his demands is the way the USA should operate?
They earned it.
Do you think this is a smart move?
I'd like to see the tariff on Chinese products at 60%. I doubt Xi will let it go that far.
That, Vic, is utterly irrational.
Sure, US production will naturally increase to try to fill the gap for those products that we can make domestically. My point has been about prices . You seem to have missed that. What do you think this will do to domestic prices ?
Further, how exactly do we deal with not importing the various rare earth elements from China that underlie much of what we produce — especially technology? It would take quite a bit of time to find alternate suppliers in sufficient quantities (and with similar prices). In the meantime, what do you think will happen to our economy?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day .
John McCain is in this picture.
The point?
I wondered the same but I'm sure we will get insulted in explaining why we don't see the point.
So is Chucky Schumer and 3 other people in the background. Do you have a point?
Washington — The Senate on Monday approved a bill known as the Laken Riley Act aimed at expanding the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally, as congressional Republicans look to deliver for President Trump as he enters office.
In a 64 to 35 vote, the Senate approved the legislation, with 12 Democrats joining all voting Republicans in favor. The measure marks the first policy legislation of the new Congress, which the House approved earlier this month before the Senate amended it.
The House will need to approve the Senate's changes before it can head to the president's desk.
Senate approves Laken Riley Act, sending immigration measure back to House - CBS News
Trump just cut $541 Billion in wasteful government spending. There's the needed funding. I'm sure physically removing illegals from witin our borders will open a lot of beds as well.
Omg yes!
How about all the emergency room care the US taxpayer gets stuck with or the taxpayers in blue states who fund the migrants.
I really wish I could say medical expenses would drop because taxpayers aren't funding illegals but we both know that won't happen.
But programs for citizens that were cut in Democrat Sanctuary Shitholes should be seeing a funding increase with the illegals gone.
I think we should be careful with states like New York and California.
That's true. Both states are known for screwing over the citizens.
Parts of this bill are unconstitutional and, if passed, will end up in court before any of it can be implemented. The parts that aren't are already law.
I'm sure that much of what is coming will be challenged, but if the SCOTUS upholds the legislation, it will be permanent.
I'm not certain they would. The current SCOTUS has already upheld the laws and precedents this bill would overturn.
So now the constitution matters?
heh, not since the maga SCOTUS blew a hole through it ...
LMAO. That's hilarious. Tell us another joke.
trump voters that receive veterans benefits ...
Only time I had issues getting benefits was under Biden. Or are you playing the "What if" game?
"Permanent" in terms of the US government means available for change every four years.
Such as?
Legislation is permanent until future legislation undermines it. How often does that happen?
An oxymoron if there ever was one, thanks.
Weren't you paying attention to all of trumps' EO's?
EOs are not legislation.
Weren't you paying attention to comment 9.1.1?
I've never had a problem with mine.
Did you have a point?
No, when a Democrat uses them they apparently are a Fascist affront to your rights but you fail to see the difference when an autocrat does it.
A;
Some of Trump's EO's are attempting to change the Constitution without Congress or the States' input; other's are attempting to overturn current legislation and yet others are attempting to abridge and redirect funding already approved by Congress.
Another laughable one, Trump attempts to ban government interference in free speech while at the same time requiring all present and future government employees to only be people that agree with him, haven't insulted him or haven't espoused "radical ideas" like fair employment practices, (DEI, Affirmative Action, etc.)
B; In the normal reading of this site, I start at the top and work my way down until the stupidity reaches a certain level, then I go back to making my retirement fund very happy.
Didn't get down to 9.1.1 , probably never will.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his administration will move to suspend the security clearances of the more than four dozen former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter saying that the Hunter Biden laptop saga bore the hallmarks of a “Russian information operation.”
Trump moves to suspend clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop | AP News
I wonder if they will be charged with election interference.
Did Joe forget to pardon them?
That will eventually be in the little hands of Pam Bondi.
Let the Right Wing Populist Retribution Tour begin!
As with most things the populists attempt, I expect it to blow up in their faces... hahaha!
So, you think that prosecuting somebody who deliberately made a false statement (and they knew the laptop was real) to interfere with an election is an act of revenge?
Why should they get away with it?
Didn't you claim it was 'lawfare' when the Dems did it?
I guess he did. But there is a lot Joe forgot to do during his term.
It was lawfare. You don't think it was real, do you?
Sorry, under the new fascistic-oligarchy, logical consistency is no longer a necessary attribute to argumentation. But, if you think about it for about a microsecond, they were exercising their rights to free speech, just as Trump has on the numerous occasions when he has lied about things like the 2020 election being rigged, et.al.
