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Trump speech at DAVOS

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Shmoigel · 21/01/2026 14:12

I think he has finally lost any marbles he had in his tiny little brain!

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samarrange · 21/01/2026 15:44

oscalo · 21/01/2026 15:33

Why are those could do something so afraid of him that they do nothing?

Because this is the Yoonited States, where a lot of crazy people (a) love Trump and (b) have guns. Check out what happened to various elected Democrats in Minnesota a few weeks ago. There's a kind of informal equivalent of the brownshirts (we could call them the redcaps maybe) that would just lurve to kill a few "libtards" if they knew that they would get away with it.

oscalo · 21/01/2026 15:42

He is probably saying and doing things that others fully support. They can then nod and agree silently in the background, while (as pp said) he is the useful idiot who does the dirty work for them. Speeches like Davos and the reactions to it take the focus away from what's really happening.

Unless someone has any other theories...

Christwosheds · 21/01/2026 15:40

LavenderBlue19 · 21/01/2026 14:26

He's got stuck in a loop on this 'no no no' prescription cost thing. It really does sound like dementia.

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He’s had obvious cognitive decline for some time, so did Biden though.

StandFirm · 21/01/2026 15:39

123dontcomeatme · 21/01/2026 14:41

This is mad.
Why hasnt he been stopped, surely there must be a time allocated?

And the absolute drivel he is speaking, the insults, the threats just chucked around followed by him saying ' a smart man called me daddy' and then just carries on.

Total madness.

The 'daddy' thing must be haunting Rutte to be fair...

YourBrickTiger · 21/01/2026 15:39

NATO was formed in 1949 - and he's just said 'Nato wouldn't exist without me'.

thepariscrimefiles · 21/01/2026 15:39

SanDimasHighSchoolFootballRules · 21/01/2026 14:31

The only member of NATO that's ever triggered article 5 was the USA after 9/11. And NATO responded, sending troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. And hundreds (thousands?) of lives were lost over there.
And now this be-wigged wotsit has the nerve to stand there and tell the WEF that NATO wouldn't help the USA if it was attacked.

He's beyond contempt.

He really is. Hundreds of European soldiers, including those from Denmark and the UK lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. Old Donald though managed to dodge the draft to fight in Vietnam because he had 'bone spurs'.

LumpyandBumps · 21/01/2026 15:38

oscalo · 21/01/2026 15:33

Why are those could do something so afraid of him that they do nothing?

Whilst I’d like to think that influential people would want to stop him I have a horrible feeling that there are still many people buying into MAGA and think he is great.
It is seriously frightening that he has this much power.

wishingonastar101 · 21/01/2026 15:36

Dweetfidilove · 21/01/2026 15:32

It's almost laughable that the racist little simpleton feels qualified to judge the IQ of a whole nation.

And the way he harasses Ilhan Omar should be criminal.

It is criminal... he is a criminal.

EstoyRobandoSuCasa · 21/01/2026 15:35

oscalo · 21/01/2026 15:33

Why are those could do something so afraid of him that they do nothing?

He must be a useful idiot. I can't work out how he's useful, but he must be. A distraction?

YourBrickTiger · 21/01/2026 15:35

WinWhenTheyreSinging · 21/01/2026 15:23

I find it extraordinary that anyone can be so bonkers and yet still be such an uncharismatic, rambling speaker.

Have you ever got a hold of 'Mein Kampf'. Ramblings of a madman right there.

People all over the world, stenographers desperately trying to put what he's saying into various languages for subtitles.

"Rare Earth...there is no rare Earth....."

Oh and Greenland is a 'giant piece of ice'.

WOT?

Goldenbear · 21/01/2026 15:35

YourBrickTiger · 21/01/2026 15:32

Came here looking for this. Is it just me or does he sound like he's about to fall asleep? Then he just inserts 'they all love me now, they love me' at different intervals. 😅

Yes, he does, at the Whitehouse press conference yesterday, he referred to how good he was at playing Baseball as a child and how his Mum said he could easily be a professional baseball player.

HectorPlasm · 21/01/2026 15:34

Got major Father Ted revenge speech vibes from that

oscalo · 21/01/2026 15:33

Why are those could do something so afraid of him that they do nothing?

