Current Affairs Donald Trump POS: Judgement cometh and that right soon

[BirkenheadBlue]

Ok. The longer the Russian collusion story goes on the more pressure generates to want to know where such narrative came from. The fruits of which are starting to bear now. Clinton Foundation being subject to investigation now along with Fusion GPS bank records being requested. The next few months will be interesting.

It's also laughable America is taking the moral high ground regarding Russian interference with the election. I mean the US has been doing this itself for decades. The collusion story is continually put forth because mainstream media believes it's the only way to explain Trump's win.

I mean journalism has sunk to such low levels since Trump was elected. I mean who really cares if he drinks eleven diet cokes, doesn't like people touching his toothbrush, how many scoops of ice cream etc.

It's as if they still can't believe he is actually POTUS they have to continually take potshots at him. Sure he makes it easy with his Twitter, but come on. The media absolutely love it when he tweets. I think he partly tweets some outlandish stuff because he knows they will bite. And they do.

Where are journalists covering the improvement in the economy, generating a massive amount of jobs, the tax bill, ISIS losing massive amounts of ground, unemployment rates etc. They can't even bring themselves to cover him in any positive light.

The Diet Coke thing? Well the fact that he's massively over caffeinated probably isn't great... and that large quantities of artificial sweeteners have links to all sorts of negative health effects. But yeah, overall that was one throwaway line in a story... I'm far more concerned over all sorts of reports that have come out about him having woeful short term memory and attention span, and that the problem is getting worse.

As for the media covering the economy? It's covered every single day. Yes, jobs have been generated - less per month than during Obama's last year, but still yes, at this point he hasn't tanked the economy. In fairness he hadn't passed anything major until the last few weeks (almost a full year after his election) so tanking the economy would have been tough.

Which brings us to the tax bill... To say this wasn't covered at length is simply absurd. It's been substantially covered - as is appropriate for a bill with that sort of impact.

The fact that it has been covered so thoroughly is why it's the least popular piece of major legislation passed in several decades. It's why we know that ~61.8% of the benefits from the bill will go to the top 1% of wage earners (40% going to the top 0.1%). It's why we know that while 90% of families will get a tax cut, those cuts are temporary (lasting only a couple of years) after which individuals taxes will rise, while the massive corporate cuts are permanent. It's why we know that the bill will increase the national debt by $1.3 trillion.

It's why we know, straight from the horses' mouths that republicans passed this bill because their donors insisted on it. It's why we know that they will use the additional national debt as a reason to attempt to cut Medicare, Medicaid etc in the months to come, thereby paying facilitating one of the biggest transfers of wealth from poor to rich in American history. It's why we know that the bill will result in 13 million fewer people having health insurance. It's why we know that the loss in insurance will lead to ~15k more deaths per year.

But yeah, America is no worse off than before he was President.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Hahaha!!!

Insult someone then apologise for insulting people haha!!

Then follow it up with another insult haha!!

You are some lad haha!!

Oh and i could give 2 fecks about yuo and your posts im messing with you but sure you really got under my skin if that helps you haha!!

Funny things is, we'd probably be great mates if we knew each other

Maybe you can get a room or something? Or at least take this private

 

[PhilM]

Magnanimous, level-headed and tactful as always.

 

[verreauxi]

How exactly is America worse off since he became POTUS ?

We've been down this road before. I believe Ruari and others have posted plenty about how we are much much worse off, including the fact that a neo-Nazi Trump supporter murdered someone. For concrete examples, please click here.

 

[verreauxi]

Where are journalists covering the improvement in the economy, generating a massive amount of jobs, the tax bill, ISIS losing massive amounts of ground, unemployment rates etc. They can't even bring themselves to cover him in any positive light.

Plenty of people have covered the successes and stasis of the economy under Trump. See here:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckj...corecard-one-year-post-election/#742be0d65e85

But this quote should be kept in mind: "Regular readers of The Fact Checker know we automatically award Two Pinocchios to anyone (editorials included) who gives sole credit to a president for economic improvements. That’s because the U.S. economy is complex, and the decisions of companies and consumers often loom larger than the acts of government."