Free speech includes an opinion about an election, otherwise Hillary Clinton would have been denounced for saying the 2016 election was stollen.
Look who was told to use a new term.
It's real when they can prove it in a court of law. It's sad you think the law only applies to Dems.
The logical consistency here is that the law only applies to Dems.
Explain the New York case against Trump.
It's sad you only think the law applies to Dems.
The law hasn't.
Please admit this was a joke, because if it wasn't.......sheesh...
I'm not sure which NY case you want me to comment on, but in both cases Trump was found guilty of committing business fraud, so yeah -
Which they did.
Please back that statement up with supporting evidence that Trump wasn't found guilty of business fraud.
Be back
Well, this is the first inauguration I've seen that was given wall-to-wall coverage all day. I don't recall so many rallies and celebrations where most of the attendees were just ordinary people. I only watched bits and pieces but some of what I saw really stood out. Martin Luther King, Jr. attended Trump's inauguration in prayer. Lorenzo Sewell wasn't timid or guarded in his praise. God was given full-throated praise, shouted to the mountaintops, in the Capitol Rotunda -- when's the last time that happened? Carrie Underwood had the balls to sing America the Beautiful acapella. Those in attendance sang along without flourishes or embellishment -- America united. That moment was pure, genuine, and perfect for the occasion. Frankly, a musical score in the background would have ruined the moment.
There was one moment that grabbed me by the throat and shook me around until I paid attention. It was at the end of the post-inaugural rally when Steve Witkoff spoke about the Gaza conflict and peace deal. Witkoff called the relatives of hostages to come onto the stage; typical political kitsch. And then something unexpected happened. The people shuffled across the stage, tripping over each other. A tall man was stopped in front of Trump waiting to move on. It was possible to see the moment this guy said to himself "to hell with this" and he reached up to shake Trump's hand. And Trump didn't hesitate. Everyone else on stage wanted to shake Trump's hand, too. That wasn't on the program but it was okay. What struck me was that simple act of courage was actually the theme of the day's events.
Simple acts of courage by unimportant, unknown people are what unify us. That's what we've lost. We're aware of the loss even if we don't recognize it. IMO that's one of the hopes people have for the Trump Presidency. We're hoping the country can regain it's courage. It's not really about winning, as Trump likes to say. It's about trying. It's really about unimportant, unknown people overcoming their temerity and reaching out to do something good and worthwhile. That's really what unity is about, isn't it?
I think most of the world has already concluded that we are not the same people who stormed Omaha Beach.
Let us hope.
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Admiral Linda Fagan, who oversaw the US Coast Guard, has been terminated for operational failure and misdirecting all of the organization’s resources away from training, retention, and border security over to Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity (DEI) initiatives within the USCG.
"Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan was ousted by the Trump administration Tuesday, on President Trump's first full day in office. In 2022, Fagan became the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military.
Fagan was relieved of her duties Monday night in a workforce-wide message by Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamin Huffman."
Trump administration fires Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan - CBS News
Poor lady, if only she had said Trump is a great man she would still have her job this morning.
I would like some real proof that she directed "all" of the resources from one to the other.
An asshole behaving as such. There is no need to publicly call out these individuals.
Trump will be the exemplar for unpresidential behavior.
Resistance members, including a general who intended to warn China of a surprise attack, should be treated with respect?
I'm not so sure.
Why would we launch a surprise nuclear attack on China? Was our leader seen as a madman?
We probably wouldn't but why would a general give our adversary a heads up with anything.
Seems kinda traitorous, doesn't it....or does can we only use that word with conservatives?
Promising to help and protect our enemy during a war is fine. Making bad legal arguments is traitorous.
As long as Xi thought Trump might just do it, he behaved himself. It is the only thing Communist dictators respect.
And of course you follow the Trump lead and consider those who oppose Trump to be doing something wrong "resistance members" rather than recognize that those following Trump are supporting a vindictive, narcissistic, loose-cannon, traitor who will use the office of the presidency for his own good rather than treat it as a solemn duty and responsibility to the American people.
General Milley told General Li Zuocheng that there was no intention to attack China and that all is stable in the USA. To assuage his concerns he told him that he would inform General Li if any attack were eminent ... that no surprise attack would occur. His purpose was to reduce military/political tension given the loose-cannon flapping his jaws in the White House.
There should NEVER be a surprise attack by the USA on China except in result of extreme provocation by China (China makes the first move).
Trump is an irresponsible asshole. You will be trying to defend an irresponsible asshole for four years against criticism based on overwhelming supporting evidence.
Hahahaha. Vive la resistance! Too funny
What?! The Ministry of Magic has been compromised?!
