Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

Some here still defend him. Others get accused of tds just becuase they knew from day one what an asshole he is.

TDS now has a new meaning..........

[B]T[/B]rump [B]D[/B]efender [B]S[/B]yndrom.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=MTK;1378697]Don’t know why I continue to be surprised every time the bar is lowered

Just exhausted with this bs[/quote]


This is kinda what he wants. He floods the system with so much bullshit that people get exhausted and give up. It's kinda a smart tactic.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=NC_Skins;1378898]This is kinda what he wants. He floods the system with so much bullshit that people get exhausted and give up. It's kinda a smart tactic.[/quote]

Yep. I have to give Trump some credits for this, he truly understands how people think and work. I mean, he even managed to convince MAGA fans to ignore his behaviors and actions, and focus on his words only even if the words he said were completely opposite of his behaviors and actions.

We only need to look at the most recent incident - Trump lambasted people for celebrating Charlie Kirk's death and even promised that he himself would never do this, only to do the exactly same thing with Rob Reiner's death and yet MAGA fans did not bat an eyelid on this. That is truly wild!

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[url]https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-poised-end-2025-largest-year-drop-homicides/story?id=128646976[/url]

US poised to end 2025 with the largest one-year drop in homicides ever recorded: Experts

Locking up criminals, exporting violent criminals, supporting police and national guard and threatening criminals with legal action………

It works folks!

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[url]https://www.newsweek.com/gas-prices-plunge-lowest-level-nearly-five-years-11171760[/url]

Gas Prices Plunge to Lowest Level in Nearly Five Years

Comprehensive energy policy works! Small businesses and everyday Americans win!

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“Unlawful crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2025 plummeted to the lowest annual level since the early 1970s, amid the Trump administration's sweeping clampdown on illegal immigration, internal federal statistics obtained by CBS News show.

[url]https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/politics/border-crossings-trump.html[/url]

Guess what folks, no new laws were needed. Record low illegal border crossings since the 1970s. Simply enforcing our existing laws and leaning into our gracious legal immigration policy works!

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[quote=Chico23231;1378990]“Unlawful crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2025 plummeted to the lowest annual level since the early 1970s, amid the Trump administration's sweeping clampdown on illegal immigration, internal federal statistics obtained by CBS News show.

[url]https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/politics/border-crossings-trump.html[/url]

Guess what folks, no new laws were needed. Record low illegal border crossings since the 1970s. Simply enforcing our existing laws and leaning into our gracious legal immigration policy works![/quote]

That is a feather in his cap, as is capturing Maduro. Problem we've gotten to in this country is credit is never given or mistakes and horrible behavior admitted to by each side. I still rank him as one of the two worst Presidents in US history given how corrupt he is and how he is crippling the US position as the worlds dominant power among many other things.

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Donny’s little invasion was basically about Donny and his cronies controlling the oil and now he plans to run Venezuela until his puppet leader takes over. This was about drugs? Right, considering he pardoned the leader of Honduras; who was convicted of drug trafficking.

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[quote=88Commanders00;1378993]Donny’s little invasion was basically about Donny and his cronies controlling the oil and now he plans to run Venezuela until his puppet leader takes over. This was about drugs? Right, considering he pardoned the leader of Honduras; who was convicted of drug trafficking.[/quote]

Hold on, I thought trump was a Russian puppet? Why would he remove a top Russian ally off the board?

Seems strange. What do you think cratering oil price does for the Russian economy and its war funding? Hmmmm, gonna need the big brains to think about that cause and effect

From today:

Rubio talking about Cuba: "Yeah, look, if I lived in Havana and I worked in the government, I'd be concerned."

lol:
[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G9wJjgRXwAAGkvj?format=jpg&name=small[/IMG]

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=88Commanders00;1378993]Donny’s little invasion was basically about Donny and his cronies controlling the oil and now he plans to run Venezuela until his puppet leader takes over. This was about drugs? Right, considering he pardoned the leader of Honduras; who was convicted of drug trafficking.[/quote]

It's always been about the Oil. Funny they want Putin on War crimes and trump meets with him in Alaska and lets him go but this drug king pin he invades a Country and takes him prisoner. The hypocrisy of this administration and the trumpets that follow him is amazing.

