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chowmama

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15. Well, they can keep telling themselves that.

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 08:59 PM

Jul 5

The problem is that nobody knows what Trump will do from minute to minute. He's completely unstable and any stimulus at any time could send him right into Crazytown. And the 'insiders' can't control him. Only the most deluded of them think that's even a possibility.

Tariffs is one of his go-to's. How far he goes with it at any time is anybody's guess. He might Taco out this time and a few more times, but he has no grand scheme, and the theatrical show is reality TV - mostly scripted by the writers, but a participant could go off the rails and blow the whole show sky-high. And that's easy to do, when all you want is attention and you have no actual beliefs. Or knowledge, or intelligence. Or sanity. For a reality show, it's ironic that none of it is actually real to him.

His other go-to's to threaten countries are invasion and bombing. He hasn't tried invasion yet, but he's already done some bombing. I don't know what the insiders think they'll be able to do when he decides that will get him more attention.

Nice statement, but it's meant to reassure the populace. I remain unreassured.

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It's all about self-puffery bucolic_frolic Jul 5 #1

Not ALL fake. Higher prices? Real. Shorter supplies? Real. Retaliatory tariffs? Real. RockRaven Jul 5 #2

For Market manipulation. Buy low,sell high. Bengus81 Jul 5 #10

Yes Indeed My friend my Wife does the heavy grocery shopping BOSSHOG Jul 5 #18

Most everything he does is for show. surfered Jul 5 #3

Trump is damaging the US and global economy for attention and to show off. Irish_Dem Jul 5 #4

With all of the $10s of millions (and more?) from his and Melanoma's bit coin scams..... wolfie001 Jul 5 #5

He will take a wrecking ball to the US if it helps his bottom line. Irish_Dem Jul 5 #7

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Right after reviewing the Pre-Nup... BurnDoubt Jul 5 #23

Put him next to Nixon! BidenRocks Jul 5 #22

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Do FL laws give breaks on property taxes for cemetaries? Attilatheblond Jul 7 #38

As long as we know where Martin Eden Jul 7 #40

It's so ironic that he's destroying the country, democracy, the world, MadameButterfly Jul 6 #32

A half million overweight white guys in tactical gear running rampant wolfie001 Jul 6 #33

quite a picture MadameButterfly Jul 7 #34

All racist, proud boy-types wolfie001 Jul 7 #36

un named sources lol. made up sh*t. opinions opinions opinions nt msongs Jul 5 #6

Yup, me, me, me, me, me. republianmushroom Jul 5 #8

R.I.P 90 Deals in 90 Days LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #9

No it isn't. It's transactional, mafia-style. ananda Jul 5 #11

Yeah it's more than theater. Septua Jul 6 #25

It's also a tool to drive fear into people, and drive the news cycle. ananda Jul 6 #30

Link to original reporting on Politico.... reACTIONary Jul 5 #12

It's how he's forcing these countries to give him Figarosmom Jul 5 #14

Well, they can keep telling themselves that. chowmama Jul 5 #15

The hair, the make-up, the shoe lifts, also, all for show! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 5 #16

He lies. We know that. multigraincracker Jul 5 #17

The effect on jobs is not fake, it's negative. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 5 #19

Has there ever been a White House administration that has had more leakers than Trump's? Gimpyknee Jul 5 #24

Lawrence O'Donnell said this way back when Deminpenn Jul 6 #26

The Performative Presidency thought crime Jul 6 #27

All hat and no brains. twodogsbarking Jul 6 #29

THAT is the standard line all insiders are instructed to use when a policy grift turns out to be stupidly unprofitable. ancianita Jul 6 #31

Since day 1 this fraud has been so easy to see through. GoodRaisin Jul 7 #35

Tariffs/trade policy are just Lincoln Logs the real rulers gave TACO to play with & stay outta their hair Attilatheblond Jul 7 #37