Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[Kaleredar]

they did the demolition, and they don't even have a blueprint for the addition yet.

This is a great microcosm for the entire Republican Party.

At least a bunch of private donors have been scammed, so that’s nice.

[Breccia]

Kind of funny since this logic to Biden's autopen of signing something you do not know what it is.

I won't repeat my post on that topic. Instead, I'll say the barest mention that it was an Obama issue was enough to get Trump to pardon a massive international drug cartel's leader. Well, if Trump is telling the truth. And oddly enough that's the best possible option here.

[Gabriel]

I don't know, guys, this pattern of behavior doesn't strike me of someone planning on leaving the White House and power in 3 years.

But checks and balances m8.

[Twdft]

At least a bunch of private donors have been scammed, so that’s nice.

This will never be build and it will always need more money. Nobody ist getting scammed, they buy favors from Trump.

[Kaleredar]

This will never be build and it will always need more money. Nobody ist getting scammed, they buy favors from Trump.

Maybe, but I find it likely that Trump just goes “What money?”

[Rasulis]

This will never be build and it will always need more money. Nobody ist getting scammed, they buy favors from Trump.

Meanwhile the East Wing is gone and there is a big hole on the east side of the White House.

[Nymrohd]

I preface this with a chuckle.

Trump replaces head architect after clashing over ‘big, beautiful’ White House ballroom



Basically, Trump wants a 90,000 sq. ft. ballroom which will dwarf the 55,000 sq. ft. main Whitehouse building. McCrery is a classicist and kept arguing against that.

My take on this is that they did the demolition, and they don't even have a blueprint for the addition yet.

This will not be built during Trump's presidency and I just have to wonder what President Newsom or whoever (my bet is on Beshear) will have to do afterwards.

[Sunseeker]

This will not be built during Trump's presidency and I just have to wonder what President Newsom or whoever (my bet is on Beshear) will have to do afterwards.

Frankly, I'm half expecting Trump to be a complete petulant shit and demolish the entire White House complex before he leaves.

"IF I CANT STAY IN THE WHITE HOUSE, NOONE CAN!"
-Trump, probably.

[Nymrohd]

Frankly, I'm half expecting Trump to be a complete petulant shit and demolish the entire White House complex before he leaves.

"IF I CANT STAY IN THE WHITE HOUSE, NOONE CAN!"
-Trump, probably.

Love it. Gift to the Democrats.

[Milchshake]

Would be cool if they named the new building the Woke House.

[Edge-]

My take on this is that they did the demolition, and they don't even have a blueprint for the addition yet.

Surprising nobody, and much to the frustration of conservatives who were adamant there'd be no way he'd do that. Because they too are dishonest, terrible people.

[Poopymonster]

Of course it has been but like all mergers it has accelerated over the past 10-15 years.

Once some half assed senile actor started deregulating everything and shat on everything else, it's started accelerating.

For clarity, I mean Reagan.

[Zaydin]

For the first time in nearly 30 years, the mayor of Miami will be a Democrat.

It wasn't even close: 59% to 41%. The Republican had also been endorsed by Trump.

[Rasulis]

For the first time in nearly 30 years, the mayor of Miami will be a Democrat.

It wasn't even close: 59% to 41%. The Republican had also been endorsed by Trump.

Affordability. A quickly vanishing part of living in Miami, and Florida in general. Voters are desperate. The same as in New York.

Housing (ownership): Median home price ~ $410,000 (up nearly 60% since 2020) — with insurance premiums averaging $6,000–$10,000/year in coastal counties. HOA fees in South Florida frequently top $1,500/month.

Rent: Median rent statewide ~ $2,200/month; Miami and Naples pushing $3,000–$3,200/month — up 35% since 2020. Basically San Francisco Bay area rental rates. Except the median household income in San Francisco in 2025 is $188k. Three times that of Miami.

Health Insurance: Average annual premium for a family plan ~ $23,000 (before subsidies), with deductibles often exceeding $4,000–$6,000. If ACA tax credits vanish, over 2 million Floridians will face double-digit increases.

Medical Costs: An ER visit averages $3,200 without insurance; a 3-day hospital stay can exceed $30,000.

Groceries: Up nearly 25% in five years; families spend $450/week for basics.

Utilities: Air-conditioning-heavy bills average $400/month in summer.

[Zaydin]

Affordability. A quickly vanishing part of living in Miami, and Florida in general. Voters are desperate. The same as in New York.

Housing (ownership): Median home price ~ $410,000 (up nearly 60% since 2020) — with insurance premiums averaging $6,000–$10,000/year in coastal counties. HOA fees in South Florida frequently top $1,500/month.

Rent: Median rent statewide ~ $2,200/month; Miami and Naples pushing $3,000–$3,200/month — up 35% since 2020. Basically San Francisco Bay area rental rates. Except the median household income in San Francisco in 2025 is $188k. Three times that of Miami.

Health Insurance: Average annual premium for a family plan ~ $23,000 (before subsidies), with deductibles often exceeding $4,000–$6,000. If ACA tax credits vanish, over 2 million Floridians will face double-digit increases.

Medical Costs: An ER visit averages $3,200 without insurance; a 3-day hospital stay can exceed $30,000.

