Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Breccia]

Ahh, you and @Breccia don't get sarcasm when I just called him a B.

Nope, totally missed it.

[Flarelaine]

Poe at work.

[Breccia]

Ah...life.

Google the exact phrase

Yes, it was a success, it proved that President Trump is willing to go into hostile environment

and restrict it to the last 24 hours. You'll see Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign official press secretary, explaining in person in public on purpose that Trump won the NABJ disaster.

"Okay, but you just told us what who it was. Why would we Google it?"

For the timestamp.

"Ten hours ago...this was today?"

Looks that way.

"...after he backed out of the ABC News debate?"

Yes. Yes it was.

Not only is Team Trump lying about how bad Trump's performance was, they're also lying about him being a coward. This is not a mistake, this was a scheduled appearance in public on purpose after the FOX News demand. This wasn't a missed memo, this was the campaign's press secretary.

This is a blatant lie. This is an undefendable blatant lie.

[Huehuecoyotl]

So Trump took a $10m bribe from Egypt just before 2016. Then said nothing but good things about the Egyptian dictator for years. And blocked an investigation into the whole thing.

Finest President money could buy.

[Kaleredar]

So Trump took a $10m bribe from Egypt just before 2016. Then said nothing but good things about the Egyptian dictator for years. And blocked an investigation into the whole thing.

Finest President money could buy.

Clearly, these actions taken by Trump before he was president were part of his presidential duties, and therefore you can't investigate him for it.

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Ah...life.

Google the exact phrase



and restrict it to the last 24 hours. You'll see Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign official press secretary, explaining in person in public on purpose that Trump won the NABJ disaster.

"Okay, but you just told us what who it was. Why would we Google it?"

For the timestamp.

"Ten hours ago...this was today?"

Looks that way.

"...after he backed out of the ABC News debate?"

Yes. Yes it was.

Not only is Team Trump lying about how bad Trump's performance was, they're also lying about him being a coward. This is not a mistake, this was a scheduled appearance in public on purpose after the FOX News demand. This wasn't a missed memo, this was the campaign's press secretary.

This is a blatant lie. This is an undefendable blatant lie.

And furthermore, why should Trump expect that a room full of black journalists would be a "hostile environment?"

[Breccia]

why should Trump expect that a room full of black journalists would be a "hostile environment?"

Honestly, you could drop "black" and it would still be a valid question. But hey, he is a draft dodger, none of this should surprise anyone.

[Celista]

So Trump took a $10m bribe from Egypt just before 2016. Then said nothing but good things about the Egyptian dictator for years. And blocked an investigation into the whole thing.

Finest President money could buy.

Disgusting. Must watch video.

[Breccia]

Google has been very bad. They’ve been very irresponsible. And I have a feeling that Google’s going to be close to shut down, because I don’t think Congress is going to take it. I really don’t think so. Google has to be careful.

-- Donald Trump, yesterday

"For what?"

Hard to say, but recently, Google made it clear they were cracking down on AI-boosted sites and articles, basically saying "just because a million bots like it doesn't make it true". In an interesting coincidence, a lot of these sites feature polls favoring Trump, even though these are a minority.

"Can Congress just shut down Google?"

For what? Anything Google is accused of by re-arranging search results (even if the re-arrangement is done to make the results useful and realistic) Twitter does too, except they do it for money. Trump is likely suggesting the GOP will remove Section 230 protections, which again, I don't see how they can do. Well, without a dictator-style enforcement. I don't think the current Congress is willing to take on Google.

"Has Congress made any move against Google, that an honest person would say 'close'?"

Some AI questions, but nothing along the lines of "you're breaking the law, stop it".

This is just another "Trump is butthurt and demands people sooth his snowflake feelings" whine to the cameras.

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[url]https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/donald-trump-jr-democrats-want-non-citizen-votes-heres-how-plan-stop-themDemocrats want non-citizen votes and here’s how we plan to stop them[/quote]
-- Don Trump Jr.

That's right, that's FOX News blatantly publishing Donnie Dum-Dum Jr. spewing fearmongering and lies. I don't need to quote it, you already know what it says.

I'm giving myself 10 more CNN points for FOX News giving free campaign space to Team Trump, for willingly posting lies, and because I know no Trump supporter is going to contradict any of this meaning it's a conspiracy theory I can add to their list.

