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senseandsensibility

(25,251 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:44 PM 16 hrs ago

Trump's answer just now in the Oval Office was insane and disqualifying.

He was just asked by a reporter "What do you say to the American people who question how much longer this will take? Obviously, you know they're having higher gas prices."
His answer? "You're such a disgrace. Did you hear what I just said? How many years was Vietnam?"

So. in spite of saying over and over that the war is over, will be over in two weeks, will be over in a few days, whatever, the new story is that it will be as long as Vietnam?

In what universe does that make sense?

He also doesn't want to "rush himself" when it comes to ending the war. Heaven forbid that toddler trump feel "rushed".

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Trump's answer just now in the Oval Office was insane and disqualifying. (Original Post) senseandsensibility 16 hrs ago OP
"Insane and disqualifying." What else is new? Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #1
Exactly. This shit doesn't matter unless a Dem says it. Redleg 14 hrs ago #28
He's doing his job! Perfectly! (as defined by our oligarchs) orthoclad 12 hrs ago #34
Come on, little blood clot! niyad 16 hrs ago #2
He's taking multiple aspirins a day. His blood is really thin. Just a little paper cut may do it! madinmaryland 16 hrs ago #12
One dares to dream! niyad 15 hrs ago #23
So blood clot chances are down... Shipwack 15 hrs ago #26
Without the daily distraction of the Iran war, he has nothing to use to stop Baitball Blogger 16 hrs ago #3
The correct response would be Aviation Pro 16 hrs ago #4
Why doesn't the media have a comeback when disrespected? Deuxcents 16 hrs ago #7
He just moves on to a safe stooge, a shill to be called on when he needs a break. dem4decades 16 hrs ago #11
Dunno. Might have something to do with orthoclad 12 hrs ago #35
He has Rebl2 16 hrs ago #5
Well he had to put some effort in to getting out of serving in it senseandsensibility 16 hrs ago #6
"He has no idea when Vietnam war started I am sure." Talitha 11 hrs ago #36
Trump found he can play Iran events to his advantage by gaming the stock markets. magicarpet 16 hrs ago #8
No He's Not ProfessorGAC 13 hrs ago #32
There are many media reports that Hegseth is playing the stock market with magicarpet 11 hrs ago #37
Oh incidently,... Hegseth is not the only one gaming the stock market with insider tradings information. magicarpet 11 hrs ago #38
You forgot Uday and Qusay FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #43
Typical Trump evasion, dissembling, and gaslighting. wnylib 16 hrs ago #9
Journalistically, his comparison to Vietnam senseandsensibility 15 hrs ago #14
How many years was Vietnam? Zero for you, Donny Bonespurs. tanyev 16 hrs ago #10
Trump was busy handing out penicillin to hookers just in case he gave them syphilis or gonorrhea magicarpet 11 hrs ago #40
He actually said as much to Howard Stern. Wednesdays 8 hrs ago #44
He'll keep it going till the mid-terms, declare war and cancel elections... spanone 15 hrs ago #13
He's dragging it out so da boyz can wager more on Ilsa 15 hrs ago #15
Three TRILLION wouldn't be enough. nt Wednesdays 8 hrs ago #45
He doesn't want a deal bob4460 15 hrs ago #16
The War is extremely unpopular and responsible for his recent dip in already low poll numbers senseandsensibility 15 hrs ago #17
The King of Chaos BattleRow 15 hrs ago #21
"You're such a disgrace." for asking a question? BlueWaveNeverEnd 15 hrs ago #18
At least he didn't call her "piggy" senseandsensibility 15 hrs ago #19
djt can not stand uppity women who think or act like they are on equal footing with him. magicarpet 10 hrs ago #41
Projection,much? BattleRow 15 hrs ago #22
He's trapped by his own arrogance and ignorance. surfered 15 hrs ago #20
Maybe it will end on April 30th. That will be the 51st anniversary of when NVA tanks busted down the gates of the U.S. flashman13 15 hrs ago #24
That was a sincere question BWdem4life 15 hrs ago #25
greetings from the night shift, is he dead yet ? AllaN01Bear 14 hrs ago #27
He's demented and STUPID. Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #29
"What do you say to the American people?" Trump doesn't care what the American people think. sop 13 hrs ago #30
He is the disgrace. And he disgraces all of us. Bristlecone 13 hrs ago #31
Capitalism NEEDS war. The longer the better. orthoclad 12 hrs ago #33
"Look, All You Fake News Enemies Of The People: ....... ColoringFool 11 hrs ago #39
In Other Words MissouriDem47 10 hrs ago #42

