(Soon to be) Former President Donald Trump

Scunnered, disgusted, angry. It’s incredible such a man could be elected president twice. What a shameful reflection upon America, a country of 330 million people and Donald Trump is who they come up with to twice be their president. Scary times, he has vowed to burn everything down, and that’s exactly what he will do, in addition to robbing the country blind. He currently has personal debts of around $2 billion; expect the country to pay that back. His criminal cases will magically disappear. It’s going to be even more crazy than his first term, at the end of which he tried to foment a coup. What a situation.

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Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba

Scunnered, disgusted, angry. It’s incredible such a man could be elected president twice. What a shameful reflection upon America, a country of 330 million people and Donald Trump is who they come up with to twice be their president. Scary times, he has vowed to burn everything down, and that’s exactly what he will do, in addition to robbing the country blind. He currently has personal debts of around $2 billion; expect the country to pay that back. His criminal cases will magically disappear. It’s going to be even more crazy than his first term, at the end of which he tried to foment a coup. What a situation.

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You’re right in everything you say, but Trumps campaign fought on fuel and grocery prices and it won them the day.

There was an interesting chat on LBC the other day about the celebrity endorsements of the Democrats and how that it isn’t relevant to people which celebrity backs you. Beyoncé, Taylor Swift etc all backing the democrats did them no favours because they all said “aye no bother multi millionaire pop star, I’m going to vote with my wallet”.

The democrats were so out of touch with their campaign. Harris might have been a better candidate if she’d only been nominated 3 years ago.

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Originally Posted by Jones28

You’re right in everything you say, but Trumps campaign fought on fuel and grocery prices and it won them the day.

There was an interesting chat on LBC the other day about the celebrity endorsements of the Democrats and how that it isn’t relevant to people which celebrity backs you. Beyoncé, Taylor Swift etc all backing the democrats did them no favours because they all said “aye no bother multi millionaire pop star, I’m going to vote with my wallet”.

The democrats were so out of touch with their campaign. Harris might have been a better candidate if she’d only been nominated 3 years ago.

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Correct. Trump didn’t win the election, it was more a case of the Democrats losing it. The Republicans will, superficially, bask in the glory of victory, but, I’m convinced that, deep down, 99% of them will be embarrassed and worried about the maniac, whom they have allowed to lead them by the nose. MAGA my arse, MTGA more appropriate.

Novara Media's post US election coverage has been really good IMO - Why Trump Won with Mehdi Hasan

How did Trump's plans to 'clean out the sewers of wall street'* actually go?


It's funny, because they seem to be delighted that he's going to be back in power.

'Wall Street roars to record highs after Donald Trump's historic victory'


* Or whatever his actual words were

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How did Trump's plans to 'clean out the sewers of wall street'* actually go?


It's funny, because they seem to be delighted that he's going to be back in power.

'Wall Street roars to record highs after Donald Trump's historic victory'


* Or whatever his actual words were

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The corruption this time around will be off the scale. I’ve decided I don’t give a monkeys so long as something acceptable gets sorted for Ukraine. It’s a long shot though.


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The corruption this time around will be off the scale. I’ve decided I don’t give a monkeys so long as something acceptable gets sorted for Ukraine. It’s a long shot though.


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Pretty much where I am. As long as Ukraine doesn’t get shafted.

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The corruption this time around will be off the scale. I’ve decided I don’t give a monkeys so long as something acceptable gets sorted for Ukraine. It’s a long shot though.


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i feel more or less the same, i just hope to christ Starmer learns all the right lessons from this, and not all the wrong ones, which is very much the centre's tendency...

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Pretty much where I am. As long as Ukraine doesn’t get shafted.

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They will. A Trump advisor has gone on record saying Ukraine has to accept that Crimea is part of Russia.

They are itching to stop the war and roll over to Russia.

