The Trump Presidency 2.0

Oh man, I got out of the Army a little too soon. :(

“Back in 1914, we showed Mexico who’s boss. In 1992, we did it again in LA. Now, in 2025, we’re bringing it full circle,” Trump declared during a press event at Camp Pendleton, flanked by Marines and National Guard troops. “This medal celebrates our troops who bravely defended federal buildings from skateboard-wielding anarchists and abuela chancla-tossers.”
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Trump Re-Authorizes Mexican Campaign Medal for LA Riots, Awards "ICEBreaker" Clasp • The Havok Journal

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amlove21 said:
For a dude people are breathlessly telling me "just can't wait to get into a new war", every single thing this admin is doing is 180 out from that.

How many times do we have to do this? Trump operates from a hyperbolic, maximalist position ("It's too late to negotiate! I told you to surrender fully!"), then gives the out ("But if Iran wants to come to the White House, I mean, it might be too late but I will talk"), and backs it up with consequences ("Attack plans have been approved, but I alone hold the go/no go, and I will wait until 1 second before it's absolutely needed before I give the go ahead.")

When CNN is talking about Trump's commitment to a diplomatic resolve (while still actually posturing forces to further his "peace through strength" doctrine), you know something ain't adding up.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/politics/us-strikes-trump-iran-israel
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I think the thing about Trump and his way of speaking is that he's just crazy enough to do it. We (including global nations) wouldn't pay him any mind if he was just hyperbolic in his speech; its the fact that every so often he actually follows through. The unpredictability give a strength to him doing things like negotiations.

I will say regarding Iran specifically, Trump has less antagonists (both politically and philosophically) this administration. If he wants to attack, he doesn't have anyone who will challenge him. Realistically, he may have more hawks giving him advice now that he did 16-20.
 
Cookie_ said:
I think the thing about Trump and his way of speaking is that he's just crazy enough to do it. We (including global nations) wouldn't pay him any mind if he was just hyperbolic in his speech; its the fact that every so often he actually follows through. The unpredictability give a strength to him doing things like negotiations.

I will say regarding Iran specifically, Trump has less antagonists (both politically and philosophically) this administration. If he wants to attack, he doesn't have anyone who will challenge him. Realistically, he may have more hawks giving him advice now that he did 16-20.
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Madman protocol a la Nixon. I think to your bolded- this is what I have been harping on.

To your bolded...Everyone that knows "how terrible Trump is" has to reconcile the fact that he can, he will, he's being advised to- and he isn't. It's been a super fun conversation for me to have lately.

He wants war? He's owned by Israel? He's terrible at negotiation? Ok- well why is he acting so consistently in this regard counter to those talking points, then?
 
amlove21 said:
Ok- well why is he acting so consistently in this regard counter to those talking points, then?
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A very good point. I think he's much more conscious of what decisions are going to be seen as "his alone" and which ones he can say "Secretary xyz did that".

First term he was more willing to listen to his staff and follow their guidance; this term he's setting his position and making them work around it.
 
Oddly enough - the first time around when Trump supposedly listened more to his staff; people like Mattis, Kelly, et all either deliberately or unintentionally "fucked" him. They all knew that regardless of what advice they gave him - HE AND HE ALONE - would own the results.
Then when things didn't turn out the way they wanted and they didn't reap praise that they thought they were due - they all ran off to write books and gave interviews about how much it sucked working for him.
Either way people in his cabinet were constantly undermining his efforts - and to what end?
Orangemanbad.
Fuck those disingenuous "Militician" pricks -

Now, he is more "more cautious" because he remembers how hard people in his last administration fucked him - let him OWN bad decisions - and then ran off to write books and give interviews. So now, when he declares his position and presses everyone to work around his agenda - he sucks because he wont "listen" to his advisors - with the result being more of the same.
Orangemanbad.
"Meet the new boss" and all that jazz

Maybe Trump is a genius and has been playing 11 dimensional chess all along.
Maybe not.
Maybe he is just a snake oil salesman that is in way over his head and we are just now able to see it.
Maybe not.
Maybe I would be a better President.
Maybe?
Maybe Kamala or Joe or Hillary or aLg0Re or Herman Munster would all have had a better way out of this shit show.
Maybe we are all just a bunch of armchair quarterbacks that just like jumping on the current-thing bandwagon; who knows?
I don't.
...but I'm running as an Independent in 2028 on a "I'm not Donald Trump and I'm not Joe Biden either" platform and I want to earn your vote America !!!

Box in 2028 mother fuckers !!!
 
AWP said:
I called this one about a month ago after KJP’s defection. The new Dem playbook everyone! We’re about to see some Inception level storytelling.
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Yep. And now people are trying to act like they didn't know.

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Don't Act Like You Didn't Know About Joe: A Historical Look at Presidential Health and Public Trust • The Havok Journal


When it comes to the health of the Commander in Chief, America has a long tradition of denial, deception, and delayed disclosure. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wheelchair was all but erased from public view. John F. Kennedy’s Addison’s disease and back problems were hidden behind a young, charismatic smile. Ronald Reagan’s early signs of cognitive decline were quietly discussed before they were ever publicly disclosed.

