Trump redux - predictions?

[BoldonLad]

I see there is at least one petition going asking for 2nd State Visit by Trump to be cancelled. https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no-2nd-state-visit-for-donald-trump, approximately 94,000 signed at present

A second one, but, way behind https://chng.it/Q7g9QMtfx9

 

[multitool]

Ain't gonna happen

 

[BoldonLad]

Ain't gonna happen

Most of what we say on here "ain't gonna happen" but, we keep on saying it

 

[CXRAndy]

Trump has said the USA wants paying back for it's financial backing.

Those lovely EU countries have loan agreements with Ukraine

Why shouldnt USA get it's money back

 

[C R]

Trump has said the USA wants paying back for it's its financial backing.

Those lovely EU countries have loan agreements with Ukraine

Why shouldnt shouldn't USA get it's its money back

Tut, tut.

 

[classic33]

Trump has said the USA wants paying back for it's financial backing.

Those lovely EU countries have loan agreements with Ukraine

Why shouldnt USA get it's money back

Small businesses supplying his golf course in Doolin want paying for goods and services, staff want their wages paying in full on time.

Why shouldn't Trump pay what he legally owes to people.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Zelensky has been invited to meet King Charles

Before Trump has a chance to

If I was the King I would be communicating privately with Zelensky that he totally understands why he wears the clothes he wears and this is an honourable thing to do. Therefore there is no need for him to consider any change to his attire for the meeting.

(think I have just seen him and the King - so it may have already happened

 

[multitool]

View: https://x.com/Ronxyz00/status/1895875964393177424


Not looking too good for Vance and Trump.

 

[matticus]

Zelensky has been invited to meet King Charles

Before Trump has a chance to

Well played Chuck!

 

[multitool]

The important stuff will happen tomorrow.

 

[Psamathe]

Why shouldn't Trump pay what he legally owes to people

And Ukraine doesn't even legally owe the US the money Trumpty is demanding.

Ian

 

[Psamathe]

The important stuff will happen tomorrow.

Time for Starmer to realise he can't spend the next 4 years trying to sit on the fence tiptoeing around issues waiting and hoping he/UK isn't in the firing line for the next Trumpty tantrum (or the one after that or the one after that ...). Time to cut our losses, let the US go it's way with Putin and we get on with allies in Europe and other countries who want to work together for mutual benefit (without US zero sum games).

Ian

 

[Psamathe]

I see there is at least one petition going asking for 2nd State Visit by Trump to be cancelled.

On that issue, read today that Canada are "not happy" about Charles giving a state visit. Charles is also king of Canada and Trump seems intent on turning Canada into the US's 51st state (against its will). And with such threats they are apparently unimpressed their Head of State offering him such an honour.

Ian

 

[multitool]

Time for Starmer to realise he can't spend the next 4 years trying to sit on the fence tiptoeing around issues waiting and hoping he/UK isn't in the firing line for the next Trumpty tantrum (or the one after that or the one after that ...).

What do you think he's doing? He's just openly hugged Zelensky outside No.10. The day after Zelensky was ejected from the White House.

The Europeans will be already working out how to create a European defence force because they can't rely on the US to honour their NATO committments.

It's going to be a busy week.

 

[Psamathe]

What do you think he's doing? He's just openly hugged Zelensky outside No.10. The day after Zelensky was ejected from the White House.

A lot of reports (reliable UK sources) that Starmer still trying to act as "go-between" and patch things up. At the moment only real info available is from more reliable political sources (BBC, The Rest is Politics & similar).

I agree about the European Defence Force. Some time back I posted about them taking all the NATO paperwork and "find & replace" NATO to ETO (and edit out any references to US).

Trump has destroyed the nuclear deterrent with regard to Russia as the deterrent is based on the belief that the holder may use their weapons in certain circumstances. Russia can already be pretty confident US would not use its nuclear weapons were Putin to invade eg Latvia ... no deterrent effect.

Edit: Good that King is meeting with Zelenskyy and that the meeting is happening is being widely publicised and that it's long before Trump even tries to book a date. Sends a message.

Ian