Trump throwing his toys out of the pram

As President, does Trump still act as officer in chief to the military and national guard?

Yes, I believe so, Iam64

But I do think they would mutiny as the top brass have no respect for him.

Trump has just repeated his disgusting lies about him having won the election by a landslide and "everyone knows that especially the other side".

Do you think DT has the intelligence to come up with this?

If he reads Gransnet then he might!
Let's hope he's not on here.

The mob appear to have acted with impunity? What the hell is going on?

Question by a CNN reporter

Is this the end of something or the beginning of something?

Jane43

Well the few Trump supporters on here have gone very quiet. I would like to know how they could possibly justify what has gone on and is going on.

Which Trump supporters??

It’s been a surreal scene there, but a lot are now dispersing and going home thankfully.
Hope it will end peacefully, but there is a hardcore of very strange looking protesters ( armed as well!)

I seem to remember there was one, but can’t for the life of me recall her name.

Strange - usually American police are rather trigger-happy.

Or is that just if a suspect is black?

There are more than one there have been a few. I can remember them all. None of them have condemned what has happened so I can only assume that they don’t disapprove.

They all support Farage and others of the far right, it is all of a pattern.

They aren’t protesters they are a mob, some of them committing sedition.

Callistemon

Strange - usually American police are rather trigger-happy.

Or is that just if a suspect is black?

Massive double standards. It won’t have gone unnoticed.

Is this what a poster was hinting at a week or so ago, saying we would see something happening and to just wait and see? If she knew in advance, then it was planned, a coup.

I wish I could remember who it was, and what thread it was on. She hinted more than once that there was some big news coming.

Elegran

Is this what a poster was hinting at a week or so ago, saying we would see something happening and to just wait and see? If she knew in advance, then it was planned, a coup.

I think so, in fact I think that CNN reporters think that.

Just watching Trump and the violence on the news - he's unhinged, what can be done?

dorabelle100

well, i'm for Trump i think he's great - not a warmonger - puts America first, loves the UK - got the chinese checked - i could go on..... but Go Trump go - the world needs you

bump.....

Urmstongran

I’m with you dorabelle. We’re in the minority on here though.
*shrug
?

bump....

MawBe

I seem to remember there was one, but can’t for the life of me recall her name.

dorabelle100
well, i'm for Trump i think he's great - not a warmonger - puts America first, loves the UK - got the chinese checked - i could go on..... but Go Trump go - the world needs you

(Am I allowed to add “Like a hole in the head”? )

Thank you for reminding me.

Plus others.

The poster I am thinking of wasn't UG, nor, I think, Dorabelle.

MawBe

I seem to remember there was one, but can’t for the life of me recall her name.

At least two

Who me??

Yes, I supported Trump. I honestly thought he’d win a second term. (Good job I’m not a gambling woman!).

Actually the call was pretty darn close wasn’t it? Almost like our referendum result. And just as divisive. It’s taken Brexit over 4 years to only just begun to cool down. And these supporters have guns! Hot heads. Tempers flared.

I think the pandemic did for Trump. It knocked him off course. The electorate turned against him. But only marginally (like Brexit). Can you imagine how well he’d have done without it? I can.

However, I join in with you ALL on the condemnation of these totally shocking scenes tonight.

No more from me on this subject. I just didn’t want you to think I was too scared to post.

Callistemon

Strange - usually American police are rather trigger-happy.

Or is that just if a suspect is black?

Exactly what my son said.
And trump should be imprisoned for incitement to riot.

I have been watching this unfold in absolute horror having been alerted by my son in Texas.

He told me after their election that armed insurrection would follow Biden’s win.

Last week my son repeated that there were going to be riots today.

So why was there not massive security presence?

I asked my son and received a 2 word reply - By design?

Ina way it doesn’t matter if they misguidedly supported Trump and populist politics, as long as they understand where such support takes us and they have changed their minds.

It's just so incredible. How can one man have brought about this situation? How has someone so delusional but thick got so far?
His personality would give psychiatrists something to study for decades.