[Shadowferal]

Hmmm...Trump accused of 'breaking terms of his bail' by 'attacking witnesses' at rally in Georgia

Trump, who has been indicted in Georgia for allegedly interfering with the state's election in 2020, specifically targeted the governor, Brian Kemp, and secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger. Raffensperger was the one who received the infamous phone call during which then-president Trump asked him to "find" 11,000 votes.

Tom Joseph; "Convicted felon Trump is breaking terms of his bail right now by attacking witnesses in his GA criminal trial, Governor Kemp and Secretary of State Raffensperger," Joseph wrote Saturday. "Trump is angry bc they wouldn't help him overturn the election in 2020 and they won't help him overturn it in 2024."

Attorney Jeffrey Evan Gold linked to Trump's bond agreements and added, "Which seem to me anyway to be intimidation sufficient to qualify as the potential violation of his conditions of release in Georgia."

A Trump supporter from Georgia didn't bring up the bail issue, but had some tough words for the MAGA leader nonetheless.

"What a Dumbf--- move at a Governor of Georgia more popular than you. Dumbest thing I think you ever done and maybe said," the user wrote on Truth Social in response to the ex-president. "I didn’t realize the bullet got Brain Cells from the Ear."

Republican insider Erick Erickson also weighed in on the attacks.

"The Trump rally in Atlanta makes it more likely Kamala Harris wins. He’s his own worst enemy."

I'm believing Trump has been self-destructing since Biden stepped down and fully robbed him of his certainty of a win.

[Gorsameth]

Dear Trump Jr, we've looked into illegal votes from the last election. They were all Republicans.

I'm sure they will be looked at again for the coming election, and I am again confident they will (almost) all be Republicans again.

[gondrin]

Well, Trump still shows he knows absolutely nothing about the US auto industry. The vast majority of the cars sold in the US are made in the US. The only ones that aren't are some smaller but well known European brands and some minor SE Asia ones. Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Subaru and other major brands that are all foreign owned all have factories in the US.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...3039c936&ei=72

Trump: UAW leader Fain a ‘stupid person’

Former President Trump called United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain a “stupid person” on Sunday, deepening a divide between his camp and the union while promising to revitalize the industry if reelected.

Trump said in a Fox News interview with Maria Bartiromo first aired on “Sunday Morning Futures” that the auto industry will be a top priority for this potential second term, referring to his controversial policy to enact harsh tariffs on imported cars.

“We’re going to take in a fortune, but we’re going to tariff those jobs. We want them to build auto plants in the United States,” Trump said. “Those people in Michigan that love me and that I love, and then they’re going to give us a victory because their auto industry won’t exist in two years if [Kamala Harris] gets elected.”

“They’ve got to build in the United States, and they have to hire U.S. workers and whether it’s union or non-union,” he continued. “Look, the United Auto Workers I know very well, they vote for me. They have a stupid person leading them, but they vote for me. They’re going to love Donald Trump more than ever before.”

“We’re going to create in that area, the most traditional area, we’re going to have more auto jobs that we’ve ever had,” he added. “We’re bringing back the automobile industry, and we’re going to do that with tariffs.”

The UAW, led by Fain, endorsed Vice President Harris last week after previously endorsing President Biden. Trump has feuded with Fain for months, with the union leader denouncing Trump as one of the worst presidents for union workers.

“Trump has never supported working class people. He has never supported unions,” Fain said Friday. “But he sure as hell was trying to pander for our votes now.”

Trump has previously called on UAW members to rise up against Fain and have him removed from his post. The popular union president won a landmark contract with major automakers for UAW members last year.

In a post online, the union said Trump is “a scab and a billionaire,” saying they are not on his side.

Economists have warned that Trump’s plan to radically cut taxes and implement tariffs could significantly increase product costs for the average American and increase the national debt. An economic analysis earlier this year found that the proposal would cost the average household $1,500 per week.

[Breccia]

So Mark Zuckerberg called me. First of all, he called me a few times. He called me after the event and he said, 'That was really amazing, it was very brave.' And he actually announced he's not gonna support a Democrat because he can't because he respected me for what I did that day.

-- Trump, in public, on purpose

Just a reminder, everything Trump says should be assumed to be false unless otherwise noted, doubly so for "I keep hearing it, people keep saying it" lines.

How much do people want to bet Zuckerberg did no such thing?

