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Lisa Waller's avatar

Thank you Ben for being detailed and clear about appearances and behaviors. Appreciate the honest insight!

Bonny Becker's avatar

Not just Trump--this is what the GOP is doing to us.

Pamela priver's avatar

Way to fuck up the world, trump. We are now the weakest country in the world because of you, you demented cockroach.

RJ Rentals's avatar

Well put. We are watching a Loser who tweets by night on his own Loser platform and who walks a crooked line, running in Happy Meals and Diet Coke while his illegal wife espouses never knowing the sex trafficker buds of the 90s— can’t make this up, an entirely Nat Lampoonish Administration, first time in our history! All because Americans became lazy and uninformed.

RJM's avatar

All because - to quote the fella at his pre-inauguration rally on Jan 19 2025 - “Elon is good with computers, the vote counting computers.”

Muzzygirl111's avatar

That’s the one thing I am very worried about. I believe Trump thinks that Musk-rat will rig the counting of the votes. Which is why he keeps destroying our country. He believes he will win with Musk-rats help in November no matter what he does. Is there a way we can outmaneuver this guy?

joannegucci's avatar

I still don’t believe trump won, musk, big balls and all his little techie monkeys did whatever magic done to make “trump win” Also,someone earlier said that there was NO WAY a black women would be president, which sounds both plausible & a major motivation of those fat white men, along with musk to be sure that did not happen. To me, 2026 and 2028 who knows, with musk back into trumps little bubble, after he was kicked out for a while, could it be AGAIN that trump needs musk to do his “Magic” to then kick him out again? Who knows, but as “THEY SAY” WATCH WHAT THEY DO, NOT WHAT THEY SAY! And, from experience they really ARE PREDICABLE. 💙🍀✌🏽

Skye's avatar

Exactly right!!! He admitted he wouldn’t have “won” without Elon rigging the vote counting computers! Then made him head of Government Efficiency! 🤬

Timothy Richley's avatar

"There is a cult of ignorance in the US, always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding it way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge"--Isaac Asimov

Ignorance has been has been on the increase for the last few years-from those willfully ignorant to anti-science to anti-knowledge to the massive increase in conspiracies. Remember Jewish Space Lasers start forest fires? To Bannon telling Trump to "flood the zone with shit" 30% of American voters are so brainwashed that no matter how much Trump abuses them, how much their standard of living goes down, even to the point their car gets repossessed, their house foreclosed, they still vote Trump and any proof to the contrary is Fake News.

Carol Erlingheuser's avatar

Sadly, everything you say is true

Vanda Espinosa's avatar

I have two family members caught in this strange bubble and there is no talking them out of "the best president ever," mode of thinking. It is so weird! Their eyes also gloss over when they're talking as if in a trance--no hyperbole used here. Ughhh and Sighhh

Geri Cochran's avatar

It's not just the felon...there are millions of American voters that continue to support the felon; and don't leave out the people the felon put in charge. Democrat elites deliberately took Bernie Sanders out of the 2015 race because they refused to allow a person who actually cares about the people to be the leader. Democrat elites continue to block progressives and keep telling us we need to elect centrists. Don't know why because they are the ones that lost the elections. smdh And maga GOP and some democrats continue to be in denial about the felon's cognitive functioning. They are ALL responsible, imo.

C Giza's avatar

What did we expect? Everything tRUMP touches gets messed up.

ALSO, why are we as a nation looking to other places for rare earth minerals when a source was found recently in Las Vegas?

Pamela priver's avatar

Hard to believe that one man can cause worldwide chaos.

WJB Motown's avatar

The world prays everyday that America will flush the Orange pile of dog shit down the toilet in the upcoming elections. Never 51 Venezuala!!

GingerLee's avatar

"Trump knows Xi Jinping is prepared, disciplined, strategic, and operating from a position of long-term leverage. Trump knows he’s outmatched in these settings, so he surrounds himself with CEOs and business leaders because he thinks they can compensate for what he lacks."

You are too kind!!!!!!

Geri Cochran's avatar

A narcissist never thinks there is a person more disciplined and prepared than the narcissist. lol I doubt he knows he is outmatched, but he does like a show - hence the large retinue. I would think most of the CEOs are all going to make great deals with the Chinese government....certainly true of the felon's children. :(

Also, narcissists never commit suicide. They are too special to die.

Camille Kelly's avatar

That's true, but he can commit political suicide by opening his mouth and letting every self centered and incoherent, bigot-laced thought come out.

I hope the news outlets have some producers with a conscience who are using dozens upon dozens of female reporters on staff whose primary goal is to feed him questions that put him into situations where he cannot resist the temptation to open his big ignorant mouth. The democrats have perfect examples of his failures for their messaging, but not all voters see it, his cabinet won't remove him for mental incompetence, so let him be his own master of his own demise, but please let it be soon.

Robot Bender's avatar

Believe me, Chinese media will NOT soft pedal all the crap that his mouth spews. And there's not a damned thing he can do about it.

Pamela priver's avatar

Xi is prepared for trump. He's devious and far more hard core than Putin. Trump should be afraid of that dude.

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Carol Erlingheuser's avatar

I’m willing to bet that Trump was paid a few million by the CEOs for being invited on the trip . Always the $$$.

