trump has a curious habit of saying the quiet part out loud.

[sealybobo]

This is what he said:

“I’m demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory because it is their territory. It’s the place from which they get their energy. And they should come and they should help us protect it. You could make the case that maybe we shouldn’t even be there at all because we don’t need it. We have a lot of oil. We are the No. 1 producer anywhere in the world times two,” Trump said.

He continued, “We do it … it’s almost like we do it for habit, but we also do it for some very good allies that we have in the Middle East.”


What we do is save the world from terrorist. That is unless a terrorist ally is in the WH, like we saw with Demafacsit this century that help fund terror

Where do we get our oil from?

 

[IDIOCRACY]

Trump says federal layoffs will be ‘Democrat-oriented’​

President Trump on Friday said the ongoing layoffs of furloughed federal workers amid the government shutdown will be “Democrat-oriented.”

“And it will be Democrat-oriented, because we figure, you know, they started this thing,” he said in the Oval Office about the firings and shutdown. “It’ll be a lot.”

The administration offered no specifics on which agencies or how many people would be affected when it announced the layoffs earlier Friday. But at least 4,100 government employees were already laid off. Here is The Hill’s list of agencies affected so far.

The Senate voted against the House GOP bill to open the government Thursday, and the chamber later left for the Columbus Day weekend. The Senate will not return until Tuesday evening.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5548023-live-updates-trump-nobel-government-shutdown-gaza-deal/

As is often the case with the trump government, something like this has never happened before. Not only are high profile people (Dem's) who have been critical of trump under siege from fatuous lawsuits, Joe lunch pail government worker who happens to be a democrat is too.

With all the constant chaos swirling every day this act of unprecedented, vindictive, petulance against Americans guilty of nothing will not get the attention it deserves. It will simply be added to the list of ways trump is tearing the country apart.

Having worked in govt for a time I can say with clear conscious Democrats were the worst employees, by far.

 

[struth]

Where do we get our oil from?

Mainly Canada, with over 60 percent, followed by Mexico. Over 80 percent of what we import comes from the Western Hemp.

So we aren't really dependent on the Strait. With that said, much of the rest of the world is, and closing it, as Iran has done, or threatening it, as they have for nearly 50 years, impacts the price of oil on the global market.

 

[Hafar1014]

Did you say habit?

On March 16, 2026, during discussions regarding military actions involving Iran, President Donald Trump stated, "You could say we did it out of habit, which is not a good thing to do".

We? Who's WE? Who took us to war in Iran out of habit?

Fire as many federal workers as possible. Save the economy drain the swamp

 

[Dragonlady]

This is what he said:

“I’m demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory because it is their territory. It’s the place from which they get their energy. And they should come and they should help us protect it. You could make the case that maybe we shouldn’t even be there at all because we don’t need it. We have a lot of oil. We are the No. 1 producer anywhere in the world times two,” Trump said.

He continued, “We do it … it’s almost like we do it for habit, but we also do it for some very good allies that we have in the Middle East.”


What we do is save the world from terrorist. That is unless a terrorist ally is in the WH, like we saw with Demafacsit this century that help fund terror

What you do is make up excuses to attack other nations for no good reason. The USA is the #1 terrorist state in the world today.

You're not the good guys, and no one asked you to do any of this. "Terrorism" is always the justification for your illegal aggression, while you're killing innocent civilians.

Trump's demand that other nations MUST assist you in your terrorism isn't working. The world wants nothing to do with supporting the world's latest despot.

 

[sealybobo]

Fire as many federal workers as possible. Save the economy drain the swamp

It doesn't save us one dime. Because Trump will take any savings and keep it. Or spend it. Maybe on the West Wing. Maybe on Flag poles. There's a million ways for him to spend our money you freakin idiot.

Pete Hegseth Goes on $93 Billion Pentagon Spending Spree for Lobster, Fruit Baskets and Japanese Flute: Report​

In September 2025, the Pentagon spent $93.4 billion on grants and contracts that covered a wide range of items, according to a government spending watchdog group

Use it or lose it. So instead of giving it back to the tax payers, Pete spent it.

You aren't really as dumb as you pretend to be are you?

I wish they would drain the swamp. First to go would be Trump.

 

[Dragonlady]

Fire as many federal workers as possible. Save the economy drain the swamp

Trump isn't saving the economy. He's destroying it. His trade wars have resulted in the highest US trade deficits in the nation's history. His tariffs aren't reducing the trade deficits, they're accelerating them.

Unemployment and inflation are going up, not down, and the stock market is crashing due to the war. Your mass deportations are abusing American citizens, and causing labour shortages, as well as killing citizens in the streets.

The Courts have determined that the Administration is illegally firing people it has no right to fire, stripping federal workers of their rights, and appointing unqualified people with no expertise for their jobs. RFK's vaccine council being a prime example.

This is what happens when you elect a convicted felon and he puts criminals in charge of the government.

 

[sealybobo]

Trump isn't saving the economy. He's destroying it. His trade wars have resulted in the highest US trade deficits in the nation's history. His tariffs aren't reducing the trade deficits, they're accelerating them.

Unemployment and inflation are going up, not down, and the stock market is crashing due to the war. Your mass deportations are abusing American citizens, and causing labour shortages, as well as killing citizens in the streets.