[Ausr]

Hmmm...Trump accused of 'breaking terms of his bail' by 'attacking witnesses' at rally in Georgia

Trump, who has been indicted in Georgia for allegedly interfering with the state's election in 2020, specifically targeted the governor, Brian Kemp, and secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger. Raffensperger was the one who received the infamous phone call during which then-president Trump asked him to "find" 11,000 votes.

Tom Joseph; "Convicted felon Trump is breaking terms of his bail right now by attacking witnesses in his GA criminal trial, Governor Kemp and Secretary of State Raffensperger," Joseph wrote Saturday. "Trump is angry bc they wouldn't help him overturn the election in 2020 and they won't help him overturn it in 2024."

Attorney Jeffrey Evan Gold linked to Trump's bond agreements and added, "Which seem to me anyway to be intimidation sufficient to qualify as the potential violation of his conditions of release in Georgia."

A Trump supporter from Georgia didn't bring up the bail issue, but had some tough words for the MAGA leader nonetheless.

"What a Dumbf--- move at a Governor of Georgia more popular than you. Dumbest thing I think you ever done and maybe said," the user wrote on Truth Social in response to the ex-president. "I didn’t realize the bullet got Brain Cells from the Ear."

Republican insider Erick Erickson also weighed in on the attacks.

"The Trump rally in Atlanta makes it more likely Kamala Harris wins. He’s his own worst enemy."

I'm believing Trump has been self-destructing since Biden stepped down and fully robbed him of his certainty of a win.

And nothing will happen at all.

[Shadowferal]

And nothing will happen at all.

After he loses in Nov all bets are off.

[Paranoid Android]

Posting her cause I think this is more about Trump than the General Election thread. It gets convoluted sometimes but I don't think this has to do with the election.


Link this from @Draco-Onis

https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...1#post54521525

Bannon was Trump’s campaign chair in 2016. According to the Post, five days before Trump’s inauguration in January 2017, an organisation linked to Egyptian intelligence services withdrew $10m from a Cairo bank.

“Inside the state-run National Bank of Egypt,” the Post said, “employees were soon busy placing bundles of $100 bills into two large bags.”

Four men “carried away the bags, which US officials later described in sealed court filings as weighing a combined 200 pounds and containing what was then a sizable share of Egypt’s reserve of US currency”.


According to the Post, US federal investigators learned of the withdrawal in 2019, by which time they had spent two years investigating CIA intelligence that indicated Sisi sought to give Trump $10m.

Such a contribution would potentially have violated federal law regarding foreign donations.

Great vid here from Democracy Now.

So Trump needed money for his campaign cause of course Trump didn't want to put money into the campaign. Somehow he "found" $10 million which somehow $10 million in US currency disappeared in Egypt. Yes, Trump Administration went soft on Abdel Farrah el-Sisi and his authortarianism.
As Draco-Onis said. Seems a bribe, but Barr buried it.

I can't believe how much oxygen, exposure Bill Barr still gets on network news. Even without this story, Barr was complicit with so many other shady shit of overt corruption, but I guess he is legit.

[Edge-]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...se-2024-08-05/

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the state of Missouri to halt Donald Trump's upcoming sentencing for his conviction in New York on felony charges involving hush money paid to a porn star and left a related gag order until after the Nov. 5 presidential election.

The decision by the justices came in response to Missouri's lawsuit claiming that the case against Trump infringed on the right of voters under the U.S. Constitution to hear from the Republican presidential nominee as he seeks to regain the White House.

The Supreme Court's order was unsigned. Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito indicated they would have taken up Missouri's case but added that they "would not grant other relief."

I swear, it's like Alito and Thomas love having everyone in this country hate them for being dishonest political hacks.

[Paranoid Android]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...se-2024-08-05/



I swear, it's like Alito and Thomas love having everyone in this country hate them for being dishonest political hacks.

Yes, shocked who the two willing to let this go forward.

Jeezus those two don't give a shit about the judicial system.

[gondrin]

Yes, shocked who the two willing to let this go forward.

Jeezus those two don't give a shit about the judicial system.

Those 2 would also be the ones that would have ruled that the Confederacy was a legit thing because of states rights or some other nonsense.

[Shadowferal]

Kamala Harris turned the waters of this election cycle into bloody chum. And the justices know it.

[Breccia]

The Supreme Court's order was unsigned.

I'm surprised, honestly, considering "paying a whore before you got elected" is pretty much objectively not the President's job. This was an easy call. Cowardice like that is usually reserved for people who dodge the draft and refuse to debate Kamala Harris.