What are they actually doing in America to stop Trump?

Looking at some of the memes appearing on social media I think Trump is more and more becoming a figure of fun.

Ladyleftfieldlover

The latest trump pronouncement has left me seething. Talking about Afghanistan he admitted we did send troops but kept well away from the front line… my elder son was a Royal Marine back then and served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He and his mates were definitely on the front line. He told me stories which would make you weep.

Neither trump nor any of his family ever served in the military.

The latest trump pronouncement has left me seething.

I think there will be many who are insulted by his mockery - he really is a piece of work isn't he.
He has form on insulting veterans...

He's commander-in-chief, and has never been anywhere near a front line. But he crosses just about every line of decency and civility... that's when he's not busy suing various organisations who've had the temerity to oppose him for $billions.
Avaricious, ignorant, inarticulate, nasty and spiteful man - I don't know how people can still support him. But, they will, that's for sure. He really could shoot someone "on Fifth Avenue" - as he said, and they'd still love him.
Ugh!

This from a man who lied to avoid military service.

Just heard a labour minister Stephen Kinnock on BBC breakfast say he was "disappointed" regarding Trump's comment. Disappointed!!! he should have said disgusted .

Smileless2012

This from a man who lied to avoid military service.

Just heard a labour minister Stephen Kinnock on BBC breakfast say he was "disappointed" regarding Trump's comment. Disappointed!!! he should have said disgusted .

I thought the response from Kinnock was cowardly. "Disappointed" is so insipid.

AGAA4

Smileless2012

This from a man who lied to avoid military service.

Just heard a labour minister Stephen Kinnock on BBC breakfast say he was "disappointed" regarding Trump's comment. Disappointed!!! he should have said disgusted .

I thought the response from Kinnock was cowardly. "Disappointed" is so insipid.

Yes, this tippy-toeing type of diplomacy is what is "disappointing".
Trump's comments were outrageous and a bloody insult to all those who lost their lives or suffered appalling injuries through answering the call of duty from a supposed ally. Not to mention their families.
"Trump provokes outrage" scream the headlines. Not from Kinnock though,,,
I don't like Kemi Badenoch, but she, at least, showed some backbone and called Trump's observations "Flat-out nonsense' and "an absolute insult".
When is the Labour party going to stiffen its spine and call this man out for what he is - let's face it, diplomacy isn't working anyway. Diplomacy and appeasement never does with ignorant bullies, it simply emboldens them further.

Trump isn't connecting with Americans except for his hardline supporters who still think he's wonderful. Even many Republicans who previously backed Trump are sick of him, and except for some Reform voters, over here, he's not liked by anyone else.
I wanted to give Trump tbe benefit of the doubt, but after Greenland and remarks about British veterans, he can do one. My boss served in Afghanistan, was decorated for rescuing a man from a burning tank, so I think we did more than sit in barracks.

what are they actually doing in America to stop trump
One thing that thousands of comedians are doing is ridiculing him.

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Maybe I'm in the minority but maybe not as the silent majority are just that silent, although he goes to far I quite respect the fact that you know where you are with him and says it as it is. We need a Trump type to sort this country out.

Moii - I suspect you are in the minority, or maybe you are just winding people up!

In fact we don’t know where we are with him and he certainly doesn’t say it as it is. He changes his mind daily, doesn’t always know what he is talking about (Iceland or Greenland) and lies incessantly. I refer you to yesterday’s comments about frontline troops.

The last thing we need is a trump-lite person leading this country! Starmer is doing as well as he can, all things considered. Just imagine if Fromage or Truss were in No 10.

Maybe stop watching GB News and reading the Daily Mail.

Moii

Maybe I'm in the minority but maybe not as the silent majority are just that silent, although he goes to far I quite respect the fact that you know where you are with him and says it as it is. We need a Trump type to sort this country out.

I imagine you are in the minority.
And if you think Trump says it as it is do you agree that UK armed services never served on the frontline in Afghanistan alongside US armed services??

Have to add ‘agree with Trump that UK armed services…..’
I certainly don’t agree with this but was a clumsy sentence that might make it sound as if I do.

Moii

Maybe I'm in the minority but maybe not as the silent majority are just that silent, although he goes to far I quite respect the fact that you know where you are with him and says it as it is. We need a Trump type to sort this country out.

But the whole point is that you don't know where you are with him!

He goes from one outrageous statement which has little foundation in truth, or dangerous actions, to another, barely pausing for breath.

In the meantime, how are the Epstein files?
Quite the diversionary tactics.

Moii

Maybe I'm in the minority but maybe not as the silent majority are just that silent, although he goes to far I quite respect the fact that you know where you are with him and says it as it is. We need a Trump type to sort this country out.

The so-called "silent majority" are frequently anything but silent - and I suspect you're not the majority either.

