Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[david0925]

So while trump is getting involved in sport's teams names, federal buildings renovations, University policies and many other pointless issues that a president really shouldn't be involved with, the prices continue to climb. So, along with the other things pointed out already, here comes an American staple, beef.
Beef prices at all-time high: Why summer grilling costs a lot more this year


Boy, if I voted for this guy to bring the prices down and it seems he is doing everything except that, I would be pretty angry.

It's Biden's fault though (/s)

[fwc577]

I tried to read a lot of it and ended up with a migraine and actually felt dumber. It needs so sort of trump to English translator. If you are feeling brave and want to glimpse into the donkey-mind of a manbaby heres the link;
https://www.techpolicy.press/transcr...ai-race-event/
I swear he would have lost that election if more people had showed up for his rallies only to realize what a dumbass he is.

You know what would be funny?

A skit with the Trump Translator (Played by Tom Hanks doing that SNL Black Jeopardy Contestant) talking to the Obama Translator (Keegan-Michael Key).

[Breccia]

Is the 90% number what he thinks the US gets from a loan with 10% interest?

Well, considering how real estate loans are often set up, considering he never showed anyone the trade deal, considering he intentionally cultivated a rabid fanbase of fact- and education-averse cultists, and considering he's both senile and retarded, I'm going with "yes" until someone can prove otherwise. Which they can't, until he shows the trade deal he claims has Japan just handing half a billion dollars over to the US with no expectation of getting 90% of it back.

[Kaleredar]

So while trump is getting involved in sport's teams names, federal buildings renovations, University policies and many other pointless issues that a president really shouldn't be involved with, the prices continue to climb. So, along with the other things pointed out already, here comes an American staple, beef.
Beef prices at all-time high: Why summer grilling costs a lot more this year


Boy, if I voted for this guy to bring the prices down and it seems he is doing everything except that, I would be pretty angry.

It’s been a hot minute since he weighed in, but I’d love, love love to hear @Somewhatconcerned ‘s take on all this. He seemed pretty adamant that Trump’s big beautiful plan (the best plan, the greatest plan) was going to make things cheaper: eggs, beef, you name it. Cheaper than Biden and his liberal communist policies making things more expensive. But that seems to not be the case! The economy seems to have been better when Biden was president!

[Bwgmon]

It’s been a hot minute since he weighed in, but I’d love, love love to hear @Somewhatconcerned ‘s take on all this. He seemed pretty adamant that Trump’s big beautiful plan (the best plan, the greatest plan) was going to make things cheaper: eggs, beef, you name it. Cheaper than Biden and his liberal communist policies making things more expensive. But that seems to not be the case! The economy seems to have been better when Biden was president!

Come now, we all know they'd post a link to an article about how everything is fine because the stock market is kinda sorta hovering at the spot it was 6 months ago, while ignoring the article's actual text saying things along the lines of "stocks should be way higher" and "it would be better for everyone if Trump did literally nothing" before vanishing again, like a shitty, less useful version of the Tuxedo Mask meme.

[Edge-]

So while trump is getting involved in sport's teams names, federal buildings renovations, University policies and many other pointless issues that a president really shouldn't be involved with, the prices continue to climb. So, along with the other things pointed out already, here comes an American staple, beef.
Beef prices at all-time high: Why summer grilling costs a lot more this year


Boy, if I voted for this guy to bring the prices down and it seems he is doing everything except that, I would be pretty angry.

considering I don't eat too much beef, I can live with this.

shame for all the dudes who eat steak every night or burgers with every meal or whatever4

[Bwgmon]

considering I don't eat too much beef, I can live with this.

shame for all the dudes who eat steak every night or burgers with every meal or whatever4

If nothing else, it'll be amusing if "plant meat" such as Impossible ultimately becomes the cheaper option for having a dang burger.

[Rustedsaint]

So now apparently the trumps bots are saying there is gonna be a rebate given to citizens from the traffs just cause of an offhand question and “ we will think about it” reply.
Is it coming the same day the 5k dodge checks are coming? These guys are so desperate for any type of win to distract from the fact they voted in a pedo.

