Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Astalnar]

The more I read these forums the more sad I get when I realize it's the same dozen or so lefties that live in this alternate reality where Trump is some evil monster that has destroyed this country. His speech last night could have been absolute perfection and you same people wouldn't give him credit for anything lol. Hopefully one day you guys will come back in the real world and join us in reality instead of this fantasyland you live in.

Makes sense. They didn't listen to Trump's speech, they got their info about the speech filtered and neatly regurgitated through the leftist media sources. This is what they call being informed. They are the reason I'm am so looking forward to November 3rd. The Trumplisde cometh, and it will cause a meltdown of epic proportions.

[Blur4stuff]

Trump repeatedly lied while breaking the law. In what world is that a good speech? It has nothing to do with left vs right.

Even if you pretend the lies weren't there and his entire campaign wasn't breaking the law, the speech itself was quite bad. The content was uninspiring and at times made no sense.

He essentially regurgitated lies he's been repeating at rallies for quite awhile.

[Breccia]

Trump also apparently had lower ratings than Pence. PENCE.

I mean, the only thing sadder would be going bankrupt a seventh time.

(checks news)

Close enough.

The company that operates the Trump International Hotel in Vancouver said on Friday it has filed for bankruptcy, blaming the coronavirus pandemic for lost revenue and financial hardship.

TA Hotel Management Ltd Partnership (TAHMLP), a unit of Malaysia-based TA Global Bhd (TAGL.KL), said the temporary closure since March due to COVID-19 impacted the hotel’s business.

“Its ongoing expenses since the outbreak of COVID-19 and lack of revenue has placed TAHMLP into a position of insolvency,” a statement on the company website said.

Documents filed in Canada on Thursday showed that TA Hotel Management Ltd Partnership owes C$4.79 million ($3.66 million) and has total assets of C$1.1 million. TA Hotel Management leased the hotel premises and operated it, according to the statement.

But this is just a franchise chain, a place that sells overcooked burgers with ketchup with a clown face.

...wow that analogy is much closer to fact than I thought it'd be.

I wonder how Trump's actual hotels are doing.

Trump’s Disclosure Shows Revenue Dip at Mar-a-Lago Before Virus

Oh. So not great.

President Donald Trump’s 2019 financial disclosure shows revenue declined slightly at some of his iconic resorts even before the coronavirus slammed hospitality businesses.

Revenue at his Florida golf resort Mar-a-Lago dipped to $21.4 million from $22.7 million a year earlier, according to documents released Friday. At his hotel at the Old Post Office near the White House, revenue was $40.5 million, down from $40.8 million.

Well, at least he's not cooking the books just to --

The U.S. Secret Service has booked rooms at Mar-a-Lago for two weeks at a time just in case the President goes there and they need them, so that they don’t catch the property sold out.

Okay, but at least he's not, I dunno, throwing disabled people out on the str--

Donald Trump once tried to veto the use of Braille in the elevators of Trump Tower, and was unaware—and unmoved—by the fact that it was required by federal law, according to a Wednesday report from the New York Daily News. When an architect informed him the Braille was, in fact, mandatory, Trump reportedly responded “Get rid of the (expletive) Braille. No blind people are going to live in Trump Tower. Just do it,” before calling the architect weak.

I give up.

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I want every man, woman, child, and Trump supporter to think about what this means.

Top general: Military will play no role in resolving any electoral dispute

“In the event of a dispute over some aspect of the elections, by law U.S. courts and the U.S. Congress are required to resolve any disputes, not the U.S. military,” Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley wrote. “I foresee no role for the U.S. Armed Forces in this process.

“I and every member of the Armed Forces take an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and to follow the lawful orders of the chain of command,” he continued. “We will not turn our backs on the Constitution of the United States.”

“The Constitution and laws of the U.S. and the states establish procedures for carrying out elections, and for resolving disputes over the outcome of elections,” Milley said. “State and federal governments have qualified officials who oversee these processes according to those laws. We are a nation of laws. We follow the rule of law and have done so with regard to past elections, and will continue to do so in the future.

"I do not see the U.S. military as part of this process; this is the responsibility of Congress, the Supreme Court, and components of the Executive Branch.”

Name any other time in US history where this was said under oath.

[NoiseTank13]

Makes sense. They didn't listen to Trump's speech, they got their info about the speech filtered and neatly regurgitated through the leftist media sources. This is what they call being informed. They are the reason I'm am so looking forward to November 3rd. The Trumplisde cometh, and it will cause a meltdown of epic proportions.

Yeah I'm waiting for him to say anything of worth, or any of his accomplishments. Right now all he has is words, and not actions. Well, actions that are positive to his credit, anyways.

[Mekh]

Ok Burner.
/10char

Get ready for more of them. I checked: a bunch of the usual suspects got themselves banned until after the election.

[Darththeo]

For bonus lols, Trump also apparently had lower ratings than Pence. PENCE. A bigoted block of wood.

You mean Pence that thinks that torturing gay teens is a family decision and he couldn't say it was wrong? But that doesn't mean he supports it. That Pence?

[Fahrenheit]

Makes sense. They didn't listen to Trump's speech, they got their info about the speech filtered and neatly regurgitated through the leftist media sources. This is what they call being informed. They are the reason I'm am so looking forward to November 3rd. The Trumplisde cometh, and it will cause a meltdown of epic proportions.

