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When trump was running in 2024, many supporters claimed that he would keep us out of foreign conflicts, as a rationale for voting in a convicted felon. Now he has bombed Syria, attacked Argentina several times, and is planning a second attack on a near-nuclear power (Iran). The laughable reality of that belief is shattered.
Lower prices, affordability, more jobs, better access to health care, fewer foreign conflicts, helping Main Street...none of it. In fact, the exact opposite. But hey, we can try and portray the resilience of the U.S. economic machine against his onslaught into his doing, with zero substantive support. The words of the uninformed! "I love the uneducated, they believe my bull carp".
"The first Trump tax cut has saved Charles Koch and Koch Industries an estimated $1 to $1.4 billion a year, not even counting tax savings on profits stored offshore and a shrunken estate tax. The second Trump tax cut saved the Kochs even more. They and their affiliated groups spent some $20 million lobbying for the Trump tax cut and $550 million seeking to get Trump elected in 2024. Not a bad return on investment."
"Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, sank a quarter of a billion dollars into getting Trump elected in 2024 and is on the way to spending as much if not more trying to keep the House and Senate under Republican control. What does Musk get out of it? Lower taxes on himself and his businesses, rollbacks of regulations that limit his profits, and federal contracts that make him even richer."
"Trump and his own family have also reaped big rewards by changing the economy’s rules in their favor. By the end of 2025, they had cleared at least $1.2 billion through their crypto investments — whose value has ballooned in large part because of Trump’s decisions to deregulate crypto and encourage its use."
"Earlier this year, a state-controlled United Arab Emirates firm bought $100 million of cryptocurrency issued by World Liberty Financial — essentially a huge deposit for World Liberty, which could then generate returns in the tens of millions of dollars each year."
"Trump’s wealth soared again in mid-December on news that Trump Media & Technology Group, the publicly traded company whose biggest shareholder is Trump, is merging with TAE Technologies, a privately held fusion technology company. The additional wealth was the consequence of more self-dealing by Trump: His Department of Energy had created an Office of Fusion to support the commercialization of fusion."
"The family company of billionaire Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has also been making a bundle off political influence. Lutnick’s company helped raise capital for Toby Neugebauer, a billionaire who’s building one of the giant data centers that will power the next generation of AI, banking millions in fees in the process. Lutnick has also been twisting the arms of American allies and dangling policy favors in exchange for investments in U.S. industrial projects that have given his family’s clients access to foreign capital."
"If we had tough anti-corruption laws preventing such political payoffs and self-dealing, the Kochs, Musks, Trumps, Lutnicks, and other high-rollers wouldn’t get the spoils of their political influence: tax breaks, regulatory rollbacks, and government subsidies that have enlarged their fortunes."
Comments: Whatever happened to free-market capitalism that many Republicans supposedly supported? Why do we tolerate this massive corruption and self-dealing? Perhaps @FD1000 can provide answers to these very important questions?
What an awesome opportunity to engage in genuine debate. Set aside all of the debate fallacies and "politics" and engage in discussion about free-market capitalism in a true pro/con fashion. To look at facts, data, results and form an empirical foundation.
Who thinks that will happen?
Or instead we get WH press release level comments and non sequiturs bordering on science fiction?
I'm pleased to share some good news! Donald J. Trump is utterly powerless in obtaining the release of a Colorado country clerk — a vocal election denier — who schemed to manipulate 2020 election results. We should send her to CECOT or Eswatini to serve her nine-year prison sentence.
"Earlier this year, President Trump pardoned around 1,500 people for their involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. As we near the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack, there is one high-profile election denier still behind bars. As White House correspondent Liz Landers reports, there is little Trump can do to get former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters out of prison."
Judge Matthew Barrett at sentencing hearing: "Your lies are well documented and these convictions are serious. I'm convinced you would do it all over again if you could. You are as defiant a defendant as this court has ever seen. You are no hero. You abused your position, and you are a charlatan."
Jena Griswold — Secretary of State, Colorado: "It would set the precedent that that people can attack our elections and potentially disenfranchise Americans without any type of consequences."
"It would also set the precedent that if people break the law and are friends with Donald Trump, they won't face consequences. That's a direct assault to the rule of law in this country and it just cannot stand."
The Republican party claims to be the party of "law and order." I'm curious as to your opinion regarding the rule of law. Do you think it's ok when people are allowed to violate U.S. laws without any repercussions because they are Trump allies? What does the MAGA crowd think about this?
