Trumped

[Colonel Valerio]

Nobody tells a chess player that they are caving for repositioning their pieces. Say I was moving my Queen into attack position, and that move was countered. My queen would leave that position and I would have gained nothing, but regardless these were the best possible moves.

Admittedly I haven't followed the whole story. But government shutdowns aren't a good look. People get really upset, and it provides a ton of ammo. So opening the government is the best move. It may not feed red meat to the mob, but it seems like putting it behind us would be something that's good.

I think people will get over the Wall. Sure there will be a ton of sniping and cheap shots over it. However, these hardcore Republicans have nowhere else to turn.

Yeah but he backed himself into this corner, he loses by keeping the shutdown going and he loses by stopping it. I agree that the damage he will sustain now is less than if the shutdown continued, but this isn’t a sign of genius, good strategy or deal-making.

Most will stick with him but a 5% loss would be fatal for him.

 

[Aero]

Yeah but he backed himself into this corner, he loses by keeping the shutdown going and he loses by stopping it. I agree that the damage he will sustain now is less than if the shutdown continued, but this isn’t a sign of genius, good strategy or deal-making.

Most will stick with him but a 5% loss would be fatal for him.

Or he was pressured into that corner. But again I haven't followed all the particulars. The "Corner" squares in chess are actually quite deadly, but they are like a doubled edged sword. The problem is your pieces can easily get pinned and effectively shut down.

I'm not saying Trump is pinned here. But if he is, it's not because he's in the corner. It seems more likely his own pieces may be doing most of the counterproductive blocking. Plus it's not like he's checkmated. This game isn't over, and I've seen some chess masters pull some insane moves.

I don't like to admit it, but sometimes I just sit around and watch replays of the top chess players ever. So just trust me when I say, I've seen some freaky stuff. Moves that you would never expect to be good end up winning.

 

[Colonel Valerio]

Or he was pressured into that corner. But again I haven't followed all the particulars. The "Corner" squares in chess are actually quite deadly, but they are like a doubled edged sword. The problem is your pieces can easily get pinned and effectively shut down.

I'm not saying Trump is pinned here. But if he is, it's not because he's in the corner. It seems more likely his own pieces may be doing most of the counterproductive blocking. Plus it's not like he's checkmated. This game isn't over, and I've seen some chess masters pull some insane moves.

I don't like to admit it, but sometimes I just sit around and watch replays of the top chess players ever. So just trust me when I say, I've seen some freaky stuff. Moves that you would never expect to be good end up winning.

Well to quote both Yogi Berra and Lenny Kravitz, “it ain’t over till it’s over”.

You can’t really say Trump is in a good spot right now, but there’s a lot of time between now and Election Day and this is when animals are most dangerous.

 

[Aero]

Well to quote both Yogi Berra and Lenny Kravitz, “it ain’t over till it’s over”.

You can’t really say Trump is in a good spot right now, but there’s a lot of time between now and Election Day and this is when animals are most dangerous.

Lol no. The narrative is definitely not good. But I liken most of the talking heads out there to vultures. They will pounce when the opportunity presents itself, but otherwise, they are a relative non-factor.

For the record, I'm not pro anyone right now. I know some people here don't take me seriously as a leader, but I am a leader. So I'm just trying to use my experiences as a leader to try to relate. It's tough because you get pulled in many different directions. Plus if you are the type of leader who really goes in and gets dirty it's even more of a burden.

You are right that this specific type of leader is dangerous. Battles are lost, morale is low and you need to go out and hurt somebody. In a situation like that, I would try to act defeated while actually preparing something vicious. Plus a proper surprise attack is meant to be swift and vicious. And it's funny because I executed something like that just recently. It did feel more like instinct, but I didn't feel like a wolf or anything.

I felt like an Ancient Egyptian hunter. With a spear that's about to have zero chance of missing.

 

[Awoken2]

. I know some people here don't take me seriously as a leader, but I am a leader.

Some people around here don't even take you seriously as a poster never mind a leader. Let's keep it real.

I think people will get over the Wall

This could be a bit of a problem....what will Trump do to counter this?....nationwide ladder bans perhaps?

Say I was moving my Queen into attack position, and that move was countered. My queen would leave that position and I would have gained nothing, but regardless these were the best possible moves

I see you are a proponent of the "Trump is playing 4D intergalactic chess" conspiracy theory?....have you ever played chess?....can you not even recognise the pawns?

