Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Endus]

that's huge "read the fucking instructions" territory for me

tons of shit is potentially dangerous if you don't use as instructed and take too much. it's incredibly easy to not take too much of it.

You can literally drink too much water and make yourself really sick. Everything is harmful, in excess.

The purpose of regulation is not to keep idiots from doing stupid shit. Idiots will always find a way.

[Iphie]

You can literally drink too much water and make yourself really sick. Everything is harmful, in excess.

The purpose of regulation is not to keep idiots from doing stupid shit. Idiots will always find a way.

Not just sick, you can die from it. Hyponatremia can already occur at relatively low quantities of water, provided it goes down in a short tiem period.

[PhaelixWW]

So there you have it, Team Trump goes on camera to say "there is no bad news, everything is fine, but give us some time to fix it, it's Powell's fault, and at least it's above zero". Desperation. Panic. Deflection. Excuses. Weak, weak excuses. And most importantly, nothing but poor results they feel the need to defend, because even as they say they're not bad, they are.

Sounds familiar...

Not just sick, you can die from it. Hyponatremia can already occur at relatively low quantities of water, provided it goes down in a short tiem period.

Somewhat famously:

KDND's "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest

Chico State University hazing incident

[Breccia]

US Open coverage told to censor any crowd booing of Trump, and any protests of Trump, when Trump attends.

According to the memo, Trump will be shown on feeds from the tournament during the pre-match ceremony, which includes the presentation of the U.S. national anthem, ahead of the final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

“We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity,” the USTA said in the memo. The memo said Trump planned to watch the match from a suite as a guest of a sponsor, prompting additional security for the event.

“We regularly ask our broadcasters to refrain from showcasing off-court disruptions,” USTA spokesman Brendan McIntyre told The Athletic.

ESPN declined official comment.

Incidentally, this is yet another weekend where Trump decided instead of doing his job, he'd go on vacation.

I get that ESPN might want to avoid political commentary, but intentionally censoring crowd reactions is itself a political stance.

In the meanwhile, here's Trump being booed at the US Open in 2015:



Trump being booed at the World Cup:



And Trump being booed at the World Series.

[Moralgy]

US Open coverage told to censor any crowd booing of Trump, and any protests of Trump, when Trump attends.



Incidentally, this is yet another weekend where Trump decided instead of doing his job, he'd go on vacation.

I get that ESPN might want to avoid political commentary, but intentionally censoring crowd reactions is itself a political stance.

In the meanwhile, here's Trump being booed at the US Open in 2015:



Trump being booed at the World Cup:



And Trump being booed at the World Series.

A woman mispeaks during an interview and we get bumper stickers forever, but the same people will think this is okay.

[Dontrike]

So Trump's been grifting his pedophile supporters hard lately by asking them to "donate" $15 so he can get into heaven. Yep, we're just at the mega church, evangelical "If you give me $1000 you can get into heaven too" phase.

President Donald Trump’s campaign is sending fundraising emails that read, “I want to try and get to Heaven.”

The recent emails — which reportedly began on Saturday, Aug. 23 — are requesting supporters to donate $15 during a “24-HOUR TRUMP FUNDRAISING BLITZ” to the president, the Independent, Snopes and Newsweek reported. The new emails’ subject line includes, “I want to try and get to Heaven,” per the outlet.

“Last year, I came millimeters from death when that bullet pierced through my skin. My triumphant return to the White House was never supposed to happen!” the email says in reference to the July 2024 assassination attempt against him in Butler, Penn.

“But I believe that God saved me for one reason: TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!,” the message read, according to the Independent. “I certainly wasn't supposed to survive an assassin's bullet, but by the grace of the almighty God, I did. SO NOW, I have no other choice but to answer the Call to Duty, but I can't do it alone.”

"Pierced his skin" is a weird way of saying "grazed by a piece of shrapnel so slight you don't even see the mark anymore."

The recent emails began days after Trump, 79, was featured on Fox & Friends on Tuesday, Aug. 19. During his phone call interview, he said he wants to take action to end the war in Ukraine, saying, “If I can save 7,000 people a week from being killed, I think that’s pretty — I want to try to get to heaven if possible.”

"I’m hearing that I’m not doing well. I am really at the bottom of the totem pole,” he added, to laughter from the Fox News hosts. "But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons.”

Using Trump logic how exactly is he on the bottom of the totem pole if he's somehow saving thousands of people a day?

Later that day, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified that she didn't believe Trump was joking.

“I think the president was serious,” she said. “I think the president wants to get to heaven — as I hope we all do in this room as well.”