Oooo, this is much worse. Trump is going to make America the laughing stock of the rest of the world.
And how much of Project 2025 did Trump institute today???
You tell us.
You are closer to it, so I thought you would know.
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You think that those in charge of the President's itinerary would have known that a self-righteous, stupid, woke Communist would be delivering the National Prayer Service at Washington cathedral. There is no way they should have let that happen.
In case anyone missed it, the POS above is an Episcopal "bishop."
God annointed her, in other words chose her, to confront Trump.
See how that works?
I think that God remains with the Church he assigned Peter to build.
She was almost certainly chasing more people out of the dying Episcopal church.
If God saved Trump for a specific purpose, then why couldnt God have chosen this woman for a specific purpose? She would seem to have more claim to it since she is actually religious.
The word is WOKE.
These are your people
Another kook right wing group that only you seem to know about.
How do you find out about so many of them?
Do you seek them out?
I look at Elon Musks social media site occasionally.
Care to show a link where these groups are mentioned?
I, I guess unlike you, don't follow right wing groups.
I dont know what you are talking about but thats ok.
Not mine.
Why are so many leaving that church?
In case anyone missed it, here is the entire Sermon that
This is what the author describes as a self-righteous, stupid, woke Communist...
Please, let these two comments be juxtaposed and see for yourself the difference between a studied, quiet, and forceful statement of what Christianity says it is, contrasted with the brash and false glamour of a self-styled and sanctimonious savior.
Just for grins and giggles, this is the picture that google's AI came up with for sanctimonious:
I'm not sure why there are SO many people "surprised" - if anything, Trump is keeping his campaign promises. I don't agree with him and his mouth-piece calling rioters, insurrectionists hostages - they're criminals plan and simple. Cops are up in arms, playing the sympathy / scared role - don't worry, you'll still get to kill non-whites with impunity. You just now have to watch out for whites kicking your ass and getting away with it even more. What was kind of scary for me watching that was he had no clue what commutation meant, but at least he admitted without admitting he didn't know who was getting pardoned. That was a George Washington moment - "I cannot tell I lie, I don't know what the F I'm signing. But see, I'm using a bigly marker!!"
I must admit, pardoning Silk Rose Ross was a bit of a shock. I didn't know that was one of his campaign promises but hell, he let the J6 killers and mobbers go, why not the money-laundering, drug dealing, help set up hits Ross. Dark Web 4.0 here we go.
The birthright thingy, a nice slip-in. Unexpected to see him do that, but at same time, using the 14th Amendment / slavery connection works. 14th Amendment's been straggled, ripped about, gutted, ignored and stepped on since its ink dried. And the birthright portion has come up numerous times, even with the SC making its meaning crystal clear. But ask yourself, can you misinterpret something you've NEVER really read? Can you misunderstand something you purposely choose to not understand? Without reading something, you don't need to understand it, so you can just make up shit as you go along. You know, similar to that whole "right to bear arms" thing. But here's a question, what happens to his youngest kid? Is this how he gets rid of him and momma? "Sorry babe, but you and the Omen spawn have to go - it's law. Bye Felicia". I guess he's clearing these folks out for the "Black" jobs, because the reason why migrants, immigrants are working those positions is due to whites neither WANTING nor WILLING to work them.
$500 Billion from this to $500 Billion for AI, is that the new credit default swap? Musk buying 50% Tik Tok? America drilling more oil and gas than ever yet opening the gates for even more. Border's a federal emergency to clear funding for super wall? Trump's neither Lincoln nor T. Roosevelt (totally opposite of 'ol Teddy), he's William McKinley. Bought and sold by Musk and crew.
Forget Drill Baby Drill. Burn Bastards Burn
And remember America, you WANTED this. YOU VOTED for this. Project 2025
Don't worry, he will have achieved North Korea status in no time.
They walk on water...
The price of gas has gone up 12% since trump was sworn in.
Too bad the left lost the house. This could have been the first impeachment of his second term.
My guess is some dumbass leftist congressman has articles already written up with a blank to fill in with what they want to impeach him for. They are hoping they will regain the House in 2 years so they can officially file them.
Mark my words.....it's already written in stone.
And you think that had to do with Trump, why?...
Leftists are some of the most hypocritical species on the planet.
During the first Trump admin, if something was going well, such as the record stock market at the time, several years into his term, leftists claimed that Obama should get the credit because his policies took time to really take effect..
Fast forward 7-8 years, something bad that happened during Trump/s second term........6 days into his term, it is Trump's fault.
I feel we will be victimized by the stupidity of the Biden admin for several years, but of course, all of that will be Trump's fault.
They feel leftists do no wrong.