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Midterms, Schmidterms - Trump Thread #171

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Spandauer · 29/10/2026 15:03

Got my dancing shoes polished and ready but will we be Dancing In The Streets or Dancing In The Dark?

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ShoveThatBallroomUpYourFatAss · Yesterday 21:44

CaveMum · Yesterday 21:36

Re the speech at the Reflecting Pool:

Womp womp

RafaistheKingofClay · Yesterday 22:10

Those Democrats want to make Ohio a state according to Don Jr. Heaven forbid. Might be a bit of a surprise to Ohioans that they aren’t yet a state.

Think he corrected it to DC but for all we know he could have confused Ohio with Puerto Rico or anywhere tbh.

Just popped in to say good luck to the Americans on here for tomorrow. Don’t screw it up.

Midterms, Schmidterms - Trump Thread #171
AcrossthePond55 · Yesterday 22:12

I had CNN on but wasn't paying close attention. Then I caught his voice and my ears pricked up. He was pushing everything he thought was a buzzword or a trigger for his cult. I think I lasted about 30 seconds before I muted the sound.

That picture upthread of the 'crowd' is absolutely priceless!

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TokyoSushi · Yesterday 22:22

I’m really quite excited for tomorrow, it feels a bit like Christmas Eve! The fallout thereafter, not so much…

AcrossthePond55 · Yesterday 23:06

@TokyoSushi

At this point I just want it over. I'm sick to death of the campaign ads and the constant coverage of candidate speeches (even if I agree with them). And I'm doubly sick of the constant coverage of Scrotus' mendacious bloviations. Even if it is making some people turn their coats and vote Dem.

It feels like I've been in labour for days and weeks and now the pains are coming hard and fast. But I know that the baby won't be born until very late tomorrow night or the morning of the following day. If someone could give me a pill that would put me to sleep now and wake me up about 3 am on Wednesday I'd take it gladly!!!

TokyoSushi · Yesterday 23:08

The only way out is through @AcrossthePond55it’ll soon be over 🤞🏻

colouringindoors · Today 00:35

Concerned as to what Trump will do if he gets a hammering tomorrow...

AcrossthePond55 · Today 01:22

He's already either filed or has ready to file a lawsuit to stop either the counting of ballots or the certification of CA's election (can't remember which, maybe both), so I assume he's planning something similar to any state or district that 'flips'. He's threatened with asking/demanding that Congress refuse to seat new members in January. He's said he will veto every single piece of legislation that passes a Dem controlled House &/or Senate in Congress.

But first I expect he'll throw an epic tantrum the likes of which the WH has never seen, post verbal diarrhea on TruthSocial, and blame everyone else but himself for the lost seats.

In other words, business as usual.

AcrossthePond55 · Today 01:52

Per CNN MSNow TV; Supreme Court refuses to block the counting of votes in CA.

calmatters.org/politics/2026/11/supreme-court-rejects-trump-ballot-case/

RedTagAlan · Today 03:08

CaveMum · Yesterday 21:36

Re the speech at the Reflecting Pool:

OMG... I just checked.... and it's on the archive :-)

All 53 minutes 44 seconds of it.

Speech: Donald Trump Delivers Midterm Remarks from the Lincoln Memorial - November 2, 2026 — Trump Archive (trump-archive.com)

Ohh the temptation to get the tapping fingers tapping. But no. Double but wait. This bit.. his last sentence.

"DONALD TRUMP 00:53:21-00:53:44 (23 SEC)

For four years, we were laughed at like we were stupid people. We were laughed at by every ruler, every president, every prime minister, every king, every queen. But they don't laugh anymore. Thank you very much, everybody. Appreciate it. Thank you."

Ha ha ha ha ha.... more irony than an Irn Bru factory.

This bit needs a mention -

"DONALD TRUMP 00:03:03-00:03:26 (23 SEC)

It was a real problem. They actually tried using the water from the Potomac, and the water from the Potomac doesn't work because of certain reasons that I won't go into, but it didn't work and it was a mess, but they spent a tremendous amount, over $144 million. And other presidents also, you can look at them as teams, but they've been trying to figure this one out for a long time."

Come on Don, come on. What are the "certain reasons that I won't go into,", we all want to hear. " . I have images of dazed fish in my head now. Or happy tadpoles.

And it's a it's a tough one because of the length. It's actually the largest pool the longest pool anywhere in the world, by far.

Aye right. Is that what Melania says ? Stormy said different.

"You know, we -- we talk about this, but we've actually fixed 83 statues and fountains throughout the city. "

Awesome. I bet the Parks dept are overjoyed at your micromanaging.

And maybe the most important thing we fixed is the crime, because the crime is down close to 90 percent. It will be 100 percent, I if there's such a thing, it'll be very close to 100 percent. Washington DC is now yeah."

WTF does that even mean DON. You keep being told... DO NOT DO PERCENTEGES. You are crap at it. Among other things.

"It wouldn't be a reflecting pool. So the flag the fact that the water is very dark pool, and it's like a sort of a soft dark blue, they call it, gives you great reflectivity, especially when the sun's out. We don't have the sun out today, but when the sun's out, it's a beautiful thing to see. And we preserved the beauty for generations to come."

You need get that Sun under control Don.

Right, enough of his word salad. Hey Don, lot's of greens in that pool there to add to your salad.

Edit - remove stikethrough.

