Trump has lost the plot.

[Mavideol]

8 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

That caricature of the man is contradicted by the recent incident of President Trump offering his bed to a pregnant woman. He is a true gentleman with heart and soul. Salt of the earth.

he's only looking for praise when he can get it, that's a showman nothing else, gentleman my arrrsss tell that to the ones he raped/violated/screw up either by business deals or privately, make your choice but don't associate his name with gentleman, they don't go together

[Mavideol]

after all the proof and supporting documents supporting that he lost the election he keeps claiming he won, what a sore loser, the guy that he bashed won the Pulitzer prize 3 times 

 

Ashley Parker has won the Pulitzer Prize — three times.

 

Trump slams reporter who didn’t know he won the presidency ‘three times’

https://au.yahoo.com/news/trump-slams-reporter-didn-t-191405760.html

 

[bannork]

 A Gallup poll conducted from March 3 to11 reveals that 46% of Americans believe that the US is not doing enough to help Ukraine. This is 16 percentage points higher than in December.

Previously, the highest percentage of Americans who believed that the US was not doing enough to help Ukraine was 38%, recorded in Gallup’s first poll on this issue in August 2022. Following  the February 28 Oval Office meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy, the preference of Americans for greater US involvement significantly outweighs other opinions.

Americans drastically shift opinion on aid to Ukraine after Trump’s actions

 

[Jim Blue]

6 hours ago, bunnydrops said:

It was Trumps' mentor Roy Cohn, the New York fixer who said Trump "has ice water flowing in his veins".  And Cohn wasn't known for being a nice guy either.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Cohn

Roy , the man who denied he was gay until the day he died.....of AIDS .

[candide]

1 hour ago, bannork said:

 A Gallup poll conducted from March 3 to11 reveals that 46% of Americans believe that the US is not doing enough to help Ukraine. This is 16 percentage points higher than in December.

Previously, the highest percentage of Americans who believed that the US was not doing enough to help Ukraine was 38%, recorded in Gallup’s first poll on this issue in August 2022. Following  the February 28 Oval Office meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy, the preference of Americans for greater US involvement significantly outweighs other opinions.

Americans drastically shift opinion on aid to Ukraine after Trump’s actions

 

While Trump's approval ratings are going down...

 

Trump's Approval Rating Plunges With America's Most Accurate Pollster

 

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-poll-tracker-march-18-2046375

[Mavideol]

for those you still believe orange man to be the master of the deal  555

 

“Russia Demands To Keep Captured Territory.”

 

U.K. Magazine's Trump-Slamming Cover Goes Viral For Its Putin Punch Line

 

https://au.yahoo.com/news/u-k-magazines-trump-slamming-085253755.html

[thaibeachlovers]

On 3/19/2025 at 11:12 PM, worgeordie said:

WOW ! a MAGA that has had his eyes opened , there will be many more to come....for sure

 

regards worgeordie

 

I still support his domestic policies and wish he's kept out of the M E fiasco. It's where US presidents go to lose their minds.

However, I can not support anyone that colludes in war crimes and crimes against humanity.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 3/20/2025 at 12:49 AM, bannork said:

 A Gallup poll conducted from March 3 to11 reveals that 46% of Americans believe that the US is not doing enough to help Ukraine. This is 16 percentage points higher than in December.

Previously, the highest percentage of Americans who believed that the US was not doing enough to help Ukraine was 38%, recorded in Gallup’s first poll on this issue in August 2022. Following  the February 28 Oval Office meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy, the preference of Americans for greater US involvement significantly outweighs other opinions.

Americans drastically shift opinion on aid to Ukraine after Trump’s actions

 

I said it during the election campaign and I have no reason to change my opinion that polls are BS.

[Harrisfan]

On 3/19/2025 at 11:43 PM, Jim Blue said:

Roy , the man who denied he was gay until the day he died.....of AIDS .

Straight people die of aids

[Harrisfan]

3 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I said it during the election campaign and I have no reason to change my opinion that polls are BS.

Polls are only bs at first glance. Once you apply linear regression you can calculate the nearest result down to 0.1 to 0.8%. 

[Harrisfan]

On 3/19/2025 at 11:46 PM, candide said:

While Trump's approval ratings are going down...

 

Trump's Approval Rating Plunges With America's Most Accurate Pollster

 

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-poll-tracker-march-18-2046375

+3.5 using the most accurate method proven over 2 elections.

[candide]

21 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

+3.5 using the most accurate method proven over 2 elections.

I know, but it's not any more about being elected. It's now about meeting the expectations he raised during his campaign.

[Harrisfan]

1 minute ago, candide said:

I know, but it's not any more about being elected. It's now about meeting the expectations he raised during his campaign.