I've seen some chess masters pull some insane moves

Indeed, Karpov v Kasparov World Championship 1985 (game 16) immediately springs to mind when we saw Krasparov at his very best, offering a pawn sac in the opening, establishing a tremendous knight on d3, clamping down with 21...g5!.... it was just mental wasn't it?!?!

I don't like to admit it, but sometimes I just sit around and watch replays of the top chess players ever.

Hmmmm........(ponders next move)

I would try to act defeated while actually preparing something vicious

Play possum eh?......masterstroke!!!....wasn't that a Yusupov tactic from Brussels in 1991?

Plus a proper surprise attack is meant to be swift and vicious

Well it's hardly a surprise now is it?

. And it's funny because I executed something like that just recently. It did feel more like instinct, but I didn't feel like a wolf or anything.

I felt like an Ancient Egyptian hunter. With a spear that's about to have zero chance of missing.

....You luuuurve that x-box don't ya?

Thanks for the laughs Aero, brightened my day right up that has. Your a genius.

 

[Awoken2]

1950s TV episode featured con man named "Trump" who wanted to build a wall

Much more on this here...

 

[justjess]

If I were ranting, who cares?
I'm tired of the Left.
Not much a fan of the Right as it stands.
Incoherently? Not likely. You just have your fixed position and I have mine based in reality.

Carry on.

You don’t even know my position, I never offered it. This is why I said your ranting incoherently

 

[TempestOfTempo]

Nobody tells a chess player that they are caving for repositioning their pieces. Say I was moving my Queen into attack position, and that move was countered. My queen would leave that position and I would have gained nothing, but regardless these were the best possible moves.

Admittedly I haven't followed the whole story. But government shutdowns aren't a good look. People get really upset, and it provides a ton of ammo. So opening the government is the best move. It may not feed red meat to the mob, but it seems like putting it behind us would be something that's good.

I think people will get over the Wall. Sure there will be a ton of sniping and cheap shots over it. However, these hardcore Republicans have nowhere else to turn.

Chess? Trump aint even playing checkers..... more like one-on-one Tic Tac Toe. And he still loses, everytime.

 

[Awoken2]

And he still loses, everytime.

.....but proclaims a victory anyway...

 

[Aero]

Some people around here don't even take you seriously as a poster never mind a leader. Let's keep it real.



This could be a bit of a problem....what will Trump do to counter this?....nationwide ladder bans perhaps?



I see you are a proponent of the "Trump is playing 4D intergalactic chess" conspiracy theory?....have you ever played chess?....can you not even recognise the pawns?



Indeed, Karpov v Kasparov World Championship 1985 (game 16) immediately springs to mind when we saw Krasparov at his very best, offering a pawn sac in the opening, establishing a tremendous knight on d3, clamping down with 21...g5!.... it was just mental wasn't it?!?!



Hmmmm........(ponders next move)



Play possum eh?......masterstroke!!!....wasn't that a Yusupov tactic from Brussels in 1991?



Well it's hardly a surprise now is it?



....You luuuurve that x-box don't ya?

Thanks for the laughs Aero, brightened my day right up that has. Your a genius.

Lol, the Troll of one-liners is back. Sit tight for my response. I'm struggling through tears after seeing your 2nd-grade grammar and spelling. Aren't you like 50? Why haven't you figured out how to spell basic words?

Chess? Trump aint even playing checkers..... more like one-on-one Tic Tac Toe. And he still loses, everytime.

You mean... Except for when he beat the heavily favored Presidential Candidate?

Have you ever ran for public office? Just saying. It takes some guts or bravery to put yourself out there like that.

 

[The Zone]

Umm, Trumps big nothing burger.

►Pull the United States out of the Iranian nuclear deal.

►Stand up to NATO countries for not ponying up enough money to cover the organization’s expenses and their own defense costs.

►Take on the news media and not back down, exposing bias and agenda-driven journalism intended to run him out of office.

►Put an intense focus on immigration, the importance of border security and the cost of illegal immigration, including U.S. citizens killed by the undocumented.

►Target the ruthless Salvadoran street gang MS-13.

►Picking James Mattis as Defense secretary, Nikki Haley as ambassador to the United Nations, John Kelly as White House chief of staff andKellyanne Conway as senior adviser.

►Begin a dialogue with North Korea about ending its nuclear weapons program.

