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Any Americans on here? What is the feeling in America regarding trump?

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FedUpWithDilemmas · 17/01/2026 17:46

I've only seen one person talking out against him regarding Greenland. I know this can't be representative to reality. But I wonder what the media is controlling

What's going on in America?

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Hanginging · 25/01/2026 07:09

MsAmerica · 24/01/2026 20:24

MsAmerica · 22/01/2026 01:42
I'm American, but I don't fully understand your post. I'm sorry I didn't see this earlier, as I think it's pointless to answer in a thread with over 300 replies - but what the hell.
I don't know what you mean by "I've only seen one person talking out." Do you mean someone you know personally in the U.K.? Do you mean an American politician on television? Do you mean an American in an online forum?
The forum I'm mainly in, Craigslist, is bristling with fury at Trump. The television I watch is full of professional condemning him, and the comics are mocking him mercilessly. So I don't think the media is controlling anything, except for the media that specifically panders to Trump (like Fox).

But it would be interesting at this point to know if even for Trumpers, they agree specifically that it's a commendable idea to kidnap a head of state in the absence of war, or if it's a commendable idea to threaten allies to let you to encroach on their territory.

They’re way beyond that, they’re cheering on the shooting of their own citizens in their streets. Finding excuses for detaining little boys in bunny hats and on and on and on. They’re a bottomless pit.

MsAmerica · 28/01/2026 22:36

Hanginging · 25/01/2026 07:09

They’re way beyond that, they’re cheering on the shooting of their own citizens in their streets. Finding excuses for detaining little boys in bunny hats and on and on and on. They’re a bottomless pit.

I'm sorry but I again don't understand the post. You're not a very clear writer.

Who is "they"? Where do you see people cheering? Over what, exactly.

applecatchers36 · 31/01/2026 20:46

The release of the Epstein files even redacted ones is horrific the American President raping a 13 year old and auctioning off girls to old guys on the basis of digital penetration so sick. Don't understand why this is not being reported widely. Only the focus on Andrew MB..

Hanginging · 01/02/2026 17:36

MsAmerica · 28/01/2026 22:36

I'm sorry but I again don't understand the post. You're not a very clear writer.

Who is "they"? Where do you see people cheering? Over what, exactly.

I was directly responding to your comment where you referred to ‘Trumpers.’ So ‘they’ is ‘Trumpers.’

I apologise if that wasn’t clear to you.

And ‘cheering on’ - the examples where pro-Trump commenters are excusing and encouraging what he’s doing. It’s all over social media, even some on here. I’m surprised that is a surprise to anybody.

Again, apologies for that not being clear, I suppose.

MsAmerica · 01/02/2026 23:42

Hanginging · 01/02/2026 17:36

I was directly responding to your comment where you referred to ‘Trumpers.’ So ‘they’ is ‘Trumpers.’

I apologise if that wasn’t clear to you.

And ‘cheering on’ - the examples where pro-Trump commenters are excusing and encouraging what he’s doing. It’s all over social media, even some on here. I’m surprised that is a surprise to anybody.

Again, apologies for that not being clear, I suppose.

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Oh, yes, Trumpers are certainly cheering Trump on. They must. Otherwise they'd have to admit their poor judgment.

EmeraldShamrock000 · 01/02/2026 23:43

I would like to say that things cannot get any worse but who knows at this stage.

MsAmerica · 01/02/2026 23:47

EmeraldShamrock000 · 01/02/2026 23:43

I would like to say that things cannot get any worse but who knows at this stage.

I've been thinking for years that it can't get any worse, but it still does.

Now the possibilities of martial law and cancelled elections.

EmeraldShamrock000 · 01/02/2026 23:55

MsAmerica · 01/02/2026 23:47

I've been thinking for years that it can't get any worse, but it still does.

Now the possibilities of martial law and cancelled elections.

Its horrendous, you'll get through it.

TooBigForMyBoots · 02/02/2026 00:07

EmeraldShamrock000 · 01/02/2026 23:43

I would like to say that things cannot get any worse but who knows at this stage.

