President Trump 2.0: The NEW one and only politics thread

[dixiehack]

How it started

How it's going

 

[garrow]

Of course. If a Dem does it, no good. If Trump does it, acceptable.....no matter what.

Biden Student Debt Plan to Stay Frozen, Appeals Court Says

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Found what I'm calling it.

 

[SixToe]

I've often said here that nothing matters anymore. The guy gets away with everything. His Fifth Avenue comment was the most accurate thing he ever said.

But as an exercise, is there anything he and his administration could do that would actually enrage enough of the population that goes too far? What is that line? Like, if tanks rolled into Canada tomorrow, would even that be enough for any supporters, however they might be, to be like, "OK, big guy, too far?"

I'm actually being serious. Is there a scandal that could ever be big enough?

No. The knee-bending Grand Muskpublican Party would continue to support him, say nothing about the "outrage" voiced by the Dem Party and citizens.

He has covered pretty much every possibility, no? Felony conviction, amorality, rude and rude behavior, making fun of the disabled (mocking the reporter), praising and being friends with avowed enemies (NoKor, RU), complete disdain for the Rule of Law, outright lying about myriad events, targeting the press and other "enemies" real or perceived, the pardons, transactional behavior out in the open, and likely behind the scenes stuff that would likely be criminal if not disqualifying for any other time in history.

Who's going to impeach him? What GMP senator would risk alienating his or her voting base to go against him? The military, U.S. Marshals or police? He'd just giggle about the International Court or UN or anything like that. I really hate to sound so defeatist, but who TF is going to do anything to him?

Even so, you'd get JDV or M Johnson.

They've done all these "layoffs" and Grashley publicly said they were illegal, and required a 30-day notice and reason why. What happened? Not a f'king thing.

Quid pro quo with Adams and people are resigning left and right? Ehhh, screw those unloyal RINOs. Bove will just get people we know will support us or fall on the sword like a sucker.

All the crying about President Musk? Nothing has happened. Nothing. He's still getting access and if they haven't, they will.

It's going to be a long two years to the midterms.

 

[HanSenSE]

 

[Alma]

What is that line? Like, if tanks rolled into Canada tomorrow, would even that be enough for any supporters, however they might be, to be like, "OK, big guy, too far?"

Yes, his supporters would largely acknowledge it as too far. And if that happens, that'd be a major problem. He'd be out of office.

The current problem is that many people conflate what is happening with that happening, and they're not remotely the same. And even if I don't agree with some of Trump/DOGE's cuts, I don't believe it's a daily constitutional crisis.

Trump is absolutely a leader with zero nuance and attention span, prone to real-time experiments and negotiations and online bleats that lack polish. But it's like I'm a policy debate round judge and I'm listening to one of those 1st negative constructive cases where every disadvantage ends in nuclear war.

 

[garrow]

In his first speech to HHS, RJKj ranted about sperm counts of children. A sick freak who we should all be ashamed he has any role in our government.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

The current problem is that many people conflate what is happening with that happening, and they're not remotely the same. And even if I don't agree with some of Trump/DOGE's cuts, I don't believe it's a daily constitutional crisis.

What do you call the POTUS giving an unelected individual a de facto line item veto over funds appropriated by Congress if not a "Constitutional crisis?"

 

[SixToe]

Ehhh, just rooting out waste. C'mon, Inky. It's a sound business decision. It's just business!

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Trails and facilities won't be maintained. Fires won't be fought. Rescues will take longer. Visitors' Centers will be shuttered.

https://www.backpacker.com/stories/issues/public-lands-firings-staffing-crisis/

 

[Neutral Corner]

 

[playthrough]

Trump may actually send Delta Force or other U.S. Special Forces into Mexico to go after the drug cartels.