@FD1000 doesn't give a damn about "law and order". As long as he's making his money he's just fine with the outrageous attack on our Capitol, and the pardoning of the attackers.
"As you’ve probably heard by now, Trump is renaming the White House. In all official government documents and correspondence, it will now be called the 'Donald J. Trump White House.' I’m joking, but it’s not really funny. It’s entirely consistent with what he’s done so far."
"On December 22, Trump announced the Navy’s new 'Trump-class' battleship."
"On December 19, his handpicked Kennedy Center board renamed it the 'Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.'"
"Earlier in the month, he renamed the United States Institute of Peace (an independent nonprofit group created by Congress) the 'Donald Trump Institute of Peace.'"
"The giant ballroom Trump is adding to the White House is already called the 'Donald Trump Ballroom' in solicitations to fund it made to billionaires and CEOs."
"Trump is lobbying to have the new Washington Commanders’ stadium (on the site of the old RFK Stadium) named 'the Donald Trump Stadium.'"
Comments: This hopelessly insecure "man" needs constant attention and adulation. His malicious narcissism is boundless! Donald J. Trump's smirks are truly cringeworthy.
OK, boys and girls, you made it again. I asked for 15 comments; you came up with 20+.
As usual, old_joe takes the crown with his opinion
@FD1000 doesn't give a damn about "law and order". As long as he's making his money
OJ appears hostile toward legal, highly skilled immigrants, especially those in STEM fields, who have long contributed to America’s innovation and economy. That stance may be influenced by his proximity to San Francisco, despite Silicon Valley being built largely by these very immigrants.
At the same time, OJ supports lenient policies toward illegal immigration, similar to those promoted under the Biden administration. These policies have allowed thousands of individuals to enter the country with insufficient vetting, raising legitimate concerns about crime, national security, and border enforcement.
Governor Walz, often described as a DEI-focused leader, presided over policies that enabled massive fraud within certain aid programs. In Minnesota, loosely regulated systems allowed the creation of thousands of fraudulent businesses by the Somalis, resulting in the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars. His administration made this abuse easier rather than preventing it.
The prospect of leaders with such records holding the highest offices is concerning. A failed governor elevated to vice president, alongside Kamala Harris, whose tenure as border czar produced millions of unvetted illegals, would be tasked with confronting America’s most serious challenges: foreign adversaries, domestic crime, and border security. Instead, their priority appears to be expanding DEI initiatives across every level of government, regardless of performance or accountability. For 4 years Biden and Kamal lied to us, saying the southern border was closed and they couldn't do it. Trump did it in weeks.
"In Minnesota, loosely regulated systems allowed the creation of thousands of fraudulent businesses by the Somalis, resulting in the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars."
WRONG! That enterprise was founded and directed by an American, Aimee Bock.
Further investigation discovered that the Governor attempted to stop the funding early on but was stymied by the courts on the possibility of charges of racism. Therefore those attempts were put on hold or stalled out as the deeper investigation continued. Do note that all of this occurred mostly during the Covid pandemic.
@FD1000- Nice hatchet job on my observation. Now, how about an accurate non-edited quote:
@FD1000 doesn't give a damn about "law and order". As long as he's making his money he's just fine with the outrageous attack on our Capitol, and the pardoning of the attackers.
@FD1000 doesn't give a damn about "law and order". As long as he's making his money he's just fine with the outrageous attack on our Capitol, and the pardoning of the attackers.
I'd say more like, "as long as he perceives that he is winning, he is happy". And he carefully manages those perceptions to always perceive to be "winning".
And man, does he need to feel approval here. He gets dragged constantly and then comes back for more. Like a battered wife, who believes she is "loved". This implies a deep-seated sense of self disapproval.
What might his online relationships reveal about his IRL relationships? We all know the answer to that.
"In Minnesota, loosely regulated systems allowed the creation of thousands of fraudulent businesses by the Somalis, resulting in the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars."
WRONG! That enterprise was founded and directed by an American, Aimee Bock.
Further investigation discovered that the Governor attempted to stop the funding early on but was stymied by the courts on the possibility of charges of racism. Therefore those attempts were put on hold or stalled out as the deeper investigation continued. Do note that all of this occurred mostly during the Covid pandemic.
@Mark Nailed it! So little knowledge and research is required to debunk these weird fallacies and conspiracies. I'd be ashamed to post such easily refuted "thoughts", or be so easily duped by "trusted" sources. It would make me re-think my entire worldview. Not wanting to be a simplistic textbook moron.
