Trump has finally lost it.....

He must be the most self centred, delusional person on the planet. How he became president in the first place is one of life's great mysteries- or was it thanks to the Russians? Hmmm I wonder!

Facebook and Twitter have penalised Donald Trump and his campaign for posts in which the president claimed children were "almost immune" to coronavirus.

Facebook deleted the post - a clip from an interview Mr Trump gave to Fox News - saying it contained "harmful Covid misinformation".

Twitter followed by saying it had frozen a Trump campaign account until a tweet of the same clip was removed.

US public health advice makes clear children have no immunity to Covid-19.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/election-us-2020-53673797

I expect his core base (good name for them) will claim the reports are fake news. He will claim he's being bullied by the fake news.
There must be some Republican senators who have a little integrity and could influence others not to support his bid to continue.
the idea that he could claim the election result was rigged, in the event he loses and refuse to leave the White House is almost unbelievable.

A White House spokesperson has criticised Facebook and Twitter for removing the President's statement that children are almost immune from Covid. "The President was stating a fact" the spokesperson said, accusing Facebook and Twitter of prejudice
You couldn't make it up

It won’t let me load the interview? Who is interviewing him?

try this-

edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/08/04/president-trump-axios-interview-vpx.cnn

Fact check.

Children are not immune.
They can spread the virus as easily as anyone else.
They are more likely to have a very mild case or even be asymptomatic.

Video resurfaces of Trump struggling to vote in person in 2004 as he ramps up attacks on mail-in voting

edition.cnn.com/2020/07/31/politics/trump-vote-by-mail-provisional-ballot-2004-video/index.html

Another video everyone who has ever believed Trump should watch.

Not only are children not immune, but there have been a number of cases of young children developing Kawasaki-like symptoms believed to be a side effect of Covid19. That can be very nasty and I believe there as been at least one death.

The whole political situation both here and US fills me with deep despair. How much worse can things get before Trump’s many supporters will see him for what he is?

The extremely worrying aspect is that we will be dependent and at the mercy of the US for much of our our trade and the influence they will have over our NHS for example.

I fear we will not be taking back control any time soon.

Do BJ supporters think he would fare better in any similar and in depth interview I wonder? He doesn’t seem that keen on interviews.

People no longer support Donald Trump the man- They support what he stands for, forming a movement that's much bigger than Trump, and will last longer than he does-

So many people thought he would be a flash in the pan-

What exactly does he stand for rosecarmel?

rosecarmel

People no longer support Donald Trump the man- They support what he stands for, forming a movement that's much bigger than Trump, and will last longer than he does-

So many people thought he would be a flash in the pan-

I can never understand what he stands for. He doesn’t make am awful lot of sense.

He stands for white male privilege
He stands for white supremacy
For starters

So is there a movement for white male privilege and supremacy?

This is the best of the best....gawd help us all!

"Donald Trump's rallies enacted how Trump and his followers would like the country to be. They were, in essence, identity festivals.

Trump succeeded by providing a categorical grid—a clear definition of groups and intergroup relations—that allowed many Americans to make sense of their lived experiences.

Within this framework, he established himself as a prototypical American and a voice for people who otherwise felt voiceless."

www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-rsquo-s-appeal-what-psychology-tells-us/

He uses fear rather than facts, he comes across as caring, using soothing tactics to disarm people then stab them in the back once relaxed-

He's teaching his supporters to do the same-

"finally lost it"?

I thought Trump was always regarded as bonkers.

It will all get decided on at the polls in November. Who knows - he might even get re-elected to MAGA?

After all, our Brexit polls weren’t accurate.
Nor the huge majority that Boris got.

Next onslaught for him - the release of his banking transactions.

He’s getting a tough ride. The Democrats are throwing everything into the mix. They must be worried (a bit).

He’s the ugly face of Neo-liberalism on steroids, and come to that so is B Johnson.

rosecarmel

"Donald Trump's rallies enacted how Trump and his followers would like the country to be. They were, in essence, identity festivals.

Trump succeeded by providing a categorical grid—a clear definition of groups and intergroup relations—that allowed many Americans to make sense of their lived experiences.

Within this framework, he established himself as a prototypical American and a voice for people who otherwise felt voiceless."

www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-rsquo-s-appeal-what-psychology-tells-us/

He uses fear rather than facts, he comes across as caring, using soothing tactics to disarm people then stab them in the back once relaxed-

He's teaching his supporters to do the same-

That was such a depressing article rosecarmel but I could quite see it happening in the U.K. given the way people are now behaving.

The world has gone mad.

I thought the Democrats were supposed to be the liberals in the US. I've never associated liberalism of any kind with Republicans.

Mind you, it could be that what is called neo-liberalism isn't liberalism at all.

Baggs

I thought the Democrats were supposed to be the liberals in the US. I've never associated liberalism of any kind with Republicans.

Mind you, it could be that what is called neo-liberalism isn't liberalism at all.

Exactly baggs

Liberalism has absolutely nothing in common with neo-liberalism or, for that matter with libertarianism,

I wonder how many people, even those who are interested in politics, ever understand these political terms.