The real test will be the 2032 or 2036 elections, after a Democrat has been in office cleaning up the mess once again. If elections are not shams by 2028, I think voters will probably be eager to throw T***p out of office again.
“He gets played because his eye is always on what he wants, not what’s best for the people he serves.“
I have to disagree. But only because I disagree with the definition of “the people he serves”. Because the people he serves are himself, and maybe — sometimes — his spawn. And he’ll throw a bone to the people who’s curried his favor. The rest of us? We’re an inconvenient complication in the plot. The thing he has to tolerate to get what he wants. He’s like the teacher who says “[his] job would be great if not for all the students”.
Bob Woodward got him to reveal far more than he probably planned to, even though he knew Woodward was writing a book about him. All he had to do was act interested, and Fat Donny became a font of information — some of it not especially flattering. If Woodward — someone Fat Donny views as adversarial — could get him on the record with that kind of information that easily, how hard do you suppose Vladimir Putin had to work to coax far more damaging information from him? All he had to do was get him started on his favorite topic — himself — and Fat Donny would sell out this own children. And he probably wouldn't even realize it.
What we’re seeing with the Qataris and Saudis now is just more visible than what Putin took him for in his first tour of the Oval. Because Putin was cagey enough to keep quiet about it. And all the pillow talk they’ve shared between tours? I shudder to speculate how many secrets spilled out of Fat Donny’s kimono. (Sorry, I know you’ll be a while purging that mental image. But sharing is caring as they say.)
Absolutely, the FELON doesn't serve anyone other than himself. I normal president serves the people - some do it more than others - but he would never stoop so low as to serve anyone except maybe Putin.
It must have been a coincidence that Donald Trump's visits to the Middle East have coincided with a growing number of business ventures involving the Trump Organization. His family has been expanding its presence in the region, particularly in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.
Some notable business engagements include:
- Saudi Arabia: The Trump Organization has partnered with Dar Global, a subsidiary of Saudi real estate firm Al Arkan, to develop Trump-branded real estate projects in Riyadh and Jeddah.
- Qatar: A luxury golf resort is being developed in partnership with Qatari Diar, a real estate company backed by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund.
- United Arab Emirates (Dubai): Plans for an 80-story Trump Tower have been announced, with construction expected to begin soon.
- Oman: A Trump International Hotel and luxury golf development is in the works.
Donnie has mastered the art of leveraging taxpayer funds to cover the cost of his business ventures in the Middle East. I think this alone would offend any thinking REPUBLICAN.
The hourly cost of operating Air Force One varies depending on estimates, but it's between $140,000 and $206,000 per hour. So much for what MUSK has described as waste, fraud, and abuse? What would Musk do if somebody were making that expenditure other that TRUMP or one of his merry men.
I have a LOT of questions about the 2024 election. So let’s see if this tracks: Dems won the top four NC statewide elections (gov, Lt gov, AG, and a couple of others) yet trump won the presidential vote in NC. Hmmm…so that means NC voters either voted all Dems and then trump at the top of the ticket or voters just voted for President and didn’t bother with the rest of the down ballot races? Seems suspect to me along with winning ALL of the rest of the battleground states. Seriously? I can’t believe more people can’t see through the bs.
Also, in Michigan a female dem beat a very reputable male congressman for senate but Trump won the state. In Wisconsin, Tammy Baldwin, a female lesbian, won her senate race while Trump won the state. In Nevada, a female won the senate seat over a male but Trump won the state. In Arizona, male dem won senate seat but Trump won the state. I find it really hard to believe that dems won all of those senate races but lost at the top of the ticket.
While I agree with you that he is easily distracted and easily played, I'm afraid there is another way to read his decisions. Trump only thinks about himself.
So taking the Qatar plane, yes it will cost us a lot. As has already been reported the cost of retrofitting alone will exceed the plane's value. But it isn't Trump's money, it is ours, and he gets to keep the plane. What's more the long-term cost will be to America's standing in the world and to our national security, things he does not value. So in that sense Trump is right that he would be stupid not to accept the plane, the cost to him is zero, the cost to us does not register.
I think the same is true for a number of other deals. Other nations keep offering Trump personal gifts like purchases of his coin, or hotel deals in exchange for US decisions. In essence it is exactly why the emoluments clause exists. He is engaging in direct pay to play, but since we foot the bill, he plays for free.