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Don-roe Doctrine

[IMG]https://media1.tenor.com/m/j9xDX0MWBAkAAAAd/fire-write.gif[/IMG]


[url]https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5671516-trump-donroe-doctrine-venezuela/[/url]

Trump coins ‘Don-roe Doctrine’ as he explains Venezuela operation

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[quote=88Commanders00;1378993]Donny’s little invasion was basically about Donny and his cronies controlling the oil and now he plans to run Venezuela until his puppet leader takes over. This was about drugs? Right, considering he pardoned the leader of Honduras; who was convicted of drug trafficking.[/quote]

I have no issue with the capture of Maduro. Long overdue and Venezuela's instability was having a direct impact on the US and the entire hemisphere with a 3rd of the population fleeing the country. That said, what is the next step? The Chavismos still control the country.

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So wait, are the MAGA anti-war patriots now become the very NEOCONS they profess to hate? Seems so.

So much for the "no new wars" and "peace" President.

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[quote=Chico23231;1378994]Hold on, I thought trump was a Russian puppet? Why would he remove a top Russian ally off the board?

Seems strange. What do you think cratering oil price does for the Russian economy and its war funding? Hmmmm, gonna need the big brains to think about that cause and effect

From today:

Rubio talking about Cuba: "Yeah, look, if I lived in Havana and I worked in the government, I'd be concerned."

lol:
[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G9wJjgRXwAAGkvj?format=jpg&name=small[/IMG][/quote]

Let's let Fiona Hill (Trump’s former advisor) tell you why.

[url]https://www.kyivpost.com/post/67441[/url]


Putin offered up Venezuela for Ukraine. Kinda all makes sense now.

Also this...

[url]https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/climate/trump-campaign-funding-oil-industry-tax-breaks.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawPJcVhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE2Q0xsdEtDbW50TVN4TTFYc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnecrT9124KkZt1zEM4Ypo08S2YUIuhOxnutNi5JYuoXXUbqpyqz5BrJ_og4_aem_pv7vBJcWryIIvG5krK-GxQ[/url]

[url]https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/videos/watch/trump-told-big-oil-hed-deliver-their-wishlist-if-they-spent-1b-on-his-campaign-and-hes-doing-it[/url]


Trump already told the oil companies he would deliver their wishlist if they donated.

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[quote=NC_Skins;1379059]Let's let Fiona Hill (Trump’s former advisor) tell you why.

[url]https://www.kyivpost.com/post/67441[/url]


Putin offered up Venezuela for Ukraine. Kinda all makes sense now.

Also this...

[url]https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/climate/trump-campaign-funding-oil-industry-tax-breaks.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawPJcVhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE2Q0xsdEtDbW50TVN4TTFYc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnecrT9124KkZt1zEM4Ypo08S2YUIuhOxnutNi5JYuoXXUbqpyqz5BrJ_og4_aem_pv7vBJcWryIIvG5krK-GxQ[/url]

[url]https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/videos/watch/trump-told-big-oil-hed-deliver-their-wishlist-if-they-spent-1b-on-his-campaign-and-hes-doing-it[/url]


Trump already told the oil companies he would deliver their wishlist if they donated.[/quote]

[IMG]https://media1.tenor.com/m/DozZTQmVXIEAAAAC/oh-sure-john-candy.gif[/IMG]

Lol, never change! This a severe blow to Russia, they just signed a security pact in October and Russia has spent billions in Venezuela. This supposed offer worked so well that Trump instead supplied Ukraine with weapons (Obama refused too) and moved missiles into Poland. Well Putin did invade Ukraine, only after Biden took office.

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[quote=Chico23231;1379063][IMG]https://media1.tenor.com/m/DozZTQmVXIEAAAAC/oh-sure-john-candy.gif[/IMG]

Lol, never change! This a severe blow to Russia, they just signed a security pact in October and Russia has spent billions in Venezuela. This supposed offer worked so well that Trump instead supplied Ukraine with weapons (Obama refused too) and moved missiles into Poland. Well Putin did invade Ukraine, only after Biden took office.[/quote]


They've invested like 9 billion since like 2010. That is fucking chump change man. They haven't lost shit....lol Take special note of this...

[quote]The Petromonagas project – where Rosneft had planned to increase output - has also been falling short of hopes, internal PDVSA documents show. As of last July, it was pumping less oil per day than it had in 2015.[/quote]

[url]https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/venezuela-russia-rosneft/[/url]


Some fact checking on that Obama/Trump weapons claim. Obama did send aid and equipment, just said no to lethal weapons. Pretty sure at the time, their country was going through a revolution where they ousted the Putin loyal President. You conveniently leave out context.

