Donald Trump is still winning, one hundred days in

[hotsun]

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

Reading up with an open mind instead of bowing down to a person with known issues is the best way to see whats the truth and what's biased towards one side.............https://www.marketplace.org/story/2024/11/05/heres-why-you-cant-blame-presidents-for-inflation

I know more about inflation than you. Read into what happened in 2008, you will understand money better

[fredwiggy]

1 minute ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Well, would you say that cows are a renewable resource, then....???

 

Yes, but trees are a lot more important than cows, and there are many places where cows can be raised without the need to cut down acres of trees daily.

[BerndD]

Trump wins, the US loses. And this is called MAGA!

[cjinchiangrai]

37 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Yes, and like all foods, they fluctuate because of those things noted. The president isn't in charge of marketing and has little control. The same happens worldwide. Even here we see the egg prices going up and down. Supply and demand and BS.

Lots of soybeans available, I hope everyone likes tofu.

[GammaGlobulin]

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

Yes, but trees are a lot more important than cows, and there are many places where cows can be raised without the need to cut down acres of trees daily.

 

I do not eat beef.

 

I do not eat pork.

 

I do not eat bark.

 

But, I eat chicken.

 

 

[fredwiggy]

7 minutes ago, hotsun said:

I know more about inflation than you. Read into what happened in 2008, you will understand money better

No, you think you know more. Try reading that last link, as I know you didn't, before replying. Remember I said an open mind, not one blinded by boot licking hero worship. Facts and not opinions. Inflation has many factors, with very little to do with the president besides tariffs, which rise prices, ..............Seeing you didn't bother to read it, I'll post a few lines here..........

During the worst of the pandemic, prices started rising everywhere. Groceries, cars (both new and used), gasoline, housing. At one point, inflation reached 9.1%, the highest level since 1981, although it’s since cooled down. 

 

 

When things get more expensive, some want to blame the current presidential administration. Former president Donald Trump said both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were responsible for the record levels of inflation that consumers saw in recent years.

But presidential policies did not drive the record inflation we saw during the pandemic, economists told Marketplace. 

 

 

“I think that people generally over attribute control over the macroeconomy to presidents,” said Tyler Schipper, an associate professor of economics at the University of St. Thomas. Supply chain issues had more of an effect on inflation than policies from either the Trump or Biden administration, Schipper said. There was pent-up demand as the economy reopened, while supply chains were “bogged down.”

 

 

You also have to take into account geopolitical conflicts, like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which led to higher wheat and gas prices.

Both Biden and Trump signed COVID-19 relief packages that provided individuals, businesses and local and state governments with trillions of dollars in aid. That stimulus helped stoke demand and contributed to inflation, according to a study from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. But the St. Louis Fed said it also helped stave off “worse outcomes.” Hassan said it’s also unfair to blame the president for the level of inflation because prices rose around the world, and some countries had even worse inflation than the U.S. For example, inflation reached a peak of 11.1% in the U.K. and a peak of 10.6% in the European Union. 

 

 

There are some, limited ways that presidential administrations could implement policies that lead to price increases. If the economy is doing really well, tax cuts could drive up prices because people have more money to spend, Schipper said. 

And presidents can implement tariffs on goods, which can also lead to rising prices. U.S. consumers would end up having to pay for those tariffs. U.S. importers have to pay import taxes (i.e. the tariffs) to the U.S. government, and to compensate for that lost money, they’ll either eat the costs or pass them along to you in the form of high prices.......................................Like I said, time will tell.

 

[fredwiggy]

3 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I do not eat beef.

 

I do not eat pork.

 

I do not eat bark.

 

But, I eat chicken.

 

 

Trees are there for a reason, and the Amazon was created for a reason. Look at how global warming has increased and a lot has to do with removing so many trees.

[bendejo]

A farmer in Cowchip, Missouri died of cardiac arrest.  The doctors said it was from too much winning. 

True story.

 

[Cameroni]

34 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

And inflation doesn't just start when one president takes office, nor does it end for the same reasons. It's an ongoing problem with many factors, the least of which is who's president.

 

This is true. The underlying cause of inflation is the Fed printing money, providing cheap loans and the resultant rampant consumer spending.

 

This really took off under Obama who oversaw Quantitative Easing kicking off, ie the Fed pumping large amounts of money into the system.

 

The interesting thing is that if Trump does make consumer products a lot more expensive then rampant consumer spending will of course end and inflation will, after a brief spike due to higher prices obviously, eventually go down.

