On Trump

[cpp]

I wasn't suggesting he be president. I was saying he was the one credible cause he didn't look like he wanted to be there.

yep I can see that. I think he has always wanted to be Gov of Fla.

 

[haraldo]

Well done Mr. Trump .....

 

[Mr._Clark]

Trump on February 19, 2025: “I think the stock market’s going to be great.”

The Stock Market Was One of Trump’s Favorite Talking Points. Not Lately.

Since his inauguration last month, President Trump has been relatively muted about the stock market. Investors are getting worried about an impending sell-off.

www.nytimes.com

Reality:

Trump's tariff's are clearly driving down the market:

>>>“There are always multiple forces at work in the market, but right now, almost all of them are taking a back seat to tariffs,” according to Chris Larkin, managing director, trading and investing, at E-Trade from Morgan Stanley.<<<

Stocks' sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy

The U.S. stock market’s sell-off accelerated as worries built about pain for the economy because of tariffs and other policies by President Donald Trump.

apnews.com

 

[Mr._Clark]

Yet another J6 convict pardoned by Trump managed to get himself jailed on unrelated charges.

>>>A gas mask-wearing Jan 6 insurrectionist is already heading back to prison for two unrelated firearm convictions just weeks after being issued a presidential pardon. . . . U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich – who was appointed by Trump – rejected Wilson’s claim that the pardon covered his separate convictions in Kentucky for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of an unregistered firearm.<<<(emphasis added)

Pardoned Jan 6 rioter is on his way back to prison already over firearms offenses

Dan Edwin Wilson has been ordered to surrender to federal officials after being granted clemency by Donald Trump last month

www.the-independent.com

Here's another J6 convict who managed to get himself convicted of an additional crime.

>>>President Donald Trump’s blanket pardon for the rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, does not cover a conspiracy by one defendant to kill the law enforcement officials who investigated him, a federal judge ruled Monday. . . . The ruling by U.S. District Judge Thomas Varlan is the first to confront the Trump administration’s vacillating views about how far Trump intended to go.<<< (emphasis added)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/donald-trump-january-6-pardons-00222116

Here's the DOJ statement concerning the conviction.

>>>The evidence presented at trial established that Kelley — while awaiting trial for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach — developed a plan to murder law enforcement, including FBI agents and employees. The proof showed that Kelley developed a “kill list” of FBI agents and others who participated in the investigation into his conduct on Jan. 6 and that Kelley distributed this list — along with videos containing images of certain FBI employees identified on the list — to a co-conspirator as part of his “mission.”<<< (emphasis added)

Federal Jury Convicts Man of Conspiring to Murder FBI Employees

Edward Kelley, 35, of Maryville, Tennessee, was convicted following a three-day trial in the Eastern District of Tennessee of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and influencing a federal official by threat.

www.justice.gov

 

[TLS Guy]

Picture of Trump on front page of Daily Telegraph today.

Talk about a picture being worth a thousand words!

 

[trochetier]

Say it ain't so - Trump buying a Tesla automobile

Trump says he is buying a Tesla Tuesday morning 'as a show of confidence and support' for Elon Musk

President Donald Trump said on Truth Social early Tuesday morning he is buying a Tesla in support of Elon Musk.

www.usatoday.com

 

[trochetier]

Fight at the MAGA Corral?

The Populist vs. the Billionaire: Bannon, Musk and the Battle Within MAGA

President Trump has made clear he wants to keep both men and their allies within his movement, but the tensions are growing.

www.nytimes.com

 

[highfigh]

You know, it’s funny. Usually I take the time to bother to learn who is in the President’s cabinet. I really don’t give a poop this time around. What’s the difference between one clown and another.

IMO, it's more important to know who's in the cabinet when things aren't going well.

 

[j_garcia]

Say it ain't so - Trump buying a Tesla automobile

Trump says he is buying a Tesla Tuesday morning 'as a show of confidence and support' for Elon Musk

President Donald Trump said on Truth Social early Tuesday morning he is buying a Tesla in support of Elon Musk.

www.usatoday.com

US sales are only down ~16%, but everywhere else it is much worse. China they are down 49%, EU 50% and Australia 81%. Trump buying a car doesn't help Tesla at all.

 

[Trell]

US sales are only down ~16%, but everywhere else it is much worse. China they are down 49%, EU 50% and Australia 81%. Trump buying a car doesn't help Tesla at all.

I'm sure that will change when Tesla release the new models N, A, Z and I.

 

[TLS Guy]

US sales are only down ~16%, but everywhere else it is much worse. China they are down 49%, EU 50% and Australia 81%. Trump buying a car doesn't help Tesla at all.

No but Trump is too dumb to know that. In fact it will probably make them worse.

 

[Mr._Clark]

And Musk has threatened to fund primary challengers, and that is a threat that is taken seriously.

Any republican who goes against Trump is likely to face a primary challenge:

>>>President Donald Trump had urged Republicans to support the resolution and called for a primary challenge to Massie for his opposition to the legislation.<<< (emphasis added)

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/gop-funding-bill-shutdown-democrats-vote-b2713049.html

This is, of course, how Trump has effectively gained control of both the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. Unfortunately, the checks and balances envisioned by those who drafted the Constitution have not been effective.

I hate to say it, but I've lost confidence in the Constitution.

 

[TLS Guy]

Any republican who goes against Trump is likely to face a primary challenge:

>>>President Donald Trump had urged Republicans to support the resolution and called for a primary challenge to Massie for his opposition to the legislation.<<< (emphasis added)

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/gop-funding-bill-shutdown-democrats-vote-b2713049.html

This is, of course, how Trump has effectively gained control of both the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. Unfortunately, the checks and balances envisioned by those who drafted the Constitution have not been effective.

I hate to say it, but I've lost confidence in the Constitution.

I did a long time ago. I have not stood for, or said the pledge of allegiance in years.

 

[mtrycrafts]

And now the FBI director wants direct phone line to the president and a private security detail.
What's going on.
I want one as well, phone line with untraceable line.

 

[lovinthehd]

And now the FBI director wants direct phone line to the president and a private security detail.
What's going on.
I want one as well, phone line with untraceable line.

Return to corruption of J.Edgar?

 

[mtrycrafts]

Return to corruption of J.Edgar?

Or worse.

 

[Dude#1279435]

Hehehe.... reported that there's people putting pics of the Musk nazi salute under the windshield wipers of Teslas.