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America has emerged....as an international laughingstock

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Ah! The threads from the suffers come thick and fast and all based on opinions from fellow suffers. How tedious.

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    Trump is a circus clown. Few expected this level of chaos and such a slide in consumer confidence and poll approval numbers.    Just a few of the insane things this goon has done already. 

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    1 Make the US look like a laughing stock 2 Destroy any real trust nations and industries might have in the US 3 Inflate prices 4 Disrupt international trade 5 Achieve the lowest ra

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5 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Ah! The threads from the suffers come thick and fast and all based on opinions from fellow suffers. How tedious.

 

  So sorry to bore you with the overwhelming evidence that Trump is a world class failure at an international level not seen since Herbert Hoover.  

 

  You really do put the "din" in denial.

2 minutes ago, TheAppletons said:

 

  So sorry to bore you with the overwhelming evidence that Trump is a world class failure at an international level not seen since Herbert Hoover.  

 

  You really do put the "din" in denial.

You're idea of overwhelming evidence is an article in the Telegraph behind a pay wall. Ok then. I stand corrected.

1 hour ago, TheAppletons said:

"What’s now increasingly obvious, however, is that Trump is in ragged retreat; he’s compromising all over the shop, such that if the plan was to upend the established global order, one can almost definitely say that, beyond the rhetoric, it is already over.

 

Rank lack of professionalism and organisation has defined the endeavour all along, and now it’s coming apart at the seams. Sensing an administration on the run, no one is any longer hurrying to do a trade deal with the US. From Britain to Canada and beyond, getting the right deal rather than a quick one has become the new mantra."

 

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"Trump has in the meantime made himself – and the US – into an international laughing stock, never mind the damage that policy uncertainty is inflicting on the global economy." 

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/26/trumps-attempt-to-upend-the-global-order-defeated/

I like & read the telegraph regularly but they've got it wrong here. This article is just to antagonise their regular readers.

Trump is a winner.

53 minutes ago, candide said:

The art of the retreat! 🤣

 

He's too dumb to be tactical! From his perspective, it was stupid to put tariffs on such a high number of countries at the same time, representing more than 70% of U.S. foreign trade. He should have targeted them one after the other (at least for the largest economies). 

 

Of course not, in the first presidency China was able to evade his tariffs by going through Canada and Mexico. Now they don't have that option anymore. Trump learnt from the first tariff war.

He doesn't seem like a "laughing stock" in front of the President of Italy in this clip.

 

I don't know where you people are getting your information from. 

 

Your thread is a laughing stock, maybe. 

 

 

18 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

At what?

 

At pretty much everything, at life, in real estate, made billions of Dollars, in show business, had a top rated TV show, in politics, became president of the USA, twice.

 

How about you, what have you won in? Maybe list your accomplishments in this thread.

2 hours ago, TheAppletons said:

"What’s now increasingly obvious, however, is that Trump is in ragged retreat; he’s compromising all over the shop, such that if the plan was to upend the established global order, one can almost definitely say that, beyond the rhetoric, it is already over.

 

Rank lack of professionalism and organisation has defined the endeavour all along, and now it’s coming apart at the seams. Sensing an administration on the run, no one is any longer hurrying to do a trade deal with the US. From Britain to Canada and beyond, getting the right deal rather than a quick one has become the new mantra."

 

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"Trump has in the meantime made himself – and the US – into an international laughing stock, never mind the damage that policy uncertainty is inflicting on the global economy." 

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/26/trumps-attempt-to-upend-the-global-order-defeated/

I can't wait for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) to be shoehorned into the US presidency by money and manipulation.  That will be 4 years of The Laugh In reality TV.  Hell, she's got my vote.  I'm more than happy to help the US down its self-inflicted Highway To Hell In A Hand-Basket.

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1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

Exactly.

You got it. 

 

Oh yea all the winning let’s see…pro wrestling mama in charge of education…..check antivaxer with a brain worm in charge of health….check blackout unqualified drunk in charge of the pentagon….check Botox cosplay Barbie in charge of homeland security…..check the fiasco trade war instigated by the felon…..check….3 dimensional chess ya say? Naaaa it’s a clown show hands down.im not sure we are a laughing stock because and only because it’s so damaging to so many people all over the world.sad 

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4 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

At pretty much everything, at life, in real estate, made billions of Dollars, in show business, had a top rated TV show, in politics, became president of the USA, twice.