More: Trump is right: More than Facebook & Twitter, Google threatens democracy, online freedom

Lessons of Mount Rushmore presidents could help Trump redeem his presidency

Roaring economy isn't lifting Trump approval rating.

►Focus attention on Rust Belt states and give respect to white working-class voters, overlooked by the elites on both coasts.

►Challenge elitism and question what it means to be “elite.”

►Create millions of new jobs (the White House claims as many as3 million) and bring unemployment down to 3.9 percent, the lowest since 2000.

►Focus national attention on the opiod crisis, including a look at doctors who overprescribe pain pills.

►Nominate impressive Supreme Court candidates Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

►Propose and help pass a tax cut and cut federal regulations.

►Pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change and defy global warming alarmists.

►Renegotiate unfair trade deals in search of better terms.

►Target racial preferences at colleges and universities, which often hurt intended beneficiaries by lowering standards.

►Refocus immigration debate by ending DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and trying to force Congress to confront the thorny issue of what to do with "Dreamers," who were brought to the USA illegally when they were kids.

►Shake up both the Republican and Democratic establishments and remain independent from the Washington cartel.

• Since taking office, President Trump has strengthened American leadership, security, prosperity, and accountability.
• After 500 days, the results are clear: the American economy is stronger, American workers are experiencing more opportunities, confidence is soaring, and business is booming.
• President Trump has re-asserted American leadership on the world stage, secured vital investments in our military, and stood up against threats to our national security.
• President Trump has put the American people first and made government more accountable.
• • Nearly 3 million jobs have been created since President Trump took office.
    • 304,000 manufacturing jobs have been created since President Trump took office, and manufacturing employment stands at its highest level since December 2008.
    • 337,000 construction jobs have been created since President Trump took office, and construction employment stands at its highest level since June 2008.
  • Under President Trump, the unemployment rate has dropped to 3.8, the lowest rate since April 2000, and job openings have reached 6.6 million, the highest level recorded.
    • 67 percent of Americans believe now is a good time to find a quality job, according to Gallup.
    • Only under President Trump have more than 50 percent of Americans believed it is a good time to find a quality job since Gallup began asking the question 17 years ago.
  • President Trump prioritized job training and workforce development to empower workers to seize more opportunities, signing an Executive Order to expand apprenticeship opportunities.
  • President Trump has restored confidence in the American economy, with confidence among both consumers and businesses reaching historic highs.
    • Consumer confidence in current conditions has reached a 17-year high, according to the Conference Board.
    • Optimism among manufacturers has hit record highs under President Trump, according to the National Association of Manufacturers.
    • Small business optimism has sustained record-high levels under President Trump according to the National Federation of Independent Business.
  • President Trump signed the historic Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law, cutting taxes for American families and making American business more competitive.
    • American families received $3.2 trillion in gross tax cuts and saw the child tax credit double.
    • The top corporate tax rate was lowered from 35 percent to 21 percent so American businesses could be more competitive.
  • President Trump has rolled back unnecessary job-killing regulations beyond expectations.
    • In 2017, President Trump far exceeded his promise to eliminate regulations at a two-to-one ratio, issuing 22 deregulatory actions for every new regulatory action.
    • The Administration rolled back rules and regulations harming farmers and energy producers, such as the Waters of the United States Rule and the Clean Power Plan.
    • Regional and community banks and credit unions got relief after President Trump signed legislation reducing harmful requirements imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act.
  • Since taking office, President Trump has advanced free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals that protect American workers, ending decades of destructive trade policies.
    • Days after taking office, the President withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and agreement.
    • President Trump’s Administration is working to defend American intellectual property from China’s unfair practices through a range of actions.
    • The President improved the KORUS trade agreement with the Republic of Korea, which will allow more U.S. automobile exports to South Korea with lower tariffs and increase U.S. pharmaceutical access to South Korea.
    • American agriculture has gained access to new markets under President Trump.
• AMERICA IS WINNING ON THE WORLD STAGE: President Trump has re-asserted American leadership on the world stage and is achieving results for the American people.
  • President Trump followed through on his promise to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
  • President Trump ordered an end to United States participation in the horrible Iran deal and immediately began the process of re-imposing sanctions that had been lifted or waived.
    • The President has taken action to confront aggression by Iran and its proxies.