He can blame Elon if polls go bad. Smart appointment.

[candide]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

He can blame Elon if polls go bad. Smart appointment.

For once, I can agree with you. Elon is a useful 'fuse' for Trump. Will it work? That's another story....

[Harrisfan]

Just now, candide said:

For once, I can agree with you. Elon is a useful 'fuse' for Trump. Will it work? That's another story....

I believe half the reason he was appointed was to deflect from him. Helps Vance a lot. If polls are good in 2028 Vance can claim credit but if bad he can shift blame.

[Sir Dude]

I think Trump and his administration are going for political ambiguity, so no-one knows what the hell he will do next... i.e. impossible to predict. It's not only Europe and other western powers that know sweet FA about what America will do... more importantly China doesn't know what the hell is going on, and that is the primary focus for the US. Even though he (Trump) seems to be cosy with the Kremlin, that could change in an instant if The Donald doesn't get what he wants... U-turns are not an issue for this US administration.

However, there is probably back-door contact going on and the real agenda is just being hidden, even if agreed. The price of US support is going to be Europe spending more on defence... and it looks like that has been agreed already.

[candide]

3 minutes ago, Sir Dude said:

I think Trump and his administration are going for political ambiguity, so no-one knows what the hell he will do next... i.e. impossible to predict. It's not only Europe and other western powers that know sweet FA about what american will do... more importantly China doesn't know what the hell is going on, and that is the primary focus for the US. Even though he seems to be cosy with the Kremlin, that could change in an instant if The Donald doesn't get what he wants... U-turns are not an issue for this US administration.

However, there is probably back-door contact going on and the real agenda is just being hidden, even if agreed. The price of US support is going to be Europe spending more on defence... and it looks like that has been agreed already.

China has started to anticipate the different scenarios long time ago. They already planned what they would do in case of tariffs war: which retaliations, which domestic economic policy (increase domestic demand), and which trade policy (focus on other markets). Actually, China may well benefit from Trump's policies and increase its global footprint thanks to him. Trump cutting foreign aid, withdrawing from international organisations, etc... leaves a big hole that only China will be able to fill. Europe will focus on defense, Russia is broke, and India has other problems. It will be open bar for China.

[Jim Blue]

1 hour ago, Harrisfan said:

Straight people die of aids

Yes but they don't deny their straight  .

Queer friends Trump had ! 

[Harrisfan]

1 minute ago, Jim Blue said:

Yes but they don't deny their straight  .

Queer friends Trump had ! 

You Dems are weird. In one post you call him a bigot but if he has gay friends he's bad? Make up your minds.

[Sir Dude]

17 minutes ago, candide said:

China has started to anticipate the different scenarios long time ago. They already planned what they would do in case of tariffs war: which retaliations, which domestic economic policy (increase domestic demand), and which trade policy (focus on other markets). Actually, China may well benefit from Trump's policies and increase its global footprint thanks to him. Trump cutting foreign aid, withdrawing from international organisations, etc... leaves a big hole that only China will be able to fill. Europe will focus on defense, Russia is broke, and India has other problems. It will be open bar for China.

What you say may or may not be true... many fail to see how much trouble China actually is in economically, socially, and much else.

China before Xi jinping was on a stella rise, but he has nixed that with his Maoist policies and tanked everything. The CCP lies about everything or just simply stops collecting/publishing data because it doesn't want the truth out there... like youth unemployment, millions of jobless uni grads each year, house prices tanking, economic bubbles, unsustainable debt, military unreadiness, companies moving to other countries, ghost cities, missing millions of people (so many are posting on the internet about where did everyone go)... don't fall for the CCP propaganda, it's all gas and no trousers. Hopefully the CCP will fall and the Chinese people will rise to a better place.

[Harrisfan]

On 3/19/2025 at 9:49 PM, bannork said:

 A Gallup poll conducted from March 3 to11 reveals that 46% of Americans believe that the US is not doing enough to help Ukraine. This is 16 percentage points higher than in December.

Previously, the highest percentage of Americans who believed that the US was not doing enough to help Ukraine was 38%, recorded in Gallup’s first poll on this issue in August 2022. Following  the February 28 Oval Office meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy, the preference of Americans for greater US involvement significantly outweighs other opinions.

Americans drastically shift opinion on aid to Ukraine after Trump’s actions

 

So 54% think otherwise

[candide]

7 minutes ago, Sir Dude said:

What you say may or may not be true... many fail to see how much trouble China actually is in economically, socially, and much else.