J

Trump projected to win Arizona, clean sweep of all seven swing states :rolleyes:

https://x.com/briantylercohen/status...dxJXScFNwz8V4A

Oligarchs take control.


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https://youtu.be/iX3vMJOADlE?si=NB_gKw1izqgUR_52

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Lots of a stuff doing the round about vote rigging and suspicious activity around the bomb threats being called in by Russia etc.

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Lots of a stuff doing the round about vote rigging and suspicious activity around the bomb threats being called in by Russia etc.

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#StopTheSteal

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https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1856523237208797221

DOGE coin has tripled in value in the last few days. There's nae way this hasn't been abused to make money.

I don’t really follow politics but after the last week or so I’ve been watching stuff on the US Election. How was Kamala Harris even running to be president? I’ve watched the CNN town hall and some other interviews when she had to answer real questions and she would just avoid them then start laughing and talking about how bad Donald Trump is. How was this even allowed to happen? No wonder more than half of America didn’t want her to be President.

This is entirely normal

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This is entirely normal

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If you’ve ever wondered how the Russian oligarchs hoovered up all the formerly nationalised industries in the 90’s after the fall of the Soviet Union I bet it looked pretty similar.

President-elect Donald Trump's new defense secretary once said that he could not remember washing his hands in ten years in bizarre footage that has resurfaced following his appointment.

In 2019, Fox News host Pete Hegseth declared on air that he has not washed his hands for 10 years because "germs are not a real thing".

He said he believes that germs do not exist because they cannot be seen with the naked eye.

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President-elect Donald Trump's new defense secretary once said that he could not remember washing his hands in ten years in bizarre footage that has resurfaced following his appointment.

In 2019, Fox News host Pete Hegseth declared on air that he has not washed his hands for 10 years because "germs are not a real thing".

He said he believes that germs do not exist because they cannot be seen with the naked eye.

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I feel so sorry for these civil servants who have to work to the likes of that. Lot of people looking for a career change (maybe the ones that Musk is getting rid of will be relieved).

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This is entirely normal

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It is. Its normal now.

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Trump is putting the lunatics in charge of every key department in the asylum.

I used to think 24 was ridiculous. Now I think it was understated.

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Trump is putting the lunatics in charge of every key department in the asylum.

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Who's his pick for the Department For Stopping Foreigners Eating American Pets though? Marjorie Taylor Greene must be in with a shout for that.

Matt Gaetz, the man accused of child sex trafficking will be the new Attorney General. You could not make this.

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Trump is putting the lunatics in charge of every key department in the asylum.

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An idiot from Fox News put in charge of the Department of Defence, which employs 2.1 million people and has an annual budget of a trillion dollars.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.

Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz (currently under investigation for child sex trafficking) as Attorney General, the chief law enforcement officer in the country.

Elon Musk to oversee efficiency in government.

Trump is treating it like an episode of The Apprentice. The only qualification he wants for cabinet jobs is total obedience to him.

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Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba

An idiot from Fox News put in charge of the Department of Defence, which employs 2.1 million people and has an annual budget of a trillion dollars.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.

Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz (currently under investigation for child sex trafficking) as Attorney General, the chief law enforcement officer in the country.

Elon Musk to oversee efficiency in government.

Trump is treating it like an episode of The Apprentice. The only qualification he wants for cabinet jobs is total obedience to him.

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It’s what the people voted for.

Head of National Security (CIA) is a pro Putin shill Tulsi Gabbard.

How can we share intelligence with her? She’s been described as a Russian Agent!

J

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Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba

An idiot from Fox News put in charge of the Department of Defence, which employs 2.1 million people and has an annual budget of a trillion dollars.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.

Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz (currently under investigation for child sex trafficking) as Attorney General, the chief law enforcement officer in the country.

Elon Musk to oversee efficiency in government.

Trump is treating it like an episode of The Apprentice. The only qualification he wants for cabinet jobs is total obedience to him.

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Elon Musk......Department of Government Efficiency......DOGE