Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Edge-]

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/30/g-s1-...l-fbi-director

President-elect Donald Trump intends to install Kash Patel, a close ally and former national security aide who has berated the Justice Department and the news media, to replace Christopher Wray as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Trump wrote in a post on social media Saturday that Patel is a "brilliant lawyer, investigator, and 'America First' fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People."

Patel came to national attention as a congressional aide investigating the feds who were probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, before he pivoted into roles in Trump's National Security Council and Pentagon. He's a regular on right-wing podcasts, where he has issued threats to prosecute political adversaries. Patel also pledged to shutter the FBI headquarters "on day one" and to disperse employees there across the country.

"We're absolutely dead serious," Patel told podcaster Steve Bannon after the November election.

While I'm taking a bit of a leap in assuming he means "announcing the shut down and then planning for an orderly transition." and not "just pack your shit up and go home we're all remote now" as that would be a stupendously bad idea.

This is still a stupendously bad idea. I'm actually curious how much of this shit will fly with some Senate Republicans who actually give a shit about things. There aren't that many of them, but there are enough that if say, the nominee for the head of the FBI confirms his plans to functionally kneecap the FBI while pursuing political prosecutions (they probably won't care as much about this bit despite the whole investigation into this very thing by Jim Jordan and House Republicans, and this guy is openly talking about it!), they might decide to see who's on deck before green lighting an apparent unserious lunatic.

[Aphelios]

Another marvelous pick! Cash Patel will make an excellent FBI Director.

[postman1782]

Another marvelous pick! Cash Patel will make an excellent FBI Director.

Just another fascist that shouldn't be confirmed.

[Shadowferal]

Another marvelous pick! Cash Patel will make an excellent FBI Director.

Why yes! Once he shuts down the FBI he'll be unemployed. A great idea!
For an idiot.

[Draco-Onis]

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/30/g-s1-...l-fbi-director



While I'm taking a bit of a leap in assuming he means "announcing the shut down and then planning for an orderly transition." and not "just pack your shit up and go home we're all remote now" as that would be a stupendously bad idea.

This is still a stupendously bad idea. I'm actually curious how much of this shit will fly with some Senate Republicans who actually give a shit about things. There aren't that many of them, but there are enough that if say, the nominee for the head of the FBI confirms his plans to functionally kneecap the FBI while pursuing political prosecutions (they probably won't care as much about this bit despite the whole investigation into this very thing by Jim Jordan and House Republicans, and this guy is openly talking about it!), they might decide to see who's on deck before green lighting an apparent unserious lunatic.

You would have better luck winning the lottery than to find a republican in congress with principles.

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Why yes! Once he shuts down the FBI he'll be unemployed. A great idea!
For an idiot.

I don't think he would actually shut it down just hollow it out and make sure it is filled with loyalists to use it as a weapon to silence critics of the fuhrer. That's the whole plan for all departments in project 2025.

[Shadowferal]

Donald Trump’s Health Under Scrutiny: Speculation Grows Amid Recent Public Appearances with Bruises on Hands

Observers have noted concerning signs in photographs, including what appear to be severe bruises on Trump’s hands, leading to fears around possible serious health issues such as cardio-vascular, stroke, or even terminal cancer.

Anonymous sources have implied that Trump may be undergoing cancer treatments intravenously at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, which has only heightened concerns. Notably, an ambulance was part of his motorcade during a visit from Republican Senator JD Vance, further fueling speculation.

[En Sabah Nur]

Donald Trump’s Health Under Scrutiny: Speculation Grows Amid Recent Public Appearances with Bruises on Hands

Observers have noted concerning signs in photographs, including what appear to be severe bruises on Trump’s hands, leading to fears around possible serious health issues such as cardio-vascular, stroke, or even terminal cancer.

Anonymous sources have implied that Trump may be undergoing cancer treatments intravenously at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, which has only heightened concerns. Notably, an ambulance was part of his motorcade during a visit from Republican Senator JD Vance, further fueling speculation.

Getting some deja vu here. Wasn't this a "concern" 2/3 years ago, too?

[Shadowferal]

Getting some deja vu here. Wasn't this a "concern" 2/3 years ago, too?

I don't recall.
Recently there was an ambulance at Mar-a-Lago however. And despite the fact check on that, the info was still evasive imo.

[En Sabah Nur]

I don't recall.
Recently there was an ambulance at Mar-a-Lago however. And despite the fact check on that, the info was still evasive imo.

I must have been thinking about this, which wasn't actually bruises. And was from this year lol

Honestly, he's an old man, could be any number of things.

[PhaelixWW]

I must have been thinking about this, which wasn't actually bruises. And was from this year lol

Honestly, he's an old man, could be any number of things.

You're probably thinking about this.

[arandomuser]

On trumps extreme threat then backing down tactic, he takes credit for things biden already did ( get mexico do to border enforcement for us ) but like dems should of done that, people, especially men respect show of strengths no matter how preformative, look at putins constant " red lines" on nuking the US he always shifts back from and yet all of maga still loves him. dems should of been like " IM GOING TO ARREST EVERY CEO THAT DOSENT REDUCE PRICES" they dont have to *actually* arrest them but just do something machismo to show you have a spine. problem with dems is their voters expect them to be serious people and enact their policies. Trump campaigned against prisoners getting gender- affirming care yet he cant even reverse it! it was a court decision, yet millions voted thinking that was a salient issue they had no choice but to pull the lever for trump on.



On the issue of a wedge issue for dems, the russia investigation was the only time that dems played on the republicans level of inflamatory rhetoric and we had our biggest electoral successes, insinuating trump was a russian asset and a manchurian candidate was our version of immigration, dems totally stopped after the mueller report came out was heavily supressed by his AG, but did republicans stop after obama released his birth certificate? NO! shows how dems care about facts gets in the way of politicking

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Donald Trump’s Health Under Scrutiny: Speculation Grows Amid Recent Public Appearances with Bruises on Hands

Observers have noted concerning signs in photographs, including what appear to be severe bruises on Trump’s hands, leading to fears around possible serious health issues such as cardio-vascular, stroke, or even terminal cancer.

Anonymous sources have implied that Trump may be undergoing cancer treatments intravenously at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, which has only heightened concerns. Notably, an ambulance was part of his motorcade during a visit from Republican Senator JD Vance, further fueling speculation.

looks fine in all public appearences, appears to just be a shadow. im all for trump health conspiracies since they did it with biden for 4 years though, as with my former point if dems played on Rs level we would be making up scandals everyday from shit like this

[En Sabah Nur]

You're probably thinking about this.

I am! Well remembered.