Things can get a lot worse.Sad

MsAmerica · 02/02/2026 23:29

EmeraldShamrock000 · 01/02/2026 23:55

Its horrendous, you'll get through it.

I'm not sure if that's meant to be kind and comforting, or meant to be dismissive of the worst political peril in my lifetime.

Snippit · 03/02/2026 00:30

HerRoyalNotness · 17/01/2026 22:23

I’ve been here 12 years. I asked my husband how much worse it needs to get before we consider leaving. He just stares at me blankly.

It’s completely fucked and the goal of keeping a populace on edge, is working. If we don’t know what’s coming next, and face an unstable future, they think we’re less likely to mobilise and fight back. Not that most of us would do that as we aren’t going out looking to be shot. It’s very disheartening to be this powerless.

my ‘friends’ who voted for him are suddenly very quiet. Some of them I won’t ever associate with again. Not to mention they’re immigrants themselves.

I felt like this after some of our friends voted for Brexit. One has retired and has a motor home but can’t travel around Europe for more than 90 days, he admits he was a fool, he based his opinion on the migrant issue, silly man 🤷‍♀️

Snippit · 03/02/2026 00:38

mids2019 · 18/01/2026 07:46

I agree Trump is a bit of a dick but he is not hitler. This is about narcissism and mineral rights.

I just feel if Trump is determined to get Greenland should this be a hill we did on in support of Denmark and it's sovreignty of an arctic territory where historically the native people have not been treated well. (I don't remember swarms of European nations coming to our aid during the Falkands war as well.)

we are too intertwined with the U.S. to make support of the Danes a priority and as a sovereign state is it up to the Danes to defend their territory? Maybe it is time for the Danes to make the deal because what other alternative is there?

Uk, mumsnetter here. The native people haven’t been treated well, really? Can you hear yourself ? What about the poor indigenous people in the USA. Like Billy Elish said at the awards ceremony, “we are all immigrants on stolen land”

Snippit · 03/02/2026 00:54

Catpuss66 · 19/01/2026 17:02

Zelensky put the thought into his mind when he accused him of not having elections he explained they couldn’t whilst they were at war. This gave Trump the thought of trying to goad the population into civil war then he could postpone the elections until ‘the war’ is over. This is why Tim Walz is saying do not use violence because this is what he wants…midterms are the only way to make him lose power.

I’m in the Uk and was horrified that he’d try to stop the midterms. I can’t believe what he’s doing, it’s very scary. ICE to most of Europe goes about like the Gestapo, it’s sickening. Both my grandfathers fought in the war so we wouldn’t be speaking German and be free from their barbarism. One of my Grandads was chasing down the Japanese, they were very cruel.

I do hope you get the chance to vote, although I saw on YouTube the other day that the FBI we’re in Georgia taking away voting information from the 2020 ballot. Jack Smith has testified that Trump engaged in criminal activity. I’m also wondering why the Supreme Court hasn’t made a decision on the Tariffs yet, any news about them?

Catpuss66 · 03/02/2026 02:23

Snippit · 03/02/2026 00:54

I’m in the Uk and was horrified that he’d try to stop the midterms. I can’t believe what he’s doing, it’s very scary. ICE to most of Europe goes about like the Gestapo, it’s sickening. Both my grandfathers fought in the war so we wouldn’t be speaking German and be free from their barbarism. One of my Grandads was chasing down the Japanese, they were very cruel.

I do hope you get the chance to vote, although I saw on YouTube the other day that the FBI we’re in Georgia taking away voting information from the 2020 ballot. Jack Smith has testified that Trump engaged in criminal activity. I’m also wondering why the Supreme Court hasn’t made a decision on the Tariffs yet, any news about them?