Trump problem is all about ‘’Me, Myself, I’’ to hell with USA, citizens, you and I. He has become a farce, wanting to jail, sue anyone that talks back to him. Personally, he can go to hell as he has sold America out due to his sons and himself. He just as crooked a Biden and family.
For the record, there is no direct evidence implicating Joe Biden in any wrongdoing. Investigations are ongoing, but thus far, no concrete proof has surfaced indicating that he was actively involved in his son's business dealings. Meanwhile, there is no ambiguity among Middle Eastern observers—'Fat Donnie' is unquestionably uninvolved in his company's operations. That is simply how business is conducted in the Middle East. Fat Donnie has disgraced the office of President, turned the White House into a place of business offering crypto coins, real estate deals and Tesla vehicles. This clown needs to find another cover for his scams.
My background and training compel me to ask: where is the proof? Investigations and testimonies have consistently indicated that President Joe Biden was not directly involved in his adult son Hunter Biden's business dealings. The facts are what they are, any other conclusion would clearly be based on manufactured evidence.
For example, Hunter Biden’s former business associate, Devon Archer, testified before the House Oversight Committee that he had no knowledge of Joe Biden influencing U.S. foreign policy to benefit his son and was unaware of any wrongdoing by the president. While Hunter leveraged the Biden "brand" to protect Burisma, Archer made it clear—there is no evidence that Joe Biden played a role.
Additionally, fact-checking has debunked claims that Joe Biden met with Hunter’s business associates more than eighty times. Though visitor logs show interactions between Hunter Biden’s associates and locations linked to Joe Biden, they do not confirm frequent direct meetings between Joe Biden and Hunter’s business partners.
That Trump is dumb as a stump is well known. Maybe there's a "pony in that pile of manure", especially if there is a quantity of counterfeit fasteners holding the wings on to the fuselage.
If Democracy as we’ve known it is still around in 2028, the question is whether voters will have learned anything from this costly scare.
The real test will be the 2032 or 2036 elections, after a Democrat has been in office cleaning up the mess once again. If elections are not shams by 2028, I think voters will probably be eager to throw T***p out of office again.
Excellent commentary Thomas
“He gets played because his eye is always on what he wants, not what’s best for the people he serves.“
I have to disagree. But only because I disagree with the definition of “the people he serves”. Because the people he serves are himself, and maybe — sometimes — his spawn. And he’ll throw a bone to the people who’s curried his favor. The rest of us? We’re an inconvenient complication in the plot. The thing he has to tolerate to get what he wants. He’s like the teacher who says “[his] job would be great if not for all the students”.
Bob Woodward got him to reveal far more than he probably planned to, even though he knew Woodward was writing a book about him. All he had to do was act interested, and Fat Donny became a font of information — some of it not especially flattering. If Woodward — someone Fat Donny views as adversarial — could get him on the record with that kind of information that easily, how hard do you suppose Vladimir Putin had to work to coax far more damaging information from him? All he had to do was get him started on his favorite topic — himself — and Fat Donny would sell out this own children. And he probably wouldn't even realize it.
What we’re seeing with the Qataris and Saudis now is just more visible than what Putin took him for in his first tour of the Oval. Because Putin was cagey enough to keep quiet about it. And all the pillow talk they’ve shared between tours? I shudder to speculate how many secrets spilled out of Fat Donny’s kimono. (Sorry, I know you’ll be a while purging that mental image. But sharing is caring as they say.)
Absolutely, the FELON doesn't serve anyone other than himself. I normal president serves the people - some do it more than others - but he would never stoop so low as to serve anyone except maybe Putin.
It must have been a coincidence that Donald Trump's visits to the Middle East have coincided with a growing number of business ventures involving the Trump Organization. His family has been expanding its presence in the region, particularly in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.
Some notable business engagements include:
- Saudi Arabia: The Trump Organization has partnered with Dar Global, a subsidiary of Saudi real estate firm Al Arkan, to develop Trump-branded real estate projects in Riyadh and Jeddah.
- Qatar: A luxury golf resort is being developed in partnership with Qatari Diar, a real estate company backed by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund.
- United Arab Emirates (Dubai): Plans for an 80-story Trump Tower have been announced, with construction expected to begin soon.
- Oman: A Trump International Hotel and luxury golf development is in the works.
Donnie has mastered the art of leveraging taxpayer funds to cover the cost of his business ventures in the Middle East. I think this alone would offend any thinking REPUBLICAN.