 

How about you, what have you won in? Maybe list your accomplishments in this thread.

Why should I make such a list?

1 There is no way to prove anything I post regarding accomplishments!

2. It has no bearing on Trump's total unsuitably, which he has again proved, to be POTUS!

11 hours ago, Tug said:

Oh yea all the winning let’s see…pro wrestling mama in charge of education…..check antivaxer with a brain worm in charge of health….check blackout unqualified drunk in charge of the pentagon….check Botox cosplay Barbie in charge of homeland security…..check the fiasco trade war instigated by the felon…..check….3 dimensional chess ya say? Naaaa it’s a clown show hands down.im not sure we are a laughing stock because and only because it’s so damaging to so many people all over the world.sad 

 

haha, brain worm. forgot about that one.

 

2 hours ago, Cameroni said:

 

Article is behind a paywall.

 

Useless.

There are ways to get around the paywall. I use one way on both my PC and smart phone. 

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I can't wait for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) to be shoehorned into the US presidency by money and manipulation.  That will be 4 years of The Laugh In reality TV.  Hell, she's got my vote.  I'm more than happy to help the US down its self-inflicted Highway To Hell In A Hand-Basket.

 

Just now, connda said:

I can't wait for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) to be shoehorned into the US presidency by money and manipulation.  That will be 4 years of The Laugh In reality TV.  Hell, she's got my vote.  I'm more than happy to help the US down its self-inflicted Highway To Hell In A Hand-Basket.

Naa we will hopefully get someone like Gavin newsom you know the guy who under his governance has lead my state to being the 4 th largest economy on the planet.we will certainly need someone of that caliber to put things back together after trump.

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30 minutes ago, Magictoad said:

I like & read the telegraph regularly but they've got it wrong here. This article is just to antagonise their regular readers.

Trump is a winner.

I think you mean whiner.

53 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

There multiple federal district lawsuits now and other lawsuits at The US Court of International Trade that tariffs as invoked by Trump under IEEPA are unlawful and unconstitutional.

 

Countries have to have a back up plan until the cases are resolved.

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2 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Wow......The Telegraph no less!!!!

 

 

Not even his friend Putin Respects Trump. 

 

He is making all of you looking bad world wide, no class, no manners and no style

 

His son is a chapter for himself, and you guys thought Biden son was bad 😁

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9 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

At pretty much everything, at life, in real estate, made billions of Dollars, in show business, had a top rated TV show, in politics, became president of the USA, twice.

 

How about you, what have you won in? Maybe list your accomplishments in this thread.

Donnie is a trust fund baby coddled spoiled and sheltered from consequences all his life.he got 400 million and a bunch of rentals from da da and when he squandered that daddy bailed his sorry rearend out.just  because he played make believe on tv doesn’t translate into real world accomplishments but it certainly is translating into real world consequences.many of us aren’t blind.

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2 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Not even his friend Putin Respects Trump. 

 

He is making all of you looking bad world wide, no class, no manners and no style

 

His son is a chapter for himself, and you guys thought Biden son was bad 😁

And talking about dress code? He didnt manage to dress properly for the Popes funeral even. What a shame, especially thinking of how they treated Zelensky in the white house.

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

Exactly.

You got it. 

 

Not into sarcasm I see!!!!!

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1 hour ago, Cameroni said:

Global trade will be remodelled in the US favour.

Are you seeking job at the clown office?

11 hours ago, Tug said:

Donnie is a trust fund baby coddled spoiled and sheltered from consequences all his life.he got 400 million and a bunch of rentals from da da and when he squandered that daddy bailed his sorry rearend out.just  because he played make believe on tv doesn’t translate into real world accomplishments but it certainly is translating into real world consequences.many of us aren’t blind.

run on sentence

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1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

run on sentence

I’m sure my grammar is horrible I know and apologize that being said I think my post stands on it’s merits.

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1 hour ago, Cameroni said:

Global trade will be remodelled in the US favour. Many nations have already sent delegations to negotiate with the US and offered substantial concessions.