Oh, I'm sure he's serious. Even he knows he's dying, far sooner than him or his owners expected, and even he knows he's a piece of shit.

The emails also come amid rumors concerning Trump's health, which dominated the internet conversation over Labor Day weekend. Social media sleuths pointed to Trump's cleared schedule over the weekend, as well as Vice President JD Vance's recent interview with USA Today, where he spoke about being prepared to step in if anything should happen to the president.

After the holiday weekend, Trump was asked by a reporter during a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 2, if he was aware that many social media users thought he had died last week.

The president went on to say that he knew people were questioning whether he was ill because he sees "reports," but claimed he didn't know about the now-debunked conspiracy theory that he died.

Although the theory arose organically from social media users, he blamed the conspiracy theory on "fake news.” He also blamed the media for spreading it, even though it was never treated as fact by major news outlets.

That day, he also posted on Truth Social, and wrote, “NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE.”

[Twdft]

Been a fan of Rick Steves for years, but didn't expect this. Rather chilling, imo.

https://youtube.com/shorts/FGj-x46ue...VcLcEu25XcTJrq

Shorts don't embed, plz fix oh great forum overlords.

Shorts are still normal videos, you just have to change the link slightly to the normal syntax

[video ]https://youtube.com/shorts/FGj-x46ueHs[/video]
[video ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGj-x46ueHs[/video]

[Odinfrost]

The USA doesn’t acknowledge the ICC for this very reason. They’d be top of the docket.

Fine. Then who do we call to report the US for breaches of the Geneva Convention?

[Rustedsaint]

Fine. Then who do we call to report the US for breaches of the Geneva Convention?

Unfortunately USA is top dog till something happens to dethrone them, so they can just ignore everything.

[Poopymonster]

So Trump's been grifting his pedophile supporters hard lately by asking them to "donate" $15 so he can get into heaven. Yep, we're just at the mega church, evangelical "If you give me $1000 you can get into heaven too" phase.



"Pierced his skin" is a weird way of saying "grazed by a piece of shrapnel so slight you don't even see the mark anymore."



Using Trump logic how exactly is he on the bottom of the totem pole if he's somehow saving thousands of people a day?



Oh, I'm sure he's serious. Even he knows he's dying, far sooner than him or his owners expected, and even he knows he's a piece of shit.

Anecdote: My maternal grandmother was a class A raging bitch.
Until she turned 74 and fell, breaking her hip in a very very bad way almost died on the operating table.
Realizing she was mortal, her coil isn't wound as tight as she'd hoped and she might be meeting her deity sooner than anticipated, she attempted to become the nicest person ever.
She passed 7 months later. Fooling no one who knew her.

[Breccia]

Oh, I'm sure he's serious. Even he knows he's dying, far sooner than him or his owners expected, and even he knows he's a piece of shit.

Let's expand on that, and expand on it.

So you know how Trump wants to ban flag-burning, despite SCOTUS being clear on the matter?

It's clear he, like others, don't know the actual rules for flags.

4 U.S. Code § 8 - Respect for flag

No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.

(skip ahead)

(k)The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.

Yep. Burning the flag is 100% respecting it. When it's damaged, of course, but that means banning flag burning is also against standard US govt/military code.

There's also this:

(d)The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker’s desk, draping the front of the platform, and for decoration in general.

"Okay, why quote that part, exactly?"

Because Friday, Trump either doubled down on the disrespect, or had a sundowning grandpa moment in public.

Rep. John Rose (R-Ten-Nine-Eight) gave Trump an American flag, pretty standard one, saying it was from a constituent. That part may or may not be true, don't care.

Trump said “Oh, I could use that at night."

He was immediately told "It's an American flag."

Now it's highly unlikely Trump, or anyone, saw a flag and thought "I needed a flag that I could display as a flag specifically at night." The WH has flags, large ones, on display at all times (illuminated, even though 4 U.S. Code § 8 actually does not spell out anything about night/darkness.

This leaves two options:

1) Trump recognized it as a flag but still thought it was a blanket, a sign of disrespect, and pledged to use it, furthering that disrespect. Or possibly a sheet, if he saw the thickness of the fabric, but that's just as bad.

2) Trump didn't recognize the American flag when he saw it, thinking it was a non-flag decorative blanket.

Incidentally, the WH probably also has blankets, but this is still more likely than the "display at night" option.

Obviously, I am going with option number 2, befitting Trump. Considering the years of his disrespect for objective facts and evidence, it would make sense the senile, retarded, sick old man couldn't even recognize the symbol of the country he claims to love.

