Donald Trump’s Mission ‘jihad’ to reform America

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Donald Trump’s Mission to Reshape America: “Fighting for the World”

 

Donald Trump is described as being “on a jihad” to reform the United States, according to Steve Bannon, a close ally and former chief strategist.

 

Speaking to Time Magazine in an extensive interview marking the president’s first 100 days back in office, Bannon and other members of Trump’s inner circle portrayed a leader determined to upend traditional structures and reshape America to his vision.

 

Discussing the Trump administration’s aggressive overhaul of federal institutions and its clashes with universities and the courts, Bannon stated, “He is on a jihad to reform them first by bringing them to heel.” Since resuming office, Trump has targeted U.S. institutions with sweeping changes, ignited a global trade war, threatened U.S. allies with military occupation, and embarked on what he describes as the “largest deportation” effort in American history, all part of his ambition to rebuild the global order in his image. “Our success depends on his ability to shock you,” one senior official confided to Time.

 

 

Despite grand promises such as ending the Russia-Ukraine war on “day one,” Trump later clarified that such claims were “an exaggeration” made “in jest.” Nevertheless, he insisted that “Crimea will stay with Russia” under any peace deal and suggested Ukraine bore responsibility for the conflict, stating, “I think what caused the war to start was when they started talking about joining Nato.”

 

Trump’s first months in office have been marked by provocative ideas, including proposals to annex Greenland, reclaim control of the Panama Canal, and make Canada America’s “51st state.” While critics dismiss these notions as jokes, Trump asserted to Time, “I’m really not trolling. Canada is an interesting case.” He further added that he “wouldn’t mind” being remembered for expanding American territory. “I have solved more problems in the world without asking for or getting credit,” Trump said.

 

Amid criticism of his trade policies, Trump remains steadfast in his belief that tariffs are crucial. “The bond market was getting the yips, but I wasn’t,” he explained to Time. Trump said he would consider it a “total victory” if the United States maintained 50 percent tariffs by next year.

 

In a relentless drive to slash federal spending, Trump has acted swiftly to dismantle parts of the government, eliminating over 100,000 civil servant positions. “He has ceded absolutely nothing to the bureaucracy — zero,” said senior adviser Susie Wiles. “Everything he wants to do or thinks is important for the country, we have figured out a way.”

 

Central to this effort is Elon Musk’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency, tasked with rooting out “waste, fraud and abuse” within government agencies. Wiles noted that the Doge initiative has been Trump's most powerful tool, remarking, “Had we not done that, even with the discomfort it caused… then we would leave here in four years having cut the federal bureaucracy by 0.18 per cent.”

 

Trump has also demonstrated little hesitation in making others uncomfortable to achieve his goals. He once delivered a 45-minute lecture to Congressional Republicans to push through his spending bill, emphasizing, “This is what I want.”

 

In a tougher stance on immigration, the president has sent hundreds of migrants to El Salvador’s Cecot prison and arrested foreign students and academics for allegedly harboring anti-American sentiments. On the high-profile deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, mistakenly sent to El Salvador, Trump admitted he was initially “not happy” about the mistake but changed his mind after hearing about Garcia’s alleged ties to the MS-13 gang, a claim Garcia denies. Trump likened this controversy to a "men in women’s sports issue" for his political opponent.

 

Additionally, Trump expressed enthusiasm for the idea of sending U.S. citizens convicted of violent crimes to foreign prisons, saying it was something his administration was “looking into” and that he would “love to” implement. Asked which criminals he had in mind, he responded, “people that hit old ladies over the head with a baseball bat” and “people that push people into subway trains.”

 

Comparing his pace of reform to that of leaders in Venezuela, Turkey, and Hungary, Trump boasted, “I am moving much faster.” He added, “What worries me most has been how slow US society has responded.”

 

Despite swirling rumors that Trump might seek a third term through legal loopholes, he dismissed the speculation, asserting, “I don’t believe in using loopholes.”

 

For now, Trump’s attention is firmly set on leaving a historic legacy. Reflecting on his current term compared to his previous tenure, he concluded, “Last time I was fighting for survival. This time I’m fighting for the world.”

 

  Adpated by ASEAN Now from The Telegraph  2025-04-26

 

 

 

[animalmagic]

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-americas-law-enforcement-to-pursue-criminals-and-protect-innocent-citizens/

 

Does that include the US military being deployed for law enforcement?

[spidermike007]

His insanity seems to know no boundaries. His thirst for unbridled power is beyond gluttonous. He is a ugly, wannabe dictator, and is pushing as hard as he possibly can. 

 

I don’t think he has a coherent value structure as most of us understand it. I think we’re seeing a president who’s operating without anything any of us would recognize as a conscience. Truly.

 

It is about showing what he can get away with. It’s about showing his enemies that what they support, he can tear down. It is all about displays of brute strength. He gets off on that, and in that sense, it seems not so much an autocracy but a flexocracy. Let me show you how I can flex my bicep as I use it to power my fist coming into your face.

 

 

 

Trolling meme removed.

 

It’s not about any coherent morality. It’s not about any North Star. It’s about showing that you can turn the boat 180 degrees around and that you can do whatever you want and you can bring the people who opposed you to their knees.

 

 

 

 

[Photoguy21]

Evidently few here have actually been to the Middle East and have no understanding of what Jihad actually is. Still I suppose it exercises the limited brain capacity they have.

[theshu25]

He is no more then an animal.  Blind with rage and payback to anyone that went against him.

[animalmagic]

10 minutes ago, theshu25 said:

He is no more then an animal.  Blind with rage and payback to anyone that went against him.

I'm not so sure that animals react with rage and payback, but I understand your point.

best wishes,

animalmagic 😇

[Ubonian Canadian]

34 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

His insanity seems to know no boundaries. His thirst for unbridled power is beyond gluttonous. He is a ugly, wannabe dictator, and is pushing as hard as he possibly can. 

 

I don’t think he has a coherent value structure as most of us understand it. I think we’re seeing a president who’s operating without anything any of us would recognize as a conscience. Truly.

 

It is about showing what he can get away with. It’s about showing his enemies that what they support, he can tear down. It is all about displays of brute strength. He gets off on that, and in that sense, it seems not so much an autocracy but a flexocracy. Let me show you how I can flex my bicep as I use it to power my fist coming into your face.

 

It’s not about any coherent morality. It’s not about any North Star. It’s about showing that you can turn the boat 180 degrees around and that you can do whatever you want and you can bring the people who opposed you to their knees.

 

YAWN

[quake]

Idiotic terminology for the west, at is best. 

click bate, click bate. 

[Colki]

This is the problem.. 'change global order'. He is POTUS not POTW. To many of us he is a clown in a blue suit who cannot stay awake even when on the world stage. Sleepy who?