On job creation, here are the stats...please point out on this chart the "generating massive amount of jobs"

As to the tax bill, see below. How is this good for America? Is it the trickle-down economic myth: Let's give Christmas presents to 10% of the child population, they are sure to then redistribute and pass on some of these Christmas presents to the other 90%...yeah right.

And exactly what is the evidence that ISIS is defeated, and what was Trump's specific role in this defeat? I'm not finding any good data on this.

 

[BlueTX]

Magnanimous, level-headed and tactful as always.

"Mental stability" = rich father
"Like, really smart" = rich father

So, really, just one thing.

 

[verreauxi]

Where are journalists covering the improvement in the economy, generating a massive amount of jobs, the tax bill, ISIS losing massive amounts of ground, unemployment rates etc. They can't even bring themselves to cover him in any positive light.

This is perhaps an unintended ironic statement, as FauxNews is Trump's personal cheerleading squad that runs 24/7. But I do agree as to whether we should call them "journalists."

 

[ToffeeDan]

Stable Genius - yeah, without Dad's money and your crooked ways you would be cleaning out the horses Donald Trumpkin

 

[longers]

So my thoughts about this book being full of BS remain the same, the author is coming across as a complete attention whore as well claiming his book will bring down the president.

I dislike Trump as much as the next sane person but this book is clearly piss poor journalism, he even admits it’s got some outright lies in it.

Too many people desperate to believe every word, makes people look gullible tbh.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

So my thoughts about this book being full of BS remain the same, the author is coming across as a complete attention whore as well claiming his book will bring down the president.

I dislike Trump as much as the next sane person but this book is clearly piss poor journalism, he even admits it’s got some outright lies in it.

Too many people desperate to believe every word, makes people look gullible tbh.

I think the book is probably in a really weird spot of quite possibly being utterly made up and yet simultaneously spot on accurate. lol

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

Magnanimous, level-headed and tactful as always.

Everyone once in a while, if you really want to lose it, sit back and truly reflect on the fact that a Head of State, let alone the USA head of state, actually posted these.

 

[DanEFC92]

*like by Tx Bill

The ironnyyyyyyy

 

[Black Belt Jones]

I think the book is probably in a really weird spot of quite possibly being utterly made up and yet simultaneously spot on accurate. lol

Reminscent of things like George W Bush saying 'the problem with the French, they have no word for entrepreneur', or Peter Mandelson asking for some guacamole in a Hartlepool chippy whilst staring at the mushy peas. Brilliant, fictional, encapsulations of the two men that just operate people's prejudices - if you think that GWB is a moron, and Mandelson a metropolitan snob.

Personally I think Trump is mentally in his own universe, obviously, but basically compos mentis - he's just old. Throwing round claims of dementia and serious cognitive decline are a big overreach that are easily rebutted. The repetitive, infantile way he speaks is aggravating to even listen to, but it's a proven product for communicating to his electoral constituency.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Reminscent of things like George W Bush saying 'the problem with the French, they have no word for entrepreneur', or Peter Mandelson asking for some guacamole in a Hartlepool chippy whilst staring at the mushy peas. Brilliant, fictional, encapsulations of the two men that just operate people's prejudices - if you think that GWB is a moron, and Mandelson a metropolitan snob.

Personally I think Trump is mentally in his own universe, obviously, but basically compos mentis - he's just old. Throwing round claims of dementia and serious cognitive decline are a big overreach that are easily rebutted. The repetitive, infantile way he speaks is aggravating to even listen to, but it's a proven product for communicating to his electoral constituency.

Genuinely not sure those claims are all that OTT.

If you read a transcript of any of his interviews or non scripted speeches, he demonstrably has major difficulty with following his own train of thought or staying on topic.

Whether he’s in cognitive decline or has always been that way, in either case it’s a clear indication that he is completely unequipped for the job he finds himself in.

 

[DanEFC92]