Trump / Musk (other than DOGE) Omnibus Thread
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Callatoroy
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Damn Ford, I give you more credit than wayne, but I’m thinking this election has you more rattled than you admit. That info was very positive for trump and the country. Careful not to let your desire to be right out weigh your desire for the country to prosper
Callatoroy
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Certainly the wapo vetted it right? You do trust the wapo don’t you.
Callatoroy
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They made huge strides to a bomb under the Biden administration so they do have to be not taken lightly.
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Jerome Powell apparently intends to fight for his job.
“… Six years later, Trump is heading back to the White House and the dormant drama of his fraught relationship with Powell is back on display.
When asked last week whether he would resign if asked to do so, Powell offered a one-word reply: “No.”
He gave the same answer when asked if the president had the authority to dismiss him.
… Powell, a former private-equity executive who has a law degree, was later pressed to explain his rationale. He delivered another curt response: “Not permitted under the law.”
His unflinching rejoinders laid bare the prospect that any attempt to force Powell to leave before his term ends in 2026 would likely be resolved in an unprecedented legal battle—the same one Fed leaders had prepared for years ago.
“If the president were to succeed at this, that would mean every future chair is subject to removal at the whim of the president,” said Scott Alvarez, who served as the Fed’s general counsel from 2004 to 2017.
“I don’t think that’s a precedent Jay would want to set, and that’s why I think he would fight it. This is a humongous precedent.” …
If Trump Tries to Fire Powell, Fed Chair Is Ready for a Legal Fight
Jerome Powell was prepared to go to court when the president floated his dismissal six years ago. If it happens again, the Fed chair might have to pay the legal tab himself.
“… Six years later, Trump is heading back to the White House and the dormant drama of his fraught relationship with Powell is back on display.
When asked last week whether he would resign if asked to do so, Powell offered a one-word reply: “No.”
He gave the same answer when asked if the president had the authority to dismiss him.
… Powell, a former private-equity executive who has a law degree, was later pressed to explain his rationale. He delivered another curt response: “Not permitted under the law.”
His unflinching rejoinders laid bare the prospect that any attempt to force Powell to leave before his term ends in 2026 would likely be resolved in an unprecedented legal battle—the same one Fed leaders had prepared for years ago.
“If the president were to succeed at this, that would mean every future chair is subject to removal at the whim of the president,” said Scott Alvarez, who served as the Fed’s general counsel from 2004 to 2017.
“I don’t think that’s a precedent Jay would want to set, and that’s why I think he would fight it. This is a humongous precedent.” …
Awinisawin
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Trump. Finding new ways to screw an entire country. Yay.
CFordUNC
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Lmao. Bless your heart. Vlad just posted pictures of Trump’s wife’s tits and snatch on Russian state television, and you think Trump is in any kind of position to dictate anything to him. Godalmighty, I truly thought you were more intelligent. It gives me no pleasure to be proven wrong on that front.
The only way this election has me rattled is that I have to watch bootlickers like you keep your kneepads polished up for the next four years so that you can defend the clearly indefensible. I was looking forward to putting that phase behind us all, but alas!
But no, to your other point, I have zero desire to be right and every desire to cheer for President Trump and the United States of America to be wildly successful over the next four years. I want to be as wrong as wrong can be. I want for you and every other Trump voter to be able to rub all of the success in my face and tell me I was wrong. I will gladly, graciously, and extraordinarily happily be wrong if it means that President Trump and the USA are thriving. Unlike you and many members of your political movement, I don’t only love my country when my preferred political party or preferred presidential candidate wins an election. So, yeah, I hope Trump truly does make America great- for all of us.
By the way, Roy, I am really intrigued about this bizarre fixation you apparently have on whether or not I am sufficiently upset about the results of the election. This is like the third or fourth time you’ve referenced it. It is clearly bothering you that I and many others on here aren’t really negatively emotionally impacted at all by this outcome. Why is that?
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CRHeel94
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Im talking about the first day. But in the low scenario he'd be north of the Biden number, but not by a huge amount.
sringwal
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Yes. He wants to force the decision. Either democrats back down and look weak, or they fight back and it gets spun as anti-American. Fascism craves bloodshed.
Those of you hoping for administrative incompetence, and yes there will be plenty of it, are still not seeing the bigger picture. The rhetoric is already there, and got voted into office. All that is left is the logistics.
uncjhodges
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And who got rid of the Iran deal? Despite what republicans think, there are consequences to their politics
BlooVooDoo
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I think it’s naive to believe 1) Putin only wanted a li’l piece of Ukraine or 2) that he gives a single shit what Trump would like for him to do. I mean, Trump has campaigned for months on ending aid to Ukraine and how he would end that conflict in 24 hours. He’s already revealed what matters to him personally and lost considerable leverage. What’s he going to do if Putin says “nah, fuck that, I’m taking it all”? Put US troops east of Kyiv? Give Ukraine 500 long range missiles and tell them to pound St Petersburg and Moscow? He’ll just fold and say he tried but Zelensky wouldn’t negotiate.
CFordUNC
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This is a bit off topic temporarily, but this is a great case-in-point example of what I’ve been saying. It is completely short-circuiting right wingers that the majority of us aren’t melting down or losing our shit or protesting or really doing anything other than, *shrug* “congrats on the win, hope you guys get what it was you voted for!” It is driving them crazy. So weird.
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“… In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that aired in October, Homan was asked whether there was a way to carry out mass deportations without separating families.
"Of course there is. Families can be deported together," he responded.
Homan is a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative group. He was a contributor to Project 2025’s Mandate for Leadership book. …”
Trump announces Tom Homan as incoming border czar
Homan touts hard-line immigration views and has previously vowed to “run the biggest deportation force this country has ever seen.”www.nbcnews.com
Sounds like a perfect guide for that portion of the Find Out tour.
DiehardHeelFan
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Would like to see his budget and what he plans to do about the major drop in the construction and agriculture workforce.
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I trust that they vetted it with exactly who they said they did..."a source within the Trump transition team".
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That’s all a lot of them want out of election season, it’s like team sports to them.
Democrats are much too focused on where we went wrong and how to fix it to worry about what random right-wingers have to say.
2016 was a shock. 2024 is a call to action.
sleehrat1955
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Are you truly as naive as you sound? Or just stupid? Russia owns Trump, and MAGA wet dreams about Putin.
CFordUNC
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Lolol on Trump’s phone call with Putin, he asked him not to escalate in Ukraine. Putin responded by having his state media show naked photos of Trump’s wife, and the next day launches a massive attack on Ukraine.
Seriously, Republicans, do you actually not get tired of carrying this dude’s water and then having him shit on your face?
This is one of the biggest reasons why I can’t bring myself to be upset about the election. As annoying as Trump is, at least an entertaining side effect is to get to watch Republicans like calla be forced to further and further and further debase themselves to defend the dumber and dumber.
Seriously, Republicans, do you actually not get tired of carrying this dude’s water and then having him shit on your face?
This is one of the biggest reasons why I can’t bring myself to be upset about the election. As annoying as Trump is, at least an entertaining side effect is to get to watch Republicans like calla be forced to further and further and further debase themselves to defend the dumber and dumber.
Ain’t no mathematical way you could deport 300k on Jan 20, Jan 21 or any other day. It is not physically possible.