Why the evolutionary trait of compartmentalism, when allow to run amok, is so detrimental to appearing rational and informed.
It's interesting that @FD1000 says above that "OJ appears hostile toward legal, highly skilled immigrants" and "OJ supports lenient policies toward illegal immigration... [allowing] thousands of individuals to enter the country with insufficient vetting, raising legitimate concerns about crime, national security, and border enforcement."
Since I've never made any comments about " legal, highly skilled immigrants", other than FullyDevious1000 himself, once again we see him distorting reality when it suits his agenda.
For the record, I'll be happy to clarify my position: I esteem the immigration of legal, highly skilled immigrants who appreciate and honor the democratic traditions of their new country. I have nothing but contempt for those who come here, take advantage of our financial opportunities, and then advocate for the destruction of our democratic traditions.
I do indeed appreciate and honor those thousands of individuals who have come here, worked very hard here, paid their taxes here, and helped to build, maintain, and feed those of us who are more fortunate in our life situations.
I will honor those immigrants any day over an immigrant who is just fine with the outrageous attack on our Capitol, and the pardoning of the attackers. How interesting that FD1000 has no concerns about "crime, national security" when the crimes and corruption are committed and encouraged by his president.
Meanwhile back on FD's presumably gated ranch - If you're angry about the Minnesota day care fraud, the cases below will, or at least should, really upset you but I'm betting that he will ignore, deny & dismiss them.
Philip Esformes ran a massive nursing-home fraud scheme, bribing doctors to funnel patients and billing Medicare for unnecessary services for $1.2B."
Tell me why the prospect of a leader holding the highest office with such records along with numerous felonies and other crimes is not concerning to you. The last time I looked President Biden, VP Harris and Governor Walz have no criminal convictions other than a reckless driving charge against Walz.
Ahahahaha! A self-annointed "highly skilled" individual, who honors "democracy" by voting for fascism. And king of the straw men.
The final break from reality has now occurred. And don't we all know that suppressing freedom of the press, via government threats and intimidation, is the foundation of democratic ideals. And that picking winners and losers, via government intervention, is the fundamental basis for free markets.
I guess when you don't actually comprehend "democracy" or "free markets", then gerrymandering, voter suppression, election lies, insurrection, import and export tariffs, propaganda, elimination of checks and balances, disrupting supply chains, corrupting the independence of the three branches of government, can all be perceived as adhering to democratic and/or free market principals.
For the slow wildebeest, who is oh-so transparent, no one here approves of these tactics by either party. Ever. SNo reason to trot out another whataboutism.
If I didn't know better, I'd think we were hearing the notions of a seventh grader, with Dunning-Krueger syndrome.
On Dec. 24, 2008, President George W. Bush revoked the pardon he granted a day earlier to Isaac Robert Toussie, a developer in Brooklyn who had pleaded guilty to mail fraud and making false statements to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
What prompted Bush’s change of mind? Among other things, The Daily News had disclosed that Toussie’s father, Robert Toussie, had contributed $28,500 to the Republican Party, which, according to the White House, “might create an appearance of impropriety.”
Fast-forward to 2025.
In early April, Elizabeth Fago attended a $1 million per person Trump fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago. On April 23, President Trump signed a full pardon for her son, Paul Walczak, a nursing home executive.
Walczak had pleaded guilty to failing to pay the I.R.S. $7.4 million in taxes withheld from his employees’ paychecks. According to the Department of Justice, he used the money to buy a yacht and make “personal purchases at retailers such as Bergdorf Goodman, Cartier and Saks. During this same time, he also did not pay $3,480,111 of his business’s portion of his employees’ Social Security and Medicare taxes.”
The pardon saved Walczak from serving an 18-month prison sentence and paying $4.38 million in restitution.
In the Trump administration, contributing money to his campaign, to his inauguration or to a special Trump project such as the East Wing ballroom appears to be one of the factors qualifying convicted criminals for special treatment when seeking a presidential pardon.
Comment: All this stuff is just fine with FullyDevious1000, as long as everyone involved is wealthy. But he certainly has no tolerance for a very hardworking and honest but illegal immigrant who is building our housing, caring for our old and sick, or breaking their backs in our produce fields.
It's interesting that @FD1000 says above that "OJ appears hostile toward legal, highly skilled immigrants" and "OJ supports lenient policies toward illegal immigration... [allowing] thousands of individuals to enter the country with insufficient vetting, raising legitimate concerns about crime, national security, and border enforcement."