[draynay]

It's Biden's fault though (/s)

As soon as anybody tries to suggest a less costly alternative they’ll be screaming about democrats banning beef again.

[Edge-]

So now apparently the trumps bots are saying there is gonna be a rebate given to citizens from the traffs just cause of an offhand question and “ we will think about it” reply.
Is it coming the same day the 5k dodge checks are coming? These guys are so desperate for any type of win to distract from the fact they voted in a pedo.

wait are they acknowledging that they're paying the tariffs taxes? do they realize they're acknowledging this? lmao

[Belize]

So now apparently the trumps bots are saying there is gonna be a rebate given to citizens from the traffs just cause of an offhand question and “ we will think about it” reply.
Is it coming the same day the 5k dodge checks are coming? These guys are so desperate for any type of win to distract from the fact they voted in a pedo.

Isn't handing out checks to the population just Socialism?

Did we do it, did we invent UBI At Home?

[Twdft]

I tried to read a lot of it and ended up with a migraine and actually felt dumber. It needs so sort of trump to English translator.

Students of future generations better be prepared to watch a lot videos of Trumpy talking. If they only read the transcripts they'll not be able to imagine anyone talking like that and their heads'll explode. It doesn't make sense when hearing him say it either, but at least they won't think it's a made up person.

[fwc577]

Students of future generations better be prepared to watch a lot videos of Trumpy talking. If they only read the transcripts they'll not be able to imagine anyone talking like that and their heads'll explode. It doesn't make sense when hearing him say it either, but at least they won't think it's a made up person.

T'was the early days of AI, when it couldn't make people speak normally and gave them six fingers.

Just you watch. 100 years from now, people are going to wonder if Trump was actually an AI and not a real person, lmao.

[Rustedsaint]

wait are they acknowledging that they're paying the tariffs taxes? do they realize they're acknowledging this? lmao

From the posts I seen, the answer is nope, they still thinking other countries are paying.
I would really hope these people are bots and don’t actually think this, except I know people in real life who think this. He still believes trump is gonna buy Canada due to this.

[Breccia]

While the bigger of these two Raw Stories is Pete Hegseth heading for the door...

Hegseth canceled two previously scheduled visits to military bases in Georgia to attend a White House meeting Thursday after The Washington Post reported he sent classified information over the non-secure Signal app. Sources close to the administration told NOTUS the latest revelations could be the last straw for the embattled cabinet official.

"A source close to the White House described one of President Donald Trump’s top aides as being 'p---ed off' about Hegseth’s time leading the Defense Department and feeling like it was 'time for him to go,'" the website reported. "A second source close to the White House confirmed the characterization of the aide’s stance."

The two sources told NOTUS the defense secretary was wearing out his welcome by repeatedly surprising the White House, such as his recent decision to pause a munitions shipment to Ukraine, and some congressional Republicans feel that his actions deserved consequences.

“I don’t think it’s partisan, but I do think it’s challenging for one branch to tell another branch that we are going to hold them accountable,” said Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. “The entity that has to hold a secretary of defense accountable specifically is his boss, and that’s the president.”

...the better story might just be this one.

Trump spoke to reporters Friday as the Marine One chopper prepared to take him to Andrews Air Force Base, where he would depart for a trip to his golf courses in Scotland. A correspondent asked why the dollar had lost so much value and whether Trump was concerned.

"Well, you know, I'm a person that likes a strong dollar, but a weak dollar makes you a hell of a lot more money," Trump said. "I hate to tell you, I don't know if you study it, but I study it, and if you look at the yen."

"I went to the same school," the reporter said. "I went to Penn and Wharton, so I know that."

Wanna see the video?

"Is a weak dollar really better for making money? And if so, why does Trump want a strong dollar?"

