This is the heart of the problem. Trump has no idea what he even wants. - ThreadSky

juddlegum.bsky.social • 21 days ago

This is the heart of the problem. Trump has no idea what he even wants.

REPORTER: Is there anything Carney can say to you in the course of your meeting today that gets you to lift tariffs on Canada?

TRUMP: No

R: Why not?

TRUMP: That's just the way it is

Comments

bluetexaskim.bsky.social•21 days ago

25th Amendment NOW FFS!!!

sturmyweather.bsky.social•21 days ago

the heart of the prob is that the GOP congress is complicit

cindralaluna.bsky.social•21 days ago

73 I.Q. Doesn’t think much less out of the box🤣🥹

jslocum.bsky.social•21 days ago

I don't think he truly understands the first thing about international trade.

nia-is-over-it.bsky.social•21 days ago

He doesn't. He said he doesn't need Canada's cars. Those cars are from American car manufacturers.

gingerchef.bsky.social•21 days ago

Or anything else.

moneyisspeech.bsky.social•21 days ago

So, no deal possible?

Then there’s no point in talking.

Embargo and boycott America.

drew7998.bsky.social•21 days ago

Putin hasn't told him the exact reason why to just randomly throw tariffs around.

akiva631.bsky.social•20 days ago

He seems to have very little presence in reality and is living inside of his demented head. Others are feeding him misinformation and recommending actions, and he has become a figurehead puppet for some real Nazi motherfuckers. Problem is that nobody who can actually do anything about it wants to.

nograft.bsky.social•21 days ago

The only thing running the United States right now is Trump's bloated ego. His hate for anyone or anything that doesn't place him on a golden pedestal is all there is. If America doesn't stand up for their constitution, they become just like Nazi Germany. No laws just Trump's hate.

paulegriffithjr.bsky.social•21 days ago

The rabid dog very much wants a belly rub.

turn-left.bsky.social•21 days ago

Leaders need to stop meeting with this buffoon.

dangergirl6.bsky.social•21 days ago

And just like everything else to which he says no, I’m not going to do it - or yes I will do it- I guarantee he will end up backtracking in 30 days

It took him less than 24 hours to backtrack on his bullshit about 100% tariffs on films that are shot outside of the US

lovewinzalways.bsky.social•21 days ago

Because American billionaires—the only people who can cow him—intervened.
But WRT Canada, he is simply unafraid of any foreign leader who is not a vicious autocrat.
When the Canada/China tariffs cause his domestic billionaire buddies to push him, that's the only thing I can see causing a change.

dangergirl6.bsky.social•20 days ago

Fyi They did not intervene in the case of Hollywood.
The White House backtracked on everything before anyone in Hollywood reached out to the Trump administration

bribleck.bsky.social•21 days ago

I think he knows -- termination of reciprocity.

jmalyon.bsky.social•21 days ago

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

hh28.bsky.social•21 days ago

Follow-up: What about if PM Carney buys some of your meme coin?

vscrutchfield.bsky.social•21 days ago

What a jerk.

robertm700.bsky.social•21 days ago

Trump: I am King. My edict is all powerful.

lauriebrookins.com•21 days ago

You could have stopped at “Trump has no idea.”

opus17.bsky.social•21 days ago

Carney’s fault for not bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh

hookcity.bsky.social•21 days ago

that's the dangerous part Judd, he's an illiterate, uninformed petulant child

bobzillaa.bsky.social•21 days ago

I think he wants fealty. He wants fame. And he wants people to bend the knee. Sad.

futureprimative.bsky.social•21 days ago

RETRACT REMOVE REPLACE

titon20.bsky.social•21 days ago

He just wants his poor followers to suffer lol

bayla5280.bsky.social•21 days ago

Governing by retribution, grievance and just being an ass.

experimental22.bsky.social•21 days ago

A dementia-ridden madman is spouting non-stop nonsense almost 24/7. That wouldn’t be a problem except he is the president of the United States.

Trump is destroying this nation. His presidency is unsustainable.

sailmom.bsky.social•21 days ago

MORON

lmkona.bsky.social•21 days ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 We’re so ficked. Thanks Maggots.

shiblatown.bsky.social•21 days ago

He very much know$ what he want$.

hqreality.bsky.social•21 days ago

Yes he does. Chaos. It's how he lives...how he has ALWAYS lived

dermann51.bsky.social•21 days ago

Of course not.