Name one of those nations. Scott Bessent couldn't when asked on weekend news.

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7 minutes ago, Digitalbanana said:

Name one of those nations. Scott Bessent couldn't when asked on weekend news.

 

Pfffft, so many, Vietnam, Japan, UK...too many to name.

30 minutes ago, Tug said:

 

Naa we will hopefully get someone like Gavin newsom you know the guy who under his governance has lead my state to being the 4 th largest economy on the planet.we will certainly need someone of that caliber to put things back together after trump.

Gavin Newsom is the ultimate example of fail up. 

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23 minutes ago, Tug said:

Donnie is a trust fund baby coddled spoiled and sheltered from consequences all his life.he got 400 million and a bunch of rentals from da da and when he squandered that daddy bailed his sorry rearend out.just  because he played make believe on tv doesn’t translate into real world accomplishments but it certainly is translating into real world consequences.many of us aren’t blind.

 

Cheap lies, he got 14 million. Turned into billions. Twice.

 

And refer to the president in a more respectful manner. I don't like how you talk about this great man.

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55 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

Of course not, in the first presidency China was able to evade his tariffs by going through Canada and Mexico. Now they don't have that option anymore. Trump learnt from the first tariff war.

Source?

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Trump is a circus clown. Few expected this level of chaos and such a slide in consumer confidence and poll approval numbers. 

 

Just a few of the insane things this goon has done already. 

 

He turned a legitimate federal employee designation into a loophole. By giving senior officials such as Elon Musk the title “special government employee,” Mr. Trump avoided requirements that they publicly disclose their financial holdings and divest any that present conflicts before taking jobs in the administration.

 

He ended bans that stopped executive branch employees from accepting gifts from lobbyists or seeking lobbying jobs themselves for at least two years.

 

He loosened the enforcement of laws that curb foreign lobbying and bribery.

He dismissed the head of the office that polices conflicts of interest among senior officials.

He jettisoned the head of the office that, among other things, protects whistle-blowers and ensures political neutrality in federal workplaces.

 

He purged nearly 20 nonpartisan inspectors general who were entrusted with rooting out corruption within the government.

 

As Mr. Musk’s political activities started to repel many potential customers of Tesla, his electric vehicle company, Mr. Trump lined Tesla vehicles up on the White House driveway and extolled their benefits. Then Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged Fox News viewers to buy Tesla shares.

 

DOGE nearly halved the team at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that regulates autonomous vehicles. The agency has been investigating whether Tesla’s self-driving technology played a role in the death of a pedestrian in Arizona.

 

As Trump’s trade war locks the world’s two largest economies on a collision course, America’s unnerved allies and partners are cozying up with China to hedge their bets. It comes as Trump’s trade push upends a decade of American foreign policy — including his own from his first term — toward rallying the rest of the world to join the United States against China. And it threatens to hand Beijing more leverage in any eventual dialogue with the U.S. administration. 

 

Hal Brands, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, said China will “try to exploit Trump’s abrasive behavior to make inroads with U.S. allies and countries in the Global South.”

 

Some scholars say Beijing is already gaining. “People lost the confidence, or even trust, for the United States, particularly for Donald Trump in the U.S. Not for China,” said Li Cheng, professor of political science at the University of Hong Kong. “So in that regard, China gains in the geopolitical landscape.”

In the latest Ipsos poll, for the first time, more people globally now say China has a positive impact on the world than the United States. The pollster cited the broad backlash to Trump’s tariffs. 

 

With Trump saying that countries are “kissing my ass” to negotiate trade deals on his terms or risk stiff import taxes, Beijing is reaching out to countries far and near. It portrays itself as a stabilizing force and a predictable trading partner, both to cushion the impact from Trump’s tariffs and to forge stronger trade ties outside of the U.S. market.

“America and China are now locked in a fierce contest for global supremacy,” Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in an April 16 speech. “Both powers claim they do not wish to force countries to choose sides. But in reality, each seeks to draw others closer into their respective orbits.”

 

It’s all a sorry and sordid picture, a president who had already set a new standard for egregious and potentially illegal behavior hitting new lows with metronomic regularity.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/opinion/trump-crypto-musk-spacex.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

 

 

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You are boring. 

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