The Trump Presidency - Part 2

The proposed paid social media campaign, which the organizers told POLITICO never took off, illustrates the lengths to which people close to Grenell went to ensure he got the job. And Grenell had made no secret in private conversations over the last three years that he wanted to serve as Trump’s next secretary of State, telling people in Trump’s orbit that it was secretary of State “or bust,” as one person close to the president-elect said.
 
No sympathy for any retired person on social security who voted for Trump, FAFO

I don't have any sympathy for anyone who voted for Trump, however ...

This would be a major U-Turn by him as he's made it clear on a number of occasions that he wouldn't cut SS - this is really a GOP policy rather than a Trump one
 
I don't have any sympathy for anyone who voted for Trump, however ...

This would be a major U-Turn by him as he's made it clear on a number of occasions that he wouldn't cut SS - this is really a GOP policy rather than a Trump one
I'm with a lot of others these days on it - I almost want to dare them to do it now. Probably the kind of defeatism the far right was hoping for - but seemingly humans can only learn from things if extreme things happen again and again.
 
All American universities have instructed international students to return to campus before Trump is inaugurated.

Surely that’s paranoia right?

Or can Trump straight up stop students from entering the country?
 
All American universities have instructed international students to return to campus before Trump is inaugurated.

Surely that’s paranoia right?

Or can Trump straight up stop students from entering the country?
Of course he can. Border control is under federal jurisdiction.
 
Yeah but what if I hold a valid USICS student visa.

Aren’t there bureaucratic levers he’d have to go through to restrict valid visa holders?

feck knows, look at the Muslim ban he implemented via executive orders.
 
Yeah but what if I hold a valid USICS student visa.

Aren’t there bureaucratic levers he’d have to go through to restrict valid visa holders?

I'd get my ass back ASAP if it was me.
 
I'm taking a vacation that ends on Jan 1-25, booked the tickets late October, and my employer indeed advised us last week to return before the 20th.
Let's see what happens I guess.
 
Just watch clips of the Notre Dame guests arriving. Elon right after Trump :lol: He is really is our Rasputin.

Also that handshake between Zelensky and Trump was pretty akward.
 
Just watch clips of the Notre Dame guests arriving. Elon right after Trump :lol: He is really is our Rasputin.

Also that handshake between Zelensky and Trump was pretty akward.
That’s an insult to Rasputin. Nobody’s going to make a great song about Musk. He has nowhere near as much charisma as Rasputin did.
 
That’s an insult to Rasputin. Nobody’s going to make a great song about Musk. He has nowhere near as much charisma as Rasputin did.
Yeah don't see him banging a bunch of ladies either unless they are groomed and underage.

Handshake with Macron was weird too btw. After they took a pic. Trump did that weird pulling the other hand toward his chest thing as if it's to assert dominance again or some weird BS. You can tell Macron just wanted him to walk away so he could greet the next guests instead of having them wait.
 
Yeah don't see him banging a bunch of ladies either unless they are groomed and underage.

Handshake with Macron was weird too btw. After they took a pic. Trump did that weird pulling the other hand toward his chest thing as if it's to assert dominance again or some weird BS. You can tell Macron just wanted him to walk away so he could greet the next guests instead of having them wait.
Exactly. Musk is the richest man in modern history yet he’s a complete loser. He tries so hard to be cool yet fails.
 
What the feck, as if Trump is wearing Blue & Yellow. When was the last time he even wore anything other than a red tie?

It's innocuous shit like that which gives me a glimmer of hope.
 
Wait, what, seriously?

Yup, seriously. There a huge contingent of fecking lunatics who think it was just something Trump said but didn't implement. When shown proof they often say it's fake news and didn't happen but I've seen a few say 'oh well it was only a few countries, it wasn't actually a complete Muslim ban, more a terrorist ban'
 
Yup, seriously. There a huge contingent of fecking lunatics who think it was just something Trump said but didn't implement. When shown proof they often say it's fake news and didn't happen but I've seen a few say 'oh well it was only a few countries, it wasn't actually a complete Muslim ban, more a terrorist ban'

I guess that shouldn’t be in any way surprising.
 
I guess that shouldn’t be in any way surprising.

Sadly it's not. I think it's just people trying to justify or defend their vote or support for Trump and instead of owning everything he did, they try to sweep it under the carpet or use his tactics of lying, claiming ignorance or changing what he did or his intentions were so they can sit more comfortably when supporting him.