    • The Department of the Treasury has issued a range of sanctions targeting Iranian activities and entities, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force.
  • Under President Trump, the United States has led an unprecedented global campaign to achieve the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
  • President Trump’s leadership has contributed to the return of 17 Americans held overseas.
    • In May 2018 alone, Venezuela released one American and North Korea released three Americans who came home to the United States.
  • The President has secured historic increases in defense funding in order to rebuild our Nation’s military with the resources they need, after years of harmful sequester.
    • President Trump signed legislation to provide $700 billion in defense spending for fiscal year (FY) 2018 and $716 billion for FY 2019.
  • The United States has worked with international allies to decimate ISIS.
  • President Trump ordered strikes against Syria in response to the regime’s use of chemical weapons in April 2017 and April 2018.
  • The Trump Administration has imposed a range of sanctions on the Maduro dictatorship in Venezuela, including sanctions targeting Maduro and other senior government officials.
• AMERICA’S COMMUNITIES ARE SAFER AND MORE SECURE: President Trump has worked to secure our borders, enforce our immigration laws, and protect the safety and security of American communities.
  • Despite limited resources and obstruction from Congress, President Trump has worked to take control of our border and enforce our immigration laws.
    • President Trump has called on Congress to provide the resources needed to secure our borders and close loopholes that prevent immigration laws from being fully enforced.
  • President Trump authorized the deployment of the National Guard to help secure our borders.
  • President Trump’s Administration has carried out immigration enforcement efforts based on the rule of law.
    • From the start of President Trump’s Administration to the end of FY 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) made 110,568 arrests of illegal aliens.
    • Arrests made in this timeframe represented a 42 percent increase from the same timeframe in FY 2016.
    • Of the 110,568 arrests made, 92 percent had a criminal conviction, pending criminal charge, were an ICE fugitive, or had a reinstated final order of removal.
  • President Trump has made clear that his Administration will continue to combat the threat of MS-13 in order to protect communities from the horrendous violence the gang has spread.
    • In 2017, the Department of Justice worked with partners in Central America to file criminal charges against more than 4,000 members of MS-13.
  • The Trump Administration has cracked down on the import and distribution of illegal drugs in order to stop them from reaching our communities and causing even more devastation.
    • As of April 2018, U.S. Border Patrol has seized 284 pounds of fentanyl in FY 2018, already surpassing the total of 181 pounds seized in FY 2017.
  • The President has launched a nationwide effort to fight the opioid crisis, which has devastated communities across America.
    • The President’s Opioid Initiative seeks to reduce drug demand, cut off the flow of illicit drugs, and save lives by expanding treatment opportunities.
  • President Trump signed an omnibus spending bill which provides nearly $4 billion to address the opioid epidemic.
    • The bill included $1 billion for grants focused on the hardest hit States and Tribes and provided funding for a public-private research partnership on pain and addiction.
• AMERICA’S GOVERNMENT IS MORE ACCOUNTABLE: Since taking office, President Trump has worked to ensure government is more accountable to the American people.
  • President Trump has confirmed the most circuit court judges of any President in their first year, and secured Justice Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation to the United States Supreme Court.
  • President Trump has signed legislation to bring more accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs and provide our veterans with more choice in the care they receive.
    • President Trump signed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, improving processes for addressing misconduct.
    • President Trump signed the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act into law, authorizing $2.1 billion in additional funds for the Veterans Choice Program.
  • President Trump successfully eliminated the penalty for Obamacare’s burdensome individual mandate.
  • The President’s Administration is seeking to provide more affordable health coverage and broader access to affordable alternatives to Obamacare plans.
  • President Trump has released a blueprint to lower drug prices for Americans.
  • President Trump has ensured that the religious liberties and conscience of Americans are protected and respected by the Federal government.
    • President Trump signed an Executive Order to protect the free speech and religious liberties of groups such as the Little Sisters of the Poor.
    • The Department of Justice issued guidance to all executive agencies on protecting religious liberty in federal programs.

►Make politics more accessible to people who have rarely voted or cared about it, and widen the door of civic engagement.

Feel free to discuss any of the many things listed. I am not a major Trump fan but to continue to deny he has done nothing is beyond short-sighted. With such a slanted media which ignores facts and accomplishments, it is no wonder we have so many hate zombies.

 

[UnderAlienControl]

 

[Awoken2]

Umm, Trumps big nothing burger.

►Pull the United States out of the Iranian nuclear deal.

►Stand up to NATO countries for not ponying up enough money to cover the organization’s expenses and their own defense costs.

►Take on the news media and not back down, exposing bias and agenda-driven journalism intended to run him out of office.