He barely won in 2016, going against a Clinton with a vagina, after 8 years of a Democrat in the WH, being a political unknown that people hoped would be “Presidential” after the fact, and the GOP has largely been skull fucked from sea to shining sea in the past 3 years under his leadership..... he may win in 2020, but I’d bet my portfolio against yours that it won’t be anything but a tight EC victory while losing the national popular vote.

[D Luniz]

He barely won in 2016, going against a Clinton with a vagina, after 8 years of a Democrat in the WH, being a political unknown that people hoped would be “Presidential” after the fact, and the GOP has largely been skull fucked from sea to shining sea in the past 3 years under his leadership..... he may win in 2020, but I’d bet my portfolio against yours that it won’t be anything but a tight EC victory while losing the national popular vote.

how many 2016 states that went for Trump have changed to proportional EC accounting? because if that occurs, that might make another "the people voted against me, but not in the right places to prevent me from winning" election less likely for him

[PhaelixWW]

how many 2016 states that went for Trump have changed to proportional EC accounting? because if that occurs, that might make another "the people voted against me, but not in the right places to prevent me from winning" election less likely for him

No states have changed to proportional accounting. The only two states that do it are Nebraska and Maine, and they've been that way for a long time (28 years and 48 years, respectively).

I'm sure the reason that we don't see more push from states to go to proportionality is that it would eventually lead to an increasingly likely scenario where the 12th Amendment is used to pick the winner of the Presidential election.

This is also why a lot of people are instead pushing for the NPVIC.

[Ursus]

So Trump held a rally in New Hampshire today. Under state law, people participating in large gatherings like that must wear a mask. When a PA announcement reminded them they must wear a mask to comply with the law, they booed. Most of the rallygoers were not wearing a mask. Which means when Trump spoke, he was seeing hundreds of people breaking the law literally right in front of him. Did he say or do anything about it? I'll let you guess the answer to that one.

And he wants to be our law-and-order President.

[Zaydin]

Apparently the TNC tricked a bunch of people who were featured in a video about public housing who aren't happy with Bill de Blasio during the TNC to make it seem like they supported Trump. Needless to say, the tenants are not happy with the TNC.

[Edge-]

Apparently the TNC tricked a bunch of people who were featured in a video about public housing during the TNC to make it seem like they supported Trump. Needless to say, the tenants are not happy with the TNC.

Not just tricked them, but used taxpayer dollars to trick them into providing campaign content for Trump.

Which is grossly unethical on so many levels, but MAGA I guess.

[Felya]

Get ready for more of them. I checked: a bunch of the usual suspects got themselves banned until after the election.

It’s the length of the oldest infraction expiring, not the most recent. I made that mistake my self, then was disappointed and realized my mistake.

[cubby]

No states have changed to proportional accounting. The only two states that do it are Nebraska and Maine, and they've been that way for a long time (28 years and 48 years, respectively).

I'm sure the reason that we don't see more push from states to go to proportionality is that it would eventually lead to an increasingly likely scenario where the 12th Amendment is used to pick the winner of the Presidential election.

This is also why a lot of people are instead pushing for the NPVIC.

It's really our only hope of sidestepping the EC - and it can't happen fast enough. If Biden wins we might see the remaining states move towards it. Trump winning doesn't bear considering.

[Felya]

Makes sense. They didn't listen to Trump's speech, they got their info about the speech filtered and neatly regurgitated through the leftist media sources. This is what they call being informed. They are the reason I'm am so looking forward to November 3rd. The Trumplisde cometh, and it will cause a meltdown of epic proportions.

Why does not a single person that claims the speech was great, actually say what about it was great? I realize tossing stones is fun, but if you watched it... why can’t you say what he said that was so great? What policy did he state, that you agree with?

[Benggaul]

It's really our only hope of sidestepping the EC - and it can't happen fast enough. If Biden wins we might see the remaining states move towards it. Trump winning doesn't bear considering.

I sincerely doubt you'll see many red states making that change since the EC is essentially the GOP's savior by now. At least as far as the Presidency goes.

[DingDongKing]

Why does not a single person that claims the speech was great, actually say what about it was great? I realize tossing stones is fun, but if you watched it... why can’t you say what he said that was so great? What policy did he state, that you agree with?

Anyone with a brain would know this is a great speech...assuming Chavez is an idol of yours, and you have a tattoo of Putin on your balls.

[Felya]

Anyone with a brain would know this is a great speech...assuming Chavez is an idol of yours, and you have a tattoo of Putin on your balls.

This is what I mean... There have been more said about my balls, by people who claim it was a good speech, than the speech it self. How was this a good speech, when my balls are the center of attention?

[DingDongKing]

This is what I mean... There have been more said about my balls, by people who claim it was a good speech, than the speech it self. How was this a good speech, when my balls are the center of attention?

Make bent pinky finger straight again.

[Bodakane]

This is what I mean... There have been more said about my balls, by people who claim it was a good speech, than the speech it self. How was this a good speech, when my balls are the center of attention?

Hey man, don't be so down on your balls. You know, maybe they are worthy of discussion. Chin up bro! Believe in you.