So when people act surprised...
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Florida173 said:
I dunno.. I feel like all my liberal friends were suggesting that he was on something daily. Saying that this doesn't prove he wasn't on it back in November seems like a goal post being moved.
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Yeah man it just is what it is. This could have been exactly what they’re claiming and have this exact test 6 months later. Two things true at once.
 
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RackMaster said:
The victims of 9/11 elected a terrorist sympathizer that preached "Globalize the Intifada". It's time for NYC Jews to leave and take their money with them.
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The crazy thing- Jewish folks vote overwhelmingly D. Like, forever. 45% of Jews voted for Trump this last election cycle (up from 30%), but estimates on Jewish voting for Democrats is as high as 73% in some estimates, as low as around 63% in others.

Leaving won't help- they'll need to hold their nose and vote for Adams. Guess we will see if "it's bad enough" in Gotham.
 
I'm very much a "make the people live in what they voted for," but the problem is, what happens in NYC doesn't stay in NYC. It affects the entire state that I live in. Also, I have semi-regular trips to NYC, and the far-left policies implemented there adversely affect both quality of life and public safety. More importantly, it negatively affects the safety of my wife and daughters, who often go to NYC without me, and who aren't 6'5" 250# men who spent 27 years in the Army and can legally carry a firearm in the city.

I think one of the major differences between Mayor Adams and looks-like-he's-gonna-be-Mayor Mamdani is that the latter is really going to do these kinds of things:

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My daughter's a lesbian so I know I skew to the left on that topic compared to the rest of this forum.

That said, when the SECOND reason to defund the police is citing them as "anti-queer" you need to get the fuck out of here. "Racist?" Um, right or wrong I understand it as a talking point. "A threat to public safety?" That's an amazing leap, but you do you. "Anti-queer" as a reason, even if responding to a very specific complaint is asinine. Those are your best arguments? Those are arguments at all?

Let it burn, they deserve whatever they get in return.
 
amlove21 said:
The crazy thing- Jewish folks vote overwhelmingly D. Like, forever. 45% of Jews voted for Trump this last election cycle (up from 30%), but estimates on Jewish voting for Democrats is as high as 73% in some estimates, as low as around 63% in others.

Leaving won't help- they'll need to hold their nose and vote for Adams. Guess we will see if "it's bad enough" in Gotham.
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It's crazy. Philly region, especially the Township I work, there's still a good amount of jews and while the town is moving more ghetto-ish, the jews are still there.

The amount of "hate has no home here, black lives matter or you're safe in this home" is astounding.

I've said it before, I'll never understand why jews vote D.
 
The big city sheep will NEVER accept or admit that the REAL threat is not the wolves - it's not even the sheepdog.
The real threat is the shepherd.
Sure, a wolf may get in and grab a snack every now and then but the wolves really do only take what they need to survive.
Wolves are part of the natural order. Sheepdogs are not.
The sheepdog may bite a few ankles or nip a few asses now and then.
The shepherd simply sits back and profits from the very lives of the sheep that make up the flock.
The shepherds breed them and feed them - for the shepherds' own table.
The shepherd doesn't tend the flock as pets; the flock is exploited for personal gain.
Then of course there is the modern desire for the self righteous to pretend they are the noble sheep dog - protecting and serving.
Well - that's bullshit too...

The shepherd only employs the sheepdog as a way of keeping the flock in line to protect the investment. Sheep dogs don't actually "protect" the sheep from the wolves. Sheep dogs "preserve" the sheep for the shepherds. The sheep dogs job is to nip and bite the sheep to keep them in line. All the while, the sheep complain that the sheep dog is oppressing them when it is actually the shepherd that bears responsibility.

The problem in modern politics is that the Shepherd has learned how to exploit the wolves as well as the sheep. The shepherd can always rely on the threat of "wolves at the door" to scare the sheep into compliance.
The Shepherd can blame the brutality of the sheepdogs for the cruel domestic treatment.
The shepherd can blame the incompetence sheepdogs for the intrusions committed by the wolf pack.
In the end the shepherd will even save money by divesting sheepdog expenditures under the guise of making the flock safer by protecting them from the sheep dog.
In the end, the wolves will still feed on the flock when they get hungry and the shepherd will still exploit the flock for their wool, their milk, and their flesh.


Big city folks need to learn that shit.
 
This guy (Mamdani) immigrated to America at age 7- and now wants to hold public office on the policy platform of socialism (which is communism) and banning all guns. Not "assault weapons", not "rifles"... all guns. I was under the impression that it was in the constitution, and he didn't have that authority.

We (the board and America writ large) aren't ready for this conversation yet, but when we are, I am going to have some unpopular opinions on immigrants and holding public office. The unfortunate thing is I am going to have a great data set (from illegal immigrants, to terrorist sympathizer/apologists, to communist socialists) to use in that conversation.

For every Arnold, we have an Ilhan. For every Ro Khanna, we have a Mamdani- and the net positives of each of the former are exponentially lower than the net negatives of the latter.
 

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