Redleg

(6,994 posts)
28. Exactly. This shit doesn't matter unless a Dem says it.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 06:40 PM
14 hrs ago

His supporters will keep pretending they didn't hear the statement or they will make an excuse for it. Meanwhile Trump's approval ratings are continuing to gradually erode and the republicans are too cowardly to call bullshit on it.

orthoclad

(4,743 posts)
34. He's doing his job! Perfectly! (as defined by our oligarchs)
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 09:15 PM
12 hrs ago

he's the rodeo clown keeping our eyes away from Thiel and ilk.

And 21st century biz loves turmoil. Wall Street learned that from the Great Recession. Buy low, sell high, and they can blackmail us into underwriting their financial speculation. The wilder the swing the higher the profits.

Crisis Crunchies! Not just for insiders anymore!

madinmaryland

(65,757 posts)
12. He's taking multiple aspirins a day. His blood is really thin. Just a little paper cut may do it!
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 05:19 PM
16 hrs ago

Shipwack

(3,093 posts)
26. So blood clot chances are down...
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 06:18 PM
15 hrs ago

… but kidney or liver failure is way up?

Statistically, of course. Just idle speculation, Agent Mike.

Baitball Blogger

(52,532 posts)
3. Without the daily distraction of the Iran war, he has nothing to use to stop
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:47 PM
16 hrs ago

the media from talking about the Epstein files.

Aviation Pro

(15,668 posts)
4. The correct response would be
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:49 PM
16 hrs ago

“Oh, you mean Vietnam, the war you got five deferments for? Fuck you, pedophile.”

senseandsensibility

(25,251 posts)
6. Well he had to put some effort in to getting out of serving in it
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 04:52 PM
16 hrs ago

so maybe he has an inkling since it involved him?

Talitha

(8,093 posts)
36. "He has no idea when Vietnam war started I am sure."
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 09:34 PM
11 hrs ago

Or where it is either, I bet.

What a damned fool.

magicarpet

(19,006 posts)
8. Trump found he can play Iran events to his advantage by gaming the stock markets.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 05:07 PM
16 hrs ago

Once he ends the war - will be the sooner his stock market insider trade scheme on war info ends. He is currently making a fortune on the ups and downs of the stock market gyrating at his whims, his beck, and his calls.

Why stop milking the cow - until the day comes it is bone dry. Then you move on to your next grift and your next scheme of self enrichment's. As you plunder and pilfer the next huge pile of someone else's cash, craftily making it your own. Once again,... all by illicit means.

ProfessorGAC

(77,020 posts)
32. No He's Not
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 07:49 PM
13 hrs ago

Some are using inside info to do it, but he's just flailing buffoon.
If he was that good at making money he wouldn't have needed to become president to grift enough to actually be a billionaire.
Because he's a dope with a big mouth & short attention spans, there are insiders who know when he is going to change his mind (again).
They are the ones gaming the system. He's just a useful idiot.

magicarpet

(19,006 posts)
37. There are many media reports that Hegseth is playing the stock market with
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 09:38 PM
11 hrs ago

..he is buying shares of USA Military Industrial stocks and selling petrol stock days before the bombing begins. Then when the bombing starts he takes in a fortune. Then the other way around, days before peace talks, the insider info are announced a buy order goes out for petrol stocks days before.The insider info tells him peace and war stocks to hold and which ones to sell.

It is like Hegseth is a fortune teller predicting the future and getting rich. But he is only trading stocks with insider information telling him where to park his money before the stocks takes a major jump in price.

Hegseth is no investment maven or a mathematical wizard like Einstein. He is a cheater and a scoundrel who is criminally manipulating his stock purchases to game the stock market for huge profits. The SEC,.. (Stock) Securities + Exchange Commission should light his ass of fire. But Trump's team is running the show at the SEC,.. so don't hold you breath for a meaning full investigation at this time.

magicarpet

(19,006 posts)
38. Oh incidently,... Hegseth is not the only one gaming the stock market with insider tradings information.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 09:56 PM
11 hrs ago

There are many others on Team trDUMP doing the very same thing with illegal insider trading schemes to rake in the dough.