Dweetfidilove · 21/01/2026 15:32

Americano75 · 21/01/2026 14:46

The fuck did he just say about Somalians?

It's almost laughable that the racist little simpleton feels qualified to judge the IQ of a whole nation.

And the way he harasses Ilhan Omar should be criminal.

YourBrickTiger · 21/01/2026 15:32

Came here looking for this. Is it just me or does he sound like he's about to fall asleep? Then he just inserts 'they all love me now, they love me' at different intervals. 😅

SevenYellowHammers · 21/01/2026 15:31

Janeykat · 21/01/2026 14:21

Did he just call Greenland Iceland twice?! At least know the name of the country you are threatening to invade

And Covid “dust or whatever it was”

Goldenbear · 21/01/2026 15:30

The over focus on Macron was excruciating and his negotiation anecdote with the "woman" 😱 from Switzerland- the second hand embarrassment well and truly kicked in for me then!

Mangelwurzelfortea · 21/01/2026 15:30

Bobbinog · 21/01/2026 15:28

I definitely don't rate Trump, but whether he's incontinent or not is irrelevant. Being incontinent does not mean you can't be a decent person or do your job properly.
I'm more concerned about his brain rather than his bladder/bowels.

Having mashed your brain on coke and pills affects your ability to do anything effectively, though. I know plenty of ex-ravers who are mad conspiracy theorists who you wouldn't trust to babysit a cat. You definitely wouldn't let them run a country!

samarrange · 21/01/2026 15:29

misscockerspaniel · 21/01/2026 15:22

Trump has mentioned Iceland a few times now, too many times for it to be a slip of the tongue. I suspect he has it lined up as the 53rd state, after Greenland and Canada.

Maybe he's been listening to the shipping forecast. Faroes next. Then maybe Seal Team Six will take Lundy.

(Off-topic, but: why is it DAVOS in the thread title? I'll add it to the pile of unnecessarily uppercase words that are not acronyms or initials, along with VISA and APP.)

Mangelwurzelfortea · 21/01/2026 15:28

CalmGreenEagle · 21/01/2026 15:22

I'm not sure how true it is but I read that he's basically incontinent due to all the coke and pills he used to do in the 80s/90s and has to wear incontinence pads because he shits himself multiple times a day. If that is true can you imagine what people would say if it was Obama or Biden who shit themselves multiple times a day? We would never hear the end of it. I don't mean to mock people with incontinence issues but I think it just adds to the fact that he is both physically and mentally unfit to be president.

That seems to be what today's Daily Mash story is alluding to! https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/international/air-force-one-turns-back-after-mid-air-bowel-explosion-20260121263564

Air Force One turns back after mid-air bowel explosion

AIR Force One has been forced to return to the US after a mid-air bowel explosion briefly blacked out the windows.

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/international/air-force-one-turns-back-after-mid-air-bowel-explosion-20260121263564

Bobbinog · 21/01/2026 15:28

CalmGreenEagle · 21/01/2026 15:22

I'm not sure how true it is but I read that he's basically incontinent due to all the coke and pills he used to do in the 80s/90s and has to wear incontinence pads because he shits himself multiple times a day. If that is true can you imagine what people would say if it was Obama or Biden who shit themselves multiple times a day? We would never hear the end of it. I don't mean to mock people with incontinence issues but I think it just adds to the fact that he is both physically and mentally unfit to be president.

I definitely don't rate Trump, but whether he's incontinent or not is irrelevant. Being incontinent does not mean you can't be a decent person or do your job properly.
I'm more concerned about his brain rather than his bladder/bowels.

smallglassbottle · 21/01/2026 15:26

Alexandra2001 · 21/01/2026 15:18

Is this correct? to upgrade or rearm yes but not to launch.. or its not an independent nuclear deterrent.

To maintain them and keep them launch ready.

MargoLivebetter · 21/01/2026 15:26

He is so fucking rude as well. He has literally insulted every single country and president and leader that he has mentioned.

123dontcomeatme · 21/01/2026 15:26

Why doesnt the news report more honestly, because that was totally jaw dropping.

Alexandra2001 · 21/01/2026 15:26

I wonder if Badenoch is regretting her whole hearted support for Trump yesterday?

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