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That is easily the dumbest post in at least a month. Daman is officially off the schnide.

People were burning things down because federal employees have to go back to work? I don’t see what you’re seeing.

He doesn't see it either. We have entered the pure fiction part of the program.

Did you miss all this? This is to protest DOGE. DOGE forced gubment workers back to work. Not a tough thought process.

Maybe it's all of the veterans DOGE put out of work? Or maybe, just maybe it's the fact that Musk has turned into a propaganda machine that is hitting agencies that target the most vulnerable in our society? Agencies that feed starving children on the planet and acts as the biggest trumpian mouthpiece on the largest social media platform in the world? Maybe it's far more than "government jobs" that these people are reacting to? Or maybe that's all too complicated for you to see.

https://news.sky.com/video/jd-vance-hits-out-at-denmark-during-one-day-greenland-trip-13337481

JD Vance being an utter Tool.

Complete
Utter
Numpty
Tool.

Denmark's own Minister Larske Russen acknowledged validity in the critique. Maybe he is a C-word as well?

"Vance has a point that we haven't done enough, but I'm a little provoked because it's also the Americans who haven't done enough."

DOGE did a lot more than just put government workers back in the office. You can’t believe that’s the only reason people are doing that to Tesla.

I'm trying to see where I said that was the only reason. Wait, nope, never said that was the only reason.

Sure you did.

Vance is a Complete Tool because of many things - not the least how he carried on the charade in the oval office with Zelenski. And with regards to Greenland and Denmark ... those comments would be fine behind closed doors. You maybe think being "honest" in front of the media on their home turf is cool? Maybe next time a European foreign leader is in the WH and takes a press conference, they can talk about how the USA lied and led them into a gulf war based on politics. Or maybe foreign leaders should say how they can no longer trust the USA with inteligence because of instances like Trump talking 1 on 1 with Putin or the Def Sec talking on Signal about a live military operation. Or maybe they should talk about a dozen other US misteps we've taken as a nation over the last 20 years? Maybe keep it recent and when answering a question about Tariffs they should be honest and say just how incredibly childlike, short sighted and flat stoopid the tariffs and trade wars are and how global economic forecasts have all been downgraded specifically as a result of the Trump threat of tariffs.

I would venture to say that it wasn’t really a reason at all, but I have to give you credit for framing it around that.

Kudos!

It could ONLY MEAN the BS President. He does a lot more BS than good for certain. I’m dumbfounded that the MAGA masses haven’t called for his removal yet. He’s damn sure not conservative nor Christian. He’s undermining all of our institutions and laws. He’s wiping his ass with the constitution. When I was a republican, he would have been drug out of office and run out of DC on a rail. But that was the party of Lincoln and Reagan, not the hateful fascist bastardization we see today.

Some people will believe anything. Even when you know they are smarter than that. That’s how cults work.

Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of tariffs

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/business/trump-auto-prices-tariffs/index.html

White House officials are quietly freaking out about Trump upcoming 'Liberation Day' tariff announcement
By JAMES GORDON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 21:32 EDT, 29 March 2025 | Updated: 08:45 EDT, 30 March 2025

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The mood inside the White House is verging on panic with just days to go before Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' on April 2.

Trump is expected to unveil sweeping new tariffs on America's global trading partners, but those tasked with implementing his agenda admit they're uncertain.

Behind closed doors, top administration officials are deeply concerned, with many quietly admitting they're unsure what the president is actually going to do.






'No one knows what the f*** is going on,' one White House ally close to Trump's inner circle told Politico.

From the vice president to the Cabinet, from financial markets to foreign capitals, the Trump administration's aggressive new tariff push is triggering anxieties on a global scale with even Trump's staunchest allies are bracing for a chaotic rollout.

The president has signaled that more than $1 trillion in trade could be affected.

But with less than a week to go, even the most basic details including which countries will be hit, at what rates, and for which goods, remain undecided or constantly shifting.

White House officials have spent the past several weeks privately assuring business leaders, financial executives, and Republican lawmakers that a clearer, more stable trade agenda is coming.

One goal is to calm markets rattled by previous tariff announcements that has caused the S&P 500 to shed all gains made since November's Election Day.

The mood inside the White House is said to be tense and verging toward panic with just days to go before President Donald Trump 's self-proclaimed 'Liberation Day' on April 2




Behind closed doors, top administration officials are deeply concerned, with many quietly admitting they're unsure what the president is actually going to do


But behind the public messaging lies a far more chaotic reality.

Trump has repeatedly overridden or contradicted his own advisers on trade policy.

Officials like Vice President J.D. Vance, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have pushed for a smaller, more targeted tariff plan, or at least a structured rollout that allows businesses to prepare.

But the president has fluctuated wildly between levies on specific sectors and blanket tariffs on all countries.

'We may have sectoral tariffs on April 2, and we may not,' said one White House official this week to Politico, granted anonymity due to ongoing deliberations. 'No final decisions have been made yet.'

Even core strategic decisions appear to remain unsettled.

Administration officials have floated the idea of calculating tariffs 'reciprocally,' based on how countries treat US exports - but the president has shown little interest in the technicalities.

