This regime isn’t just incompetent, it’s operationally moronic at every level.
Trump started an unauthorized war without consulting allies, ignored his own Joint Chiefs warning Iran would close Hormuz, then acts shocked when Iran closed Hormuz. Now he’s demanding NATO clean up his mess while Russia feeds Iran targeting intel that’s killing American troops…oh, and Trump won’t criticize Putin.
The sheer F ing stupidity: Calling Hormuz “their territory” because countries get oil through it.
Demanding China help when China isn’t in NATO. Threatening NATO members if they don’t join his illegal war while simultaneously threatening to invade Denmark (a NATO member) over Greenland.
Navy calls the Strait an Iranian “kill box,” refuses escort duty, but Trump demands other countries send their ships into the meat grinder he created.
Who’s the biggest fool now?!
Meanwhile: Russia gets $140M/day from lifted sanctions, oil $100/barrel benefiting Putin, Patriots depleted that Ukraine needs, European allies fracturing. Every outcome benefits Russia. Trump still won’t say Putin’s name.
This isn’t 4D chess. These are the dumbest people ever handed authority—-malignant narcissist sexual abuser executing oligarchical extraction while wearing governance as costume, surrounded by sycophants too incompetent to see they’re Putin’s useful idiots.
The whole regime looks exactly as stupid as it is.
—Johan
P.S. If you are still working for this regime, recognize you are the problem, you are a cancer.
Your article is quite welcome, since the bloated, fascist trump is committing treason and it gets little no attention from crappy corporate media, and the dimwitted White House press corps. Why arena trump, whitcoff and kushner being held accountable for helping Russia, who is helping Iran target US personnel, US bases, and US allies. Isn't that the definition of treason? Corporate media ignores this coddling of enemies as US military members die putin must have loads of kompromat on the criminal in thief trump… U.S. Constitution (Article III, Section 3), consists only of levying war against the United States or adhering to their enemies by giving them aid and comfort.
trump and company make Russia's kleptocracy wealthy and put greater strains on Americans. The most incompetent people are trying to manage the most complex of issues. This is not a proud moment for America and a steep price will be paid for electing the pedophile friend in thief to a seocnd term because the price of eggs were too high and pronoun paranoia...
Trump has spent his entire life committing acts of aggression against others and expecting to be bailed out. Unfortunately, that is a trait he shares with far too many Americans. Remember how Bush and his administration lashed out at France for refusing to support their war of aggression in Iraq? "Cheese eating surrender monkeys," "Axis of weasels," and of course "Freedom Fries!"? Remember Tom Friedman saying the quiet part out loud? "We are doing this because we can." Since WWII, in which we definitely did NOT win the victory over Hitler (Joe Stalin did that) we have suffered from national megalomania about our all-powerful military might and the righteousness of our ideals, even when we are not living up to them. This national toxic narcissism will end when we are clearly no longer a great power, and Trump is well on his way to making that a reality.
Lisa, kudos to you for zeroing in on perhaps the most damning Trump treason. And I mean that literally and legally.
Treason is such an extremely dangerous crime against our nation and our Constitution that "We the People" (acting as the supreme legislative body for the U.S. to "provide for the common defence" and to "secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity") actually defined treason in our Constitution: "Treason against the United States, shall consist" of "levying War against" the U.S. "or in adhering to [our] Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort." Trump is knowingly and willfully doing exactly that.
The People also commanded that "[t]he President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason," and the President has no "Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States" in "Cases of Impeachment."
The People also emphasized in our Constitution that "Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason" in federal legislation. So Congress enacted 18 U.S. Code Section 2381 (Treason) and said that "Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere" commits treason "and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States."
Trump is causing the U.S. to shovel billions of dollars into the coffers of a country (Russia) that Trump knows is helping another country (Iran) kill Americans, attack actual or virtual American territory (including at least one embassy), and attack and threaten other U.S. interests with such tremendous potential to cripple the U.S. economically that Trump, himself, has asked many other other nations (including China) for help (against Iran and Russia).
Trump is causing the U.S. to shovel billions of dollars at Russia and Putin at a time when Trump, himself, caused sanctions to be imposed on Russia because Putin already proved Russia to be such a great and dangerous enemy that is threatening a vital alliance (NATO) that was formed to defend the U.S. against people precisely like Putin.
In Trump I there were rumors that RUS had a bounty for every American soldier killed in Afghanistan. He called the fake news, which is his go-to lie whenever he feels threatened. Trump is a traitor.
I suspect Trump's thinking is significantly manipulated by others. The question to me is who and will they still be influencing President Vance (even Trump seems to think he won't make it to January 20, 2029)?
Why does Trump idolize Putin? It’s not just the domination, not just the power to kill at will, not just “the world at my feet” … it’s that Vlad is one of the richest men ever.
This regime isn’t just incompetent, it’s operationally moronic at every level.
Trump started an unauthorized war without consulting allies, ignored his own Joint Chiefs warning Iran would close Hormuz, then acts shocked when Iran closed Hormuz. Now he’s demanding NATO clean up his mess while Russia feeds Iran targeting intel that’s killing American troops…oh, and Trump won’t criticize Putin.