Trump has a point, but it's in the "the best lies have a seed of truth to them" vein. As a basic example, let's say 100 EU = $100, and a loaf of bread costs 1 EU in Europe and 1 dollar in the USA. Doesn't matter which you use. Let's say 80 EU = $100 and the prices remain the same. Yes, someone using EU can get 1.25 loaves of US bread for the cost of 1 European bread. While this is not more actual currency for the bread seller, they might get more business due to their comparitively lower prices.

"Ahah! So it's genius! MAGA!"

Until you try to buy bread from the EU. Where you have to spend more $US to get the same result.

"Okay, then Americans will just buy only US bread, and we win."

The US is a net importer. Even Trump supporters know that, Trump knows and keeps talking about the wide trade gap and has personally taken steps to widen it. If you buy more bread than you sell, and it costs you more because you're importing (haven't even discussed tariffs yet), then the effect is a net loss.

In case you didn't go to Wharton, or in one fat orange case claim you went to Wharton but nobody remembers you attending classes, it's pretty easy to see the basics from basically any reasonable source.

"That source you linked says that a weak dollar is good for tourism! MAGA!"

Normally, yes. Normally, people want to visit the USA. They don't now. This ironically July 4th article from Forbes says the tourism industry is due to take a $29 billion hit, specifically due to Trump's policies. Making things worse, only two months earlier it was $23 billion, and Forbes also says it will cost 230,000 jobs.

A weaker US dollar is also good for foreign acquisitions, for example, if Japan wanted to buy Coca-Cola. Yes, it makes a sale more likely. Of course, it means Japan now owns Coca-Cola. Not great for the "buy American" mindset, but it's worse than that. The US dollar is down 10% since Trump took office, give or take. Foriegn investments are actually down.

These flows may emerge in full, in time. But official figures on Tuesday showed that FDI in the first quarter actually fell to $52.8 billion, the lowest total since the fourth quarter of 2022. That's well below the quarterly averages of the past 10 and 20 years.

Why haven't investments and acquisitions gone up? The obvious answer is "nobody wants to invest in the American market" of course. The EU is responsible for about 45% of foreign investments, and Trump has done nothing but shit on them. And then there's Section 899, a 20% bonus tax on foreign investments, making it less likely anyone will take advantage.

So, Trump's desire for a weak dollar does have some advantages, but he's intentionally ruining some of those advantages.

"Well, what do you know, anyway? Did you go to Wharton or Penn?"

No. I taught there. And Trump needs to see me after class.

[Edge-]

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trum...pstein-2104066

why is donald trump talking about pardoning ghislaine maxwell?

it sure sounds like he raped a whole bunch of children and is working very hard to cover that up now

[Breccia]

why is donald trump talking about pardoning ghislaine maxwell?

It's mandatory to push the "hoax" narrative. Bear in mind, a pardon doesn't make her less guilty. She was arrested, tried, and convicted, all within the standard rule of law. It held up to appeals and scrutiny. Trump just says she shouldn't be in prison for, you know, directly committing sex trafficking.

The fact that he's even suggesting he might means every Trump supporter on these forums is, until they say otherwise, directly in favor of sex trafficking. There is no other way to view it.

[Belize]

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trum...pstein-2104066

why is donald trump talking about pardoning ghislaine maxwell?

it sure sounds like he raped a whole bunch of children and is working very hard to cover that up now

Oh, it's almost as if his personal lawyer met with her on Thursday and everyone predicted he'd trade a pardon for her testimony that he isn't on the child raper list.

[Kaleredar]

Oh, it's almost as if his personal lawyer met with her on Thursday and everyone predicted he'd trade a pardon for her testimony that he isn't on the child raper list.

I don’t know that would do much to quell the rumor train. “We pardoned this person who was absolutely found guilty of trafficking children so they would swear that our guy wasn’t involved in exploiting said trafficked children” isn’t exactly a good look.

[Kathandira]

So now apparently the trumps bots are saying there is gonna be a rebate given to citizens from the traffs just cause of an offhand question and “ we will think about it” reply.
Is it coming the same day the 5k dodge checks are coming? These guys are so desperate for any type of win to distract from the fact they voted in a pedo.

Wait, they want government handouts? Pfft, they can pull themselves up...