[tomazbodner]

Of course Donald is still winning. After getting "p*ssed off" at Bezos for wanting to put the tariffs information in the price calculations on Amazon, one call from Trump sorted all that out.

 

“Jeff Bezos was very nice. He was terrific,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “He solved the problem very quickly. Good guy.”

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/29/business/white-house-calls-report-that-amazon-is-adding-a-tariff-charge-a-hostile-action/index.html

[GammaGlobulin]

15 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Trees are there for a reason, and the Amazon was created for a reason. Look at how global warming has increased and a lot has to do with removing so many trees.

 

Can you please tell us more about Carbon Sinks....???

 

 

Might Elon, himself, just like the trees in the Amazon, be a carbon sink?

 

What, actually, IS a carbon sink?

 

 

 

So, do you think that Elon qualifies???

 

 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Trees are there for a reason, and the Amazon was created for a reason. Look at how global warming has increased and a lot has to do with removing so many trees.

 

So inflation is necessarily always a "bad" thing?

And we need to blame the President? 

Aren't most people, especially Americans, buying too much useless crap they don't need?

That's why most of these debates are silly and useless.

There's way too much simplicity about what's "good" and what's "bad" and then we need to put a measuring stick on the President's progress based on these overly simplistic measures. 

 

Maybe inflation is a good thing. Tighten your belt and buy only what you truly need. 

 

If a tree falls in the forest, does anybody hear?

 

 

[rough diamond]

2 hours ago, Woke to Sounds said:

No doubt about it,  there are millions of Canadians who woke up this morning wishing they could become part of the 51st state.

No doubt about it,  there are millions of Canadians Americans who woke up this morning wishing they could become part of the 51st state one of the Provinces!

[frank83628]

4 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

No doubt about it,  there are millions of Canadians Americans who woke up this morning wishing they could become part of the 51st state one of the Provinces!

They're free to leave, so many said it, only Rosie Odonnell actually left

[daveAustin]

3 hours ago, dinsdale said:

So when it's anti-Trump it's the truth but when there's an article about what Trump is actually achieving it's propaganda. Thank you for displaying the mindset of those afflicted the the syndrome. I've said on other occasions he could end all wars, all disease and abolish all hunger and people like you would still find something to complain about. It's just pitiful. As for the article itself it's not that great in that it doesn't list what's actually been achieved in his first 100 days which is A LOT.

If he could do some real good like break the wheel of the military industrial complex, the good old boys, sort out the CIA, stop the kind of corrupt S that got JFK killed, wake up and come good on climate etc, then he could be the best president. Dunno about any of that though, he’s just too messed up and into himself, sort of like a demented teenager. 

[GammaGlobulin]

5 hours ago, Jingthing said:

puff piece

 

Actually, a Puff Piece is in the eyes of the beholder.

 

However, a codpiece is appreciated by all.

 

Right?

 

[riclag]

7 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

You won’t find this narrative in The New York Times. But to many Americans, what once looked like a duck now clearly resembles a charging bull. As the puzzle pieces of Trump’s second term click into place, his vision of a revitalized, disciplined, and proudly sovereign America is beginning to feel not just possible, but inevitable. For his supporters, a new golden age may indeed be dawning.

It Never Never looked like a duck!

Many Americans voted for change , change from the previous directions the once moderate turned far left leader of the dem party took my country.

 

Anybody with half a brain knows changes don’t come overnight or in 100 days.

[Scottie12]

Who wrote this,Melania ?

[Mavideol]

6 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Nope, Amazon are not.

 

Amazon denied that it would display costs associated with tariffs for products on its website 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/amazon-tariff-prices-trump-response-b2741552.html

Trump must have threaten him and sadly Bezos fold but at least the word is out there and people will start to ask why they have to pay more taxes, either way Trump loss

[spidermike007]

In his first 100 days back in office, Donald Trump has made a strong case that his second term will be by far the worst presidential term in US history.

 

So many of his actions are mind-boggling and heart-wrenching. So many seem powered by ignorance and incoherence, by capriciousness and callousness. With their sociopathic desire to disrupt anything and everything, the presidentand his top henchman, Elon Musk, seem eager to pulverize the foundations of our government, our democracy, our alliances and our notions of truth. In just 100 days, Trump’s new term has shown itself to be the most lawless and authoritarian in US history.