Yeah, he's not well. Maybe not dying soon, but we continue to see mounting signs of his physical and mental unwellness.

- - - Updated - - -

So Bessent did what no Team Trump member should ever do, go in front of the press and attempt to answer questions.

It went as well as expected.

The Treasury Department will issue rebates if the Supreme Court upholds a ruling that Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs were an overstep of power, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.

“We would have to give a refund on about half the tariffs, which would be terrible for the Treasury,” Bessent said during an appearance on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”

He added that, “If the court says it, we’d have to do it.”

But there are “numerous other avenues” that can be taken on tariffs, though they would “diminish Trump’s negotiating position,” Bessent said, without citing details.

"What other avenues?"

Well, Trump seems fond of declaring war, he'll probably just do that, then there's an emergency, then he can do tariffs again.

"You can't possibly be serious."

(points at Chicago meme Trump thought was worth posting) I'm at least as serious as Trump is. Was there something about blowing up the boat filled with people denied a trial you didn't understand?

"Why half the tariffs?"

Because Trump is always negotiating. He probably legitimately thinks that, if you steal, you can plea bargain and keep half the money you stole. Look at his record in civil suits, this does match his history.

"How terrible for the Treasury would this be?"

Well, it was a tax increase Trump created out of thin air, without a Congressional vote or budget line, so my guess is "none". He could be trying to say that this means the trillions the budget Trump did sign would add to the national debt, but that would be disingenuous. Which also tracks.

I tell you what, let's throw this open to the floor. Why would a tax increase Trump unilaterally imposed out of nowhere, being removed, be bad for the Treasury, which was never counting on it in the first place? I'll read all honest, genuine attempts to answer, which is trivial for me to offer, because Trump supporters are coward pussy trolls and won't even bother trying.

[Poopymonster]

Let's expand on that, and expand on it.

So you know how Trump wants to ban flag-burning, despite SCOTUS being clear on the matter?

It's clear he, like others, don't know the actual rules for flags.



Yep. Burning the flag is 100% respecting it. When it's damaged, of course, but that means banning flag burning is also against standard US govt/military code.

There's also this:



"Okay, why quote that part, exactly?"

Because Friday, Trump either doubled down on the disrespect, or had a sundowning grandpa moment in public.

Rep. John Rose (R-Ten-Nine-Eight) gave Trump an American flag, pretty standard one, saying it was from a constituent. That part may or may not be true, don't care.

Trump said “Oh, I could use that at night."

He was immediately told "It's an American flag."

Now it's highly unlikely Trump, or anyone, saw a flag and thought "I needed a flag that I could display as a flag specifically at night." The WH has flags, large ones, on display at all times (illuminated, even though 4 U.S. Code § 8 actually does not spell out anything about night/darkness.

This leaves two options:

1) Trump recognized it as a flag but still thought it was a blanket, a sign of disrespect, and pledged to use it, furthering that disrespect. Or possibly a sheet, if he saw the thickness of the fabric, but that's just as bad.

2) Trump didn't recognize the American flag when he saw it, thinking it was a non-flag decorative blanket.

Incidentally, the WH probably also has blankets, but this is still more likely than the "display at night" option.

Obviously, I am going with option number 2, befitting Trump. Considering the years of his disrespect for objective facts and evidence, it would make sense the senile, retarded, sick old man couldn't even recognize the symbol of the country he claims to love.

Yeah, he's not well. Maybe not dying soon, but we continue to see mounting signs of his physical and mental unwellness.

- - - Updated - - -

So Bessent did what no Team Trump member should ever do, go in front of the press and attempt to answer questions.

It went as well as expected.



"What other avenues?"

Well, Trump seems fond of declaring war, he'll probably just do that, then there's an emergency, then he can do tariffs again.

"You can't possibly be serious."

(points at Chicago meme Trump thought was worth posting) I'm at least as serious as Trump is. Was there something about blowing up the boat filled with people denied a trial you didn't understand?

"Why half the tariffs?"

Because Trump is always negotiating. He probably legitimately thinks that, if you steal, you can plea bargain and keep half the money you stole. Look at his record in civil suits, this does match his history.

"How terrible for the Treasury would this be?"

Well, it was a tax increase Trump created out of thin air, without a Congressional vote or budget line, so my guess is "none". He could be trying to say that this means the trillions the budget Trump did sign would add to the national debt, but that would be disingenuous. Which also tracks.

I tell you what, let's throw this open to the floor. Why would a tax increase Trump unilaterally imposed out of nowhere, being removed, be bad for the Treasury, which was never counting on it in the first place? I'll read all honest, genuine attempts to answer, which is trivial for me to offer, because Trump supporters are coward pussy trolls and won't even bother trying.

