I confess to back pedaling into Trump territory when I wanted to leave discussions about him in the garbage can. My thread on the read-only break room site has 9,600 replies so I thought I'd bring up a new one.
He's not going away.
Haberman's book is out based on interviews. I won't read it, but the excerpts are interesting. Especially what he says about McConnell, a description that's against the Terms of Service here, but I actually don't disagree with. LOL
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“At one point, Trump made a candid admission that was as jarring as it was ultimately unsurprising. ‘The question I get asked more than any other question: “If you had it to do again, would you have done it?”’Trump said of running for president. ‘The answer is, yeah, I think so. Because here’s the way I look at it. I have so many rich friends and nobody knows who they are.’ … Reflecting on the meaning of having been president of the United States, his first impulse was not to mention public service, or what he felt he’d accomplished, only that it appeared to be a vehicle for fame, and that many experiences were only worth having if someone else envied them.”
Is there anything in Trump's plan that says he wants to displace Palestinians to build hotels or whatever?
I'm really not familiar with this topic yet. It will take time to filter through the propaganda.
There is no plan, and most likely it won't be a reality.
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U.S. President Donald Trump's vision of a Gaza Strip cleared of its Palestinian inhabitants and redeveloped into an international beach resort under U.S. control has revived an idea floated by his son-in-law Jared Kushner a year ago.
Is there anything in Trump's plan that says he wants to displace Palestinians to build hotels or whatever?
I'm really not familiar with this topic yet. It will take time to filter through the propaganda.
"The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip," Trump said in a White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "We'll own it ... We have an opportunity to do something that could be phenomenal ... the Riviera of the Middle East."
They spoke about the ceasefire deal in Gaza, President Trump's proposed resettlement of Palestinians, a nuclear deal with Iran and other topics. President Trump stated that the United States will take over the Gaza Strip, dismantling unexploded ordinance and leveling it, and ridding it of destroyed buildings
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"We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site," Trump said as Netanyahu looked on. "Level the site, and get rid of the destroyed buildings. Level it out, create an economic development." . "Why would they want to return? The place has been hell," he said. He added that he did not believe Egypt or Jordan would refuse his idea to resettle Palestinians in their countries and surrounding areas....
"Create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area," he added. "Do a real job. Do something different."...
"We should go to other countries of interest with humanitarian hearts, and there are many of them that want to do this, and build various domains that will ultimately be occupied by the 1.8 million Palestinians living in Gaza, ending the death and destruction and frankly, bad luck," he said. "This can be paid for by neighboring countries of great wealth. It could be one, two, three, four, five, seven, eight, 12. It could be numerous sites, or it could be one large site," he said....
"I do see a long-term ownership position, and I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East and maybe the entire Middle East. And everybody I have spoken to, this was not a decision made lightly," he continued. "Everybody I have spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land, developing and creating thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent in a really magnificent area that nobody would know."...
"History, as you know, just can't let it keep repeating itself. We have an opportunity to do something that could be phenomenal. And I don't want to be cute. I don't want to be a wise guy. But the Riviera of the Middle East, this could be something that could be so ... magnificent," he said.
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Crusades said:
Is there anything in Trump's plan that says he wants to displace Palestinians to build hotels or whatever?
I'm really not familiar with this topic yet. It will take time to filter through the propaganda.
Trump only has concepts of plans. Jared might have a plan for that development, but Trump was likely just running his mouth in the reckless way that he does.
Fox and other propaganda outlets aren't going to talk about this in any fashion that would make it seem unusual or crazy. Don't you wonder why?
Why aren't you paying attention to these things when you want to talk about them? I can't imagine arguing with someone about something that I haven't read about, or know about from experience.
It's interesting that there is all sorts of noise about Trump quashing the political money laundering scheme known as USAID, but hardly a peep now about this. I guess it's not cool anymore to support the rights of those with the trans fetish.
"This doesn't have to be long. It's all about common sense," Trump said before signing the order, adding that "women's sports will be only for women. The war on women's sports is over."
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Beerman said:
It's interesting that there is all sorts of noise about Trump quashing the political money laundering scheme known as USAID, but hardly a peep now about this. I guess it's not cool anymore to support the rights of those with the trans fetish.
"This doesn't have to be long. It's all about common sense," Trump said before signing the order, adding that "women's sports will be only for women. The war on women's sports is over."
Trump is targeting a small and vulnerable community of people because the right wing media inflamed right wing voters about the subject. It's only of interest to non conservatives because of its unnecessary cruelty parading as concern for women and girls.
The guy signing the document is a rapist who talked about having sex with his daughter and told us that he bought a teen beauty pageant so that he, as owner, could walk into the dressing room and inspect his contestants as they dressed. Apparently he didn't grab them by the [@#$&^%] until they were a bit older.
Targeting the US Treasury affects everyone but you want to talk about the trans people. That is interesting.
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So, dRUMP wants to take over and own Greenland and the Panama region, and Gaza, expanding into places just like Putin is doing, only SO FAR our military can't 'cover' all of his hunger for more, more, more. He's not looking to stabilize the various regions, . he wants to be Emperor of the World.
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No Stars In My Eyes said:
So, dRUMP wants to take over and own Greenland and the Panama region, and Gaza, expanding into places just like Putin is doing, only SO FAR our military can't 'cover' all of his hunger for more, more, more. He's not looking to stabilize the various regions, . he wants to be Emperor of the World.
It appears that he has some decidedly unsavory ideas.
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toomuchbaloney said:
Ethnic cleansing so that the real estate can be developed seems to be Trump's itch in this conflict.
toomuchbaloney said:
Ethnic cleansing so that the real estate can be developed seems to be Trump's itch in this conflict.
The most telling part of this is "would have already been resettled". He looks at these people as untermensch who aren't attached to anything, and anyway-- we'll dangle some shiny toys in front of them if they seem reluctant.
I do have to say it saddens me that there are cities right here in America he and other Republicans (for the most part) are happy to let die on the vine. Gary, Indiana is still struggling to stay afloat, and adjacent to Indiana Dunes State Park, and Miller Beach, a historic area that was used by some early flight pioneers as did the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk.
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There is no plan, and most likely it won't be a reality.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-gaza-riviera-echoes-kushner-waterfront-property-dreams-2025-02-05/