 

The most dangerous part of Trump’s agenda is his war against our democracy and constitution – defying judges’ orders, deporting people without due process, pardoning hundreds of January 6 criminals, calling to impeach judges who rule against him, suggesting he will run for a third term, using federal agencies to take vengeance against his perceived enemies, and banning books from military libraries. Underlining his contempt for the rule of law, Trump has even talked about disappearing US citizens to foreign prisons where they could be locked up for ever. For anyone who cares about democracy and basic liberties, this is Defcon 1 stuff.

 

Trump’s economic stewardship has been so inept that many economists are predicting a recession this year, with some saying it has already begun – a stunning contrast to early this year when they said there was no way the US would slide into recession anytime soon. Consumer and business confidence have plummeted.

 

With such an erratic, economically illiterate man at the US’s helm, global investors are souring on the US and the dollar as never before. Nervous bond investors are asking whether the US will make good on its debts – a fear that has caused interest rates to jump, hurting millions of Americans. Convinced that Trump is dragging the US down, not lifting it up, many investors are questioning the dollar’s primacy and whether it should remain the world’s reserve currency – a privileged position that gives the US many advantages. Trump has in effect downgraded the US and the dollar.

 

Trump seems more myopic than Mr Magoo. More than any president in memory, Mr. Make America Great Again is pushing policies that will harm our country long-term.

 

His executive order to ban federal agencies from using paper straws deserves a spot atop the Pantheon of Presidential Pettiness.

 

Trump has felt a perverse need to trash the US because his insatiable ego demands that he be able to claim, however falsely, that he made America great again. It’s hard to deny, though, that second-term Trump is making America less great. He’s taking a wrecking ball to our democracy, rule of law, alliances and scientific research – the list goes on. Trump 2.0 means decline, not greatness.

 

After Trump’s first term, a poll of 154 historians ranked Trump as the worst US president ever, even behind Buchanan. But with Trump unbound, with the guardrails off, with no adults in the room, Trump’s second term is shaping up to be far worse than his “worst-in-history” first term.

[Bkk Brian]

5 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

Trump must have threaten him and sadly Bezos fold but at least the word is out there and people will start to ask why they have to pay more taxes, either way Trump loss

Why sadly?

[Harrisfan]

6 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

In his first 100 days back in office, Donald Trump has made a strong case that his second term will be by far the worst presidential term in US history.

 

So many of his actions are mind-boggling and heart-wrenching. So many seem powered by ignorance and incoherence, by capriciousness and callousness. With their sociopathic desire to disrupt anything and everything, the presidentand his top henchman, Elon Musk, seem eager to pulverize the foundations of our government, our democracy, our alliances and our notions of truth. In just 100 days, Trump’s new term has shown itself to be the most lawless and authoritarian in US history.

 

The most dangerous part of Trump’s agenda is his war against our democracy and constitution – defying judges’ orders, deporting people without due process, pardoning hundreds of January 6 criminals, calling to impeach judges who rule against him, suggesting he will run for a third term, using federal agencies to take vengeance against his perceived enemies, and banning books from military libraries. Underlining his contempt for the rule of law, Trump has even talked about disappearing US citizens to foreign prisons where they could be locked up for ever. For anyone who cares about democracy and basic liberties, this is Defcon 1 stuff.

 

Trump’s economic stewardship has been so inept that many economists are predicting a recession this year, with some saying it has already begun – a stunning contrast to early this year when they said there was no way the US would slide into recession anytime soon. Consumer and business confidence have plummeted.

 

With such an erratic, economically illiterate man at the US’s helm, global investors are souring on the US and the dollar as never before. Nervous bond investors are asking whether the US will make good on its debts – a fear that has caused interest rates to jump, hurting millions of Americans. Convinced that Trump is dragging the US down, not lifting it up, many investors are questioning the dollar’s primacy and whether it should remain the world’s reserve currency – a privileged position that gives the US many advantages. Trump has in effect downgraded the US and the dollar.

 

Trump seems more myopic than Mr Magoo. More than any president in memory, Mr. Make America Great Again is pushing policies that will harm our country long-term.

 

His executive order to ban federal agencies from using paper straws deserves a spot atop the Pantheon of Presidential Pettiness.

 

Trump has felt a perverse need to trash the US because his insatiable ego demands that he be able to claim, however falsely, that he made America great again. It’s hard to deny, though, that second-term Trump is making America less great. He’s taking a wrecking ball to our democracy, rule of law, alliances and scientific research – the list goes on. Trump 2.0 means decline, not greatness.

