Thoughts on the Trump presidency

najaB said:

Despite his self-styling as Secretary of War, Sec Def is a cabinet-level position that was established by Congress and so his title can only be officially changed by Congress.

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I know, it was sarcasm, hence the

BuhSnarf said:

I know, it was sarcasm, hence the

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Fair enough, it's difficult to tell sometimes.

Bald Rick said:

some parts of cities are no go areas,

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I was watching a TikTok by a Londoner who confirmed that there are definitely no go areas in London.

After hearing the list, I fully agree.

The list included:
- swimming in the Thames
- between the tracks on the Central Line

And as few other tongue in cheek comments, but yes, places you wouldn't want to find yourself!

najaB said:

That depends a lot on your melanin levels, and where in the country you are.

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Any particular areas or states out of interest?

PudseyBearHST said:

Any particular areas or states out of interest?

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Chicago has been pretty bad, but seems to be quiet at the moment, and of course we saw what happened in Minneapolis earlier in the year. Apparently Vermont of all places is going through a surge of activity at present. "Foreign-looking" folk should avoid the southern border states, naturally, since the Supreme Court ruled that looking Hispanic was grounds to be stopped and detained by ICE.

The Ham said:

I was watching a TikTok by a Londoner who confirmed that there are definitely no go areas in London.

After hearing the list, I fully agree.

The list included:
- swimming in the Thames
- between the tracks on the Central Line

And as few other tongue in cheek comments, but yes, places you wouldn't want to find yourself!

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The whole of London was a no-go area for Trump on his last state visit as far as I can gather. But that was for excellent reasons!

DerekC said:

The whole of London was a no-go area for Trump on his last state visit as far as I can gather. But that was for excellent reasons!

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It would've been a no-go zone for at least several days after he left. After all, you need at least some time to get rid of the smell...

The White House has now deployed 'bullsh*t Barbie' mk2, who makes her predecessor look like an intellectual giant by comparison.
She stumbled through a pre-scripted intrfoduction, took three questions all from right wing media, then closed the briefing after 14 minutes.
Numerous reports from American media on YT, choose your preferred flavour but even Fox weren't very impressed.

Edit to add one example:
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Donald Trump’s new press secretary has only given one media briefing, but critics are already predicting she won’t last long.

Katie Zacharia’s time at the podium was rather awkward and lasted just 14 minutes, with one gaff seeing her refer to her new boss as her husband.

Jimmy Kimmel noted in a rather mean monologue on his show that “her reading is good for an 11-year-old" and recalled her ascent to the White House by “calling Democrats paedophiles on social media and giving weight to Pizzagate”.

The former conservative cable news commentator, who succeeded Karoline Leavitt in the press role, spent the first half of the briefing reading aloud a list of the Trump administration's second-term economic and policy achievements.

She then took questions from just three reporters, which The Mirror's US Political Editor said she answered in the time it takes to "microwave a jacket potato", before declaring the session over and leaving the room amid shouted follow-ups.

When one reporter asked if the US had stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine following recent Russian airstrikes, Ms Zacharia claimed she did not know the answer and stated, "I'll have to get back to you on that."

She also laughed off a Freudian slip where she mistakenly referred to her husband as "my president" when answering a question about balancing her new role with family life.
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I liked her line about Trump being his own best spokesperson, literally doing herself out of a job on her first day.

BuhSnarf said:

I liked her line about Trump being his own best spokesperson, literally doing herself out of a job on her first day.

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Having the self-awareness of a rock is a job requirement in Trump-land after all.

DelW said:

The White House has now deployed 'bullsh*t Barbie' mk2

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I think she's actually mk3, because Kayleigh McEnany at the end of his first administration was the prototype

SuspectUsual said:

I think she's actually mk3, because Kayleigh McEnany at the end of his first administration was the prototype

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Don't forget Kellyanne Conway. He obviously likes the letter K.

I think he made a big mistake making Karoline Leavitt stay on a plane Trump thought might get blown up. She resigned two days later!

She was a professional liar and, to be honest, really good at it. The new one, erm, isn't - although she's going to provide daily entertainment for content creators.

BuhSnarf said:

I liked her line about Trump being his own best spokesperson, literally doing herself out of a job on her first day.

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Not sure I’d use the word “best”. “Most vociferous”, certainly.

SuspectUsual said:

I think she's actually mk3, because Kayleigh McEnany at the end of his first administration was the prototype

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Ah yes, the classic:

At the first official briefing by a White House press secretary in 417 days, Kayleigh McEnany promised journalists, “I will never lie to you.”

McEnany proceeded to say a bunch of things that weren’t true

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jon0844 said:

Don't forget Kellyanne Conway

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She was his Senior Counselor, not the press secretary

SuspectUsual said:

She was his Senior Counselor, not the press secretary

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Oh, so no KKKK just KKK then.

I'm still mourning the loss of lives in the Bowling Green massacre so wasn't thinking straight.

Anyway, another normal day for Trump ...

The family of a man killed by a tiger at a wildlife park in the UK have spoken about their “severe distress” at the circulation of online media after Donald Trump reposted a video of the incident.

William Chapman, 23, was mauled to death after entering an enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, on Saturday.


His family described him as “bright, warm and engaging” and suffering from severe mental illness. They said online footage being shared was “deeply offensive” and causing them “severe distress”.

One of those to circulate footage was the US president who posted a video clip of the tiger attack to 13 million followers on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday.


The clip showed the tiger biting and clawing Chapman as he was sitting in the enclosure. At one point he wags his finger at the animal.

Trump signed the footage with: “Don’t ever mess with nature! President DJT.” It did not show Chapman being killed.

Later the president posted an AI-generated video of himself grinning and having fun by chasing and play fighting with the tiger. It is accompanied by the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens. It features Trump copying the pointing gesture made by Chapman and ends with him and the tiger hugging.

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Tracked said:

Anyway, another normal day for Trump ...

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And why would he feel the need... wait, never mind. It's DJT, there isn't going to be a reason.