Since I've never made any comments about " legal, highly skilled immigrants", other than FullyDevious1000 himself, once again we see him distorting reality when it suits his agenda.
For the record, I'll be happy to clarify my position: I esteem the immigration of legal, highly skilled immigrants who appreciate and honor the democratic traditions of their new country. I have nothing but contempt for those who come here, take advantage of our financial opportunities, and then advocate for the destruction of our democratic traditions.
I do indeed appreciate and honor those thousands of individuals who have come here, worked very hard here, paid their taxes here, and helped to build, maintain, and feed those of us who are more fortunate in our life situations.
I will honor those immigrants any day over an immigrant who is just fine with the outrageous attack on our Capitol, and the pardoning of the attackers. How interesting that FD1000 has no concerns about "crime, national security" when the crimes and corruption are committed and encouraged by his president.
Well done, sir! Very precise and eloquent.
When someone opens the door wide enough to put your foot in, use it to the fullest.
"For the record, I'll be happy to clarify my position: I esteem the immigration of legal, highly skilled immigrants who appreciate and honor the democratic traditions of their new country. I have nothing but contempt for those who come here, take advantage of our financial opportunities, and then advocate for the destruction of our democratic traditions."
"I do indeed appreciate and honor those thousands of individuals who have come here, worked very hard here, paid their taxes here, and helped to build, maintain, and feed those of us who are more fortunate in our life situations."
"I will honor those immigrants any day over an immigrant who is just fine with the outrageous attack on our Capitol, and the pardoning of the attackers. How interesting that FD1000 has no concerns about "crime, national security" when the crimes and corruption are committed and encouraged by his president."
"He has written about former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy: 'Never trust a chinaman or Indian … NEVER.'"
"He has said Black people behave like 'victims' because 'that’s their natural state … You can’t change them,' adding: 'Proof: all of Africa is a shithole, and will always be that way.'"
"He has urged that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday be 'tossed into the seventh circle of hell.' Using an Italian slur for Black people, he wrote: 'No moulignon holidays … From kwanza [sic] to mlk jr day to black history month to Juneteenth,' adding: 'Every single one needs to be eviscerated.'"
"He has written: 'We need competent white men in positions of leadership. … The founding fathers were wrong that all men are created equal … We need to reject that part of our heritage.'"
"He has backed martial law. He’s referred to 2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley as an 'insufferable bitch.' He called Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel a 'psyop,' (which stands for psychological operation)."
"He has ties to avowed antisemite Nick Fuentes. Soon after he made the 'Nazi' comment, Ingrassia attended a rally for Fuentes."
"Ingrassia’s overt bigotry was too much even for Senate Republicans, who pushed back against his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel— resulting in Trump pulling the nomination in November."
"But Ingrassia wasn’t booted from the Trump administration. In fact, after pulling his nomination, Trump invited Ingrassia to meet with him at the White House and offered him another administration post — Deputy General Counsel of the General Services Administration. He is now Acting General Counsel, supervising more than one hundred lawyers."
"Trump doesn’t mind Ingrassia’s bigotry because Ingrassia is a Trump loyalist who for years has praised Trump on X and Substack. (After Trump reposted more than 100 of Igrassia’s fawning Substacks, Ingrassia called himself 'Trump’s favorite writer.') In Trump world, fawning loyalty always trumps hateful bigotry."
"In contrast to Trump’s graciousness toward Ingrassia, the Trump regime has been trying to rid America of people seeking to stop the spread of online hate speech."
"On Thursday, a federal judge in New York temporarily blocked Trump from detaining Imran Ahmed, the founder and chief executive of a nonprofit organization that works to stop the spread of online hate and disinformation, whom the Trump regime accused of promoting the censoring of 'American viewpoints.'"
"Ahmed — who is in the United States legally, with a green card and an American wife and child — is one of five people barred by the Trump regime because they’ve been scrutinizing hate speech on social media platforms such as Elon Musk’s X."
"So there we have it, friends. Hateful bigotry is fine inside the Trump regime as long as the hateful bigots are loyal to Trump. Meanwhile, the regime is trying to rid America of people fighting hateful bigotry."
Comments: I'm sure that certain MAGA factions are pleased that a racist, antisemite is Acting General Counsel. Most presidents attempt to hire intelligent, qualified candidates for positions within their administration. Not Donald J. Trump — total, unwavering loyalty trumps intelligence and competence. What a truly sad state of affairs — the current trajectory of the U.S. under Trump 2.0 is extremely disturbing. I know that we will eventually overcome this very dark period of our history.