Speech: Donald Trump Delivers Midterm Remarks from the Lincoln Memorial - November 2, 2026

Donald Trump: Thank you very much, everybody. That's very exciting, very exciting, especially you. I want to thank you. You're doing a fantastic job, parks, inc…

https://trump-archive.com/item/769cf76e-f33d-40bb-88ab-76b242064ec3

CaveMum · Today 06:47

0 more Zacharia’s
0 more Scaramucci’s
It’s here!

Good luck and happy voting to all our US cousins.

May the odds be ever in your (and our) favour!

Zonder · Today 07:41

Ha ha ha ha ha.... more irony than an Irn Bru factory.
😍
Thanks again @RedTagAlan

Spandauer · Today 08:44

Good luck to all the non Republican candidates today!

If Dems win bigly, overriding opinion among DH's family and friends in the US is that Mike Johnson won't seat the new congress people in January. He already has history for doing this - at the end of 2025 Adelita Grijalva of AZ had to wait 50 days.

And (surprise, surprise) earlier in the year 2 Repug Congressmen who won special elections were sworn in the day after winning even though the House wasn't in session.

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DuncinToffee · Today 09:15

The US has carried out 'limited strikes' on Qeshm Island in Iran earlier today

CaveMum · Today 09:37

Listening to Katty and Mooch last night, Tucker Carlson has been reporting that Trump wants to drop a nuclear weapon on Iran in the not too distant future.

Based on his previous sources, this is likely to be coming from the Vance camp. Speculation as to whether this is being leaked out of genuine concern (let’s face it, Trump and Hegseth are both stupid enough to do it) or to frame Trump as more unstable and Vance the voice of reason, either for invoking the 25th or simply staking out his claim for 2028.

RedTagAlan · Today 10:30

CaveMum · Today 09:37

Listening to Katty and Mooch last night, Tucker Carlson has been reporting that Trump wants to drop a nuclear weapon on Iran in the not too distant future.

Based on his previous sources, this is likely to be coming from the Vance camp. Speculation as to whether this is being leaked out of genuine concern (let’s face it, Trump and Hegseth are both stupid enough to do it) or to frame Trump as more unstable and Vance the voice of reason, either for invoking the 25th or simply staking out his claim for 2028.

Been talking about that over on the Iran war thread, and I came up with a foil hat idea.

I don't think his bunker busters can get through the Iranian mountain. Someone said it will " only" be tactical nukes. But nope, I looked up the nuke test data and all that, and it needs to be a lot bigger than tactical.

Someone said the US has bunker buster nukes. And that was an ah moment. Because they were developed in the 90s2000s. So they will not have been tested. And guess who was wanting to restart nuke testing end of last year.... months after he bombed the Iranian mountain.

Hmmmm.

Anyway. It would have to be a big nuke, and one that buries itself a bit before the boom. So masses of fallout. So much fallout in fact, that conventional nukes are designed to explode above ground, to minimize fallout.

That's a head twisting thought. Because not only would it be a nuke, but it would also be the worst sort of nuke. One that would create loads of fallout, to spend years wandering around the stratosphere as it looks for a nice place to drop onto.

ShoveThatBallroomUpYourFatAss · Today 10:35

colouringindoors · Today 00:35

Concerned as to what Trump will do if he gets a hammering tomorrow...

Blame everyone else for being losers and not bigly winners like himself.

DuncinToffee · Today 10:37

Love the username 💪

ShoveThatBallroomUpYourFatAss · Today 10:46

DuncinToffee · Today 10:37

Love the username 💪

Whose? If it’s mine, I can’t take credit—it was the heckler at Trump’s rally last week.

DuncinToffee · Today 10:47

ShoveThatBallroomUpYourFatAss · Today 10:46

Whose? If it’s mine, I can’t take credit—it was the heckler at Trump’s rally last week.

Yes yours, I know the heckler shouted it, I think it's a great choice of name.

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TemporarilyCantDoMyself · Today 11:32

RedTagAlan · Today 10:30

Been talking about that over on the Iran war thread, and I came up with a foil hat idea.

I don't think his bunker busters can get through the Iranian mountain. Someone said it will " only" be tactical nukes. But nope, I looked up the nuke test data and all that, and it needs to be a lot bigger than tactical.

Someone said the US has bunker buster nukes. And that was an ah moment. Because they were developed in the 90s2000s. So they will not have been tested. And guess who was wanting to restart nuke testing end of last year.... months after he bombed the Iranian mountain.

Hmmmm.

Anyway. It would have to be a big nuke, and one that buries itself a bit before the boom. So masses of fallout. So much fallout in fact, that conventional nukes are designed to explode above ground, to minimize fallout.

That's a head twisting thought. Because not only would it be a nuke, but it would also be the worst sort of nuke. One that would create loads of fallout, to spend years wandering around the stratosphere as it looks for a nice place to drop onto.

Strewth @RedTagAlan I almost wish I hadn't read that. 😬

RedTagAlan · Today 11:50

TemporarilyCantDoMyself · Today 11:32

Strewth @RedTagAlan I almost wish I hadn't read that. 😬

It's terrifying isn't it.

After all, NORAD was built inside a mountain so it can survive nukes, and here we have Trump wanting to destroy something he thinks is inside a mountain.

Spandauer · Today 11:55

TemporarilyCantDoMyself · Today 11:32

Strewth @RedTagAlan I almost wish I hadn't read that. 😬

It's both terrifying and ludicrous and with 🍊💩 and Kegsbreath in the frame it's has to be considered likely.
Ignorant fools.

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