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Trump's Second Term

jimbob said:
A metaphor for both Trump's and Hegseth tenure.

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Hegseth’s Staff Destroyed Priceless Artifact From Former President

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff damaged a globe that belonged to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Destroying a priceless piece of history because of impatience and carelessness
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I still think the reflecting pool debacle is the perfect image of Trump's administration; grandiosity, corruption, incompetence, trying to hide the very expensive failure, blaming everyone else.
Andy_Ross said:
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

So sad to see the beloved Central Park Horse-drawn Carriage Industry ending after over a Century, based largely on one tragic accident.
When there is a car accident in the area, of which there are many, they don't stop cars from entering the Park.
So why would they stop the Carriages? It was a Great Tradition.

Another piece of History that's gone. It will be missed!

President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Like all the pieces of History you ◊◊◊◊◊◊ up, such as the White House, for instance? I really don't think those horse carriages will be missed. The White House, on the other hand? Yes, that really is so sad.
 
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Safe-Keeper said:
Re: Jared Kushner's questionable dealings in the middle east...
'Incredible reporting, and if Democrats have any sense, they will pull on these threads and learn a lot more about this money.'

So nothing will happen?
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That's the nature of dealing with the Trump administration. There is just SO much corruption and incompetence, and there are limits to what can be investigated (time in various congressional committees, public attention span, etc.)

Spend the time looking into Kushner, and you end up with less attention to issues surrounding the Iran war, abuses by ICE agents, and JD Vance's questionable interactions with the couch in the oval office.
 
Jack by the hedge said:
I can't see him cutting his losses on this court case; that doesn't seem to be his style.
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I could see him voluntarily ending the BBC case.

He likes to fight legal battles where he has the upper hand (more money to spend on lawyers, political influence, etc.). However, the BBC has shown more backbone than many others in standing up to Trump. He does not have the upper hand. He cannot bully them, his chance of winning is slim, and sitting for a deposition will only cause embarasment if new stuff was dragged into the public view.

Ending the case, then whining endlessly on Trooth Social about the "left wing biased judges" and how he REALLY wanted to do the deposition but the meany judge wouldn't let him is probably the best he can do.
Remembering the reflecting pool 'vandalism' case, Trump does like to ride the fail train all the way to the depot. Whether he fantasizes some last minute magic will turn his inevitable loss into a win, I can't imagine. Perhaps he gets a kick out of knowing he's avoiding giving the other side the relief of knowing the vexatious shenanigans are over.
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I think the difference with the reflecting pool case is that it had less personal involvement and less damage caused by pursuing the case. He himself wasn't called to testify in court about the vandalism and there would be little more added bad publicity by pushing for prosecution.
 
Andy_Ross said:
@realDonaldTrump

Vivek Ramaswamy put up a very powerful Ad about a mother saying that her daughter, Amy Acton, who is running for Governor of Ohio, is a liar, and much worse....
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To be honest I have no idea who got harmed more by this post, Trump or Ramaswamy.

Trump is a toxic individual right now, with personal approval ratings hitting new lows on a regular basis, acting as an albatross to republican politicians in the midterms. Other republicans have made efforts to remove references to Trump from their campaign; Ramaswamy should likewise want to avoid anyone associating him with Trump.

On the other hand, given Trump's former friendship with Epstein, you would figure any more publicity as a "pedophile protector" would probably not go over well.
 
I'm not seeing many sources corroborating it, but some news stories are saying that Trump's legal team wants video recording of his BBC deposition prohibited.
If they're worried about him being recorded rambling and saying something stupid, that ship has long since sailed.


"In this week's legal filing, Trump's lawyers proposed dates in January 2027 and asked the court to prohibit video recording of Trump's deposition."

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Judge Orders Trump to Sit for Deposition in $10B BBC Defamation Lawsuit

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit.
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Not remotely needy

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Trump given 'man of the century' award

President Trump was handed a new "Man of the Century" award on Thursday at a Republican campaign rally in Iowa.
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Referring to Trump, who was standing next to him on stage, Mitchell said: “They’ve never given you the Nobel Peace Prize by the way which is a disgrace. So what I came up with Mr President is a new award, it’s called the man of the century award ok. It’s the man of the century award.
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LiteBright said:
This morning I attempted to log in to my bank and they had me perform an advanced IQ test. They texted a highly complex code to my phone which I then had to memorize and enter on the keyboard. I was only given 5 minutes to complete this advanced task.

Naturally I aced it. I'm not dum.
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You're lucky you didn't have to identify traffic lights, not everyone can do that you know.
 
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Andy_Ross said:
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

While listening to our National Anthem, LeBron James disrespects our Country!
I said right from the beginning that he’s no good, a TOTAL DISGRACE.
LeBron James should apologize to all of those Great American Warriors and Heroes who died for the American Flag, and all that our Country stands for!
President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Show us another stolen valour AI picture of you respecting the armed forces by cosplaying as General Bonespurs.
 
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

The Reflecting Pool is 85% full, and looking really good!
It hasn’t worked properly since 1922, but will now.
We have cameras set up to stop any potential Vandalism, including the grassed areas, which were destroyed by chemical poisoning with a large, and very inappropriate, phrase.
The grass was completely replaced!

President DONALD J. TRUMP
 
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