[url]https://www.wral.com/story/fact-check-did-trump-send-ukraine-weapons-that-obama-and-biden-withheld/21510033/[/url]

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[quote=NC_Skins;1379072]They've invested like 9 billion since like 2010. That is fucking chump change man. They haven't lost shit....lol Take special note of this...



[url]https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/venezuela-russia-rosneft/[/url]


Some fact checking on that Obama/Trump weapons claim. Obama did send aid and equipment, just said no to lethal weapons. Pretty sure at the time, their country was going through a revolution where they ousted the Putin loyal President. You conveniently leave out context.

[url]https://www.wral.com/story/fact-check-did-trump-send-ukraine-weapons-that-obama-and-biden-withheld/21510033/[/url][/quote]

Non lethal aid…that’s not a legit talking point to somehow convince me Obama was tough on Putin. He wasn’t, he was weak on Putin.

Russia and Iran put a lot of money in Venezuela, and were producing weapons

Russia is using Iran made drones made in Venezuela being used against Ukraine.

Russia also has oil companies in Venezuela which funded the war

I don’t know man, maybe Biden should not have loosened sanctions on Venezuela? Was that a good move?

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[IMG]https://images.cartoonstock.com/lowres/politics-trump-greenland-cartoon---EC370496_low.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote=Chico23231;1379080]Non lethal aid…that’s not a legit talking point to somehow convince me Obama was tough on Putin. He wasn’t, he was weak on Putin. [/quote]

I'll agree with this. Obama was weak on Putin.


[quote]Russia and Iran put a lot of money in Venezuela, and were producing weapons

Russia is using Iran made drones made in Venezuela being used against Ukraine.

Russia also has oil companies in Venezuela which funded the war[/quote]

Only Roznet was in Venezuela. Also, the entire infrastructure remains (minus madura) so they didn't really change shit.



[quote]I don’t know man, maybe Biden should not have loosened sanctions on Venezuela? Was that a good move?[/quote]


Biden did that to free some political prisoners and it was only temporary (6 months).

[url]https://www.npr.org/2024/04/18/1245650630/biden-reinstates-sanctions-on-venezuela[/url]

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Murders plummeted more than 20% from the year before, the single-largest one-year drop on record — and 2025's might be the lowest murder rate in the U.S. since 1900, a new study found.

[url]https://www.cbsnews.com/news/murders-plummet-crime-trends-2025/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=900540183[/url]


Great news! Secure our border, arrest criminals and deportations, FBI focus on crimes instead of politics all helped to reduce murders.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=Chico23231;1379495]Murders plummeted more than 20% from the year before, the single-largest one-year drop on record — and 2025's might be the lowest murder rate in the U.S. since 1900, a new study found.

[url]https://www.cbsnews.com/news/murders-plummet-crime-trends-2025/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=900540183[/url]


Great news! Secure our border, arrest criminals and deportations, FBI focus on crimes instead of politics all helped to reduce murders.[/quote]



I hate to break it to you buddy, but murder rates and other criminals stats are predicated on local and state law enforcement. Not the federal government.

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Jobs report not good..................





Were 10 of the last 11 recessions Republican?


Budget deficits relative to the size of the economy were lower on average for Democratic presidents. Ten of the eleven U.S. recessions between 1953 and 2020 began under Republican presidents.




U.S. economic performance by presidential party


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Since World War II, according to many economic metrics including job creation, GDP growth, stock market returns, personal income growth, and corporate profits, the United States economy has performed significantly better on average under the administrations of Democratic presidents than Republican presidents. The U.S. unemployment rate has risen on average under Republican presidents, while it has fallen on average under Democratic presidents. Budget deficits relative to the size of the economy were lower on average for Democratic presidents.[1][2] Ten of the eleven U.S. recessions between 1953 and 2020 began under Republican presidents.[3] Of these, the most statistically significant differences are in real GDP growth, unemployment rate change, stock market annual return, and job creation rate

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=nonniey;1379023]I have no issue with the capture of Maduro. Long overdue and Venezuela's instability was having a direct impact on the US and the entire hemisphere with a 3rd of the population fleeing the country. That said, what is the next step? The Chavismos still control the country.[/quote]

Still waiting for that next step.

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Congratulations, MAGA fans!!! This is a huge victory for you all!