It probably means the terrorists, kiddie diddlers, and fraudsters he pardoned for their participation and actions in the January 6th terrorist attacks, then subsequently employed as ICE agents, may not have the tons of funding they were counting on.
Yes, Congress practically said "Give them a blank check, we'll have the money."
And they did. Until they didn't.
Which means ICE gets funding cut, or deficit goes BRRR. Or goes BRRRer.

[DarkTZeratul]

It probably means the terrorists, kiddie diddlers, and fraudsters he pardoned for their participation and actions in the January 6th terrorist attacks, then subsequently employed as ICE agents, may not have the tons of funding they were counting on.
Yes, Congress practically said "Give them a blank check, we'll have the money."
And they did. Until they didn't.
Which means ICE gets funding cut, or deficit goes BRRR. Or goes BRRRer.

Sadly, the Big Beautiful Bill that gave obscene amounts of money to ICE and exploded the deficit was not legally tied to the tariffs, so the deficit will most definitely go BRRRer.

[Breccia]

US Open coverage told to censor any crowd booing of Trump, and any protests of Trump, when Trump attends.

UPDATE: Trump was booed and everyone saw it.

Donald Trump was booed and cheered at the US Open during the national anthem before Sunday’s men’s final. When stadium monitors showed him saluting as a member of West Point performed The Star-Spangled Banner, a burst of cheers sprang up and was quickly drowned out by boos, at which point Trump offered a brief smirk. After the first changeover, he reappeared on the big screen and stayed up there for a while – causing fans to boo even longer until the camera cut away.

Trump’s return to the US Open marked his first time at the tournament since 2015, when he was booed after leaving a match between Serena and Venus Williams. Invited to this year’s tournament by Rolex, he sat in a suite next to a winner’s trophy among a welter of cabinet and family members. He arrived more than an hour before the scheduled start of the match and raised a triumphant fist for the cameras.

Meanwhile, thousands of fans were left trickling into the match because of the heightened security around Trump’s visit. The stadium was not yet at its expected capacity 45 minutes into the match, at which point Carlos Alcaraz already had a 6-2 lead over Jannik Sinner.

In a statement, the Secret Service said that protecting the president “required a comprehensive effort” that “may have contributed to delays for attendees.”

P.S. his hand was damn near dipped in makeup.

[Dontrike]

UPDATE: Trump was booed and everyone saw it.



P.S. his hand was damn near dipped in makeup.

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You gotta wonder why the makeup artists haven't been covering the hand. It seems more like he's slapping it on by himself. The White House did better PR for him while he had Covid and almost died.

[Draco-Onis]

You gotta wonder why the makeup artists haven't been covering the hand. It seems more like he's slapping it on by himself. The White House did better PR for him while he had Covid and almost died.

He should just wear black leather gloves, he's already a comic book level villain.

[Captain N]

He should just wear black leather gloves, he's already a comic book level villain.

I seen someone compare him to Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit? I mean the comparisons are definitely there. Doom wants to eliminate ToonTown. Trump wants to dismantle Democratic Cities. Doom wants to remove toons from existence. Trump wants to do the same to people with brown skin. Can't really argue with the comparison.

[Breccia]

He should just wear black leather gloves, he's already a comic book level villain.

Honestly, yes, he would be better off with gloves. We wouldn't know when they have to switch hands because his veins are collapsing.

[Rustedsaint]

You think when he dies, his children will have him remains buried at his golf course so they could use it as tax write off/tourist attraction.

[Dontrike]

Old pedophile yells at reporter for asking him the obvious question of a thing he said he'd do.

President Donald Trump on Sunday berated a reporter who asked about his repeated threats to send the military into Chicago.

“Are you trying to go to war with Chicago?” asked NBC’s Yamiche Alcindor one day after the president threatened the city with the “Department of WAR” in a social media post.

“When you say that, darling, that’s fake news,” Trump fired back.

When Alcindor tried to ask a follow-up, Trump lost it.

“Listen. Be quiet. Listen,” he demanded. “You don’t listen. You never listen. That’s why you’re second-rate.”

Trump also denied “war” with Chicago.

“We’re not going to war. We’re gonna clean up our city. We’re gonna clean ’em up so they don’t kill five people every weekend,” he said. “That’s not war. That’s common sense.”

Trump on Saturday posted an image of himself in a scene from “Apocalypse Now” with the phrase “Chipocalypse Now” over it and an image of the city’s skyline with military choppers behind him.

“I love the smell of deportations in the morning,” Trump posted. “Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.”