►Put an intense focus on immigration, the importance of border security and the cost of illegal immigration, including U.S. citizens killed by the undocumented.

►Target the ruthless Salvadoran street gang MS-13.

►Picking James Mattis as Defense secretary, Nikki Haley as ambassador to the United Nations, John Kelly as White House chief of staff andKellyanne Conway as senior adviser.

►Begin a dialogue with North Korea about ending its nuclear weapons program.

More: Trump is right: More than Facebook & Twitter, Google threatens democracy, online freedom

Lessons of Mount Rushmore presidents could help Trump redeem his presidency

Roaring economy isn't lifting Trump approval rating.

►Focus attention on Rust Belt states and give respect to white working-class voters, overlooked by the elites on both coasts.

►Challenge elitism and question what it means to be “elite.”

►Create millions of new jobs (the White House claims as many as3 million) and bring unemployment down to 3.9 percent, the lowest since 2000.

►Focus national attention on the opiod crisis, including a look at doctors who overprescribe pain pills.

►Nominate impressive Supreme Court candidates Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

►Propose and help pass a tax cut and cut federal regulations.

►Pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change and defy global warming alarmists.

►Renegotiate unfair trade deals in search of better terms.

►Target racial preferences at colleges and universities, which often hurt intended beneficiaries by lowering standards.

►Refocus immigration debate by ending DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and trying to force Congress to confront the thorny issue of what to do with "Dreamers," who were brought to the USA illegally when they were kids.

►Shake up both the Republican and Democratic establishments and remain independent from the Washington cartel.

