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America, three headlines today, help me please to understand!

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Cossy Fri 24-Apr-26 08:51:22

So, this morning, as is my usual routine, I checked out my online news feed, the first three headlines:-

Rueters

“Pentagon considers suspending Spain from NATO and to review UK’s claims to the Falklands”

The Guardian

“Trump threatens big tariff on UK tech tax

The Telegragh

USA blocks Met Police investigating Mandelson.

My point is I really feel disgruntled, 1) USA dominating my news feed again! 2) Someone please reel Trump and his buddies in, for the sake of the rest of humanity and the world!

AIBU?

Cossy Fri 24-Apr-26 12:20:48

MaizieD

^You couldn't make it up.^

Trump makes it up every time he opens his mouth.

I wonder why people bother to take him seriously. The effects of what he says are what need to be taken seriously...

I couldn’t agree more, the effects of his ludicrous ranting and appalling actions are far reaching, annoying, dangerous and just down right bonkers!

Cossy Fri 24-Apr-26 12:25:36

Sarnia

The common denominator here is Trump. He is furious that NATO has not supported him and he is especially irate at the UK. Therefore he will be looking at ways to make problems for those who left him to his illegal war.
Despite his ridiculous statements that the US have the upper hand, Trump is backed into a corner and looking at a protracted conflict, which wasn't his intention but I don't think he can see a way out and save face.
This should be a lesson to US voters not to elect the elderly as POTUS.

I don’t believe his age is the issue here, however I do think that there should a maximum age for any leader to be elected.

The problem here is Trump, not his age, but his brain/character/personality, he would have been an issue whatever age he was. He’s a narcissistic sociopath, just read what his niece prints and thinks of her Uncle POTUS.

mae13 Fri 24-Apr-26 12:26:21

Maremia

Perhaps in his declining mental state, he thinks he is King of the World, and his enablers are allowing him to reign.

Trump's enablers never envisaged he could be such a vengeful, peevish manbaby.

Throw possible/probable dementia into the mix and we should all be reaching for our tin helmets.

Norah Fri 24-Apr-26 12:42:56

Epstein diversion distractions.

dotpocka Fri 24-Apr-26 13:18:35

he started the war to hide from epstien files and ballroom

he also strated monsters hex miller etc
yells at female reporters
now tonight the press awards hes going for the first time
watch the one when obama and otherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHckZCxdRkA

Fallingstar Fri 24-Apr-26 13:39:50

I have never in all my 76 years wanted so badly to spit in someone’s eye and stamp on their feet. I am a peaceable soul for whom this feeling is totally alien but Trump makes me seethe with anger.
He is just the most ghastly human being I can think of. As much a dictator as Putin but whereas we keep our distance from sworn enemy Putin we have to do business with this monstrosity.

petra Fri 24-Apr-26 13:42:25

Fortunately there are no dead cats around that he can throw on the table.