Earlier this week he blindsided his staff with a sudden 25% tariff on auto imports, forcing the White House to delay afternoon programming and scramble to formalize the decision.

The White House didn't brief domestic or international industry stakeholders beforehand.

Officials like Vice President J.D. Vance, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have pushed for a smaller, more targeted tariff plan

Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett recently told industry leaders that only 10 to 15 countries - dubbed the 'dirty 15'- would face tariffs



Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and senior adviser Peter Navarro have long been in favor of tariffs


One official reportedly brushed off concerns, saying if companies were 'smart,' they would have anticipated the move based on Trump's public comments.

Even as Trump insists that Americans and global partners will be 'pleasantly surprised' by what he now calls 'somewhat conservative' tariffs, markets are rattled by the inconsistency.

The president's declaration that April 2 would be 'Liberation Day' he has done little to clarify the specific policies.

'I may give a lot of countries breaks,' Trump said. 'We might be even nicer than that.'

Days earlier, he insisted 'every country will be hit with a tariff' leaving analysts and foreign governments scrambling to adapt at a moments notice.

'I think it would be a mistake to think next week all of a sudden we're going to get a bunch of clarity,' said Tom Graff, chief investment officer at Facet.

'I'm sure they're trying to reset with financial markets and build some certainty, but I don't think the president is going to have a personality transplant.'

Even Trump's inner circle is trying to hedge. Bessent and economic adviser Kevin Hassett recently told industry leaders that only 10 to 15 countries - dubbed the 'dirty 15'- would face tariffs.


Earlier this week Trump blindsided his staff with a sudden 25% tariff on auto imports, forcing the White House to delay afternoon programming and scramble to formalize the decision

But Trump publicly overruled them and indicated a broader sweep of penalties would come in, reportedly infuriating some within his cabinet.

Within the administration, a power struggle appears to be playing out between two camps: those advocating for a restrained, strategic approach to tariffs, and those fueling the president's instinct for economic confrontation.

On one side are figures such as Vance, Wiles, and Bessent, who have urged discipline and predictability.

On the other side are Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and senior adviser Peter Navarro, the latter a long-time tariff evangelist.

Navarro has described the administration as operating in harmony, quoting the 2002 film Drumline: 'One band, one sound.'

'We are the greatest economic team and April 2nd will be a historic day for American workers,' Lutnick said.

But others inside the administration are less certain of Lutnick's motivations.

'He goes into the Oval and tells the president whatever he wants to hear,' said one Trump ally, calling Lutnick a 'f***ing nightmare' who backs Trump's instincts without considering broader consequences.

Lutnick's influence appears to be growing, even as concerns mount that his approach is untethered from policy grounding.

As the April 2 deadline looms, inflation continues to rise, according to new Commerce Department data released on Friday - even before the new tariffs take effect.

Republican lawmakers are watching with alarm but concede they have no ability to influence Trump's direction

Republican lawmakers are watching with alarm but concede they have no ability to influence Trump's direction


'This is Trump, not anyone else,' said Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). 'We don't have the ability to do anything other than complain,' added Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)

Consumer sentiment, measured by the University of Michigan, is falling rapidly.

Business owners fear supply chains will be wrecked overnight, especially if tariffs target sensitive industries like pharmaceuticals, copper, and semiconductors.

Some Trump aides are holding out hope that upcoming trade reports due on April 1, mandated by a Day One executive order, could narrow the president's scope.

Others quietly hope Trump's affection for the stock market might steer him away from a broader economic shock.

'The president isn't looking at it like they are,' said a source close to the inner circle.

'If the economy tanks, then fine, the economy tanks - because the president truly believes that it will rebound and the countries will give in.'

Publicly officials are repeating well-polished lines about revitalizing American industry and restoring greatness, but privately, they admit they are flying blind, held hostage to a volatile process led by a president determined to follow his gut

Publicly officials are repeating well-polished lines about revitalizing American industry and restoring greatness, but privately, they admit they are flying blind, held hostage to a volatile process led by a president determined to follow his gut

The same person added that Trump sees little downside politically: 'No. 1, the president is not running for reelection. And No. 2, we're probably gonna lose the House in the midterms.'

On Capitol Hill, Republican lawmakers are watching with alarm but concede they have no ability to influence Trump's direction.

'This is Trump, not anyone else,' said Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.).

'We don't have the ability to do anything other than complain,' added Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) was blunt in his warning: 'If tariffs did have an inflationary impact - or an impact on interest rates that caused inflation and the economy moved toward a recession - that would be a very bad thing… It would turn the Trump presidency from a four year term into a two year term, because we'd lose in the midterms.'

Publicly officials are repeating well-polished lines about revitalizing American industry and restoring greatness, but privately, they admit they are flying blind, held hostage to a volatile process led by a president determined to follow his gut.

In the past Trump has declared tariffs to be 'the most beautiful word in the dictionary.'

As one official said behind closed doors, 'We're bracing for anything.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-Liberation-Day-tariff-announcement.html

Judges partially block two executive orders targeting major law firms

Two federal judges partially blocked Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/28/jenner-wilmerhale-executive-order-blocked-trump-028507

At least a temporary block on the trump revenge tour 2025.