• Since taking office, President Trump has strengthened American leadership, security, prosperity, and accountability.
• After 500 days, the results are clear: the American economy is stronger, American workers are experiencing more opportunities, confidence is soaring, and business is booming.
• President Trump has re-asserted American leadership on the world stage, secured vital investments in our military, and stood up against threats to our national security.
• President Trump has put the American people first and made government more accountable.
• • Nearly 3 million jobs have been created since President Trump took office.
    • 304,000 manufacturing jobs have been created since President Trump took office, and manufacturing employment stands at its highest level since December 2008.
    • 337,000 construction jobs have been created since President Trump took office, and construction employment stands at its highest level since June 2008.
  • Under President Trump, the unemployment rate has dropped to 3.8, the lowest rate since April 2000, and job openings have reached 6.6 million, the highest level recorded.
    • 67 percent of Americans believe now is a good time to find a quality job, according to Gallup.
    • Only under President Trump have more than 50 percent of Americans believed it is a good time to find a quality job since Gallup began asking the question 17 years ago.
  • President Trump prioritized job training and workforce development to empower workers to seize more opportunities, signing an Executive Order to expand apprenticeship opportunities.
  • President Trump has restored confidence in the American economy, with confidence among both consumers and businesses reaching historic highs.
    • Consumer confidence in current conditions has reached a 17-year high, according to the Conference Board.
    • Optimism among manufacturers has hit record highs under President Trump, according to the National Association of Manufacturers.
    • Small business optimism has sustained record-high levels under President Trump according to the National Federation of Independent Business.
  • President Trump signed the historic Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law, cutting taxes for American families and making American business more competitive.
    • American families received $3.2 trillion in gross tax cuts and saw the child tax credit double.
    • The top corporate tax rate was lowered from 35 percent to 21 percent so American businesses could be more competitive.
  • President Trump has rolled back unnecessary job-killing regulations beyond expectations.
    • In 2017, President Trump far exceeded his promise to eliminate regulations at a two-to-one ratio, issuing 22 deregulatory actions for every new regulatory action.
    • The Administration rolled back rules and regulations harming farmers and energy producers, such as the Waters of the United States Rule and the Clean Power Plan.
    • Regional and community banks and credit unions got relief after President Trump signed legislation reducing harmful requirements imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act.
  • Since taking office, President Trump has advanced free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals that protect American workers, ending decades of destructive trade policies.
    • Days after taking office, the President withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and agreement.
    • President Trump’s Administration is working to defend American intellectual property from China’s unfair practices through a range of actions.
    • The President improved the KORUS trade agreement with the Republic of Korea, which will allow more U.S. automobile exports to South Korea with lower tariffs and increase U.S. pharmaceutical access to South Korea.
    • American agriculture has gained access to new markets under President Trump.
• AMERICA IS WINNING ON THE WORLD STAGE: President Trump has re-asserted American leadership on the world stage and is achieving results for the American people.
  • President Trump followed through on his promise to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
  • President Trump ordered an end to United States participation in the horrible Iran deal and immediately began the process of re-imposing sanctions that had been lifted or waived.
    • The President has taken action to confront aggression by Iran and its proxies.
    • The Department of the Treasury has issued a range of sanctions targeting Iranian activities and entities, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force.
  • Under President Trump, the United States has led an unprecedented global campaign to achieve the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
  • President Trump’s leadership has contributed to the return of 17 Americans held overseas.
    • In May 2018 alone, Venezuela released one American and North Korea released three Americans who came home to the United States.
  • The President has secured historic increases in defense funding in order to rebuild our Nation’s military with the resources they need, after years of harmful sequester.
    • President Trump signed legislation to provide $700 billion in defense spending for fiscal year (FY) 2018 and $716 billion for FY 2019.
  • The United States has worked with international allies to decimate ISIS.
  • President Trump ordered strikes against Syria in response to the regime’s use of chemical weapons in April 2017 and April 2018.
  • The Trump Administration has imposed a range of sanctions on the Maduro dictatorship in Venezuela, including sanctions targeting Maduro and other senior government officials.
• AMERICA’S COMMUNITIES ARE SAFER AND MORE SECURE: President Trump has worked to secure our borders, enforce our immigration laws, and protect the safety and security of American communities.
  • Despite limited resources and obstruction from Congress, President Trump has worked to take control of our border and enforce our immigration laws.
    • President Trump has called on Congress to provide the resources needed to secure our borders and close loopholes that prevent immigration laws from being fully enforced.
  • President Trump authorized the deployment of the National Guard to help secure our borders.
  • President Trump’s Administration has carried out immigration enforcement efforts based on the rule of law.
    • From the start of President Trump’s Administration to the end of FY 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) made 110,568 arrests of illegal aliens.
    • Arrests made in this timeframe represented a 42 percent increase from the same timeframe in FY 2016.
    • Of the 110,568 arrests made, 92 percent had a criminal conviction, pending criminal charge, were an ICE fugitive, or had a reinstated final order of removal.
  • President Trump has made clear that his Administration will continue to combat the threat of MS-13 in order to protect communities from the horrendous violence the gang has spread.
    • In 2017, the Department of Justice worked with partners in Central America to file criminal charges against more than 4,000 members of MS-13.
  • The Trump Administration has cracked down on the import and distribution of illegal drugs in order to stop them from reaching our communities and causing even more devastation.
    • As of April 2018, U.S. Border Patrol has seized 284 pounds of fentanyl in FY 2018, already surpassing the total of 181 pounds seized in FY 2017.
  • The President has launched a nationwide effort to fight the opioid crisis, which has devastated communities across America.
    • The President’s Opioid Initiative seeks to reduce drug demand, cut off the flow of illicit drugs, and save lives by expanding treatment opportunities.
  • President Trump signed an omnibus spending bill which provides nearly $4 billion to address the opioid epidemic.
    • The bill included $1 billion for grants focused on the hardest hit States and Tribes and provided funding for a public-private research partnership on pain and addiction.
• AMERICA’S GOVERNMENT IS MORE ACCOUNTABLE: Since taking office, President Trump has worked to ensure government is more accountable to the American people.
  • President Trump has confirmed the most circuit court judges of any President in their first year, and secured Justice Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation to the United States Supreme Court.
  • President Trump has signed legislation to bring more accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs and provide our veterans with more choice in the care they receive.
    • President Trump signed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, improving processes for addressing misconduct.
    • President Trump signed the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act into law, authorizing $2.1 billion in additional funds for the Veterans Choice Program.
  • President Trump successfully eliminated the penalty for Obamacare’s burdensome individual mandate.
  • The President’s Administration is seeking to provide more affordable health coverage and broader access to affordable alternatives to Obamacare plans.
  • President Trump has released a blueprint to lower drug prices for Americans.
  • President Trump has ensured that the religious liberties and conscience of Americans are protected and respected by the Federal government.
    • President Trump signed an Executive Order to protect the free speech and religious liberties of groups such as the Little Sisters of the Poor.
    • The Department of Justice issued guidance to all executive agencies on protecting religious liberty in federal programs.

►Make politics more accessible to people who have rarely voted or cared about it, and widen the door of civic engagement.

