Red_Dragon wrote:
To the point...Fox News is now talking about Trumps achievements in Davos....

Trump says framework of 'future deal' on Greenland reached after NATO talks as tariffs put on hold

TACO media rides again!

 Proclivities wrote:

Fixed. Thanks for catching that. 

 kcar wrote:
You pasted the same text twice.

This is what dementia looks like. Remember that Trump was giving a prepared speech, so he had time to gather facts and deliver a coherent speech. This is the best he could do. 


From Twitter: 

Abolizione del suffragio universale@AUniversale·4h
Translated from Italian

72 minutes. 72 minutes of live, worldwide delirium.
72 minutes in which the President of the United States confused Greenland with Iceland. Multiple times. While explaining why he wants to buy it.

72 minutes in which he threatened a NATO ally, Denmark, with these words: “You can say yes, and we’ll appreciate it. You can say no, and we’ll remember it.”

72 minutes in which he called Greenland “a piece of ice” on which the fate of the Earth would depend: “What I’m asking for is a piece of ice in exchange for world peace.”

72 minutes in which he declared that he has “100% Scottish blood and 100% German blood.” Which would make 200%. But evidently math is not his strong suit.

72 minutes in which he claimed that the United States, after World War II, “gave Greenland back to Denmark.” Too bad that’s false. The United States never owned Greenland. Never. In 1916 they officially recognized Danish sovereignty. During the war they only obtained temporary military bases. And in 1946 they tried to buy it by offering 100 million dollars. Denmark said no. There was no “giving back.”

72 minutes in which he claimed that “China has no wind turbines.” China. The country that for 15 consecutive years has been the world’s largest producer of wind energy. The one that builds 45% of all wind projects on the planet.

But for Trump, “they don’t have fields of windmills.” They sell them “to the stupid.”

72 minutes in which he said that “all the big oil companies are coming with us to Venezuela.” Too bad that three days earlier the CEO of ExxonMobil told him to his face that Venezuela is “not investible.” Too bad Trump got furious and threatened to exclude Exxon. Too bad the other companies are standing on the sidelines, terrified.

But at Davos he said “they’re all coming.”

72 minutes in which he claimed that “there is practically no inflation” in the United States. U.S. inflation is at 2.7%. Above the Fed’s target. Forecast to rise because of his own tariffs.

But for him, “there is practically none.”

72 minutes in which he attacked the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, calling him “stupid” and “Jerome too-late Powell.” Live. In front of world economic leaders.

72 minutes in which he told the story of imposing tariffs on Switzerland out of spite, because “a woman” whose name he doesn’t remember “petted him the wrong way.”

72 minutes in which he said that “yesterday the market crashed because of Iceland.” Iceland. A country with 380,000 inhabitants. That supposedly made Wall Street collapse.

72 minutes in which he claimed that the United States “paid 100% of NATO.” 100%. When the American share of the NATO budget is about 16%.

But for him, 100%.

72 minutes in which he mispronounced Azerbaijan as “Aber-bajian.”

72 minutes of stream of consciousness. Of easily verifiable lies. Of made-up numbers. Of threats to allies. Of insults to officials. Of geographical blunders. Of boasts contradicted by facts.

And the world, in silence, watched.

Watched the President of the world’s greatest power confuse two nations, threaten Denmark, insult the Fed, lie about Venezuela, invent inflation data, deny the existence of the Chinese wind industry.

72 minutes.

And to think that once, for far less, political careers would end.

Today, instead, we just move on to the next delirium.

Welcome to 2026.

 Steely_D wrote:
He was busy raping teenagers with his buddy Jeff and his sidepiece Ghislaine, so he doesn't remember many of the details around September 12, 2001.

“I’m helping Europe, I am helping NATO, and until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me,” he said. However, it is Greenland that is at the center of the trans-Atlantic tensions over Mr. Trump’s repeated threats to seize the territory. .

“The problem with NATO is that we’ll be there for them, 100 percent, but I’m not sure that they’ll be there for us,” the president continued. “They’re not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland’s already cost us a lot of money.” The markets dipped on Tuesday over the tensions on Greenland.

 Steely_D wrote:

T A C O

"... it was not the first time that the president has retreated from his tariff plans, particularly in the wake of a strong market reaction. Since the beginning of his trade war, he has taken an on-again, off-again approach with some of his most punishing duties."

Take a look at the market swing of 2% down, now trying to recover from the lying senile rapist felon's inability to think clearly. He frames international relations in the context of PERSONAL relations. "Oh, we get along fine. He's nice." or the opposite. This is, obviously, not how to run a giant nation or an international interrelationship. He's completely inept.

 rgio wrote:

Well, aren't all law-abiding citizens *supposed* to file? Wait, what?

Oh, nevermind. That adjective means he's exempt.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
Four-score Men and Four-score more,
Could not make Humpty Dumpty where he was before.

It is crazy to be witnessing these things unfold. I honestly thought I'd work another year, retire and enjoy my kids, work in my garden and now I'm thinking, great, just when my retirement fund gets paid out, war breaks out in Europe and I might lose the whole damn lot. /pessimism

But what is actually happening here? 
From my perspective it looks like this:

Trump doesn't have a chance to win the mid-terms.
ergo, he'll manufacture a crisis to stay in power somehow..i.e. sideline congress (is this even possible under US law /martial law?). 
which then poses the question:
will the American public tolerate this?
does Trump have enough support / military might to impose his will ?
The techbros are heavily invested in this enterprise and have scary resources at their disposal. What will they do?

Is this going to end in some kind of massive implosion? Will it just wilt like a head of lettuce?

I really don't know. 

My gut feeling is that this whole episode is reaching its final scene and is about to implode. But I really don't know what the final outcome will be. Europe's far right is suddenly having to confront the fact that their hero (Trump) is actually going to take their land, which changes the equation somewhat. Just like the reality of living under a Russian regime would very quickly lose its appeal. Will that make us a better people? Bring us together?  Somehow, that doesn't feel very plausible either.. 
Looks like we have been fated to live in interesting times.

 maryte wrote:
You think he's filed returns recently?

Release the entirety of the Epstein files. Oh, and while they're at it, how about some recent tax returns, too!

 black321 wrote:

Most of us aren't so self-centered and/or clueless to think we could run the entire USofA at that age, but I get that you were joshing.

Which tells you that it's nonsense that this underachieving student (won't show his grades), multiple convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, senile embarrassment, even bothered to run - and tells you something about the folks that thought it would be a good idea for him to lead the nation.

Right now, nothing objective tells you that they were right. Everything is empty promises while he enriches himself and his family and destroys the nation just a like a Russian agent would..

 VV wrote:
it was a joke...whatever trumps age, he's incompetent and should have been impeached to avoid this whole mess. 
Thanks Mitch and the rest of the republicants

 islander wrote:
Not "his" past; he wasn't even born yet.

 black321 wrote:

That’s exactly the point… he can’t stand up to the pressure. It is well past time he left.

 islander wrote:

he does remind me of the blond haired jock/jerk from revenge of the nerds
just wondering when the nerds are going to figure out how to foil the bully!?

 rgio wrote:

with a side venture to "you hurt my feelings, so I'm going to punch you" < punches wrong person >.