Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Surfd]

He's doing that because they are paying him.

I would guess more likely that he is doing that because they are promising to pay him if he delivers. Somehow I doubt even Putin is crazy enough to give Donald money upfront in the hopes that he comes through, as he'd probably get more benefit out of just lighting the briefcase full of cash on fire to roast hotdogs over.

[Paranoid Android]

ABC fact checked Trump on tariffs and it passing to the consumers. This DUMB motherfucker still doesn't understand tariffs.


Ouch ABC just fact checked Harris with Biden keeping many of those tariffs. FACTS!! Maybe Democrats shouldn't run on Republican policies.

[gondrin]

ABC fact checked Trump on tariffs and it passing to the consumers. This DUMB motherfucker still doesn't understand tariffs.


Ouch ABC just fact checked Harris with Biden keeping many of those tariffs. FACTS!! Maybe Democrats shouldn't run on Republican policies.

Tariffs aren't bad nor good. They have a purpose. They are meant to encourage people to make goods within the country so they don't have to import things that can be made within the country. However, a blank tariff on everything and anything doesn't actually cause anything other than price increases.

[Breccia]

Trump Media shares rally ahead of debate clash

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, majority-owned by Trump, surged for a second day on Tuesday ahead of a debate between the Republican presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris.

The stock jumped over 4% and lifted the value of Trump's stake in the company to $2.2 billion days before he and other insiders will be allowed to sell their shares for the first time since the company's public listing in March.

Currently up to $18.63 Yes, up.

Well, I'm sure the recovery has just begun and nothing that's happened recently will change its direction in any way.

[Zaydin]

Trump Media shares rally ahead of debate clash



Currently up to $18.63 Yes, up.

Well, I'm sure the recovery has just begun and nothing that's happened recently will change its direction in any way.

Wonder where they will be at now that he got creamed in the debate.

[ati87]

Wonder where they will be at now that he got creamed in the debate.

The moment Trump puts up his stock for sale (which is public) then price will go towards a penny stock.

[Breccia]

Well, I'm sure the recovery has just begun and nothing that's happened recently will change its direction in any way.

(A Few Moments Later Meme)

Oh, nooooooooooo....

Post-debate, Donnie's stock price took a wee tumble...



Wompity womp womp.

Anyway...

Oh noooooooo. Who could have predicted that? Oh, right. Thousands of pre-market traders. Also, most people in these forums.

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Oh, wait, Forbes saw it coming, too. Either that, or they were able to write up this article in damn near record time.

Shares for Trump Media on Wednesday dropped more than 15%, falling to what would be a new record low for the stock, after Vice President Kamala Harris became the betting favorite to win the election after a debate with Trump, the majority stakeholder in the Truth Social parent.

A new record low? Well, not exactly. Even leaving aside "well, actually" that it was sold for $10, it was below this price from Feb to Aug of 2023. Forbes meant "since it went public in March" and applying context. I'm just being an asshole. I know, you're shocked.

Forbes did point out that, due to the share prices dropping, using their on-paper value (a lot of discussion about that we'll handwave for now), Trump lost the debate so badly, it cost him two hundred million dollars.

[Edge-]

NPR getting in on the fun, too - https://www.npr.org/2024/09/11/nx-s1...the-debate-too

Even some of former President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters seem worried he lost Tuesday’s debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Shares in Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Trump’s Truth Social network, plunged more than 16% on Wednesday morning to a record low. The shares recovered a bit by mid-afternoon, but were still down more than 12%.

Trump Media’s shares have been extremely volatile since their public debut in March, as their performance has turned into something of a Wall Street weathervane about the former president’s election prospects. Trump owns almost 60 percent of the company, and its other investors tend to be among his most fervent supporters.

But it’s not just Trump Media shareholders who now appear to give Harris the edge in last night’s debate. Investors broadly appear to think that the vice president improved her chances of a November victory, according to several closely-watched stock-market indicators.

The prices of Bitcoin and of several cryptocurrency-related stocks, including Coinbase, also fell on Wednesday morning, before partly recovering by mid-afternoon.

Someone create the anti-Donald index, quick! (probably don't do this it's a very bad idea and not financial advice)

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https://thehill.com/regulation/court...-order-appeal/

New York’s high court tossed out former President Trump’s appeal of the gag order in his hush money criminal case Thursday.

The gag order, which remains in partial effect ahead of Trump’s sentencing, bars the former president from making public remarks about prosecutors involved in the case or their families. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) and Judge Juan Merchan remain fair game.

In a brief order, the court said “no substantial constitutional question is directly involved” and that it would dismiss Trump’s appeal.

Donald's 500th identical appeal, stating nothing new and introducing no new arguments, over his gag order has been dismissed.

At some point the waste of the courts time deserves sanctions for him and his legal team.

[Breccia]

I love citing Barron's for this.

Trump Media Stock Is Still Falling. Trump’s Post-IPO Gains Vanish at This Price.