Easy peasy fd. You are being lied to multiple times on a daily basis and you keep swallowing it.
People are spreading lies about the fraud in Minnesota. Let me fix it for you. - Most of the fraud that has been charged was uncovered 3 years ago and was heavily reported - Tim Walz did not commit any of the fraud - There is no evidence that the fraud involved $9 billion - The ringleaders of the biggest fraud operations were NOT Somali - Medicaid fraud is a huge, widespread problem nationwide - Fraud is bad, including the fraud Donald Trump was literally convicted of on 34 counts!
See also - Trump Foundation, Trump Charitable Foundation, Trump University, Trump Tax Fraud. Nearly everything he and/or his family touches is a hoax, scam, bogus, etc., etc., etc.....
Say there, FullyDevious- You maybe remember this one too?
The Unite the Right rally was a white supremacist rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, from August 11 to 12, 2017. Marchers included members of the alt-right, neo-Confederates, neo-fascists, white nationalists, neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and far-right militias. The organizers' stated goals included the unification of the American white nationalist movement and opposing the proposed removal of the statue of General Robert E. Lee from Charlottesville's former Lee Park. The rally sparked a national debate over Confederate iconography, racial violence, and white supremacy. ¹
Those folks weren't too keen on your people either, were they FD? Your hero Trump thought that "there were good people on both sides". Seems like you have a very short and very selective memory, FD.
Well, FD, you've been given plenty of material to "debate". Let's here what you have to say. For a change.
I think I finally get it. Anyone who voted for Trump—or even an illegal immigrant who supports him—must automatically be wrong, lying, twisting the truth, endangering democracy, and promoting dictatorship.
Meanwhile, anything Democrats have done is assumed to be pure and beyond reproach, never bending the law, never overreaching, and never imposing DEI rules on everyone. But wait, over 50% of voters selected Trump.
As Hillary Clinton once said, and as many on the far left continue to imply: deplorable.
The reason I voted for Bill Clinton twice is that he was a middle-of-the-road Democrat. Since Obama, however, the Democratic Party has moved much further to the extreme. That kind of extremism tends to provoke an opposing extreme, with the result being a constant tug-of-war instead of meeting somewhere in the middle.
The key difference, in my view, is that Biden masked his agenda, while Trump is openly executing his, and that openness is what fuels intense reactions TDS from Democrats. So, keep complaining. I need at least 15 angry comments before my next post.
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Lower prices, affordability, more jobs, better access to health care, fewer foreign conflicts, helping Main Street...none of it. In fact, the exact opposite. But hey, we can try and portray the resilience of the U.S. economic machine against his onslaught into his doing, with zero substantive support. The words of the uninformed! "I love the uneducated, they believe my bull carp".
a year, not even counting tax savings on profits stored offshore and a shrunken estate tax.
The second Trump tax cut saved the Kochs even more.
They and their affiliated groups spent some $20 million lobbying for the Trump tax cut
and $550 million seeking to get Trump elected in 2024. Not a bad return on investment."
"Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, sank a quarter of a billion dollars into getting Trump
elected in 2024 and is on the way to spending as much if not more trying to keep the House and Senate
under Republican control. What does Musk get out of it? Lower taxes on himself and his businesses,
rollbacks of regulations that limit his profits, and federal contracts that make him even richer."
"Trump and his own family have also reaped big rewards by changing the economy’s rules in their favor.
By the end of 2025, they had cleared at least $1.2 billion through their crypto investments —
whose value has ballooned in large part because of Trump’s decisions to deregulate
crypto and encourage its use."
"Earlier this year, a state-controlled United Arab Emirates firm bought $100 million of cryptocurrency
issued by World Liberty Financial — essentially a huge deposit for World Liberty,
which could then generate returns in the tens of millions of dollars each year."
"Trump’s wealth soared again in mid-December on news that Trump Media & Technology Group,
the publicly traded company whose biggest shareholder is Trump, is merging with TAE Technologies,
a privately held fusion technology company. The additional wealth was the consequence
of more self-dealing by Trump: His Department of Energy had created an Office of
Fusion to support the commercialization of fusion."
"The family company of billionaire Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has also been making
a bundle off political influence. Lutnick’s company helped raise capital for Toby Neugebauer,
a billionaire who’s building one of the giant data centers that will power the next generation of AI,
banking millions in fees in the process. Lutnick has also been twisting the arms
of American allies and dangling policy favors in exchange for investments in U.S.
industrial projects that have given his family’s clients access to foreign capital."
