The Official "Damned Trump" Thread: Phase II

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Trump Organization requested record number of foreign workers in 2025

https://thehill.com/business/5603478-tru...-2025/amp/

Overall, the company has filed to hire 566 foreign laborers, primarily to work as servers, farm workers, kitchen staff, clerks and housekeepers.

He argued the U.S. does not have enough people with “certain talents” to do particular jobs.

I'm sure if he looked really, really hard, he could find people with those talents. America is a big country, bound to have hidden gems with the finely-honed skills to recite today's specials.

Boru

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Boss-level trolling from Governor Newsom:



Boru

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

On the whole Epstein thing, Trump seems caught between a rock and a wood chipper.

As I understand it, the House has to vote to release the files a - dead cert. Then the Senate has to do so - possible but less likely. Assuming it passes both houses, Trump can either sign or veto it. If he signs, he's fucked, because there's clearly more about him in the files than has already been released. If he vetoes the bill, it's going to be viewed as an admission of guilt, however he spins it.

Maybe his best option at this point is to resign in exchange for an unconditional pardon from President Vance.

Boru

[Angrboda]

Now that Bondi has opened an investigation, any effort to release them will be quashed on account of the pending investigation.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Now that Bondi has opened an investigation, any effort to release them will be quashed on account of the pending investigation.

I’m not sure DOJ has the authority to do that in the face of a bill passed by Congress.

Boru

[Thumpalumpacus]

Now that Bondi has opened an investigation, any effort to release them will be quashed on account of the pending investigation.

I’m not sure DOJ has the authority to do that in the face of a bill passed by Congress.

Boru

It won't pass the Senate precisely because this investigation was opened to forestall that, imo.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Also --

NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist there is no problem with the party’s policies, its message or President Donald Trump’s leadership.

Trump says Democrats and the media are misleading voters who are concerned about high costs and the economy. Republican officials aiming to avoid another defeat in next fall’s midterms are encouraging candidates to embrace the president fully and talk more about his accomplishments.

Those are the major takeaways from a series of private conversations, briefings and official talking points involving major Republican decision-makers across Washington, including inside the White House, after their party’s losses Nov. 4. Their assessment highlights the extent to which the fate of the Republican Party is tied to Trump, a term-limited president who insists the economy under his watch has never been stronger.

That’s even as an increasing number of voters report a different reality in their lives.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy...fb477cb981

"Politician ignores voter concerns, wins landslide" is not a headline I've read before.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I’m not sure DOJ has the authority to do that in the face of a bill passed by Congress.

Boru

It won't pass the Senate precisely because this investigation was opened to forestall that, imo.

Yeah, there’s a lot of unlikely things that have to happen before it gets to the point of ‘a bill passed by Congress’.

Boru

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Also --

NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist there is no problem with the party’s policies, its message or President Donald Trump’s leadership.

Trump says Democrats and the media are misleading voters who are concerned about high costs and the economy. Republican officials aiming to avoid another defeat in next fall’s midterms are encouraging candidates to embrace the president fully and talk more about his accomplishments.

Those are the major takeaways from a series of private conversations, briefings and official talking points involving major Republican decision-makers across Washington, including inside the White House, after their party’s losses Nov. 4. Their assessment highlights the extent to which the fate of the Republican Party is tied to Trump, a term-limited president who insists the economy under his watch has never been stronger.

That’s even as an increasing number of voters report a different reality in their lives.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy...fb477cb981

"Politician ignores voter concerns, wins landslide" is not a headline I've read before.

Yeah, I’m not sure ‘embrace the president fully and talk more about his accomplishments’ is a winning strategy this time around.

Boru

[Angrboda]

Also --


https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy...fb477cb981

"Politician ignores voter concerns, wins landslide" is not a headline I've read before.

Yeah, I’m not sure ‘embrace the president fully and talk more about his accomplishments’ is a winning strategy this time around.

Boru

Past history is the best predictor of future performance. Except when it isn't.