Before I continue, yes, CyberTrump 2077...I should stop calling it that, the game is good now, the social media platform is still dogshit...Truth Social did recover some of the losses it took after the dumpfest after one-point-two people showed up to a two-person debate. It's now $16.something and holding, not a record low anymore but still below where it's been since going public.

Truth Social is worth more now on paper than it has any right to be. Its sole purpose is Trump speaking to his cultists devout enough to hand him money to read his texts, rather than wait a few minutes until they become FOX News headlines. With Trump floundering, the messages are muddled, when Trump leaves the platform, it's worthless. Why it's worth billions on paper when it does nothing but lose millions each month is something nobody will be able to reasonably explain. At this point, the question is how much does he sell and how well that goes. The lockout is coming to an end, and we're approaching the part where Trump throws a handful of papers into the air, yelling "SELL!" and, somehow, this magically turns into money for a company that has nothing but losses and no income.

[PhaelixWW]

Truth Social did recover some of the losses it took after the dumpfest after one-point-two people showed up to a two-person debate. It's now $16.something and holding, not a record low anymore but still below where it's been since going public.

Meh, the low is $15.30 and it dipped down to $15.46 this morning, before hovering around $16. It's still low-adjacent, for now. Apparently, Trump will get to fondle his stock starting on the 19th, only a week away, so we're almost at the endgame.

[Poopymonster]

Meh, the low is $15.30 and it dipped down to $15.46 this morning, before hovering around $16. It's still low-adjacent, for now. Apparently, Trump will get to fondle his stock starting on the 19th, only a week away, so we're almost at the endgame.

On the 18th there will be a surge due to sheeple having received an email to BUY IT NOW!
On the 19th it'll be worth less than DonOld's words not under oath.
On the 20th it's the DemonicRats fault.

[PhaelixWW]

On the 18th there will be a surge due to sheeple having received an email to BUY IT NOW!

What is "an SEC violation", Alex?

Though we would get to use the headline: "One Pump-and-Dump Chump: Trump".

Silver linings.

[Edge-]

Donald Trump’s attorney Alina Habba recently escaped some legal trouble of her own.

On August 27, Habba settled a case brought against her by Alice Bianco, a former waitress at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, who had sued the club alleging that she was tricked into a hush-money deal after a supervisor sexually harassed her. Bianco also sued Habba, accusing her of betraying ethics by offering her legal advice while helping the club secure a $15,000 deal in exchange for her silence. Just a few weeks after the deal, Habba joined Trump’s legal team.

Bianco settled with the club in March, but Habba at the time was curiously left out of the deal—leaving her open to being sued.

According to New Jersey state law, an agreement like the one Habba set up “relating to a claim of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment” is “against public policy and unenforceable.” After attending mediation, Bianco and Habba agreed to an out-of-court settlement, but terms were not disclosed. It’s unclear how much Habba had to pay to make the lawsuit go away.

“I feel very proud. I’m very grateful to have my life back. This was a three-year-long fight that caused many sleepless nights,” Bianco told NOTUS. “I pray that she gets what she deserves.”

I don't think for one second Habba lost any sleep over this and I'm disappointed to once again see people escape consequences and be able to just pay some money to make their illegal/unethical behavior go away.

I hope it was a very expensive settlement.

[Breccia]

DHL joins the list of Mike Lindell's problems. They're suing for $800,000 he owes them for delivery fees.

[Lanrefni]

DHL joins the list of Mike Lindell's problems. They're suing for $800,000 he owes them for delivery fees.

How the hell do they justify charging delivery fees when they can't be bothered to actually deliver packages?

This is one of those lawsuits where I cheer for both sides to lose horribly.

[Breccia]

How the hell do they justify charging delivery fees when they can't be bothered to actually deliver packages?

I mean, they did? This is their second lawsuit, they're suing him for not paying the settlement reached in the first one. If they hadn't delivered, Lindell wouldn't have settled the first time.

[PACOX]

As funny as the dog shit (lol) is, remember that these kinds of false narratives not only come from Nazis, they also foreshadow violence against the targeted groups. Very important to tell someone to STFU and get in that ass when someone tries to spread this bullshit or any false narratives regarding immigrants.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ll-bomb-threat

[alach]

What I am looking forward to is this duo releasing over the next month. I think these will have a way of reaching Average Joe other ways would not.



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I am reminded of when SBC released Borat 2 right before the election in order to expose some of Trump and Co's misdeeds.

[Breccia]

What I am looking forward to is this duo releasing over the next month.

STOPPING THE STEAL is a clear-eyed account of Republican officials who stood firmly by their principles often at great personal cost.

Misleading title. Trumpers will watch and get all mad. Looking forward to the reviews!

[Belize]

How the hell do they justify charging delivery fees when they can't be bothered to actually deliver packages?

This is one of those lawsuits where I cheer for both sides to lose horribly.

Off topics, but DHL has always been 100% the best shipping company I've ever interacted with. Everytime I get something through economy shipping with DHL it gets here at warp speed in like a day or 2.