"If we had tough anti-corruption laws preventing such political payoffs and self-dealing, the Kochs, Musks, Trumps, Lutnicks, and other high-rollers wouldn’t get the spoils of their political influence: tax breaks, regulatory rollbacks, and government subsidies that have enlarged their fortunes."
Comments: Whatever happened to free-market capitalism that many Republicans supposedly supported?
Why do we tolerate this massive corruption and self-dealing?
Perhaps @FD1000 can provide answers to these very important questions?
Who thinks that will happen?
Or instead we get WH press release level comments and non sequiturs bordering on science fiction?
Donald J. Trump is utterly powerless in obtaining the release of a Colorado country clerk —
a vocal election denier — who schemed to manipulate 2020 election results.
We should send her to CECOT or Eswatini to serve her nine-year prison sentence.
"Earlier this year, President Trump pardoned around 1,500 people for their involvement in efforts to overturn
the 2020 presidential election. As we near the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack, there is one high-profile
election denier still behind bars. As White House correspondent Liz Landers reports,
there is little Trump can do to get former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters out of prison."
Judge Matthew Barrett at sentencing hearing:
"Your lies are well documented and these convictions are serious.
I'm convinced you would do it all over again if you could.
You are as defiant a defendant as this court has ever seen.
You are no hero. You abused your position, and you are a charlatan."
Jena Griswold — Secretary of State, Colorado:
"It would set the precedent that that people can attack our elections
and potentially disenfranchise Americans without any type of consequences."
"It would also set the precedent that if people break the law and are friends
with Donald Trump, they won't face consequences.
That's a direct assault to the rule of law in this country and it just cannot stand."
@FD1000,
The Republican party claims to be the party of "law and order."
I'm curious as to your opinion regarding the rule of law.
Do you think it's ok when people are allowed to violate U.S. laws
without any repercussions because they are Trump allies?
What does the MAGA crowd think about this?
Doesn't offset the pedophile pardoning 1,500 perps who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
But we will try to enjoy the smaller victories for now.
based on a simple calculation, none of these gop supported trump actions made me rich :
cryptoscams, tesla ads, taxpayer funded retribution cases, violent criminal pardons, real estate deals with authoritarian dictators, fisherman strikes, farm and housing immigrant labor deportations, ICE captures of american citizens, neverending nonsense...
In all official government documents and correspondence,
it will now be called the 'Donald J. Trump White House.'
I’m joking, but it’s not really funny. It’s entirely consistent with what he’s done so far."
"On December 22, Trump announced the Navy’s new 'Trump-class' battleship."
"On December 19, his handpicked Kennedy Center board renamed it
the 'Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.'"
"Earlier in the month, he renamed the United States Institute of Peace
(an independent nonprofit group created by Congress) the 'Donald Trump Institute of Peace.'"
"The giant ballroom Trump is adding to the White House is already called the 'Donald Trump Ballroom'
in solicitations to fund it made to billionaires and CEOs."
"Trump is lobbying to have the new Washington Commanders’ stadium
(on the site of the old RFK Stadium) named 'the Donald Trump Stadium.'"
Comments: This hopelessly insecure "man" needs constant attention and adulation.
His malicious narcissism is boundless!
Donald J. Trump's smirks are truly cringeworthy.
As usual, old_joe takes the crown with his opinion OJ appears hostile toward legal, highly skilled immigrants, especially those in STEM fields, who have long contributed to America’s innovation and economy. That stance may be influenced by his proximity to San Francisco, despite Silicon Valley being built largely by these very immigrants.
At the same time, OJ supports lenient policies toward illegal immigration, similar to those promoted under the Biden administration. These policies have allowed thousands of individuals to enter the country with insufficient vetting, raising legitimate concerns about crime, national security, and border enforcement.
Governor Walz, often described as a DEI-focused leader, presided over policies that enabled massive fraud within certain aid programs. In Minnesota, loosely regulated systems allowed the creation of thousands of fraudulent businesses by the Somalis, resulting in the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars. His administration made this abuse easier rather than preventing it.
The prospect of leaders with such records holding the highest offices is concerning. A failed governor elevated to vice president, alongside Kamala Harris, whose tenure as border czar produced millions of unvetted illegals, would be tasked with confronting America’s most serious challenges: foreign adversaries, domestic crime, and border security. Instead, their priority appears to be expanding DEI initiatives across every level of government, regardless of performance or accountability.
For 4 years Biden and Kamal lied to us, saying the southern border was closed and they couldn't do it. Trump did it in weeks.
