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All politicians lie, but none like the numbers with trump. Have you ever criticised trump for his volume of lies, misinformation and so so?

trump also provides pardons for convicted criminals who support him. It's interesting the number of people in trump's orbit who are convicted for criminal offices compared to Biden. However, if you were the father and had the power would you not pardon for non violent offences? Below Biden gives his reasoning, sounds just like trump.... Biden said in the statement that he decided to issue the pardon because his son was “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” saying that “Hunter was treated differently” from people who commit similar crimes.

You don't believe voting for an independent is a wasted vote?

Congress can vest its powers to the President for appt of military officers.. Given trump political sycophants it's not impossible. I see you up to date with MAGA speak e.g. "trump haters"

snipped for brevity. Prior critique of trump tax cuts for the wealthy were proven correct. US tax payers are currently paying approx $850 billion p.a. in interest with national debt current at approx $33 trillion. trump failed to gat anywhere near to fulfilling his prior fiscal promises with debt actually massively increased, which were ludicrous in the first place, yet MAGA clapped and cheered, they haven't learnt. https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/275003-trump-i-will-eliminate-us-debt-in-8-years/

trump will further assist the wealthy with a proposed extension of tax relief costing $4 trillion; remember the previous trump tax relief has yet to be paid off will a great deal of the monies used by corporates for share buy back.. And...limits to food stamps, including for women and children, and other safety net programs together with other programs negatively impacting the less well off.. MAGA! https://apnews.com/article/trump-tax-cuts-republicans-congress-spending-immigration-e4aebdcc9955f5d663208aec08778442

and you parrot conspiracy memes.

'cause Ivermectin was an unproven solution for Covid promoted by conspiracists Ever heard of "do no harm"

Incorrect; only in US political imagination

IMO the terrible partisan gulf driven by trump blocked a number of initiatives for Biden Admin

Yes. IMO Biden Administration has got US back on track after the Covid challenges. Immi would be in better shape if trump hadn't blocked bi partisan legislation for party partisan reasons

Centre right e.g. Australian Conservative party. By comparison I consider trump extreme right https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre-right_politics#:~:text=The centre-right commonly supports,%2C immigration%2C and LGBT acceptance.

who elected trump?

FYI I swich between centre right and centre left according to their track record / manifesto at election time.

We are free to express our opinions on this platform. Oh and BTW whining volume can easily be claimed by MAGA world.

To correct you - only MAGA enablers to blame

You make a number of assumptions with trump who is on his way to appoint people whose first loyalty is to him, not the constitution. One only has to read history to recognise what trump is trying to do. Best to wait and see a few years to see what progress he's making with the undermining of us institutions. which he has sworn to do.

If trump has decided upon an authoritarian path, don't think he and his enablers will give a @*^# about the Constitution.

trump has selected Kash Patel as future FBI Director. If Congress agrees he will be targeting trump's so called "political enemies", including those in the media who oppose him. One wonders how it will float with Free Speech, does it mean a step closer to an authoritarian government?

My thoughts concerning trump made no difference whatsoever, not would anyone else posting on this forum. However, insulting language and breach of forum rules do make a difference to the platform

My error

No - the Mexican President elect has denied trump's claims. What a surprise, not, from the serial liar. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/28/politics/trump-mexican-president-call-tariffs/index.html

Kind of makes sense, as I said the will to stop has to come from one's own self. If the addicts and casual users have no desire to stop using hard drugs I guess the only way is to interdict supplies whjch to date has been a complete failure (Globally?) I understand a few countries have had some success with reducing deaths by way of injection rooms, but I assume in USA, especially under trump, will not happen nationally, only a few States so far...

I hope you're not an atypical American citizen; if you are I forecast a lot of grief and discord in US society. Under trump US is going to experience a great deal of destabilising negative / destructive paranoia. MAGA with trump? No.

That's your ugly gloating projection - atypical of MAGA world. Such attitudes will eventually backfire