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DetlefK

(16,493 posts)
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:14 AM 23 hrs ago

Can you feel it? Trump's "Hurricane-of-bullshit" is back.

Picking fights with China, then Mexico, then Canada, then Panama, then Greenland...

Trump has ADHD or something like that. He has already lost any interest in anything he promised during the campaign. And instead he does whatever spontaneously comes to his mind.

From making his son's ex-girlfriend ambassador, to trying to buy Greenland again, to suddenly having an issue with Panama....



It's like 2017 all over again. Trump will have a new outrage next week. And then a new outrage the week after that. And then a new outrage the week after that. And then a new outrage the week after that.

The only thing that he will actually deliver on are tax-cuts, because he literally cannot remember what he did last week.

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Can you feel it? Trump's "Hurricane-of-bullshit" is back. (Original Post) DetlefK 23 hrs ago OP
His constant whining makes me want to puke! Emile 23 hrs ago #1
Hurricane of Bullshit. I really like that. Mike 03 23 hrs ago #2
Nuclear Hurricane of Bullshit Diraven 21 hrs ago #31
I like that terminology also. I'm going to give it a try and see how it flies chicoescuela 20 hrs ago #32
There was the Kari Lake two-fer... Hugin 23 hrs ago #3
This is a guy who gets a standing ovation every night at dinner underpants 23 hrs ago #4
Right?! KPN 20 hrs ago #34
Trump is under Putin orders to destroy the democratic alliances. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #5
As I've said before, don't give him more power than he's due. paleotn 22 hrs ago #9
Trump will do what he wants to do. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #11
No, actually, like the debt ceiling, he won't. paleotn 22 hrs ago #13
We shall see. You have more confidence in the GOP than I do. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #14
He isn't President yet. travelingthrulife 21 hrs ago #26
So what. He was once. paleotn 19 hrs ago #39
I don't allow him to have any control over me. n/t rasputin1952 10 hrs ago #49
And just like Putin and the Russian people, the rest of the world will chicoescuela 20 hrs ago #33
Oh yes, we will all be painted with the same brush. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #37
Part of his chaos is due to an ego-driven need for attention. But another aspect is a allegorical oracle 23 hrs ago #6
Absolutely right. Ligyron 22 hrs ago #7
Exactly. He's trolling. Don't be trolled. paleotn 22 hrs ago #10
I disagree orangecrush 22 hrs ago #18
What he thinks our wants does not equal what will happen. paleotn 19 hrs ago #38
7 years later I'm still waiting for Mexico to pay for the wall 😅 Blue_Tires 10 hrs ago #46
Unlike 2017, his bs is being turned off bronxiteforever 22 hrs ago #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music 22 hrs ago #12
It's taken over GD Kaleva 22 hrs ago #15
The first thing he reversed was his promise to lower grocery prices IronLionZion 22 hrs ago #16
Yup orangecrush 22 hrs ago #17
CNN headline I shit you not: "Trump considers US expansion" Mr.WeRP 21 hrs ago #19
Watch the flying monkeys; ignore the Eelon behind the curtain & Herr Miller behind the other curtain. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 21 hrs ago #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Submariner 21 hrs ago #21
Remember the media ( all of them ) are complicit oldmanlynn 21 hrs ago #22
Lets not be fooled by it...It's like the old "Look! Squirrel!", they allow him to be stupid without resistance Escurumbele 21 hrs ago #23
It actually began with Reagan... rasputin1952 10 hrs ago #48
Did he ever have any real interest? EllisWhy 21 hrs ago #24
I feel it. In addition to all mentioned here, he wants to change Denali back to 2 Meow Momma 21 hrs ago #25
He's not done erasing Obama's legacy... lame54 18 hrs ago #41
It still burns him up to know that somewhere Blue_Tires 10 hrs ago #45
Bulwark is correct Johonny 21 hrs ago #27
All Shiny Objects!💎 Linda ladeewolf 21 hrs ago #30
Exactly Blue_Tires 10 hrs ago #44
Look at my thumb. Gee, you're dumb. EVERY OUNCE OF BULLSHIT IS A COVER FOR GRIFT, GRIFT AND MORE GRIFT. pardon the caps usonian 21 hrs ago #28
owes Kali999 21 hrs ago #29
I can only hope its out of his mouth slightlv 20 hrs ago #35
If MSNBC thinks I'm going to tune back in, they're wrong. CrispyQ 20 hrs ago #36
Was anybody expecting anything any different ? republianmushroom 19 hrs ago #40
orange monster is transactional and mentally ill vapor2 11 hrs ago #42
The media has secretly missed the chaos... Blue_Tires 10 hrs ago #43
How true... rasputin1952 10 hrs ago #47
He will give tax cuts to wealthy & deregulate Meowmee 10 hrs ago #50
Nope....just reading DU OP's. I know what's coming, but I guess we deserve it as a society. OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago #51

Mike 03

(17,360 posts)
2. Hurricane of Bullshit. I really like that.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:19 AM
23 hrs ago

IMO it's better than "Firehose of falsehoods."

