O/T:- Trump Presidency 2.0 [hic sunt dracones]

[SwalePie]

Trunpnis walking back his tariffs pledge. This dropped an hour ago:

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-to-lay-out-trade-visionbut-wont-impose-new-tariffs-yet-b9c8378d

And as if by magic, look what has happened to the dollar.

As i was saying before, tariffs are inflationary, and not having them means the Fed are less likely to raise rates. Dollar wasn't strong in homage to a great leader.

Yep. Just watched the dollar fall off a small clifflet vs. Sterling from 1:15pm GMT costing me about a penny per dollar. Thanks Don

[Mapperleypie]

He's simply not worth listening to. Most of what he says is complete and utter bollox.

[MarcusCole]

He's simply not worth listening to. Most of what he says is complete and utter bollox.

Biden?

I mean the guy did claim that the 28th Amendment is now law - https://x.com/POTUS/status/1880271367569895830

It most certainly is not. The time in which it needed to be ratified expired in the early 80's

More info on it from a lefty site if you are interested - https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/17/p...ent/index.html

On another note, Biden has issued pardons to several of his key allies - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r5g5dezk4o

I really don't see any point to this, a pardon does not mean the person cannot be prosecuted only they cannot be punished. This just makes them look like they have done things that need to be pardoned.

[keldsyke]

Please can you name some of "the usual Far Left suspects on here"?

And don't pretend it was a joke about alleged far right suspects.

I don?t have to pretend anything, it as to show that the term ?Far? is used to openly everywhere including here, I for one believe all on here are closer on views and opinions than the posts on here suggest. I don?t think there are any Nazis on here or out and out Communists, just mis-understood opinions.

[SmiffyPie]

All Hail Donald J Trump. He walks amongst us again!

[Elite_Pie]

I don?t have to pretend anything, it as to show that the term ?Far? is used to openly everywhere including here, I for one believe all on here are closer on views and opinions than the posts on here suggest. I don?t think there are any Nazis on here or out and out Communists, just mis-understood opinions.

So you can't name any "far left suspects on here".

And you are pretending it was to balance the use of "far right suspects".

Pretty much what I was getting at in the post you quoted!

[SmiffyPie]

I'll give you a far right suspect and it's scary that he is the head of the most powerful military force in the world.

[JoePass]

I'll give you a far right suspect and it's scary that he is the head of the most powerful military force in the world.

Take note kneeler and bike shed?this is what a world leader looks like.

[SwalePie]

Take note kneeler and bike shed?this is what a world leader looks like.

A cretinous and crass buffoon you mean? (What is 'kneeler and bike shed' btw?)

[SwalePie]

I'll give you a far right suspect and it's scary that he is the head of the most powerful military force in the world.

'Scary' is something of an understatement I'd say.

[Elite_Pie]

A cretinous and crass buffoon you mean? (What is 'kneeler and bike shed' btw?)

He means Starmer and Rayner. It's the sort of thing a cretinous and crass buffoon would post.

Will it be "in Kemi we trust", or "in Nigel we trust" next?

[Old_pie]

Yep. Just watched the dollar fall off a small clifflet vs. Sterling from 1:15pm GMT costing me about a penny per dollar. Thanks Don

I don't pretend to understand how the markets work but my wife and my portfolios are up 2% since the first week of the month. That should cover the cost of a new bathroom swmbo desires.

I watched a bit of the inaugauration and the first 5mins of Trump's "put america first", "reclaim our borders", "make america great again" whilst he disparaged much that had happened under the Biden administration. Now how don't know how much wa right or wrong but what grated was the utter lack of class in the way he trashed his predecessor. His actions seemed built along the same lines as Hamas parading their weapons as the ceasefire was introduced. No decorum whatsover. But my money has gone up so I suppose I should be pleased, for the time being at least.

[magpie_mania]

I don't pretend to understand how the markets work but my wife and my portfolios are up 2% since the first week of the month. That should cover the cost of a new bathroom swmbo desires.

I watched a bit of the inaugauration and the first 5mins of Trump's "put america first", "reclaim our borders", "make america great again" whilst he disparaged much that had happened under the Biden administration. Now how don't know how much wa right or wrong but what grated was the utter lack of class in the way he trashed his predecessor. His actions seemed built along the same lines as Hamas parading their weapons as the ceasefire was introduced. No decorum whatsover. But my money has gone up so I suppose I should be pleased, for the time being at least.

Decorum? He does not care.

Just listened to a bit of his speech. Sounds like he is making it up as he goes. Still trashing Biden and everything he did.

Says he is going to release the J6 hostages (around 600 were charged with attacking law enforcement officers) but also said how great the law enforcement officers are.

Still, there will be no crime and no inflation.

[Lullapie]

Yep. Just watched the dollar fall off a small clifflet vs. Sterling from 1:15pm GMT costing me about a penny per dollar. Thanks Don

It happened last time too. Money floods into the US, because of Trump being voted in and the Democrats being kicked out. Then the markets think, f&%k! will he or won't he?

They don't like uncertainly do the markets and they don't like it up 'em.

Don't panic!

[Lullapie]

I don't pretend to understand how the markets work but my wife and my portfolios are up 2% since the first week of the month. That should cover the cost of a new bathroom swmbo desires.

I watched a bit of the inaugauration and the first 5mins of Trump's "put america first", "reclaim our borders", "make america great again" whilst he disparaged much that had happened under the Biden administration. Now how don't know how much wa right or wrong but what grated was the utter lack of class in the way he trashed his predecessor. His actions seemed built along the same lines as Hamas parading their weapons as the ceasefire was introduced. No decorum whatsover. But my money has gone up so I suppose I should be pleased, for the time being at least.

I don't think Biden deserves any respect. Even some of the Democrat Hardcore are saying he could be the worst President the US has ever had and they have a few to choose from. Jimmy Carter must be up there.

Some of his last minute pardons etc. that he has made along with attempting to scupper a smooth transition would have had many of the usual crew on here wetting themselves with anger if Trump would have done the same.

I remember friends in the US telling me after the 2016 election, the reason why Trump won wasn't because of his performance or because of the dislike to Hillary Clinton, but because of Barack Obama.

He was detested by many Americans, but outside of America, was held up like the Holy Grail of what a perfect President should be like. They said that Trump offered something different to the norm of the politicians looking after their own.

Biden has taken the US back to those old days where the President was more about his own than the many.

Obama to many Brits, was the same as Thatcher to the Americans.