Trump / Musk (other than DOGE) Omnibus Thread

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farce© said:
The real purpose of Donald Trump’s controversial, unqualified Cabinet picks is to allow the president-elect to recreate an “imperial presidency”
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This reminds me of when folks got shouted down for “overreacting” to ttump’s 2016 win - then hundreds of thousands of Americans died as a result. Lots of folks, with not particularly sophisticated understandings of history and human psychology, have been saying ttump and the GQP are fascists, with the intent of cementing authoritarianism in 2025.

Lots of folks continue to be blinded by the inculcation of some mythological American exceptionalism.
 
WaynetheDrain said:
I think it’s very possible that I may hate Elon Musk more than I hate Donald Trump.
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The full reach of his impact on the 2025 presidential election still hasn't come to light. I don't believe he didn't violate FEC campaign contribution limits and disclosure requirements, even if indirectly. The new information recently reported on false flag digital campaigning is also highly disturbing and there are no safeguards against it.
 
CFordUNC said:


There is not one single Democrat nor one single liberal in existence who has as much disdain for Trump voters than Donald Trump himself.
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I'm old enough to remember Pubs running to "fix inflation" all the way back in the 2022 midterms. Of course they did no such thing and, in fact, attempted to obstruct every effort the Biden administration made to curb inflation.

As far as Trump "fixing" inflation when he takes office, it's already been fixed. Inflation has returned to normal levels. The dumb dumbs expecting prices to return to pre-pandemic levels don't understand how inflation works and are going to be very disappointed, especially if Trump executes his inflationary plans of mass tarrifs and deportations.
 
uncjhodges said:
This just pisses me off. Of course that is that case. But where were these stories/journalists/companies pre election?
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Why would companies like Wal-Mart have been ringing the bell before the election? They WANT prices to go up. It gives them cover for that extra 20% they add on top of the tariffs that goes straight to the bottom line.
 
Positive: Elon Musk may speed up the move to, and support of, E.V. vehicles by folks on the right.

Negative: There is a good chance that he is going to bring the country down in the process, and almost certainly will be responsible for an increase of political, and social, violence if we get to "that" point. Twitter is much more of a cesspool right now than many people on the left realize (although many of them are starting to understand), and people on the right are falling for the propaganda. The platform plays right into the nation (and the world's) fetishization for violence and desire to fear the "other."

He is, in my opinion, by far and away the most dangerous immigrant in the country.
 
finesse said:
Something I was thinking about last night had me thinking of another future cost. What happens when the political cycle turns (assuming it does)? How much will reparations cost us. In 88, it was $20,000 a survivor for the Japanese. I suspect that would be cheap these days, even adjusted for inflation. We're looking at 12 million people that we might end up deporting. Btw, that 12 million seems to represent a consensus of centrist reports. Anybody got a more proven number?
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Assuming the deportations are done in a humane way, I don’t think there is going to be a move for reparations. The Japanese were US citizens.
 
I have another theory on why Trump’s picks are so bad. I think he seriously wants to shrink the size of the federal government and do so in a way that favors loyalists. He may be counting on a significant number of DOJ and DHS employees resigning in frustration.

I hope that most who consider it try to stick around.
 
Looks like Pete is getting replaced with a former MTV Real World personality/Fox Businesses co-host, but at least he has some experience in politics (US House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019). It wouldn't surprise me if Trump saw that Sean's Real World/Fox News alumni wife was badly injured in a car accident and thought that made him qualified to be Transportation Secretary.

Trump picks former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as next Transportation secretary​


https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/politics/sean-duffy-transportation-secretary/index.html

President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday he has selected former congressman and recent Fox Business co-host Sean Duffy to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Transportation.

Duffy served in the US House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019, representing Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. He most recently was co-host of Fox Business’ “The Bottom Line,” after first joining Fox News as a contributor in 2020.

Duffy’s last day as a Fox News employee was Monday, a network spokesperson confirmed to CNN. Wednesday marked his last day appearing on Fox Business, and he interviewed for the role of transportation secretary later in the week, according to a source.

Trump in a statement praised Duffy as a “tremendous and well-liked public servant” and said he was “a respected voice and communicator in the Republican Conference” during his time in Congress.

“He will prioritize Excellence, Competence, Competitiveness and Beauty when rebuilding America’s highways, tunnels, bridges and airports. He will ensure our ports and dams serve our Economy without compromising our National Security, and he will make our skies safe again by eliminating DEI for pilots and air traffic controllers,” Trump said.

Duffy, who served as chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and on the House Committee on Financial Services during his time in Congress, has little to no experience in the transportation field.

If confirmed by the Senate, he would oversee projects that involve companies run by Elon Musk, a close Trump ally who has been tapped by the president-elect to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency. Musk’s companies have billions of dollars in contracts with the federal government across a number of agencies, including the Department of Transportation.
 
lawtig02 said:
Why would companies like Wal-Mart have been ringing the bell before the election? They WANT prices to go up. It gives them cover for that extra 20% they add on top of the tariffs that goes straight to the bottom line.
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Well, in this particular case, the CFO's comments were part of earnings guidance. This wasn't some corporate messaging strategy. It's just investor relations.
 
I'm waiting to see who's going to carry the reality show version. Or will that be the nightly news.
 
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