If you "know where you are" with Trump then you could be a useful tool for industry and business - he recently spooked the markets with his (yet more) tariffs which were going to be imposed on those who opposed him. But weren't.

Personally, I'm not sure even Trump knows where Trump is often; he reacts like a petulant teenager when opposed - even mildly opposed.

If you want a 'Trump-type' to sort this country out, vote for Reform, but bear in mind that when these Trumpy-types 'sort out this country' they're looking at completely re-shaping our social, political and cultural system - and that means everything and everyone will be affected - not just those people or institutions that you think need attention.

Do you think he 'said it as it is' when he mocked and disparaged all the allies that answered his call under NATO after 9/11? Including those who paid the ultimate price and were returned to their families in coffins?

Moii

"We need someone like Trump to sort this country out!" Are you kidding? In what way is he sorting the US out? He has threatened and blackmailed his own officials and replaced those who challenge him with yes men, he has threatened, bullied and insulted many European countries, he has caused violence and dissent in his own country and, by all accounts, the economic miracle he promised is not happening.

Of course you don't know where you are with him - do you actually follow what is happening? Nobody knows what he is going to do next or which person or country he is going to target.

When the Diego Garcia/Chagos deal was being finalised, Trump thought it was a good idea. Now he doesn't. Now he states that he's not that interested in peace - because he did not get the peace prize. I wasn't aware that he had previously been a voice for peace anyway - he has stirred up hatred in his own country and in other countries.

I don't think the UK should have been in Afghanistan but our service people did have to go and many lost their lives or were seriously injured. Then he has the nerve to disparage them, to dismiss their contribution, a man who - like many rich men in the US - managed to avoid conscription and leave the fight to the poor and the minorities.

He is a disgusting excuse for a human being. He appears to have no sense of decency, no humility, no humanity and a very misguided sense of his own greatness.

I seem to remember other people on this forum saying the UK needs a Trump like leader to sort things out…

keepingquiet

The only thing that matters to most Americans is money and fame. The media made Trump by putting him on their screens and people thought he must therefore be very special because he had so much money.
They also loved him because he wasn't a politician, and for some reason they gave him the most political poweron the planet.
Many continue to love him- many are worried but feel afraid to say so because that's how facism works. Others hate him and want him gone and they are growing in number...

Are we learning the lessons from the US experience? From the media and the supposed popularity of reform I would say not and may well find ourselves in a similar situation very soon...

Keeping quiet, I agree and he is turning America into a dictatorship. He is just like Putin, his friend. Does Trump think he can wage war against the rest of the world? I can't understand why the UK and other countries that have US bases don't threaten to remove these bases from their countries. Appeasing him is no longer the right move for a bully like Trump. Mark Carney's approach is the right one. Trump's America is no longer a friend to the UK.

Moii

Maybe I'm in the minority but maybe not as the silent majority are just that silent, although he goes to far I quite respect the fact that you know where you are with him and says it as it is. We need a Trump type to sort this country out.

Good grief 🙄

Moii

Maybe I'm in the minority but maybe not as the silent majority are just that silent, although he goes to far I quite respect the fact that you know where you are with him and says it as it is. We need a Trump type to sort this country out.

Oh dear. No we do not need his 'type'.

Well Moii
I like my leaders to be
. respectful of their electorate, and not refer to them as "scum"
.to answer difficult questions rather than insulting the questioner by telling her to be " Quiet, Piggy"
.to have the mathematical understanding of my nine year old GC, and not suggest that prices might be reduced by 1500%
.to have the scientific understanding of my seven year old GC and not suggest that injections of bleach might be a good idea
. to have the common sense of my five year old GC so not mention the fact that the aircraft are called stealth bombers because they're invisible.
So, that kind of rules out Mr Trump.

He is a treacherous, vindictive old man, with what looks like dementia. No thanks.

Moii, you have all of our attention, and it was brave of you to come on here, and go against the flow.
If you have a concrete example of how a Trump type would be good for us, please, if you wish, tell us what it is.

Can anyone tell me how I can start a new thread (sorry, it’s probably basic but I’m new here).
I want to point posters towards the very brave artists on Saturday Night Live who are lambasting Donald Trump. In these days, a pretty brave thing to do.

Basgetti hello. To start a new thread click on ‘Forums’ (Top left hand side of this page). You’ll then see a list of topics, scroll until you find the one you want, which I’m guessing is News & Politics. Click on that topic. You’ll see a list of current threads then at the bottom of the page, there’s a burgundy strip of buttons. Click on Add Thread and I think it’s self-explanatory from there. That’s in ‘mobile’ mode of Gransnet. HTH!

Thank you, Sue X

Basgetti
You’ll love this one.
Side splittingly funny 😂

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