For 9 years we found he is an impulsive, sadistic toddler. This is not a surprise any longer.

jenniedelicious.bsky.social•21 days ago

Doesn't even know where he is.

kitty-ama9.bsky.social•21 days ago

He doesn't know how to answer the question.

judinthepines.bsky.social•21 days ago

Trump is totally insecure around Carney. And it shows. And Trump knows it shows.

eveevangel.bsky.social•21 days ago

Literally the same answer my 3yo would give. Probably not at all concerning that it comes from a grown man who pretends to be a politician.

lcla.bsky.social•21 days ago

Right, he doesn't know what he wants, except for lots of attention. If he continues to drag things on chaotically, then he stays in the news cycle and everyone pays attention to him. He's always felt that bad PR can always be spun to his advantage (hence the 'fake news' and 'lies').

noname71.bsky.social•21 days ago

He's totally ignoring Carney. What a waste of Carneys time.

rick-gi.bsky.social•21 days ago

Trump speaks like the dotard he is.

booond.bsky.social•21 days ago

And the suffering will be at the American shopper level

sandyp.bsky.social•21 days ago

Or what he even says

heywhyugay.bsky.social•21 days ago

The only thing Carney could say is "here is $100 million just for you, Mr president" boom, tariffs lifted.

jmalyon.bsky.social•21 days ago

Yes exactly... Except that Trump is also nuts and has an attention span of about 2/3 of a sentence.

If Canada were to pay him off to normalize things, he'd invent another grievance within weeks and start smashing furniture all over again.

heywhyugay.bsky.social•21 days ago

I don't know. Elon gave him 250 million and let Elon's son wipe boogers on his desk in the Oval Office. And Elon is still cashing in. 😩

jmalyon.bsky.social•21 days ago

Trump don't stay bought.

Maybe this is why Elon got in there and gutted the agencies he didn't want overseeing him, so it couldn't be undone. Maybe this is why he cancelled existing arrangements & put Starlink and SpaceX contracts in place.

Because he didn't want to be stuck bribing Trump forever.

hellobonjour.bsky.social•21 days ago

Yes, it seems like that is how the American government is these days. Canada would never stoop so low though.

madg5.bsky.social•17 days ago

Has anyone noticed when he is an uncomfortable position, or gets caught looking like an IDIOT he grabs his suit jacket to bolster up his clown image?

bridiebirdwell.bsky.social•21 days ago

The heart of the problem with Trump is that people continue to wait on whether he's going to magically become something he isn't.

Everyone around him already knows he won't change and uses it for their own gain

We then suffer on all accounts.

careycuprisin.bsky.social•21 days ago

This sounds like a man who knows exactly what he wants.

gatorgirl1974.bsky.social•21 days ago

I think he wants bribes

burtonad.bsky.social•21 days ago

It’s so hard when you don’t have object or idea permanence.

tonezib.bsky.social•21 days ago

Why would any leader come and meet with that buffoon.
Now they see, kiss his ass or forget about it.

chickpea7.bsky.social•21 days ago

Then why is Carney there?

jingleabelle.bsky.social•21 days ago

It the tariffs by executive order are not legal, doesn't that make all of this posturing ridiculous? I truly do not understand how anyone is worrying about paying tariffs that Congress hasn't passed. Can you please explain it to me?

chickenfit.bsky.social•21 days ago

Of course, he is incapable of an intelligent discussion with PM Carney about tariffs, supply chain, and world trade. He is only good in word salad lies.

worstwing.bsky.social•21 days ago

Mic drop anyone?
Trump is an idiot!

breakinghappy.bsky.social•21 days ago

He knows exactly what he wants - whatever Putin wants. And Putin wants tariffs and to destroy democratic alliances.

modernkiwi.bsky.social•21 days ago

He has no idea where he is
He's worse than Biden in terms of mental acuity, he only looks better because he's effortlessly charismatic in front of a camera

fagankara.bsky.social•21 days ago

He’s not brave enough to say it but he’s still thinking we’re going to be financially weakened to the point of accepting 51.

eldertdejager.bsky.social•21 days ago

You're right. He has no clue.

He's just winging it

maximummeh.bsky.social•21 days ago

He wants chaos and adulation. He only cares about his ego.

zekeskitchen.bsky.social•21 days ago

He doesn’t give a shit. He’s like 80. Probably going to die in the next ten years. Has more money than god. Will never grow his base. It’s a show for him. We will have to deal with the fallout.