I am from the uk so cannot vote, they are suppressing the media good sources of info meidastouch, Adam mockear for entertainment parkergetajob & dean withers both debate Trump supporters. Let’s hope somthing stops him soon, he has been destroying documents but some have been leaked. Just had crazy Trump supporter telling me I don’t know what a nazi is & how Trump is doing so much for Americans, so I listed lots of bad things he has done no reply yet

Snippit · 03/02/2026 11:33

Catpuss66 · 03/02/2026 02:23

I am from the uk so cannot vote, they are suppressing the media good sources of info meidastouch, Adam mockear for entertainment parkergetajob & dean withers both debate Trump supporters. Let’s hope somthing stops him soon, he has been destroying documents but some have been leaked. Just had crazy Trump supporter telling me I don’t know what a nazi is & how Trump is doing so much for Americans, so I listed lots of bad things he has done no reply yet

In the UK we were taught in history the vile actions of the Nazis during the Second World War, I doubt it’s ever been on their curriculum. Then again every state has there own and sometimes it’s based more on religion. In the UK the curriculum is the same for everyone.

My hubby works for an American firm but based in the UK. One of the IT team called to alert him to a possible hack on a colleague’s password as it was registering as coming from Great Britain. My hubby informed him that it’s genuine, we are also known as this. The IT guy only knew us as the United Kingdom 🤣 quite unbelievable 🤷‍♀️

Pallisers · 03/02/2026 16:43

Well I am in the US and not only did my three children learn about WWII and the holocaust, they were not able to graduate high school without doing the Facing History And Ourselves program. In fact all three of the had done this in 8th grade (middle school) that included a talk from a holocaust survivor (all parents also invited).

Abhannmor · 04/02/2026 17:15

Snippit · 03/02/2026 00:38

Uk, mumsnetter here. The native people haven’t been treated well, really? Can you hear yourself ? What about the poor indigenous people in the USA. Like Billy Elish said at the awards ceremony, “we are all immigrants on stolen land”

Fair enough. Trump would have good grounds to annex Scotland on this basis. A dodgy Act of Union and natives not treated especially well historically. Anyway his mother is from Scotland. Is this really a hill for other NATO countries to die on? Surely best left to the government of Britain , soon to be England and Wales, to sort out.

MsAmerica · 10/02/2026 23:13

Snippit · 03/02/2026 00:54

I’m in the Uk and was horrified that he’d try to stop the midterms. I can’t believe what he’s doing, it’s very scary. ICE to most of Europe goes about like the Gestapo, it’s sickening. Both my grandfathers fought in the war so we wouldn’t be speaking German and be free from their barbarism. One of my Grandads was chasing down the Japanese, they were very cruel.

I do hope you get the chance to vote, although I saw on YouTube the other day that the FBI we’re in Georgia taking away voting information from the 2020 ballot. Jack Smith has testified that Trump engaged in criminal activity. I’m also wondering why the Supreme Court hasn’t made a decision on the Tariffs yet, any news about them?

Yes, the parallels with Hitler/Nazis are horrifying.

As to the Supreme Court ... the problem is that the Republican party did two horrifyingly biased and hypocritical things. In 2016(?), the Republican leader blocked Obama's SCOTUS nomination, saying it was only a few months away from the end of Obama's term, too short a lead time, and refused to consider it. This gave Trump the chance to nominate a right-winger. Then, in 2020(?) with even a shorter lead time, they hypocritically rammed through another right-wing justice before the end of Trump's term.
Disastrously, Trump now has a right-wing majority that has approved almost everything Trump wants.

MsAmerica · 10/02/2026 23:14

Snippit · 03/02/2026 11:33

In the UK we were taught in history the vile actions of the Nazis during the Second World War, I doubt it’s ever been on their curriculum. Then again every state has there own and sometimes it’s based more on religion. In the UK the curriculum is the same for everyone.

My hubby works for an American firm but based in the UK. One of the IT team called to alert him to a possible hack on a colleague’s password as it was registering as coming from Great Britain. My hubby informed him that it’s genuine, we are also known as this. The IT guy only knew us as the United Kingdom 🤣 quite unbelievable 🤷‍♀️

Thanks! Despite my being American, I always love anecdotes of American morons.
:)

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