Hope it catches on.

chicoescuela

(1,642 posts)
32. I like that terminology also. I'm going to give it a try and see how it flies
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:55 AM
20 hrs ago

with similarly thinking friends and family
Thank you

Hugin

(34,745 posts)
3. There was the Kari Lake two-fer...
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:23 AM
23 hrs ago

From the Ambassador of Mexico to Voice of America in less than twelve hours.

I suppose maybe she was out bid.

underpants

(187,318 posts)
4. This is a guy who gets a standing ovation every night at dinner
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:23 AM
23 hrs ago

He has a circle of sycophants who constantly praise him and live in fear of being cast out of the circle.

He not just lives but requires attention and praise.

KPN

(16,165 posts)
34. Right?!
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 11:02 AM
20 hrs ago

And on top of that, he’s frigging nuts and sees the world as a “Game of Throne's”.

Irish_Dem

(59,651 posts)
5. Trump is under Putin orders to destroy the democratic alliances.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:27 AM
23 hrs ago

Trump is taking a wrecking ball to global democratic relationships.

paleotn

(19,515 posts)
9. As I've said before, don't give him more power than he's due.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:06 AM
22 hrs ago

He doesn't get to make those decisions or implement them on his own. We're not Assad's Syria.

Irish_Dem

(59,651 posts)
11. Trump will do what he wants to do.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:10 AM
22 hrs ago

It remains to be seen if anyone will stop him.

That said, the damage is already being done.
Trump is harming the alliances just with his bullying and threats.
He is turning our friends into enemies.

Irish_Dem

(59,651 posts)
14. We shall see. You have more confidence in the GOP than I do.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:24 AM
22 hrs ago

But as I said, great damage is being done just with the threats.

paleotn

(19,515 posts)
39. So what. He was once.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 11:59 AM
19 hrs ago

But hey! Sit around, wringing your hands in a constant state of terror. You're doing exactly what he wants you to do. Since he's in doddering old fool, he may not know it rationally, but that's his intent. Hope you're on some good blood pressure meds. You're going to need them. I don't let him have that much control over me.

chicoescuela

(1,642 posts)
33. And just like Putin and the Russian people, the rest of the world will
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:59 AM
20 hrs ago

find it hard to differentiate between tsf and you and I. We will, as citizens, be hated as much as tsf.

allegorical oracle

(3,386 posts)
6. Part of his chaos is due to an ego-driven need for attention. But another aspect is a
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:34 AM
23 hrs ago

strategy that aims to keep people confused and shaken -- too busy maintaining their own balance to notice what fresh travesty or dishonesty he's up to. His grifting skills are well honed.

Ligyron

(7,910 posts)
7. Absolutely right.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:59 AM
22 hrs ago

It’s a way for him to get attention each and every week with some new, ridiculous complaint or outrage..

Don’t know why he bothers, the MS legacy media covers him 24/7 regardless.

paleotn

(19,515 posts)
10. Exactly. He's trolling. Don't be trolled.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:08 AM
22 hrs ago

Please use your rational brain, people, not you emotions. Don't allow yourselves to be manipulated.

orangecrush

(22,118 posts)
18. I disagree
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:39 AM
22 hrs ago

When he says he is going to do something, I believe him.

It's one of the ways of surviving autocracy.

paleotn

(19,515 posts)
38. What he thinks our wants does not equal what will happen.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 11:55 AM
19 hrs ago

He's not god for heaven's sake and being in a constant state of terror over his latest spewing is not healthy and exactly where he wants you. Congrats for falling in line.

It's not that he can't cause some major wreckage but he's not invading Canada. Or Greenland. Or anywhere else. That's fucking nuts. Jebus!

bronxiteforever

(9,553 posts)
8. Unlike 2017, his bs is being turned off
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:00 AM
22 hrs ago

I think it won’t be long before the majority realize they have elected a doddering old man for the next 4 years. As an entertainer, his act is very thin and his talk is all bull. World leaders, friendly or not, know his words are worthless and his threats are toothless.

Response to DetlefK (Original post)

IronLionZion

(47,113 posts)
16. The first thing he reversed was his promise to lower grocery prices
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:26 AM
22 hrs ago

the reason so many idiots voted for him.

So he needs to distract the dumbest Americans, which are apparently half the population.

