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Title: Is Trump just absolutely blowing this right now?
Post by: CC27 on January 04, 2026, 08:06:39 AM
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EarlG (23,312

Is Trump just absolutely blowing this right now?

I mean, okay, he busted into Venezuela and captured Maduro. Maduro was an illegitimate leader, and pretty much everyone agreed that he was a piece of shit, although obviously not everyone agreed about what to do with him. I can see how a lot of Americans would be rah-rah-rah over the action Trump took.

But now Trump is out there at a press conference seemingly making things up as he goes along. We're going to run the country. We're going to have boots on the ground. We're going to take their oil and the oil companies will pay for everything.

Rubio already said that "this is over," presumably assuming that that WAS the plan. Rubio also said, "this was just a police action." Now Trump seems to be making up strategy and policy on the fly, talking about occupying Venezuela with American troops on the ground, stealing their oil, and threatening other countries. He seems out of control and looks like he's making this shit up as he goes along.

Did Rubio know that he was going to be named joint ruler of Venezuela before this press conference started?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220905658

Earl talking out both sides of his ass 🙄
Title: Re: Is Trump just absolutely blowing this right now?
Post by: SVPete on January 04, 2026, 08:53:37 AM
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Title: Re: Is Trump just absolutely blowing this right now?
Post by: RonE on January 04, 2026, 09:19:55 AM
Earl, just shut up. You're the one blowing this. Are you going to keep up your TDS ranting while ignoring the celebrations in Venezuela right now? Who do you think has the better vantage point? Are you more enlightened to their struggles than them? I'm guessing "NO".

There are a bunch of democrats meeting this minute for the sole purpose of making this another "Trump Bad" thing. Try not to be one of them.
Title: Re: Is Trump just absolutely blowing this right now?
Post by: ADsOutburst on January 04, 2026, 01:28:11 PM
Where are the Democrats to tell us about "TACO" Don now?
Title: Re: Is Trump just absolutely blowing this right now?
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on January 04, 2026, 01:40:18 PM
First all, President Trump DID NOT SAY that we'd have "boots on the ground."

SquirrelG, a pompous prick who is the perfect Beta lefty to run that hilarious site.
Title: Re: Is Trump just absolutely blowing this right now?
Post by: DUmpDiver on January 04, 2026, 04:26:30 PM
I'd be willing to bet that most non-cartel Venezuelans would rather be ruled by Rubio than Maduro.
Title: Re: Is Trump just absolutely blowing this right now?
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on January 05, 2026, 06:28:39 AM
"I don't know how, but a rapidly growing economy, low inflation, secure borders, government reform, and respect for the United States on the international stage has to be bad for Trump somehow."
Title: Re: Is Trump just absolutely blowing this right now?
Post by: 67 Rover on January 05, 2026, 07:51:08 AM
"I don't know how, but a rapidly growing economy, low inflation, secure borders, government reform, and respect for the United States on the international stage has to be bad for Trump somehow."

He can't keep getting away with it!  :p
Title: Re: Is Trump just absolutely blowing this right now?
Post by: Airwolf on January 05, 2026, 02:52:29 PM
I don't understand how the DUmp always or almost always gets the facts wrong on any given subject with all of the available information in this world today. It's not like there are no libraries or the internet or a hundred TV channels with video on all kinds of news reports but yet they keep making things up all the time.
Title: Re: Is Trump just absolutely blowing this right now?
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on January 05, 2026, 05:14:41 PM
I don't understand how the DUmp always or almost always gets the facts wrong on any given subject with all of the available information in this world today. It's not like there are no libraries or the internet or a hundred TV channels with video on all kinds of news reports but yet they keep making things up all the time.

Because any "news" that differs from their pre-conceived beliefs must be Reich-Wing MAGA Nazi propaganda.
Title: Re: Is Trump just absolutely blowing this right now?
Post by: ADsOutburst on January 06, 2026, 09:17:05 AM
I don't understand how the DUmp always or almost always gets the facts wrong on any given subject with all of the available information in this world today. It's not like there are no libraries or the internet or a hundred TV channels with video on all kinds of news reports but yet they keep making things up all the time.

Because they don’t distinguish what they want to be true from what is, and consciously disregard sources that aren’t left-wing.