Summary

Seventy days into his second term, Donald Trump faces growing internal turmoil and public backlash. Allies report he’s making late-night angry calls, upset over negative press and policy setbacks.

The “Signalgate” scandal and GOP resistance to new tariffs have shaken his administration. Trump blames National Security Adviser Mike Waltz for a messaging blunder and resents criticism of his deportation efforts.

His attempts to end wars in Gaza and Ukraine have faltered.

Republicans fear economic fallout from his trade policies, raising concerns about recession and inflation.

152 points

He has two options: 1) Stop doing stupid shit, or 2) Destroy the media, replace it with propaganda outlets.

Guess which one he’ll do.

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78 points

You forgot #3, do something else crazy to try and distract from this failure. But #2 is definitely in the cards as well.

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140 points

Oh, to be a ketchup stain on the wall…

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It’s probably like this downfall scene, except with dementia and pants-shitting.

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23 points

100%

And Hitler was known for sharing the contents of his bowels.

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13 points

Literally Shitler

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128 points

The fact that McHitler hasn’t stroked out by now is all the proof I really need to say that there is no god directing all this shit.

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34 points

Around 13,000 children under the age of 5 die every day. I’d love to see god explain that lol

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Lucifer: I’m not in the business of murdering innocent children. That’s God’s jurisdiction.

- The Devil’s Carnival

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12 points

“I work in mysterious ways.”

  • God (probably)
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“We didn’t start the fire. It’s always been burning since the world’s been turning…”

God: “No, yeah, that was me. I started it. Flicked over the first domino. Still watching the picture unfold. Quite the sight, wish you could see it.”

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Been thinking about that myself, with my shitty religious upbringing. This is what god wants. And, if you’re Jewish and you’ve at least heard the phrase “god’s chosen people,” I just wonder how you square that with one of the worst people to live having killed 6 million of them. God was really looking out for the chosen people that day, let me tell ya…

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My ex, who is Jewish, told me “chosen” is more like “singled out.”

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My dad is 60 and has had a stroke in Janurary. He’s far from perfect, but he’s been a good role model for me, made me a better person, and helped me when I realized my mom was more insane each passing day.

This fucker is the oldest president, looks worse than his age, is angry 24/7, and hasn’t had one.

Life is a cruel joke.

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9 points

God realized they fucked up with all us uppity hyper-hierarchical monkeys and is going for a hard reset, or never existed. Change my mind.

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If god, in the christian, all-knowing and all-powerful sense even exists, she must fucking hate us, because she allowed Drumf to happen. I could never venerate a god who is that callous and spiteful.

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He - and if there is a God, I am convinced he is a he, because no woman could or would ever fuck things up this badly.

St. George Carlin

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Unless Trump is the antichrist, then God intended for it to happen.

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hes a low-level demon escaped from hell, anti-christ would have been able to warp reality one of the key feature of its powers

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He’s able to do that for 1/3 of the US population.

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Maybe who you think god is is all wrong? Maybe it’s the other guy or girl or it who’s really in charge.

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Maybe God isnt all powerful and is forced to watch all she made kill itself over and over in ever more savage ways.

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God realized how badly She fucked up and died of Chrstian pity.

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2 points

The only justice in this world is the justice we make.

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99 points

And the media is playing softball with him. This is the media not calling him out on all his bullshit.

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26 points

Exactly. If we actually had a real oppositional “liberal media”, they’d be tearing this asshat a new one for his dumbfuckery.

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17 points

The owners of the media are not on our side.

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2 points

But Trump is starting to hurt their treasure hordes.

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15 points

I thought he would’ve been impeached by now. I am a bit surprised he hasn’t been.

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8 points

By the Republicans? Pull the other one, it’s got bells on.

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5 points

By anyone. It’s not like democrats were particularly interested.

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Well he has been twice so they tried I guess.

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The orange cunt would have an aneurysm if only the “Press” actually treated him fairly. Instead they sane wash his bullshit, and tiptoe around him without ever using the words “Liar”, “convicted felon” or “rapist”… The press have never treated anyone so favorably, and still he whines and cries like a stuck little pig. He gets $1 billion free publicity every single day. Fuck him with a cactus. No lube ! Edit: And fuck the press! They are responsible for Drumpf!

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MSM heavily benefited from trump being center of attention, and most of them are owned by conservatives anyways. just like fb, youtube, reddit right wing gaffes drives traffic.

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5 points

Time to make their actions criminal imo, although that is just a pipedream currently. They are all traitors.

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If we ever get out of this mess and have our own version of the Nuremberg trials I hope to see many media execs and on-air personalities (obviously especially but not limited to those of Fox News) hanged for their part in all of this.

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14 points

Leave the poor cactus out of this. This is why man invented angle grinders.

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What about providing him gympie-gympie toilet paper?

D. moroides is notorious for its extremely painful sting which may leave victims suffering for weeks or even months. It is reputed to be the most venomous plant in Australia, if not the world.

The trichomes stay in the skin for up to a year, and release the toxin cocktail into the body during triggering events such as touching the affected area, contact with water, or temperature changes.

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3 words: Gympie-Gympie enema

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Mea culpa! I bow to the almighty angle grinders!

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a cholla cactus.

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