Mr.WeRP

(661 posts)
19. CNN headline I shit you not: "Trump considers US expansion"
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:02 AM
21 hrs ago

The fucking media is against the world FFS

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,238 posts)
20. Watch the flying monkeys; ignore the Eelon behind the curtain & Herr Miller behind the other curtain. . . . nt
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:07 AM
21 hrs ago

Response to DetlefK (Original post)

oldmanlynn

(505 posts)
22. Remember the media ( all of them ) are complicit
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:16 AM
21 hrs ago

If Biden had put his son’s girlfriend in as ambassador the entire media eco system would be in uproar

Escurumbele

(3,647 posts)
23. Lets not be fooled by it...It's like the old "Look! Squirrel!", they allow him to be stupid without resistance
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:22 AM
21 hrs ago

because the thugs who are not stupid and ignorant as he is will work behind the curtains while the clown performs his act of stupidity, it is a strategy, and I remind everyone that Grover Norquist gave them the idea many years ago when he told republicans that all they needed was "a monkey who could use a pen, he doesn't have to come up with legislation, or provide any ideas, he just needs to be able to use a pen." I am paraphrasing, of course, but that was pretty much the idea, so first they got G. W. Bush, that was their first monkey, but he was not noisy enough, they needed one who constantly outraged the country, who was good at creating division, anxiety, not only in the USA but around the World, they found trump. Some of those republicans are pro-Putin, anti-USA, so trump's leanings towards dictators and communists is OK with them, and most importantly, trump can use a "Sharpie".

So please, do not be fooled by the buffoon being what he is, what we need to do is ignore him, we should have done that from the beginning, but then again the media feeds from his stupidities because we all love to pay attention. The best tool to weaken a buffoon like that is to ignore him, just continue to call Musk "president" an keep him outraged, then we will win the war because once trump is weakened, the rest will fall.

Lets make sure we look behind the curtain to disallow the other criminals to commit crimes against the country and us.

EllisWhy

(11 posts)
24. Did he ever have any real interest?
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:25 AM
21 hrs ago
He has already lost any interest in anything he promised during the campaign.


Of course...he doesn't have to pretend to care about things that got him elected and can now focus on the only thing he actually cares about--himself.

2 Meow Momma

(6,782 posts)
25. I feel it. In addition to all mentioned here, he wants to change Denali back to
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:28 AM
21 hrs ago

Mt. McKinley.

So many things to cause outrage that we get exhausted from the hurricane of a shit.

I saw Denali this past summer. The tourism industry leans heavy on indigenous tribal history. It seemed to me that the locals respected the culture very much, too, so changing the name back to Mt. McKinley is a real slap in the face of Alaskans.

Blue_Tires

(56,725 posts)
45. It still burns him up to know that somewhere
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:05 PM
10 hrs ago

There's a black man more accomplished and more popular than he is...

Johonny

(22,237 posts)
27. Bulwark is correct
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:38 AM
21 hrs ago

Only pay attention to what he does, ignore what he says. The bullshit chaos is tiring and distracting.

Blue_Tires

(56,725 posts)
44. Exactly
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:03 PM
10 hrs ago

I fell for the trap of hanging on every outrageous statement and angry tweet the first time around. This time he gets absolutely none of my attention. As far as I'm concerned, the White House is officially vacant.

usonian

(14,585 posts)
28. Look at my thumb. Gee, you're dumb. EVERY OUNCE OF BULLSHIT IS A COVER FOR GRIFT, GRIFT AND MORE GRIFT. pardon the caps
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 10:39 AM
21 hrs ago


slightlv

(4,439 posts)
35. I can only hope its out of his mouth
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 11:13 AM
20 hrs ago

And then out of his mind. His last admin left me with PTSD, I swear. I'll not survive another one intact. Ive been hanging onto my marbles out of necessity... God help me if the next who knows how many years kicks in dementia or Alzheimers. For sure I'll need counseling regardless. Wonder if I can get one of my cats registered as a comfort animal...

CrispyQ

(38,570 posts)
36. If MSNBC thinks I'm going to tune back in, they're wrong.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 11:13 AM
20 hrs ago

I signed up in 2015 & cancelled after the J6 hearings. I resubscribed when Harris became the candidate & cancelled the day after the election. I won't be tuned in this next four years like I was before. It's exhausting & in the end it didn't make a damned bit of difference being informed about his every BS phrase & lie. I'll get my news here & the TV will stay off.

Here's a DU thread about CNN normalizing the idea that Trump wants to "expand the US." They even liken it to the Louisiana Territory purchase. JFC, these fuckers are complicit, every one.

https://democraticunderground.com/100219847169

vapor2

(1,629 posts)
42. orange monster is transactional and mentally ill
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:43 PM
11 hrs ago

I read he wants the Panama Canal so Elon can have access to shipping privileges.

Blue_Tires

(56,725 posts)
43. The media has secretly missed the chaos...
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:00 PM
10 hrs ago

The voters have secretly missed the reality TV idiocy, the childish tantrums and grade school insults to other world leaders on social media...

The clown and his freakshow circus of incompetence, hatred and lawlessness is back in town, baby! The reality show nobody wanted just got renewed for another full season!!

rasputin1952

(83,215 posts)
47. How true...
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:18 PM
10 hrs ago

However, I do believe his "outrages" will be on a near-daily basis (if not hourly)!

Science can't fix stupidity.

Meowmee

(6,110 posts)
50. He will give tax cuts to wealthy & deregulate
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:49 PM
10 hrs ago

But the middle class in every category will be screwed as usual. And d will vote for it too.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,654 posts)
51. Nope....just reading DU OP's. I know what's coming, but I guess we deserve it as a society.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:57 PM
9 hrs ago
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