What has Trump done now?

[nomadpete]

That's a nice thing to say Nev..

[red750]

Not Trump, but a result of the election result.

 

Nine male GOP members have been served divorce papers since the election, citing the result according to the Washington Post. This may be because of a fear that the Trump Congress may remove no cause divorce.

[facthunter]

"Dump Trump" has a nice sound to it.  "Trump will FIX IT. Just what is the FIX and how many IT's?   Nev

[nomadpete]

Well I gotta say...

 

Trump delivers!

 

He is already delivering more entertainment in politics, ethics and human rights than ever. I see a great future for this thread!

[facthunter]

More concern and FEAR of uncertainty. The Idiot is RUNNING the ASYLUM. What a great situation.  Nev

[nomadpete]

Fear?

 

I fear running out of popcorn. There will be a lot to watch next year. Or should I wait for the books to come out?

[nomadpete]

Where else could I put this news item .....

 

"UFOs

Latest Pentagon report reveals hundreds of new UFO sightings"

 

Even the aliens are leaving town. I'm going to watch 'Men In Black' tonight to get the facts.

[Jerry_Atrick]

2 hours ago, nomadpete said:

Fear?

 

I fear running out of popcorn. There will be a lot to watch next year. Or should I wait for the books to come out?

Aren't they going to burn all the books?

[old man emu]

19 minutes ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

Aren't they going to burn all the books?

There's an accountant for that.

[nomadpete]

Did I hear that USA will be starting to burn the witches (and other democrats) next year? At the weekly book burning conventions.

[Marty_d]

Republicans will be in permanently now - all the sensible Democrats will be emigrating.

[old man emu]

Jobs for the boys. No security checks, just campaign contribution cheques.

 

 

[red750]

Qualifications for a Trump cabinet position

 

1. Total adoration and allegiance to Trump

2. Least qualified for the position

3. Not essential, but highly preferable: A criminal conviction or charge.

 

 

 

 

[onetrack]

Below is a good outline of what could happen under Trump's chaotic and self-serving economic policies, in the next 4 years. What staggers me, is the Republicans rage on about the level of U.S. Govt debt, but it will only get worse under Trumps leadership. It's a real elephant in the room, that will have to be addressed before it creates havoc with the U.S. economy - and a lower standard of living for all Americans.

 

https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/rampant-us-dollar-sends-a-threatening-message-to-the-rest-of-the-world-20241114-p5kqi2.html

 

https://www.pgpf.org/national-debt-clock#:~:text=The %2435 trillion gross federal,to measure our national debt.

[red750]

He said this was one of the things he was going to knock on the head.

 

  https://apnews.com/article/judge-blocks-overtime-pay-biden-rule-8469c6980f9305c60f1670ed1d8362e2

[red750]

‘He’s like the sleeper’: Lara Trump details Barron’s influence over his father

 

Lara Trump has shared details of how Barron influenced his father – and said the teenager should be given “serious credit” for his role in getting Donald Trump reelected.

 

Trump’s daughter-in-law, who is married to Eric, gushed about 18-year-old Barron on Patrick Bet-David’s podcast, explaining that the NYU student stayed in the shadows when it came to the 2024 presidential campaign.

 

“Barron Trump is so cool. He’s like the sleeper a little bit. He’s kind of stayed out of the spotlight, probably intentionally,” she said.

 

Read more here

[red750]

Barron for president in 2044? Why Trump dynasty may look to youngest son

 

American presidents must be citizens, born in the US, a resident in the country for 14 years, and at least 35 years of age.

 

Barron William Trump was born in Florida on 20 March 2006.

 

He is the only child of Melania and Donald Trump, who has fathered four other children by his two previous wives.

 

Barron has lived between Florida, New York City and Washington DC all his life.

 

He qualifies as a potential POTUS - except for his age - the 18-year-old was only a first-time voter this November.

 

Read more here

[red750]

Where Elon Musk and Donald Trump's alliance could fall apart

 

Donald Trump and Elon Musk could fall out over China if massive tariffs are levied on the nation, it has been claimed.

 

The pair became strong allies during the election campaign and the billionaire was made co-chief of the 'Department of Government Efficiency'.

 

The Tesla and SpaceX boss even shelled out hundreds of millions of dollars to bolster Trump's campaign.

 

Read more here

[red750]

Elon Musk hints 80-hour-a-week DOGE job for 'high-IQ revolutionaries' will be unpaid

 

"Super high-IQ revolutionaries" who are willing to work 80+ hours a week are being urged to join Elon Musk's new cost-cutting department in Donald Trump's incoming US government.

 

The X and Tesla owner will co-lead the Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) with former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

 

And in a post on X, the official DOGE account put out a call to arms for people to sign up and help "dismantle government bureaucracy".

 

The post said: "We are very grateful to the thousands of Americans who have expressed interest in helping us at DOGE.

 

Read more here.

[onetrack]

Of course you expect others to work for nothing when you're worth $300B. That's part of how he got so rich - as well as rorting people with his corporate charges.

 

I like this comment I saw on Bluesky - "Free speech is a beautiful thing, but when a billionaire thinks his voice is more valuable than yours, and steps on your opinion using their vast wealth, it creates an inequality that we really need to address."

[red750]

Trump taps oil executive Chris Wright as Energy secretary

 

President-elect Donald Trump named oil industry CEO Chris Wright to lead the Energy Department, installing a vocal critic of government efforts to fight climate change as the head of the agency at the forefront of the Biden administration’s clean energy push.

 

Wright, if confirmed by the Senate, is likely to be one of the loudest voices in the administration against measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels that are raising the planet’s temperature and causing an upsurge in extreme weather.

 

He’d be charged with fulfilling Trump’s campaign promise to claw back billions of dollars in funding supporting the Biden administration’s climate and energy agenda — and restarting the department’s issuance of natural gas export permits that had been paused by President Joe Biden early this year.

 

Read more here

 

 

[rgmwa]

As expected, unfortunately. Global warming concerns don't bother Trump, and if can drill for oil and gas and roll back Biden's plans at the same time then it's an even bigger win as far as he's concerned. He's just doing what he said he was going to do. Hopefully, he'll be as incompetent this time as he was last time and come unstuck.

[old man emu]

You can see Trump and Musk falling out over tariffs on Chinese goods, especially on EVs. Musk is pretty tight with the Chinese buying vehicle components and selling completed vehicles. He won't like politics getting in the way of business, but isn't getting government hands off business a central tenet of Trump's political philosophy?

[facthunter]

When YOU become chief Poo Bah ALL those nice areas vanish.. You might not even have another Proper ELECTION. HE only ACCEPTS them NOW IF HE WINS .. USA, LOOK at the person YOU just gave the most Powerful position in the World to!!!! France GAVE you the "Statue of LIBERTY"  No Liberty under a Tyrant (except for him.) FREE to do what HE wants. with no checks and balances. People who DARE oppose him will pay dearly.   Nev  

Edited November 17 by facthunter

[nomadpete]

5 hours ago, old man emu said:

You can see Trump and Musk falling out over tariffs on Chinese goods, especially on EVs.

I disagree.

 

I can see DJT putting heavy tariffs on everything chinese except his BFF mates imports.

 

(BFF in this case means 'Best Friend Fortheweek)