 

After Trump’s first term, a poll of 154 historians ranked Trump as the worst US president ever, even behind Buchanan. But with Trump unbound, with the guardrails off, with no adults in the room, Trump’s second term is shaping up to be far worse than his “worst-in-history” first term.

All bs. 2019 was the best economy since 1959.

[Wrwest]

6 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Nope, Amazon are not.

 

Amazon denied that it would display costs associated with tariffs for products on its website 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/amazon-tariff-prices-trump-response-b2741552.html

Back down under threat? They would not be the first, of course trump has documented the pattern.

[Bkk Brian]

On 4/30/2025 at 1:22 PM, Wrwest said:

Back down under threat? They would not be the first, of course trump has documented the pattern.

Oh another one who is childish enough to deliberately misspell via way of not adhering to known captilization rules the name Trump

[jippytum]

Compared to Starmer's 100 days Trump is winning on completing  his campaign promises. 

Like or loath him he deserves kudos for keeping his promises to voters. 

 

[proton]

Another circle jerk for the Trump haters 😆

[rudi49jr]

Delusions of grandeur comes to mind….

 

 

[newbee2022]

7 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

A hundred days into his second term, Donald Trump is moving at a breathtaking pace, delivering on promises with a velocity that has rattled critics and electrified supporters. While outlets like The New York Times clamor to paint a picture of disarray, the reality on the ground tells a far more complex story—one that echoes the visual trick of the Duck-Rabbit illusion. Depending on your vantage point, Trump’s America is either in chaos or on the cusp of a new era.

 

“The turbulent early months of Mr. Trump’s administration are seen as ‘chaotic’ and ‘scary’ by majorities of voters,” reported The New York Times, citing their own poll conducted in partnership with Siena College. That survey pegged the president’s approval rating at 42 percent, down from around 50 percent at the start of the year. But other polls—like one conducted by the Daily Mail—have him at a robust 54 percent. As viewers of Yes, Prime Minister would know, polls are highly sensitive to the way questions are framed. They often reflect the desires of those commissioning them more than the sentiment of the public at large.

 

 

The media’s dire tone is hardly new. During Trump’s first term, each controversy—be it Russia, Stormy Daniels, or January 6—was heralded as the scandal that would finally bring him down. But none ever did. The latest accusation, that Trump’s reforms are too swift or too disruptive, is more of the same. “What the Left calls ‘chaos’ the rest of us call ‘winning,’” the author notes.

 

Trump’s agenda is unapologetically aggressive. He was re-elected on the strength of a three-pronged promise: to secure the border, deport illegal immigrants, and reorient the U.S. economy and foreign policy around American interests. In just over three months, he has made startling progress on all fronts. Border crossings have plummeted, deportations have surged, and countries once resistant to Trump’s America First stance are now seeking trade agreements on his terms. Even China is sending quiet signals of cooperation.

 

Key to his momentum is the work of Elon Musk and the newly minted Department of Government Efficiency. Their audits have unearthed staggering levels of waste and corruption throughout federal agencies. Trump’s call to “Make America Great Again” is not mere branding—it’s an insistence on fiscal discipline not seen since before Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society initiatives flooded the system with unaccountable spending. “Trump’s deployment of Doge is a first step on the long journey of fiscal recovery, but it is a step in the right direction,” the piece argues.

 

Signs of broader transformation are beginning to surface. The economy, briefly rattled by tariffs, is recovering. The crisis in Ukraine may soon see resolution. At home, Trump is taking on America’s elite academic institutions, pressing them to abandon discriminatory practices and purge deeply ingrained ideological biases. Ivy League schools appear to be folding, one by one, under that pressure.

 

You won’t find this narrative in The New York Times. But to many Americans, what once looked like a duck now clearly resembles a charging bull. As the puzzle pieces of Trump’s second term click into place, his vision of a revitalized, disciplined, and proudly sovereign America is beginning to feel not just possible, but inevitable. For his supporters, a new golden age may indeed be dawning.

 

  Adpated by ASEAN Now from The Telegraph  2025-04-30

 

 

How can a loser be a winner???🤔

[Harrisfan]

2 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

How can a loser be a winner???🤔

True. Loser pensioners never win at anything.

[newbee2022]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

True. Loser pensioners never win at anything.

Even with his pension he's a loser