Feel free to discuss any of the many things listed. I am not a major Trump fan but to continue to deny he has done nothing is beyond short-sighted. With such a slanted media which ignores facts and accomplishments, it is no wonder we have so many hate zombies.

Nobody rants like a triggered Trumpster.....think you have just blown your cover.

The guy is a sleazeball of the worst kind, end of.

 

[The Zone]

I will say the same thing I have for months. I did not vote for Trump but think it is hilarious that so many here want to blame him for everything, imagined and real that is wrong with the world. I am pointing out that there is good and bad in everything and it is not all black and white. To not give him credit for anything is to show unreasonable objectivity. So, I listed a bunch of stuff, actually pasted it to show the aforementioned. I am not particularly fond of any politician. What we have seen in this thread is blind hate while ignoring some facts. By all means, address some of what was listed. It was no rant. It was a list of things to discuss or not.

 

[DesertRose]

@UnderAlienControl that snl video not available in Canada
The Exceptional Nation Asserts Its Exceptionalism
By Paul Craig Roberts

" Washington has chosen a president for Venezuela. I wonder if Trump saw the black humor in doing to Maduro what the Democrats and presstitutes are doing to him." for more:
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2019/01/paul-craig-roberts/the-exceptional-nation-asserts-its-exceptionalism/

Trump Betrays MAGA Over Venezuela
By Thomas Luongo
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2019/01/thomas-luongo/trump-betrays-maga-over-venezuela/

Mr President. End This Shameful War Now!
By Eric S. Margolis
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2019/01/eric-margolis/mr-president-end-this-shameful-war-now/

 

[TempestOfTempo]

Lol, the Troll of one-liners is back. Sit tight for my response. I'm struggling through tears after seeing your 2nd-grade grammar and spelling. Aren't you like 50? Why haven't you figured out how to spell basic words?


You mean... Except for when he beat the heavily favored Presidential Candidate?

Have you ever ran for public office? Just saying. It takes some guts or bravery to put yourself out there like that.

Trump is a bum who won that race because the worst candidate in the modern history of elections scammed her way to victory in the Dem party primary. Bill/shill/killary cheated Sanders who would have likely eviscerated Trump by any electoral metric you wish to measure by.

 

[Lurker]

Trump is a bum who won that race because the worst candidate in the modern history of elections scammed her way to victory in the Dem party primary. Bill/shill/killary cheated Sanders who would have likely eviscerated Trump by any electoral metric you wish to measure by.

I agree that Hillary and the dem party screwed Sanders, but I don't think it really changed anything. He is too far left for moderate dems.

 

[Lurker]

Not anymore.

I'm not seeing moderates embracing the far left just because of Trump.

 

[The Zone]

Many of the harsher critics of Trump in the forums are not from the US, nor have ever set foot here. So, all they have to go on is what the MSM feeds them. That same MSM is bleeding and many of their sites are laying people off left and right while there is a war on any right voice, namely You Tube.

Yes, Hillary was selected over Sanders for a reason. That being the left did not think a socialist could win and he too would have been defeated for that reason. Trump won because much of America was tired of 8 years of Obama, who had us in wars and gave away things in an effort to go to globalism. At least half of America is sick of political correctness which will in time eat itself.

Trump was a TV star which won and that is a head scatcher, but he won because he had a business mind and it has shown. He won because people did not want the new rules of PC forced on them. I was accused of a rant when the person which did so, only offers that kind of stuff up to go with their non-stop personal grudges.

 

[Awoken2]

Many of the harsher critics of Trump in the forums are not from the US, nor have ever set foot here. So, all they have to go on is what the MSM feeds them. That same MSM is bleeding and many of their sites are laying people off left and right while there is a war on any right voice, namely You Tube.

Yes, Hillary was selected over Sanders for a reason. That being the left did not think a socialist could win and he too would have been defeated for that reason. Trump won because much of America was tired of 8 years of Obama, who had us in wars and gave away things in an effort to go to globalism. At least half of America is sick of political correctness which will in time eat itself.

Trump was a TV star which won and that is a head scatcher, but he won because he had a business mind and it has shown. He won because people did not want the new rules of PC forced on them. I was accused of a rant when the person which did so, only offers that kind of stuff up to go with their non-stop personal grudges.

Let me stop you there. The man is a liar. If you want to put your trust in a liar then that's up to you. All politicians are liars, that's what they do, they lie for a living. If you don't see that by now you are a fool.