Irony of all ironies - mentions "massive fraud", but ignores the current administration's gross corruption issues.
Those are ok, apparently.
WRONG! That enterprise was founded and directed by an American, Aimee Bock.
Federal Jury Finds Feeding Our Future Mastermind and Co-Defendant Guilty in $250 Million Pandemic Fraud Scheme
Further investigation discovered that the Governor attempted to stop the funding early on but was stymied by the courts on the possibility of charges of racism. Therefore those attempts were put on hold or stalled out as the deeper investigation continued. Do note that all of this occurred mostly during the Covid pandemic.
Yes. About half of those words aren’t even in his vocabulary.
@FD1000 doesn't give a damn about "law and order". As long as he's making his money he's just fine with the outrageous attack on our Capitol, and the pardoning of the attackers.
Care to reply to that, you slimy parasite?
And man, does he need to feel approval here. He gets dragged constantly and then comes back for more. Like a battered wife, who believes she is "loved". This implies a deep-seated sense of self disapproval.
What might his online relationships reveal about his IRL relationships? We all know the answer to that.
Why the evolutionary trait of compartmentalism, when allow to run amok, is so detrimental to appearing rational and informed.
Plus, another typical flailing straw man.
Since I've never made any comments about " legal, highly skilled immigrants", other than FullyDevious1000 himself, once again we see him distorting reality when it suits his agenda.
For the record, I'll be happy to clarify my position: I esteem the immigration of legal, highly skilled immigrants who appreciate and honor the democratic traditions of their new country. I have nothing but contempt for those who come here, take advantage of our financial opportunities, and then advocate for the destruction of our democratic traditions.
I do indeed appreciate and honor those thousands of individuals who have come here, worked very hard here, paid their taxes here, and helped to build, maintain, and feed those of us who are more fortunate in our life situations.
I will honor those immigrants any day over an immigrant who is just fine with the outrageous attack on our Capitol, and the pardoning of the attackers. How interesting that FD1000 has no concerns about "crime, national security" when the crimes and corruption are committed and encouraged by his president.
Philip Esformes ran a massive nursing-home fraud scheme, bribing doctors to funnel patients and billing Medicare for unnecessary services for $1.2B."
Donald Trump Freed a Convicted Medicare Fraudster. The Justice Department Wants Him Back.
He was pardoned by Trump in 2020 but has since gone on to new crimes. I wonder if ICE will be looking for him.
Health care fraudster Philip Esformes is latest Trump clemency recipient to be arrested.
And also, and Trump Says He’ll Stop Health Care Fraudsters. Last Time, He Let Them Walk.
Tell me why the prospect of a leader holding the highest office with such records along with numerous felonies and other crimes is not concerning to you. The last time I looked President Biden, VP Harris and Governor Walz have no criminal convictions other than a reckless driving charge against Walz.
The final break from reality has now occurred. And don't we all know that suppressing freedom of the press, via government threats and intimidation, is the foundation of democratic ideals. And that picking winners and losers, via government intervention, is the fundamental basis for free markets.
I guess when you don't actually comprehend "democracy" or "free markets", then gerrymandering, voter suppression, election lies, insurrection, import and export tariffs, propaganda, elimination of checks and balances, disrupting supply chains, corrupting the independence of the three branches of government, can all be perceived as adhering to democratic and/or free market principals.
For the slow wildebeest, who is oh-so transparent, no one here approves of these tactics by either party. Ever. SNo reason to trot out another whataboutism.
If I didn't know better, I'd think we were hearing the notions of a seventh grader, with Dunning-Krueger syndrome.
Comment: All this stuff is just fine with FullyDevious1000, as long as everyone involved is wealthy. But he certainly has no tolerance for a very hardworking and honest but illegal immigrant who is building our housing, caring for our old and sick, or breaking their backs in our produce fields.
When someone opens the door wide enough to put your foot in, use it to the fullest.
Kudos!
@FD1000, don't let the door hit you in the a** on the way out.
for those who come here, take advantage of our financial opportunities, and then advocate for
the destruction of our democratic traditions."
"I do indeed appreciate and honor those thousands of individuals who have come here, worked very hard here, paid their taxes here, and helped to build, maintain, and feed those of us who are more fortunate in our life situations."
"I will honor those immigrants any day over an immigrant who is just fine with the outrageous attack
on our Capitol, and the pardoning of the attackers. How interesting that FD1000 has no concerns about
"crime, national security" when the crimes and corruption are committed and encouraged by his president."
Very well stated.
