Trump / Musk (other than DOGE)

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I can't decide if this is "peace through strength" or "diplomacy through idiocy" but I guess I'll give props for now even though I know it's basically been bullshit political theater all along. I think Trump is an unimaginable moron but I like and cheer for our country and it's success far more than I hate Donald Trump, so whatever keeps the train on the tracks, I reckon.
 
sringwal said:
421.6 billion dollars says that Trump will continue to allow Elon Musk to do as he pleases.
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Maybe. But Trump is almost certainly not going to run for office again and even if he does, he can win without elon's money.

Would not be shocked if Trump is hoping that Elon buys truth social and makes him just a bit richer.
 
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Peace through strength generally applies to military strength in dealings with adversaries, not economic bullying of allies.
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Oh yeah I know, but we aren't in normal times or under a normal presidency so I reckon we'll have to grade on a massive curve.

Mainly I'm just trying to look on the bright side as best as is possible.
 
CFordUNC said:
Oh yeah I know, but we aren't in normal times or under a normal presidency so I reckon we'll have to grade on a massive curve.

Mainly I'm just trying to look on the bright side as best as is possible.
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CFordUNC said:
I can't decide if this is "peace through strength" or "diplomacy through idiocy" but I guess I'll give props for now even though I know it's basically been bullshit political theater all along. I think Trump is an unimaginable moron but I like and cheer for our country and it's success far more than I hate Donald Trump, so whatever keeps the train on the tracks, I reckon.
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Props for what?

What has been accomplished?
 
I can't imagine how frustrating and humiliating it has to be for these other leaders to have to publicly kiss the ring - knowing nothing material is really changing - just to avoid a trade war and possible recession for their countries.
 
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U.S. Attorney Offers to Protect Musk’s DOGE Staff

"The newly appointed interim US attorney for the District of Columbia said he would take legal action against anyone who impedes or threatens Elon Musk’s government-efficiency staff, raising the stakes after repeated confrontations between the
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I guess we will wait and see what they treat as a threat, but “impedes” can mean a lot of things …
 
Several of us said that we don't like tariffs but Trump was simply using them as leverage in negotiations. Well, that's exactly what happened. They never went into effect and we have 30 days to negotiate an even better deal(s). We can disagree who got the better "deal" but the point is the tariffs were just the club.

Yeah, it's probably frustrating being an ally/neighbor of Trump's USA but we'll get their assist for securing both borders. See, you don't need a big "border deal" to secure the border. You can secure it simply using your Executive powers and foreign policy diplomacy.
 
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