China before Xi jinping was on a stella rise, but he has nixed that with his Maoist policies and tanked everything. The CCP lies about everything or just simply stops collecting/publishing data because it doesn't want the truth out there... like youth unemployment, millions of jobless uni grads each year, house prices tanking, economic bubbles, unsustainable debt, military unreadiness, companies moving to other countries, ghost cities, missing millions of people (so many are posting on the internet about where did everyone go)... don't fall for the CCP propaganda, it's all gas and no trousers. Hopefully the CCP will fall and the Chinese people will rise to a better place.

Of course, there are many problems, but the economy is controlled by the State. The focus now is on domestic demand, which is rather new for China.

[3NUMBAS]

He’s a madman so he’s unpredictable like all loonys

[MikeandDow]

2 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

He’s a madman so he’s unpredictable like all loonys

You are only finding this out now !!  The guy has always been a nutjob

[Sir Dude]

30 minutes ago, candide said:

Of course, there are many problems, but the economy is controlled by the State. The focus now is on domestic demand, which is rather new for China.

That's true, along with trying to get foreign investment back... but it's about trust/sentiment/confidence, and China has lost that for multiple reasons since Covid. Even the Chinese people are not spending, just saving or trying to get their money out of China because it's all going south... sentiment/confidence etc. is a fragile thing and once it's gone it's very hard to get back. 

The CCP has brought this about and must accept the reality, unless they will do a U-turn on much... but that's very unlikely as it would be a loss of face and they might lose what the Chinese call "The heavenly mandate", which is super important. It reminds me of stuff like when Mao decided to order that all swallows be killed and other such hair-brained policies that led to disaster... history does indeed repeat itself. 

The CCP hasn't yet realised that you can't have it both ways... Deng was the one that put China onto the right path, and all that followed up to Ho Jintao followed on with these policies, making China what it was 7-8 years ago, very prosperous... then Xi tanked it with a  return to Maoism and control freakery... which needless to say is very negative to growth and business.

Add to that, China does GDP growth differently to the rest of the world, Beijing decides how high it will be, then tasks local governments to make it happen... hence the debt mess with LGFVs to appease Beijing's demands. Nobody wants to invest in China now until Xi is gone or the CCP collapses... even Chinese companies are fleeing to avoid all the tariffs. Doesn't bode well for Beijing on many fronts.

[Mavideol]

2 hours ago, candide said:

Of course, there are many problems, but the economy is controlled by the State. The focus now is on domestic demand, which is rather new for China.

domestic demand means chinese people have money to buy stuff and that's not the case, domestic demand is supported by exports and currently China exports are on a downhill trend

[Jim Blue]

2 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

You Dems are weird. In one post you call him a bigot but if he has gay friends he's bad? Make up your minds.

Who said I am a Dem ??  

[Harrisfan]

2 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

He’s a madman so he’s unpredictable like all loonys

Yeah the world collapsed in 2017 lol

[Mavideol]

Trump is a senile deranged man, his only goal is to achieve revenge regardless of the costs or ramifications, all his promises about the Down Jones reaching highs, price of basic goods/commodities would be lower, will end the Ukraine war in 24 hours and so much more BS that's hard to enumerate all of them, the fact is, the orange man is falling because he's concentrating so much on revenge that he forgets why he was elected, I know, I know, the maga deniers will not agree to the facts, that's their loss although some are on the verge of turning away fro the maga movement.... Trump is simple, you are with me or against me, just like all dictators are, if you don't agree with them, they will lock you up, North Korea, Russia, Belarus, China, Venezuela, etc., look what's happening in Turkey with Erdogan, the opposition was ahead on the polls and he doesn't want to let go of the power that he "grabbed" for the past 30 years, then he claimed/charged the opposition guy with "fake" corruption charges without any proof, just because he's a dictator he can do that and get rid of any and all opposition, now the people are on the streets ....  Trump is trying to copy  all these dictators

 

“full throated apology” for standing up to him on trans rights and promises never to “challenge” him again.

 

Petulant Trump Demands Groveling From Governor Who Stood Up to Him

 

https://au.yahoo.com/news/petulant-trump-demands-groveling-governor-204627663.html

 

[jts-khorat]

9 hours ago, Sir Dude said:

The price of US support is going to be Europe spending more on defence... and it looks like that has been agreed already.

 

That is true; however this extra spending is not just defense against Putin, it doubles also nicely as defense against Trump.

 

I really do not understand Trump's foreign policies: before the Europeans accepted American soldiers on their territory and political influence as a very close ally for a relatively small investment.

 

Now the Europeans spend more money, but instead of buying US weapons, it will be almost exclusively European arms manufacturers profiting. If you count the numbers, in the end it will cost the US more instead of less, while at the same time having lost their influence.

 

And if China is the true target, would Trump not want to have the Europeans on his side, instead of the EU linking up to Silk Road 2.0 (because for trade with the US they have to pay tariffs, while with China they don't)?

 

It does not make any sense at all.