The Courts have determined that the Administration is illegally firing people it has no right to fire, stripping federal workers of their rights, and appointing unqualified people with no expertise for their jobs. RFK's vaccine council being a prime example.

This is what happens when you elect a convicted felon and he puts criminals in charge of the government.

Hafar doesn't care about Democracy, the constitution, the law, none of that. He's tribal.

I just can't wait till the next Democratic president. That person can do whatever they want. When Republicans complain I'll simply remind them that President's can't break the law.

In Trump v. United States (2024), the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have absolute immunity for core official acts, presumptive immunity for other official acts, but no immunity for unofficial, private acts. While affirming the president is not above the law, the ruling shields official conduct from prosecution, establishing a complex, new standard for defining the scope of presidential immunity.

 

[Dragonlady]

Hafar doesn't care about Democracy, the constitution, the law, none of that. He's tribal.

I just can't wait till the next Democratic president. That person can do whatever they want. When Republicans complain I'll simply remind them that President's can't break the law.

In Trump v. United States (2024), the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have absolute immunity for core official acts, presumptive immunity for other official acts, but no immunity for unofficial, private acts. While affirming the president is not above the law, the ruling shields official conduct from prosecution, establishing a complex, new standard for defining the scope of presidential immunity.

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In a different decision, the SC also legalized bribery. The Court overturned the conviction of a small town mayor who demanded a $50,000 payment from a company he had given a municipal contract to. They said that municipal officials could accept "tips" from companies the municipality does business with.

Supreme Court limits scope of anti-bribery law

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a federal anti-bribery law does not make it a crime for state and local officials to accept a gratuity for acts that they […]

www.scotusblog.com

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/us/politics/supreme-court-corruption-bribery.html

This decision largely flew under the radar when it came down, but it makes prosecuting Trump for accepting bribes, impossible.

 

[berg80]

Trump reveals Republican lawmaker's private health diagnosis​

Trump reveals Republican lawmaker's private health diagnosis

"Okay, that wasn’t public," Speaker Mike Johnson said during Trump's comments.

abcnews.com

Dotard is everyone's nightmare.

 

[Hafar1014]

Trump isn't saving the economy. He's destroying it. His trade wars have resulted in the highest US trade deficits in the nation's history. His tariffs aren't reducing the trade deficits, they're accelerating them.

Unemployment and inflation are going up, not down, and the stock market is crashing due to the war. Your mass deportations are abusing American citizens, and causing labour shortages, as well as killing citizens in the streets.

The Courts have determined that the Administration is illegally firing people it has no right to fire, stripping federal workers of their rights, and appointing unqualified people with no expertise for their jobs. RFK's vaccine council being a prime example.

This is what happens when you elect a convicted felon and he puts criminals in charge of the government.

The economy is strong Biden wrecked the economy Trump is cleaning up his mess. In fact Trump is cleaning up the illegal alien crime mess democrats created.The crime problem in democrat cites created by democrats. The Iran problem created by democrats Carter Obama and Biden. Every problem we have today is the result of democrat policies

 

[struth]

What you do is make up excuses to attack other nations for no good reason. The USA is the #1 terrorist state in the world today.

You're not the good guys, and no one asked you to do any of this. "Terrorism" is always the justification for your illegal aggression, while you're killing innocent civilians.

Trump's demand that other nations MUST assist you in your terrorism isn't working. The world wants nothing to do with supporting the world's latest despot.

How am I making excuses by quoting his entire statement? I get you like to cherry pick out parts to make something sound differently, distorting news is a favorite practice of the left

 

[Dragonlady]

How am I making excuses by quoting his entire statement? I get you like to cherry pick out parts to make something sound differently, distorting news is a favorite practice of the left

When you parrot his lies, you're promoting them as facts, and accepting the excuses as valid.

 

[struth]

When you parrot his lies, you're promoting them as facts, and accepting the excuses as valid.

What was the lie in the quote?

 

[struth]

Trump reveals Republican lawmaker's private health diagnosis​

Trump reveals Republican lawmaker's private health diagnosis

"Okay, that wasn’t public," Speaker Mike Johnson said during Trump's comments.

abcnews.com

Dotard is everyone's nightmare.

Was his diagnosis, trump was able to get him in for surgery and now he’s doing well

Don’t you recall starting a thread about this yesterday.?

 

[beagle9]

What you do is make up excuses to attack other nations for no good reason. The USA is the #1 terrorist state in the world today.

You're not the good guys, and no one asked you to do any of this. "Terrorism" is always the justification for your illegal aggression, while you're killing innocent civilians.

Trump's demand that other nations MUST assist you in your terrorism isn't working. The world wants nothing to do with supporting the world's latest despot.

You best not step one foot on American soil or you will probably be arrested. You sympathizing with America's enemies makes you America's enemy.

In fact your post or activities here should be considered you stepping a virtual foot print on American soil, and therefore you should be banned from even communicating with Americans on any site's that are controlled or operated by America.

Spewing your vile and hateful propaganda by way of this platform should be considered as you engaging in acts that are considered propaganda and/or traitorous activity by way of you possibly being considered a foreign agent using internet warfare to undermine the United States Government.