Groceries: Up nearly 25% in five years; families spend $450/week for basics.

Utilities: Air-conditioning-heavy bills average $400/month in summer.

Trust me, I know what a shit hole Florida is. I have lived here for 23 years, soon to be 24 years come February.

[Milchshake]

I wonder who has to tell sleepy 1000year tariff grandpa the fake news tomorrow morning....

[Breccia]

That's our message. They gave you high prices. They gave you the highest inflation in history, and we're giving you, we're bringing those prices down rapidly.

Lower prices, bigger paychecks -- you're getting lower prices, bigger paychecks. We're getting inflation, we're crushing it, and you're getting much higher wages.

I have no higher priority than making America affordable again. That's what we're going to do. And again, they cause the high prices, and we're bringing them down. It's a simple message.

-- Donald Trump, objective liar

"Which paychecks got larger?"

According to Trump, in the Department of Labor's most recent report on the issue,

Real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged from August to September, seasonally
adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This result stems from an increase of 0.2
percent in average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 0.3 percent in the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).

Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.1 percent over the month due to no change in real average
hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek.

Holding steady or dropping is not, in fact, going up. At least, not in any useful context.

"Well maybe that's a bad month. How about yearly?"

From September 2024 to September 2025, real average hourly earnings increased 0.8 percent, seasonally
adjusted. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with no change in the average workweek
resulted in a 0.8-percent increase in real average weekly earnings over this period.

"So, not even one percent? What was it in 2024?"

As you can see from this report and this report and others, 0.8% is about the same as Biden got, a little lower on average, actually. Trump is bragging about getting worse results.

Or, he's lying.

He's lying.

When asked to name even a single price he had lowered, Trump attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar for her "little turban".

"That's a hijab."

Yes. And yet, Trump attacked her for her "little turban". Also, couldn't pronounce her name. Then, led a chant of "Send her back!"

"Isn't she an American citizen?"

Yes.

In any event, the last official CPI report shows inflation is, in fact, increasing. It went up to 3% in September, meaning it has gone up every month since April.

"Wasn't April when Trump started all those tariffs?"

Yes.

Trump has no actual results to talk about. So he's making shit up about prices being lower and wages being higher. He didn't mention record layoffs, record bankruptcies, the need to bail out farmers with one-third of what he stole from them, the record amount of federal debt that he said he'd pay down but didn't, the $2000 rebate checks he said he'd pay America and didn't, the record amount of American household debt that's also up by 6% so it's not just inflation, I'm just going to mention household debt again but from FOX News this time *ding*, and of course, Trump did not mention the children he raped.

[Dontrike]

And Trump blocks J6 info from being released thanks to a lawsuit from capitol police.

The Department of Justice has confirmed that President Donald Trump blocked the release of more than 4,100 documents related to the deadly riot on January 6.

In a court filing Monday night, lawyers for the DOJ revealed that Trump had stepped in to prevent the release of some material requested as part of a lawsuit brought by police officers injured by violent rioters at the U.S. Capitol. The materials were originally subpoenaed from the National Archives and Records Administration in February.

The filing included the December 1 memo signed by Trump, which claimed the subpoena had requested an “extremely broad set of materials” and blocked the release of 4,152 documents.

“I have determined that the following records are subject to a constitutionally based claim of executive privilege. This privilege helps respect the separation of powers enshrined in the United States Constitution and the need for the President of the United States to receive candid and confidential advice in decision making,” the memo stated.

Trump’s memo asserted that claiming executive privilege did not waive other privileges, such as that for presidential communications, deliberative process, and attorney-client.

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson released a statement last week confirming that Trump had asserted executive privilege in response to “overly broad” discovery requests in this case, Politico reported at the time.

With this action, Trump is directly blocking a case alleging that he helped to fuel the riot. In a 2022 ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta, who is overseeing the current case, found that there were indications Trump may have been aware that some of his supporters were armed and had discouraged security checks.

[Odinfrost]

Article in Danish, my apologies.

For the first time, the USA is viewed negatively in the Danish Department of Defence's threat analysis.
Well done, Trump. Another first as Denmark is now well and officially worried about your bullshit.

[Dontrike]

Trump says people don't need so many pencils or many products as he tries to defend his tariffs, and yet blames Biden for why things are bad.

President Donald Trump is standing by his tariffs, at least in theory.

Under the banner "Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks," Trump kicked off the first of a series of speeches to promote his economic message in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, as polls indicate the country is increasingly concerned about the rising cost of living.

"They always have a hoax," Trump told the crowd, referring to criticism from Democrats that his policies drove up prices. "The new word is 'affordability.'"

"Democrats are like, 'prices are too high.' Yeah, they're too high because they cause them to be too high," Trump added. "But now they're coming down."

Later, he said, "I can't say affordability is a hoax because I agree the prices were too high. So I can't go to call it a hoax because they'll misconstrue that."

Trump, during the 90-minute speech, also reiterated that his favorite word is "tariff" and credited his policies for bringing in "hundreds of billions of dollars," presumably for the government in tariff revenue.

"You can give up certain products," Trump said at one point. "You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, you know, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need one or two, you know. They don't need that many."