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PJMcK

(25,017 posts)
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 08:25 AM Sunday

Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize

He just started an unprovoked war against Iran. This will not be an easy snatch-n-grab like he pulled with Venezuela’s Maduro. This war will expand and drag more nations into the conflict. Some military leaders are telling their troops this is the Bible’s prophesied final battle between good and evil at the end of time. Having watched the endless conflicts in the Middle East for my entire life, it looks to me like the beginning of another world war. Unlike the previous two wars, the U.S. has no allies as Trump has spent the past year insulting, diminishing and instituting tariffs that have upended the global economy and stability.

Yet Trump thinks he deserves a Nobel.

In the Caribbean, Trump ordered the military to attack and destroy small boats killing their crews while claiming— without evidence— that they were drug runners. It is likely these acts were war crimes. The dead fishermen on those boats deserved due process at the very least but Trump (and Hegseth) wanted a body count.

Yet Trump thinks he deserves a Nobel.

Trump threatened to take Greenland either through negotiation or by force. Greenland and Denmark are NATO allies and Trump’s threats destabilized that organization which has been instrumental in maintaining relative peace in Europe for over 80 years. He has continued to make noises about controlling that autonomous and sovereign nation.

Yet Trump thinks he deserves a Nobel.

Lately, Trump has been making it clear that he has “plans” to take over Cuba. He’s cut off their primary oil supplies and taken steps to isolate the country’s government. He claims it would be a peaceful takeover.

Yet Trump thinks he deserves a Nobel.

Yesterday, Trump convened his newly formed “Shield of the Americas” and insulted most of its members by demeaning their language. I’ve been studying Spanish for the past six months; it’s a beautiful and expressive language used by hundreds of millions of people around the world.

Yet Trump thinks he deserves a Nobel.

He’s a convicted felon, a convicted sex offender, a convicted fraud, a deadbeat, a liar, a misogynist, a racist and an adulterer. He’s a disastrous president who is ignorant, petty, incurious, undisciplined, dishonest and just plain stupid.

When will we be rid of this man?

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Lovie777

(22,743 posts)
1. The duly elected president of Valenzuela gave her Nobel Peace Prize to him.........................
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 08:30 AM
Sunday

he probably have defaced the prize by putting his name on it.

The only prize he deserves is a ticket to a maximum prison.

maxrandb

(17,385 posts)
3. It ends when sane Americans realize
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 08:58 AM
Sunday

that their neighbors, friends, family members, coworkers, fellow parishioners that voted for this piece of amphibian shit, and the businesses and corporations that fund him, share ALL the attributes you mentioned that Donnie Dipshit has.

Everyone who voted for this shitshow either shares his attributes, or supports rape, racism, fascism, fraud, murder, political violence and authoritarianism.

They need to be shamed and shunned from civil society.

Donnie Dipshit is just the symptom. The people that support him are the disease.

PJMcK

(25,017 posts)
19. Americans who support Trump
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:29 AM
Sunday

It's these people-- friends, neighbors, countrymen-- that still support this evil and corrupt man that has made staying in the U.S. questionable. As you wrote, Trump exemplifies all of the characteristics that reflect those of his supporters. I do not want nor do I need to live among such filth.

As with all else, time will show all.

NJCher

(42,981 posts)
4. Comes down to this
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 09:35 AM
Sunday

It’s very weird when one side obeys the rules and the other side doesn’t obey most of them.

When the military follows the instruction of someone who is obviously mentally impaired. When they have been warned by their fellow military officers that doing so is probably unconstitutional.

PJMcK

(25,017 posts)
20. It seems many have been purged
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:33 AM
Sunday

Forced retirements, cancelled promotions and even outright demotions would drive many good people out of the services.

Additionally, some good people would not want the stench to follow them so they left voluntarily.

The U.S. military-- like the Department of Justice-- has been reshaped into an arm of Trumpism.

It's dangerous and pathetic.

QueerDuck

(1,539 posts)
10. Time will tell. I always thought that a secret service agent might step up...
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
Sunday

... but it remains to be seen. I try to keep my hopes high.

PatSeg

(53,136 posts)
14. It certainly feels like there should be
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:11 AM
Sunday

a lot of people throughout the government and military who will step up. What is the point of taking an oath if it can be ignored so easily?

Submariner

(13,343 posts)
11. When will we be rid of this man?
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:59 AM
Sunday

If the Iranian snipers ever catch up with anchor baby Barron, Melania would likely dispatch cankles without prejudice by the time the Jimmy Kimmel Show starts that night imho.

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