Every day waking up to yet another insane declaration from Trump. America is losing the respect of the world

For those that need some gentle reassurance

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2pwjgp59do

Trump is nonsense - creates turmoil in the stock markets, makes false claims about tariffs and taking other countries. He won’t follow through on his election promises and everything which goes wrong is someone else’s fault!

"I think Trump has every intention of essentially committing genocide in Gaza"

Yes, but without the killing all the people part.

Which is fine because these days anyone can have a genocide without any deaths at all. Genocide now means "doing things I don't agree with"

We don't know the details of President Trump's plans for Gaza/Palestine, but I do know that doing nothing will be disastrous for the people of Palestine.

In a few weeks Hamas will attack again and take more hostages. Israel will mount another rescue mission. People at UK dinner parties will argue again that letting the terrorists keep the hostages is the way to peace - though none of them will offer to let Hamas have their own children to make it even more peaceful.

A few more cycles like this and there will be no Palestinians left. Hamas will survive and sneak across the border when it gets too sticky and begin again with another population.

Or Trump can try something different.

How do you think 2 million people get forced out of their homes?

IMO you are very wrong. He is saving the world from the fatuous nonsense of the far left

What he has done, which must have been unintended, is exposed that US weapons used by Israel has made Gaza uninhabitable to some extent.

You know the point that human rights groups have been shouting from the roof tops for months but not taken seriously by our governments.

Trump and Elon will continue to meddle in UK politics and Elon will use his immense power in social media and never ending billions to engineer Farage as our new PM. The rational papers are already reporting how Farage thinks the Gaza idea is good. As if he wasn't a raving racist idiot 🙄and ignoring the fact that most people who's IQ is higher than their shoe size don't care what he thinks.

Exactly. People should wake up to this now.

But this is trump’s MO. He’s been very open about how he negotiates. He is a hard negotiator.

he goes in with an extreme demand. He knows he won’t get it. Greenland/Canada/Gaza- whatever it is. They sound stupid and crazy but he does it to destabilise those he is negotiating with. The craziness puts people on edge - they don’t know what he will do.

clearly then the negotiations start happening and Trump concedes ground and somewhere he gets hopefully what he wants. For instance, I don’t think for a minute Trump expected to buy Greenland. But he wants the key artic influence. He’ll end up with extra influence in the area.

the key to Trump is not his first grandstanding demand. Look at what he really wants…

I'm a first and second generation American.
My father was born and raised in Mexico, as well as all four of my grandparents.
I am also dark-skinned, as is my oldest son.
We have lived in our neighborhood for the past 17 years and as of the past few weeks, taking a leisurely walk has elicited strange looks and the occasional question: "Do you live in this neighborhood?"
Interesting that they have never asked the actual immigrant, my English husband who is on a green card, if he actually lives in the neighborhood.
I have to remind myself, and our son, that we need to always carry our US passports whenever we go anywhere.
It's truly sad.

He hasn't said its temporary and even if he did why would any sane person trust him?

I think Trump is too wily to have chosen generals capable of usurping him.

"He's getting into their systems and replacing their code. There is no knowing what he's accessing and what he's going to change"

Which is right up there with "You don't know what they put in them there vaccines! I've heard about that 5G!"

Trump said "elect me and I will do these things" and the American people elected him. Then to the surprise of the rest of the world he started keeping his promises.

I get why that shocks people. Labour made big promises too and the day after they got in the excuses began.

You may choose to hate the majority of the American people for their choice, but it is their choice and they are celebrating a very successful week.

I think this is true and I think Trump has every intention of essentially committing genocide in Gaza. I think this will destabilize the middle East and potentially herald a war. I think Netanyhu is emboldened by the Trump administration and will prepare for war with the US at its side.

Trump and Elon will continue to meddle in UK politics and Elon will use his immense power in social media and never ending billions to engineer Farage as our new PM. The rational papers are already reporting how Farage thinks the Gaza idea is good. As if he wasn't a raving racist idiot 🙄and ignoring the fact that most people who's IQ is higher than their shoe size don't care what he thinks.

I utterly despair. There is actually no country to run towards. We're doomed.

It's a distraction. What is being done while this gets all the coverage?

Who will rebuild Gaza if America doesn't step in? Genuine question. Where would they get the money? International aid agencies?

What a destination to add to his current collection of luxury golf resorts, The Trump, Gaza Strip...

I am dismayed, but not surprised that many of his supporters haven't had their eyes opened yet.

He has called it the 'new Riviera'. There have long been deeply unpleasant mutterings about the 'prime coastal real estate' of Gaza.

Trump has just said the quiet part out loud today (perhaps why Netanyahu looked a little surprised at the press conference).

He's a repulsive, senile old fool. However, I don't expect this offensive and insane plan will actually go anywhere. Much more worrying is what Musk and Vance are getting up to in the background whilst the world loses its shit over Trump's latest batshit ramblings.

Thats incredibly naive

Alongside Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump suggested the US could “own” the Gaza Strip and turn it into "the Riviera of the Middle East".

Which tallies with what Kushner said last year.

It would be very handy for the US to own some land in the ME. Other countries where the US have bases may not always be stable. Iraq will eventually want to see the back of the US. Cyprus is always an interesting situation. US may want to cut off funds to Israel at some point.
Having their own real-estate with a lovely Riviera development and a huge military base must be very appealing.

Trump only does stuff he think benefit him.

Yes, he actually has.

He's crazy, do you think he will be impeached?
Also, I don't think many Israelis bar the extremists would approve of this either. What happens when he thinks there's not enough space in Gaza for his 'big' plans? Whose he coming for next?

It's madness.

If you listen to enough podcasts and read the comment sections, or listen to callers on LBC there are plenty of people out there who admire the orange nut job.

I don't need to listen to LBC, there's enough of them here...

The overwhelm of constant declarations of all these insane ideas is part of a strategy to overwhelm the system.

Here’s Steve Bannon talking about it openly in 2018

This bit is at 1 hour 26 minute mark

Exactly, this is straight out of the Bannon playbook. Though how this squares with the recent pissing contest between Musk and Bannon I don’t know.

Trump doesn’t give a shit about being President - his priorities are making as much money as possible and staying out of jail. Much like his buddy Netanyahu.