The hourly cost of operating Air Force One varies depending on estimates, but it's between $140,000 and $206,000 per hour. So much for what MUSK has described as waste, fraud, and abuse? What would Musk do if somebody were making that expenditure other that TRUMP or one of his merry men.
Do any Republicans think anymore?
If I may, the real question is what prevents them from thinking.
Good point.
There’s no way to overestimate how big the Orange Menace’s lack of shame functions as a superpower.
He can screw up repeatedly, all the while knowing that he can just claim victory and a legion of lickspittles will sing his accolades.
Almost everyday I ask myself how do we elect this______ for a second time.
I have a LOT of questions about the 2024 election. So let’s see if this tracks: Dems won the top four NC statewide elections (gov, Lt gov, AG, and a couple of others) yet trump won the presidential vote in NC. Hmmm…so that means NC voters either voted all Dems and then trump at the top of the ticket or voters just voted for President and didn’t bother with the rest of the down ballot races? Seems suspect to me along with winning ALL of the rest of the battleground states. Seriously? I can’t believe more people can’t see through the bs.
Also, in Michigan a female dem beat a very reputable male congressman for senate but Trump won the state. In Wisconsin, Tammy Baldwin, a female lesbian, won her senate race while Trump won the state. In Nevada, a female won the senate seat over a male but Trump won the state. In Arizona, male dem won senate seat but Trump won the state. I find it really hard to believe that dems won all of those senate races but lost at the top of the ticket.
It’s very suspicious.
While I agree with you that he is easily distracted and easily played, I'm afraid there is another way to read his decisions. Trump only thinks about himself.
So taking the Qatar plane, yes it will cost us a lot. As has already been reported the cost of retrofitting alone will exceed the plane's value. But it isn't Trump's money, it is ours, and he gets to keep the plane. What's more the long-term cost will be to America's standing in the world and to our national security, things he does not value. So in that sense Trump is right that he would be stupid not to accept the plane, the cost to him is zero, the cost to us does not register.
I think the same is true for a number of other deals. Other nations keep offering Trump personal gifts like purchases of his coin, or hotel deals in exchange for US decisions. In essence it is exactly why the emoluments clause exists. He is engaging in direct pay to play, but since we foot the bill, he plays for free.
Exactly on target
History matters and you’ve just shown why.
Trump problem is all about ‘’Me, Myself, I’’ to hell with USA, citizens, you and I. He has become a farce, wanting to jail, sue anyone that talks back to him. Personally, he can go to hell as he has sold America out due to his sons and himself. He just as crooked a Biden and family.
For the record, there is no direct evidence implicating Joe Biden in any wrongdoing. Investigations are ongoing, but thus far, no concrete proof has surfaced indicating that he was actively involved in his son's business dealings. Meanwhile, there is no ambiguity among Middle Eastern observers—'Fat Donnie' is unquestionably uninvolved in his company's operations. That is simply how business is conducted in the Middle East. Fat Donnie has disgraced the office of President, turned the White House into a place of business offering crypto coins, real estate deals and Tesla vehicles. This clown needs to find another cover for his scams.
Please provide evidence to support your claim about the Biden “crime” family.
Please provide evidence Joe Biden is personally involved in his adult son's business affairs?
I was responding to Vernon Hill’s comment. I agree with you.
My background and training compel me to ask: where is the proof? Investigations and testimonies have consistently indicated that President Joe Biden was not directly involved in his adult son Hunter Biden's business dealings. The facts are what they are, any other conclusion would clearly be based on manufactured evidence.
For example, Hunter Biden’s former business associate, Devon Archer, testified before the House Oversight Committee that he had no knowledge of Joe Biden influencing U.S. foreign policy to benefit his son and was unaware of any wrongdoing by the president. While Hunter leveraged the Biden "brand" to protect Burisma, Archer made it clear—there is no evidence that Joe Biden played a role.
Additionally, fact-checking has debunked claims that Joe Biden met with Hunter’s business associates more than eighty times. Though visitor logs show interactions between Hunter Biden’s associates and locations linked to Joe Biden, they do not confirm frequent direct meetings between Joe Biden and Hunter’s business partners.
...or economics.
That Trump is dumb as a stump is well known. Maybe there's a "pony in that pile of manure", especially if there is a quantity of counterfeit fasteners holding the wings on to the fuselage.