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nursej22, MSN, RN · Apr 11

Crusades said:

Was that before or after he won the election?

I've personally thought it since the only time I tried to watch "The Apprentice". I've heard people say his first campaign kick-off was stupid, ordering Sean Spicer to declare the inauguration crowds were the largest ever really stupid, serving College sports teams McDonalds stupid, and trying to pretend he was as smart as vaccine scientists showed how stupid he is.

This last week though, with the whiplash from tariffs yes, no, yes, sort of, and who the heck knows has really shown off what an incredibly stupid man he is.

Kafka Fan44 · Apr 11

toomuchbaloney said:

How can it be the majority when more people voted against Trump than voted for him? Fascists always have a funny idea about what is and is not government waste. For instance; money for hungry children is not a waste while money for presidential golfing or military parades are wastes of money.

You seem to have misplaced your fascist playbook. The first steps are always to identify who the enemies of fascism are, to demonize the press and any institution which might hold fascists accountable, and to flood the population with lies.

The president is allowed to golf, its good for his mental health. Its not costing the taxpayers any money. Secret service need to be paid for regardless of what the President is doing and their existence is more necessary than ever considering the left wings propensity for violence. Trump won the popular vote, people want strong borders, they want patriotism, they want government waste to end, they want groomers to be held accountable. I hope you enjoy the next 4 years its only getting started and it has been a beautiful start. I am glad that the adults are back in charge 😃

toomuchbaloney · Apr 11

Kafka Fan44 said:

The president is allowed to golf, its good for his mental health. Its not costing the taxpayers any money. Secret service need to be paid for regardless of what the President is doing and their existence is more necessary than ever considering the left wings propensity for violence. Trump won the popular vote, people want strong borders, they want patriotism, they want government waste to end, they want groomers to be held accountable. I hope you enjoy the next 4 years its only getting started and it has been a beautiful start. I am glad that the adults are back in charge 😃

Another strawman argument. No person here said that a president isn't allowed to golf. We were talking about golf. I made the point that it's wasteful to spend tens of millions of dollars on golf in less than 90 days. The secret service surely do need to be paid regardless. And when they travel to a Trump resort they pay for that lodging and any food or beverages they consume. When the SS use a club golf cart at taxpayer expense. We know from reporting that Trump charged the SS the highest rates they could.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/18/trump-overcharge-secret-service-hotel

Why would anyone enjoy the next 4 years when Trump and Elon and the trade ambassador and Treasury secretary all told us that we were going to experience some pain and suffering so that they could achieve their goals? The stock market is devastating the retirement savings of working class America. That downward trend doesn't seem to be changing.

"Adults" LOL.

nursej22, MSN, RN · Apr 11

Kafka Fan44 said:

The president is allowed to golf, its good for his mental health.

I think doing anything good for his health is futile. Trumpy is coo-coo for Cocopuffs. Narcissistic psychopathy plus dementia is beyond help.

Do you really think flying Air Force One is at no cost to the taxpayer? Hahahahahahaha. Thats a knee-slapper.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Apr 11

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"I love golf, but if I were in the White House, I don't think I'd ever see Turnberry again,” he said in February 2016, referring to the famous course he owns in Scotland. "I don't think I'd ever see Doral again,” he added, referring to the famous course he owns in Miami. "I don't ever think I'd see anything – I just want to stay in the White House and work my *** off, make great deals, right? Who's gonna leave?”

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"Can you believe that, with all of the problems and difficulties facing the U.S., President Obama spent the day playing golf. Worse than Carter,” Trump said in 2014.

Didn't age well.

For the record, I don't care if Trump golfs as his hobby but I'm petty also.

https://www.Yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-says-hes-too-112412893.html

Beerman, BSN · Apr 11

nursej22 said:

I've personally thought it since the only time I tried to watch "The Apprentice". I've heard people say his first campaign kick-off was stupid, ordering Sean Spicer to declare the inauguration crowds were the largest ever really stupid, serving College sports teams McDonalds stupid, and trying to pretend he was as smart as vaccine scientists showed how stupid he is.

This last week though, with the whiplash from tariffs yes, no, yes, sort of, and who the heck knows has really shown off what an incredibly stupid man he is.

Stupid orange man seems to outsmart the Dems and been proven right time and time again, and lives rent-free in the heads of his detractors.

toomuchbaloney · Apr 12

Beerman said:

Stupid orange man seems to outsmart the Dems and been proven right time and time again, and lives rent-free in the heads of his detractors.

Can you give an example of being proven right again and again?

Trump has been famously wrong about some things. He's wrong about won the 2020 election. Trump is wrong about who started the war in Ukraine. He was wrong about immigrants eating cats and dogs. Currently, he's wrong about tariffs ushering in a golden age for America.

nursej22, MSN, RN · Apr 12

Beerman said:

Stupid orange man seems to outsmart the Dems and been proven right time and time again, and lives rent-free in the heads of his detractors.

Stupid man is the one president who has had so much impact direct impact on my life and my community. My retirement is affected, my insurance may be in jeopardy. Will my neighbors lose their businesses due to lack of Canadian trade, or can't get their blueberries processed, or farms going under? Will the roofers I see working one day be disappeared the next?

And I do occasionally buy food. So yeah, he lives in my head.

toomuchbaloney · Apr 12

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/11/consumer-confidence-tariffs-trump-prices

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U.S. consumer confidence plunged for the fourth consecutive month in early April, the University of Michigan said on Friday.

Why it matters: President Trump's tariff policies crushed the economic optimism that prevailed after the presidential election. Now consumers — including Republicans — fear inflation will skyrocket and the economy will weaken, expectations that economists say could be self-fulfilling.

What they're saying: "Consumers report multiple warning signs that raise the risk of recession: expectations for business conditions, personal finances, incomes, inflation, and labor markets all continued to deteriorate this month," the University of Michigan said in a release.

Sentiment is down 30% from December "amid growing worries about trade war developments that have oscillated over the course of the year," the economists add.

Consumer confidence dropped by 30 points. Maybe Trump and his team can lie their way out of this. They'll try.

Beerman, BSN · Apr 12

nursej22 said:

Stupid man is the one president who has had so much impact direct impact on my life and my community. My retirement is affected, my insurance may be in jeopardy. Will my neighbors lose their businesses due to lack of Canadian trade, or can't get their blueberries processed, or farms going under? Will the roofers I see working one day be disappeared the next?

And I do occasionally buy food. So yeah, he lives in my head.

Those are all things you are afraid will happen, but haven't.

toomuchbaloney · Apr 12

Beerman said:

Those are all things you are afraid will happen, but haven't.

Retirement accounts are definitely adversely affected by Trump's crazy Tariff tizzy. Trade agreements for farmers are definitely adversely affected by Trump's impaired judgment and reckless policy.

The world doesn't watch Fox News.

nursej22, MSN, RN · Apr 12

Beerman said:

Those are all things you are afraid will happen, but haven't.

Wrong. There have been at least 2 workplace raids here.

The price of gas and eggs are up.

Berry farmers have to be able to plan, but on again off again tariffs screw with that.