That fast talking little twerp shyster - US Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick is likely the brains behind giving out advice for highly profitable insider information/stock trading schemes. He has been around Wall Street for some time,... he knows the ropes.

FakeNoose

(42,008 posts)
43. You forgot Uday and Qusay
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:35 PM
9 hrs ago

... of course I'm referring to Chump's 2 older sons. They've got to be smack in the middle of this insider trading shit that's going on.

senseandsensibility

(25,251 posts)
14. Journalistically, his comparison to Vietnam
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 05:29 PM
15 hrs ago

and suggesting that it will last as long is "the story". But it is politically damaging to him so the corporate media is downplaying the comment.

magicarpet

(19,006 posts)
40. Trump was busy handing out penicillin to hookers just in case he gave them syphilis or gonorrhea
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 10:08 PM
11 hrs ago

After he got his war deferments. Knocking up escorts and prostitutes was his service to his country.

Wednesdays

(22,876 posts)
44. He actually said as much to Howard Stern.
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 12:39 AM
8 hrs ago

That avoiding STDs was his "personal Vietnam."

Ilsa

(64,455 posts)
15. He's dragging it out so da boyz can wager more on
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 05:35 PM
15 hrs ago

the war in the prediction markets. $3 billion isn't enough for them.

bob4460

(399 posts)
16. He doesn't want a deal
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 05:40 PM
15 hrs ago

He wants a distraction from the terrible job he is doing and a distraction from the Epstein files.He wants chaos.

senseandsensibility

(25,251 posts)
17. The War is extremely unpopular and responsible for his recent dip in already low poll numbers
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 05:45 PM
15 hrs ago

I predict approval of the war to dip even more with comparisons to Vietnam. Probably the worst comparison he could make. Even his cult members won't like it. It gets to the point that it is so bad that its use as a distraction is questionable. However, the profit motive might be an explanation.

magicarpet

(19,006 posts)
41. djt can not stand uppity women who think or act like they are on equal footing with him.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 10:28 PM
10 hrs ago

He immediately lashes out at them and insults them. This is his feeble attempt to remind them he is the alpha here. That he has the power to kick and knock to the bottom rung of the ladder. While he enjoys the view from the very top position - as he rules strongly over them.

Mind your place little Ms.Piggy Woman.

Says the pathetic - Donnie the DOTARD.

flashman13

(2,471 posts)
24. Maybe it will end on April 30th. That will be the 51st anniversary of when NVA tanks busted down the gates of the U.S.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 06:09 PM
15 hrs ago

Embassy in Saigon ending a war that had lasted for 30 years.

No rush Donny. You have plenty of time.

BWdem4life

(3,032 posts)
25. That was a sincere question
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 06:13 PM
15 hrs ago

He doesn't have a clue how many years the Vietnam "police action" lasted.

sop

(18,942 posts)
30. "What do you say to the American people?" Trump doesn't care what the American people think.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 07:39 PM
13 hrs ago

That's frightening, on a number of levels.

Bristlecone

(11,140 posts)
31. He is the disgrace. And he disgraces all of us.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 07:40 PM
13 hrs ago

We are now a completely disgraced country and all at the hands of him and the Republican Party.

orthoclad

(4,743 posts)
33. Capitalism NEEDS war. The longer the better.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 09:08 PM
12 hrs ago

Those bombs won't blow them selves up. Keep those factories busy churning out warhead after warhead.

ColoringFool

(843 posts)
39. "Look, All You Fake News Enemies Of The People: .......
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 10:08 PM
11 hrs ago

WAR PROFITEERING TAKES TIME! WE NEED TO DEMOLISH, THAT'S AN OLD-FASHIONED WORD, LIKE CIVIL WAR DAYS, MORE BEFORE ANY AMERICAN RECONSHT....RECON...REBUILDING COMPANIES CAN GO IN!

AND WE HAVEN'T FINISHED LOOTING IRAN'S GREAT MUSEUMS!

AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE THEIR OIL. WE DON'T NEED THEIR OIL. UNGRATEFUL NATO NEEDS IRAN'S OIL. WELL, THEY CAN'T HAVE IT! UNLESS THEY PAY US. IF NATO OFFERS ME ENOUGH, I MIGHT LET THEM HAVE SOME OIL. WE'LL SEE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER."

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