The sheer F ing stupidity: Calling Hormuz “their territory” because countries get oil through it.
Demanding China help when China isn’t in NATO. Threatening NATO members if they don’t join his illegal war while simultaneously threatening to invade Denmark (a NATO member) over Greenland.
Navy calls the Strait an Iranian “kill box,” refuses escort duty, but Trump demands other countries send their ships into the meat grinder he created.
Who’s the biggest fool now?!
Meanwhile: Russia gets $140M/day from lifted sanctions, oil $100/barrel benefiting Putin, Patriots depleted that Ukraine needs, European allies fracturing. Every outcome benefits Russia. Trump still won’t say Putin’s name.
This isn’t 4D chess. These are the dumbest people ever handed authority—-malignant narcissist sexual abuser executing oligarchical extraction while wearing governance as costume, surrounded by sycophants too incompetent to see they’re Putin’s useful idiots.
The whole regime looks exactly as stupid as it is.
—Johan
P.S. If you are still working for this regime, recognize you are the problem, you are a cancer.
Your article is quite welcome, since the bloated, fascist trump is committing treason and it gets little no attention from crappy corporate media, and the dimwitted White House press corps. Why arena trump, whitcoff and kushner being held accountable for helping Russia, who is helping Iran target US personnel, US bases, and US allies. Isn't that the definition of treason? Corporate media ignores this coddling of enemies as US military members die putin must have loads of kompromat on the criminal in thief trump… U.S. Constitution (Article III, Section 3), consists only of levying war against the United States or adhering to their enemies by giving them aid and comfort.
trump and company make Russia's kleptocracy wealthy and put greater strains on Americans. The most incompetent people are trying to manage the most complex of issues. This is not a proud moment for America and a steep price will be paid for electing the pedophile friend in thief to a seocnd term because the price of eggs were too high and pronoun paranoia...
Treason, yes. But to Trump there is no betrayal because he believes, like the song, that he “Is the World”.
That is true in his own demented, deloused, deranged mind.
And only there.
Trump has spent his entire life committing acts of aggression against others and expecting to be bailed out. Unfortunately, that is a trait he shares with far too many Americans. Remember how Bush and his administration lashed out at France for refusing to support their war of aggression in Iraq? "Cheese eating surrender monkeys," "Axis of weasels," and of course "Freedom Fries!"? Remember Tom Friedman saying the quiet part out loud? "We are doing this because we can." Since WWII, in which we definitely did NOT win the victory over Hitler (Joe Stalin did that) we have suffered from national megalomania about our all-powerful military might and the righteousness of our ideals, even when we are not living up to them. This national toxic narcissism will end when we are clearly no longer a great power, and Trump is well on his way to making that a reality.
Donald Trump as the face of “American Exceptionalism”? Of White Supremacy? No wonder the world - including Russia - is either laughing … or pitying.
The more Trump boasts about his genetic superiority, the harder the whole world laughs. at him.
Answers the question: What if the Confederacy won?
With the election of Trump (and MAGA), the Confederacy did win--for now.
For now …
Lisa, kudos to you for zeroing in on perhaps the most damning Trump treason. And I mean that literally and legally.
Treason is such an extremely dangerous crime against our nation and our Constitution that "We the People" (acting as the supreme legislative body for the U.S. to "provide for the common defence" and to "secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity") actually defined treason in our Constitution: "Treason against the United States, shall consist" of "levying War against" the U.S. "or in adhering to [our] Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort." Trump is knowingly and willfully doing exactly that.
The People also commanded that "[t]he President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason," and the President has no "Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States" in "Cases of Impeachment."
The People also emphasized in our Constitution that "Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason" in federal legislation. So Congress enacted 18 U.S. Code Section 2381 (Treason) and said that "Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere" commits treason "and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States."
Trump is causing the U.S. to shovel billions of dollars into the coffers of a country (Russia) that Trump knows is helping another country (Iran) kill Americans, attack actual or virtual American territory (including at least one embassy), and attack and threaten other U.S. interests with such tremendous potential to cripple the U.S. economically that Trump, himself, has asked many other other nations (including China) for help (against Iran and Russia).
Trump is causing the U.S. to shovel billions of dollars at Russia and Putin at a time when Trump, himself, caused sanctions to be imposed on Russia because Putin already proved Russia to be such a great and dangerous enemy that is threatening a vital alliance (NATO) that was formed to defend the U.S. against people precisely like Putin.
Yes, now that the U.S. is at war, the charge of "treason" can attach.
And thank you for adding to Lisa Needham's article instead of rehashing it.
In Trump I there were rumors that RUS had a bounty for every American soldier killed in Afghanistan. He called the fake news, which is his go-to lie whenever he feels threatened. Trump is a traitor.
I suspect Trump's thinking is significantly manipulated by others. The question to me is who and will they still be influencing President Vance (even Trump seems to think he won't make it to January 20, 2029)?
Unless it’s Vivian, there should be no “President Vance” …
Some 250 years ago we also were faced with a mad king.
Why does Trump idolize Putin? It’s not just the domination, not just the power to kill at will, not just “the world at my feet” … it’s that Vlad is one of the richest men ever.