I have nothing further to add.
'Never trust a chinaman or Indian … NEVER.'"
"He has said Black people behave like 'victims' because 'that’s their natural state …
You can’t change them,' adding: 'Proof: all of Africa is a shithole, and will always be that way.'"
"He has urged that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday be 'tossed into the seventh circle of hell.'
Using an Italian slur for Black people, he wrote: 'No moulignon holidays …
From kwanza [sic] to mlk jr day to black history month to Juneteenth,' adding:
'Every single one needs to be eviscerated.'"
"He has written: 'We need competent white men in positions of leadership. …
The founding fathers were wrong that all men are created equal …
We need to reject that part of our heritage.'"
"He has backed martial law. He’s referred to 2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley as an 'insufferable bitch.' He called Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel a 'psyop,' (which stands for psychological operation)."
"He has ties to avowed antisemite Nick Fuentes.
Soon after he made the 'Nazi' comment, Ingrassia attended a rally for Fuentes."
"Ingrassia’s overt bigotry was too much even for Senate Republicans,
who pushed back against his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel—
resulting in Trump pulling the nomination in November."
"But Ingrassia wasn’t booted from the Trump administration.
In fact, after pulling his nomination, Trump invited Ingrassia to meet with him at the White House
and offered him another administration post — Deputy General Counsel of the General Services Administration.
He is now Acting General Counsel, supervising more than one hundred lawyers."
"Trump doesn’t mind Ingrassia’s bigotry because Ingrassia is a Trump loyalist who for years
has praised Trump on X and Substack. (After Trump reposted more than 100 of Igrassia’s fawning Substacks,
Ingrassia called himself 'Trump’s favorite writer.') In Trump world, fawning loyalty always trumps hateful bigotry."
"In contrast to Trump’s graciousness toward Ingrassia, the Trump regime has been trying to rid America
of people seeking to stop the spread of online hate speech."
"On Thursday, a federal judge in New York temporarily blocked Trump from detaining Imran Ahmed,
the founder and chief executive of a nonprofit organization that works to stop the spread of online hate
and disinformation, whom the Trump regime accused of promoting the censoring of 'American viewpoints.'"
"Ahmed — who is in the United States legally, with a green card and an American wife and child —
is one of five people barred by the Trump regime because they’ve been scrutinizing hate speech
on social media platforms such as Elon Musk’s X."
"So there we have it, friends.
Hateful bigotry is fine inside the Trump regime as long as the hateful bigots are loyal to Trump.
Meanwhile, the regime is trying to rid America of people fighting hateful bigotry."
Comments: I'm sure that certain MAGA factions are pleased that a racist, antisemite is Acting General Counsel.
Most presidents attempt to hire intelligent, qualified candidates for positions within their administration.
Not Donald J. Trump — total, unwavering loyalty trumps intelligence and competence.
What a truly sad state of affairs — the current trajectory of the U.S. under Trump 2.0 is extremely disturbing.
I know that we will eventually overcome this very dark period of our history.
People are spreading lies about the fraud in Minnesota. Let me fix it for you.
- Most of the fraud that has been charged was uncovered 3 years ago and was heavily reported
- Tim Walz did not commit any of the fraud
- There is no evidence that the fraud involved $9 billion
- The ringleaders of the biggest fraud operations were NOT Somali
- Medicaid fraud is a huge, widespread problem nationwide
- Fraud is bad, including the fraud Donald Trump was literally convicted of on 34 counts!
See also - Trump Foundation, Trump Charitable Foundation, Trump University, Trump Tax Fraud. Nearly everything he and/or his family touches is a hoax, scam, bogus, etc., etc., etc.....
Well, FD, you've been given plenty of material to "debate". Let's here what you have to say. For a change.
¹: Source: Wickipedia
Meanwhile, anything Democrats have done is assumed to be pure and beyond reproach, never bending the law, never overreaching, and never imposing DEI rules on everyone.
But wait, over 50% of voters selected Trump.
As Hillary Clinton once said, and as many on the far left continue to imply: deplorable.
The reason I voted for Bill Clinton twice is that he was a middle-of-the-road Democrat. Since Obama, however, the Democratic Party has moved much further to the extreme. That kind of extremism tends to provoke an opposing extreme, with the result being a constant tug-of-war instead of meeting somewhere in the middle.
The key difference, in my view, is that Biden masked his agenda, while Trump is openly executing his, and that openness is what fuels
intense reactionsTDS from Democrats.So, keep complaining. I need at least 15 angry comments before my next post.