[URL="https://itep.org/trump-meta-tesla-alphabet-amazon-obbba-taxes/"]Because of the so called one big beautiful bill act[/URL], "The annual financial reports recently released by Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla disclose that these corporations collectively reported $315 billion in U.S. profits for 2025, and collectively paid just 4.9 percent of that amount in federal corporate income taxes—with Tesla paying exactly zero. That amounts to a collective tax savings of $51 billion last year for these four giant multinational corporations, versus what they would have paid if they paid the full 21 percent federal corporate income tax rate."

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Congratulations, MAGA fans!!! This is a huge victory for you all!

[URL="https://itep.org/trump-meta-tesla-alphabet-amazon-obbba-taxes/"]Because of the so called one big beautiful bill act[/URL], "The annual financial reports recently released by Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla disclose that these corporations collectively reported $315 billion in U.S. profits for 2025, and collectively paid just 4.9 percent of that amount in federal corporate income taxes—with Tesla paying exactly zero. That amounts to a collective tax savings of $51 billion last year for these four giant multinational corporations, versus what they would have paid if they paid the full 21 percent federal corporate income tax rate."

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Kristi Noem is stepping down at the end of the month according to trump,............... and so it starts.

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She isn’t nearly young enough for the sicko.

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[QUOTE=NC_Skins;1379560]I hate to break it to you buddy, but murder rates and other criminals stats are predicated on local and state law enforcement. Not the federal government.[/QUOTE]


Let him go. He is in his delusional, yet happy place.

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[IMG]https://rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/billionaire-spending-citizens-united.png[/IMG]
Source: Roosevelt Institute


In addition to above, one of Trump's favorite buddies - [URL="https://ips-dc.org/report-americas-20-largest-low-wage-employers-and-the-affordability-crisis/"]Bezos and his Amazon ranked number 1 for being the most reliant on public assistance (Medicaid)[/URL]. Bezos is literally siphoning the US government and yet he didn't fall within the scope of so called abuse, fraud and waste claim that Trump loves to tout?

The study also stated regarding Amazon, Walmart, and few other big companies: "With the $32.5 billion these firms spent on buybacks in 2024 alone, they could’ve lifted more than 1 million workers making the Low-Wage 20’s average median wage of $29,087 up to the $59,600 income level needed to afford the U.S. average rent for a two-bedroom apartment."


The title of this thread is appropriate, only it omitted the fact that the golden years apply to billionaires only!! MAGA fans must be elated by those facts!!!

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Have we hit the golden age yet? I guess that golden age happened to be the early 2000s when we invaded another country out of false pretexts which drove our national debt out of control.

Man, I'm tired of all this winning.

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Is Chico ok? Wasn't sure if these gas prices got him on lockdown. :laughing-

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[quote=NC_Skins;1380161]Is Chico ok? Wasn't sure if these gas prices got him on lockdown. :laughing-[/quote]

Winning is tiring

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

In the beginning of the DOGE project, Hegseth boasted his [URL="https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/11/we-welcome-doge-hegseth-says-musk-can-find-billions-of-dollars-pentagon-cuts.html"]support for DOGE[/URL] to get rid of wasteful spending.

One year later, Hegseth and his team spent billions of dollars on [URL="https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/pentagon-should-focus-on-defense"]crab & lobster tails, furniture, musical instruments, etc[/URL]..


*note: I'm not familiar with Open The Books but after doing research and I discovered that this organization has ties with Turning Point USA, thus this source is valid for MAGA.

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[quote=NC_Skins;1380161]Is Chico ok? Wasn't sure if these gas prices got him on lockdown. :laughing-[/quote]

I heard he joined ICE in Minnesota..........................................

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So Bondi is gone , two down a whole shit load of assholes in this administration left to go.

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[quote=Giantone;1380289]So Bondi is gone , two down a whole shit load of assholes in this administration left to go.[/quote]

I suspect Tulsi Gabbard is next on the chopping block.

Re: Trump 2.0 Administration Golden Years
 

[quote=NC_Skins;1380308]I suspect Tulsi Gabbard is next on the chopping block.[/quote]

Nah, Putin wouldn't like that.

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[QUOTE=NC_Skins;1380308]I suspect Tulsi Gabbard is next on the chopping block.[/QUOTE]done deal

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The level of blatant corruption is astounding:

[url]https://x.com/i/status/2057581276752928946[/url]

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