Another illegal campaign promise costing US tax payer dollars. This is one way Goper’s are actually adding costs not cutting.

I like what you did here

I hear some call this kind of stuff a peaceful loving protest.

If they did that to the Capitol, they would have been dubbed patriots and gotten pardoned.

You all should exert the same amount of thoughts and prayers as you do towards a school shooting

I'll take it a step further and say that, if those people are caught and convicted by a jury, we should let whatever convictions happened stand. Even those convictions that last for over a decade say after - oh, a three month trial or so....

...purely hypothetical of course.

Better watch out. Pit, mgh888, BADdog and Jester will call you out for bringing up the past.

Oh, wait, no they won't.

All people convicted of a crime she be held responsible and serve their sentence. Not one side pardoned, called patriots and be called political prisoners for the crimes they committed while inventing new laws to call the other side "domestic terrorists".

Unless the people arrested for torching TESLA don’t get due process and sent to a foreign country’s prison labor torture camp. Destruction of property has never been a capital offense. Because nazi’s will nazi.

#winning

What’s so funny about this issue? They directed trust in the issues of the space program, nothing political. This is where democrats look silly by laughing at our astronauts for praising good work to bring them home. Yes it’s a political win, deal with it.

I guess you missed the intent of the poster. Not my problem.

Common man. You know that we can pull anything out of our asses here. Nothing needs to be proven anymore.

That's great news.

Umm, can you be ‘rescued’ by being picked up before your rescheduled return from the space station? Really?

The worst financial QTR in years.

We want a third term!

Goper’s crack me up.

And it’s just his first quarter…

That's hilarious. Dumb - but hilarious. More funny still that someone posts it and think it supports Tariffs and funnier again that one of the Trumptards posted here at DT.

So tariffs stopped fentanyl and boarder crossings ... Got it

That, uh....That was...that was something.

You'd like to think the Browns Fans are smart enough to know that it's a complete pile of stinky monkey poop.... and that they are just trolling like you say. But ... like the condoms for Hamas ... there are millions out there that lap this ish up. A lie gets half way around the world before the Truth gets his pants on....

White House fires three NSC staffers after president meets with far-right activist Laura Loomer
Katie Bo Lillis Alayna Treene Kylie Atwood Kaitlan Collins
By Katie Bo Lillis, Alayna Treene, Kylie Atwood and Kaitlan Collins, CNN
3 minute read
Updated 11:52 AM EDT, Thu April 3, 2025


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The White House has fired at least three National Security Council staffers, three sources familiar with the move told CNN.

The firings came after Laura Loomer, the far-right activist who once claimed 9/11 was an inside job, urged President Donald Trump during a Wednesday meeting to get rid of several members of his National Security Council staff, including his principal deputy national security adviser, claiming that they are disloyal. One of the sources said the firings were a direct result of the meeting with Loomer.

Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Alex Wong was not among those who had been dismissed on Wednesday, however, one White House official speculated to CNN Thursday that Wong could be out as soon as today, though a final decision remains to be seen.

Wong was one of the advisers specifically targeted by Loomer, who publicly questioned his loyalty to Trump and criticized him privately as a “Never Trumper.”

One of the sources speculated that National Security Adviser Michael Waltz may have been reluctant to fire Wong because he has been embroiled in the controversy surrounding the leak of controversial Signal messages related to military strikes on Yemen that Waltz and his team have been under fire for initiating.

The three officials fired include Brian Walsh, a director for intelligence and a former top staffer for now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Senate Intelligence Committee; Thomas Boodry, a senior director for legislative affairs who previously served as Waltz’s legislative director in Congress; and David Feith, a senior director overseeing technology and national security who served in the State Department during Trump’s first administration.

“NSC doesn’t comment on personnel matters,” NSC spokesman Brian Hughes said in a statement to CNN.

Waltz had been in the Oval Office for other meetings when Loomer arrived Wednesday for an audience with Trump and stayed as the president met with Loomer.

“Out of respect for President Trump and the privacy of the Oval Office, I’m going to decline on divulging any details about my Oval Office meeting with President Trump,” Loomer told CNN on Thursday. “It was an honor to meet with President Trump and present him with my findings, I will continue working hard to support his agenda, and I will continue reiterating the importance of strong vetting, for the sake of protecting the President and our national security.”

The Oval Office meeting with Loomer, which was first reported by The New York Times, took place as the president and his economic team were preparing the tariff announcement in the Rose Garden.

Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff who was among the advisers who worked to control Loomer’s access to Trump during the campaign, was present for the meeting, an aide said.

It was unclear when the Loomer meeting was placed on the schedule, but the aide said the presence of Wiles and Sergio Gor, the head of presidential personnel, underscored that it was a sanctioned meeting.

Gor, who is seen as one of the president’s most loyal aides, has been among the advisers who has been fielding complaints from MAGA world about Waltz.

This story has been updated with additional details.

CNN’s Jeff Zeleny contributed to this report

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/03/politics/nsc-firings-trump-laura-loomer-meeting/index.html