2014sdg.bsky.social•21 days ago

Right. And w/ the kind of advisors he has, it’s useless to rely on that.

lvonbluesky.bsky.social•21 days ago

The idea of "knowing what he wants" implies he cares about shit. He doesn't care about any of this.

krista3434.bsky.social•21 days ago

I wish news outlets would report on the bullshit and lies that are fed to Trump by the likes of Lutnick and Navarro. I wish someone would straight up ask Trump about the snowball effects of no China shipments from dock workers down to delivery people.

bershod.bsky.social•21 days ago

He has no fucking idea what day it is

lflorepolitics.bsky.social•21 days ago

Cruelty is the point.

mshamilt.bsky.social•21 days ago

he wants to feel like the big important boy

pghgal.bsky.social•21 days ago

He thinks it makes him look tough.
He’s BSed and blustered his way through his whole life.

wlprtngr.bsky.social•21 days ago

Trump wants the bended knee. And with the world economy figuring out that they won't bargain with a madman, there are few bended knees.

kennethstremsky.bsky.social•20 days ago

part 1

Response to this I WROTE IN 2009 on New Geography after New Hampshire section

https://popular.info/p/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-try?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1664&post_id=163013824&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=f879&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

kennethstremsky.bsky.social•20 days ago

part 2

https://www.newgeography.com/users/kenstremsky

"ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

The federal government should pay 100 percent of the cost of providing public k-12 educations to illegal immigrants and the children of illegal immigrants including those children born in the United States of America.

kennethstremsky.bsky.social•20 days ago

part 18

THE FOLLOWING INFO IS NOT IN THE SECTION.

https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/mobilizing-against-inequality/post/five-ways-undocumented-immigrants-are-powering-american-economy

kennethstremsky.bsky.social•20 days ago

part 22

https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/new-american-fortune-500-2024

"Since we released the first New American Fortune 500 report in 2011, our analysis has consistently found that more than two out of every five Fortune 500 companies—the 500 largest corporations in the United States by revenue -

kennethstremsky.bsky.social•21 days ago

part 46

When you vote, your top priority even before you and your family should be what is best for soldiers, veterans, and their families.

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS FROM PEOPLE WHO WANT TO KILL US BECAUSE OF THINGS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS DONE?

kennethstremsky.bsky.social•21 days ago

USA, Canada, and China could obtain most of their heating needs, fuel needs, and electricity needs from hemp fuel.

People should expect electricity produced in Canada that is sold to us to go up in price as Tariffs go up.

Hemp for Victory WW2

https://eap.mcgill.ca/CPH_3.htm

kennethstremsky.bsky.social•21 days ago

Two people make the same amount of income in a year.

One person causes ten times the harm of the other person and yet our government taxes them the same.

One person's purchases significantly increase the odds other people will die and yet they get taxed the same.

Sales taxes help deal with this.

joetheyogi.bsky.social•21 days ago

Yeah Japan has stated as much in trying to get trade negotiations going. The US has no starting point.

tempvsfvgit76.bsky.social•21 days ago

The president of the united states is a fucking moron

gtetonbeautiful.bsky.social•21 days ago

Spoken like the toddler he is.

nicholos.bsky.social•21 days ago

Does he not know because he is only doing what he is told by the people paying him?

redstateliberal.bsky.social•21 days ago

The people paying him told him not to do tariffs.

nicholos.bsky.social•21 days ago

Peter Thiel did seem pretty high on the Chinese tariffs. Perhaps not signing off of Donny's pissing contest boosting then further.
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/24/11/42028954/peter-thiel-says-trumps-60-china-tariff-would-be-very-very-bad-for-beijing-heres-whats-at-stake

thetrw.bsky.social•21 days ago

Bribes. He wants bribes.

harrymaroudas.bsky.social•21 days ago

"just 'cause", and goes back to sucking his orange thumb.

jayboyle.bsky.social•21 days ago

He wants Carney to make him an offer he can't refuse.

abrainiac.bsky.social•21 days ago

he is an 80 yr old toddler

jtadetroit.bsky.social•21 days ago

This should make people appreciate mothers and kindergarten teachers even more

anderk.bsky.social•21 days ago

Dictator speak

s3rp86.bsky.social•21 days ago

He wants tariffs and screw over people and well that's not going to lead to "deals"

kellyba42.bsky.social•21 days ago

He just wants to hurt anyone who doesn’t worship him. He lives for retribution.

laurendouglas.bsky.social•21 days ago

Did Carney ever speak??

abbeesomething.bsky.social•20 days ago

Trump knows that he wants everyone to have to hang on his every word in order to have a chance of figuring out their next steps.

4dognight.bsky.social•21 days ago

He. Wants. Money.

He's very clear about that.

hoosierfw.bsky.social•21 days ago

Trump’s behavior looks like early signs of dementia more than just not knowing what he wants.

caseyabrams.bsky.social•21 days ago

"what's that now? tariffs? I think I left something on the stove. my mother is calling me. sorry gotta go!"

caseyabrams.bsky.social•21 days ago

"that's just the way it is" is an unhealthy parenting move-- nobody accepts "that's just the way it is". you're right-- it's a total conversation-ending tactic.