Leslie Seitz's avatar

Thank you Ben 💙💙

Impolite Goose's avatar

Trump? Isn't that the guy who told me that if my country trades with China, they'd take hockey away and force communism on us?

You'd better tell him to watch out, I bet China would take golf away too if Trump meets with him.

Beverly Ryan's avatar

Thank you Meidas for HONEST NEWS!

Marcia's avatar

It would seem all of the CEO/oligarchs are smart enough to know what this looks like and are somewhat embarrassed to be with trump on this visit. They can only be doing it for something for themselves. Money.

Geri Cochran's avatar

I doubt they feel embarrassed, though they should.

Brooks R Susman's avatar

There's not one China expert joining DonnieFelon. Taiwan will be a bargaining chip, not an ally; same as Ukraine, which has been abandoned by our Felon and even Russia hawks in the Republican Party.

Jane in NC's avatar

Europe and the Middle East have learned that American security guarantees under Trump are worthless. Trump has taken Putin's side in Ukraine, a war that threatens the stability and security of every European country. Middle Eastern allies learned the hard way that Trump won't or can't protect them from Iranian attacks. European, Asian and Middle Eastern powers are forming alliances among themselves and cutting the U.S. out of the picture.

One example: If Trump wanted to buy rare earth minerals from somewhere other than China, Canada is sitting right there on our northern border. But after the illegal tariffs and threats to make Canada the 51st state - as well as undermining Canada's sovereignty by scheming with Alberta separatists - Canada is selling its rare earths to Europe instead. IOW, ALL of our current wounds are self-inflicted by the dementing Orange Whinge Baby who only swaggers because he can no longer walk a straight line.

Jane in NC's avatar

Thank you so much!

Kim Nesvig's avatar

No doubt Trump thinks being accompanied by some CEOs and oligarchs will impress Xi, but I will bet that everyone,excluding Trump, are already connected by trade interests. All involved, excluding Xi, are all playing trump’s grossly inflated ego.

Jenn F's avatar

Thank you Ben and the MTN for the honest reporting everyday.

I have to admit, I had to step back from the news for a bit. I was starting to feel exhausted, hopeless and defeated.

But, after reading Ron’s report yesterday, I did write to Fetterman to rip him for his stupid ass comment on the reflecting pool. What a disgrace of a senator.

Thank you for continuing the fight!

joni's avatar

This chaotic shit-show is truly exhausting! Every morning I look at my computer dreading the "Debacle du Jour".

The effects of this misadministration are devastating- in so many ways! And yet, it all could have been prevented.

Had Americans been more savvy, more educated, less lemming-like - this greed-soaked ignoramus would never have ben elected.

IF Mitch McConnell had voted for impeachment, perhaps this would have had a different scenario.

If the DOJ and Supreme Court were not complicit and did their jobs, justice may have prevailed.

If trmp's mania for surrounding himself with boot-licking sycophants...need I go on ?

This will forever be one of the worst scenarios ever to befall this country....and yes, I DO remember 9/11!

Geri Cochran's avatar

And if Americans weren't so short on critical thinking, were more knowledgeable about our democratic republic, the democratic elites didn't play dirty politics, taking Bernie Sanders out of the race; and the democratic party wants only centrists to be elected...working with AIPAC to block progressives. MAGA Americans and their hatred took down the mighty USA.

joni's avatar

Thank you, Geri, for editing my own "Epic Fury Rant"! I appreciate your input...and agree!

Catherine Voight's avatar

The CEO’s are brought to stand behind him as he once again falls asleep in a meeting. No longer a democracy but a full blown oligarchy.

Geri Cochran's avatar

I hope they stay away from highrise windows, just in case they piss someone off... Oh wait, that's Putin. lol

Katrina Nuciforo's avatar

I’m waiting for trumps

Next move against us democrats POISON

WJB Motown's avatar

MAGA infultration of Dems with AIPAC and same corporate doners is the poison that will destroy party..........Chuckles and Jeffries.....OUT!!!

Sandra Stewart's avatar

Thank you, Ben. This is a good overview of what is happening in our world. It is horrifying. We need some good news soon. We need to see the world begin to hold trump, his MAGAts, and the Rat-publicans accountable for the chaos they are causing, the lives they have taken, and the complete disregard of the American people.

Doreen Littlefield's avatar

EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN

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Jackie Robare Fiese's avatar

I don’t think angry fully encapsulates the feelings of Americans. I don’t even think there’s a word for it anymore. Cockwomble, his regime and his grifting family just needs to be jailed and have them give all their grifted money back to the American people.

Geri Cochran's avatar

Seize all of their assets as soon as the felon's term is over, at 12:01 a.m. Otherwise all our money will have been stolen. :(

Katrina Nuciforo's avatar

It is I’m sure it untraceable 🙄

Pamela priver's avatar

Even clusterfuck is too mild a word for what's happening in this world because of trump

JoBo's avatar

Interesting approach China is taking. And here comes Twiddledee trump, who will be napping on arrival and miss the entire point.

Any day he is out of the US, is a good day. Let’s release all the files while he is gone!

Devoted's avatar

Great idea, JoBo!!

Katrina Nuciforo's avatar

And I wish his fight there blows up midair easy peazy