He Has No Deal, He Has No Dice - Trump Thread #162

[Spandauer]

Old enough to remember whole years in which I barely thought about the American president.

Previous thread:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/chat/5513875-depraved-desperate-deluded-and-dangerous-trump-thread-160

eta: in my haste I think I've numbered the thread incorrectly! Oh well.

Thank you, @Spandauer.

We can but pray this thread lasts longer because the big orange loon sees sense and starts to listen to the adults (hah!).

The last set a new thread record. Five days from start to finish!

Not the kind of record we want to set, but heigh ho.

@Spandauer Thanks for the new one. May it last longer than the last one!!

Re that general's plan to take Kharg Island with infrastructure intact and blockade the strait, what are the chances of a little bit of timed sabotage by Iran?

So much could go wrong with this US jaunt/caper/plan thing that Marke Rutte Trump whisperer my arse better bring his A game when involving NATO in this blockade mess.

Reuters 'Live Link' for Hungary election results.

https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary-election-2026-live-viktor-orbans-fidesz-faces-challenge-opposition-peter-2026-04-12/

Europe Elects dashboard is working.

Looking bad for Orban
Oh dear, what a shame

What a shame for Putin aswell as Trump. 😊

I'd better not jinx it yet, all results not in....

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Always keep a bottle of champagne in the fridge
for a special occasion

Sometimes the special occasion
is opening the fridge and finding champagne

I drank the special occasion champagne when Boris went and never replaced it.

Thanks for the new thread @Spandauer

Thank you @Spandauer for the new thread, and to everyone who has contributed to the previous ones.

I love it when two threads I spend the most time reading come together in perfect harmony.

Placenarking. Obviously.

Sky News says Orban has conceded

Good let's see what the subsequent tantrum will be.

Guardian has it too. Yes!

Now I will only have a sleepless night tonight because my dd is on a plane all night.

But bye-bye Orbán! 😂

Thanks @Spandauer .The info on previous thread was good from contributors with links and also opinions.

Excellent news about Orban!

Bye Bye Orban.

Can you imagine being the one to break the news to 🍊🌮?

Whoop whoop. Well done Hungary.

NYT's take

"Orban’s defeat is a setback for the global nationalist revival promoted by President Trump.”

Well that's nice.

Good news at home too. Starmer has said that the UK will NOT be participating in Trump's SoH blockage.