Donald Trump, US President #47, US President #45, convicted felon, twice impeached, four times indicted, liable of rape, convicted for financial fraud, guilty of hiding hush money payments to porn actress in attempt to influence 2016 elections

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#2627721 29-Dec-2020 13:05

The New York Times - Transition Live Updates: House Votes to Increase Size of Stimulus Checks

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The House voted on Monday evening to increase the size of individual stimulus checks to $2,000 from $600, endorsing a measure demanded by President Trump and daring Senate Republicans to either approve the heftier sum or defy the president, whose demands for bigger checks nearly scuttled the entire stimulus package.

The vote, which just reached the two-thirds majority needed to pass the House, came a day after Mr. Trump finally signed off on a $900 billion pandemic relief package he initially denounced as a “disgrace” and refused to sign, unexpectedly demanding that lawmakers more than triple the direct payments. ...

(The Democrats proposed $2,000 stimulus checks weeks ago. 😗)

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#2627750 29-Dec-2020 13:36

JaseNZ: Donald Trump allegedly wants an airport named in his honour

It would be easier to say "Trump International Airport" than "Sheremetyevo International Airport" in Moscow.

He could serve Trump steaks, fly the Trump Shuttle, drink Trump Vodka, maybe even kill some time at a Trump casino.

Oh wait; he ran all companies those bankrupt.

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#2627760 29-Dec-2020 13:48

No shortage of this:

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#2627762 29-Dec-2020 13:48

kingdragonfly: It would be easier to say "Trump International Airport" than "Sheremetyevo International Airport" in Moscow.

Even more exotic ...

I would suggest re-naming Bangui M'Poko International Airport in the Central African Republic.

The republic is known as the a**hole of Africa.

Entirely suitable for a man of Donald's international standing.

According to Wiki, "Be careful of pickpockets outside the terminal building, including people claiming to provide assistance."

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#2627763 29-Dec-2020 13:50

JaseNZ:
Donald Trump allegedly wants an airport named in his honour

Ahahahahahah classic trump.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/123832391/donald-trump-allegedly-wants-an-airport-named-in-his-honour

How about Ciudad Real? Massively overhyped, incredibly expensive, and went bankrupt after four years. It'd be the perfect symbol of Trump's presidency.

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#2627766 29-Dec-2020 13:55

kingdragonfly: It would be easier to say "Trump International Airport" than "Sheremetyevo International Airport" in Moscow.

You name the airport after the boss, not the underling. It be Tsar Putin Airport, thank you.

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#2627797 29-Dec-2020 15:11

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/donald-trump-now-suffering-psychotic-episode-after-finally-realising-he-lost-election/AZSTPTH5S76ETJVXY4YTKBDE4U/

Oh noes! He's finally realised? Only took him about a month!

What will Newsmax/One America/Breitbart/Scott Adams, et al have to talk about now??

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#2627805 29-Dec-2020 15:34

The Washington Post - Opinion - Trump is growing smaller before our eyes

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Cementing his status as quite possibly the worst deal-maker ever to sit in the Oval Office, President Trump once again created a crisis, made some impulsive demands, then backed down at the last minute without actually obtaining anything other than some increased suffering for millions of Americans.

His overdue capitulation in signing the bill that provides pandemic relief and keeps the government open was a vivid illustration of how weak Trump has become.

And this episode might contain a silver lining: It might preview how Trump could fade into irrelevance in the coming few years, becoming not the continuing agent of chaos many fear, but instead a pathetic figure who is easier to ignore than we thought. ...

After signing the bill, Trump issued a typically dishonest, self-aggrandizing and self-pitying statement, which before whining about voter fraud included this:

Fortunately, as a result of my work with Congress in passing the CARES Act earlier this year, we avoided another Great Depression. Under my leadership, Project Warp Speed has been a tremendous success, my Administration and I developed a vaccine many years ahead of wildest expectations, and we are distributing these vaccines, and others soon coming, to millions of people.

Much of this is false, but more than anything else it’s just pitiful. ...

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#2627812 29-Dec-2020 16:10

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Trump got nothing. The whole thing was a waste.

Not for Trump it wasn't. Saviour Trump stood up to the evil Congress who only wanted to give his adoring followers $600 and made sure they all got $2,000 instead. Trump saves the day! Politically it was a brilliant move, costs him nothing but makes it look like he actually cares for the little guy.

“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress^H^H^Hsome unnamed future president discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money”. - Alexis de Tocqueville.

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#2627814 29-Dec-2020 16:13

quickymart:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/donald-trump-now-suffering-psychotic-episode-after-finally-realising-he-lost-election/AZSTPTH5S76ETJVXY4YTKBDE4U/

That's from someone who hasn't worked with/for Trump for two years, it's pure speculation. Sheesh Herald, what's next, "Bloke I met down the pub says Trump is a lizard alien"?

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#2627817 29-Dec-2020 16:21

The way the Herald published the headline sounds like an actual doctor even diagnosed that... Then you read the (badly written) article and you find is just some more drivel.

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#2627832 29-Dec-2020 16:33

Trump is a lizard alien"?

It would explain a lot though.

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#2627838 29-Dec-2020 16:46

freitasm:
A bit off-topic (non-Trumpian) but interesting - I was reading an article last week about people who are US citizens just for being born there (like in many other countries, including NZ) but who fall under this requirement to file taxes. A woman in the Netherlands had her bank account closed because the bank asked her for her SSN - which she doesn't have and didn't even know about. To her surprise she is a US citizen - her parents worked in the USA when she was born but left the country when she was under two years old. So she was never "told" she was a citizen.

Friend of mine has the same problem, born in the US because his father, a filmmaker, was there with his wife at the time. Never worked in the US, doesn't have a US passport, not sure if he's even been to the US, but he falls under the control of the IRS and has to pay taxes and God knows what else there.

For a country that he was in for a few weeks as a newborn. He only found out a few years ago when the IRS starting trawling around in his bank accounts.

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#2627910 29-Dec-2020 17:47

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freitasm:

A bit off-topic (non-Trumpian) but interesting - I was reading an article last week about people who are US citizens just for being born there (like in many other countries, including NZ) but who fall under this requirement to file taxes. A woman in the Netherlands had her bank account closed because the bank asked her for her SSN - which she doesn't have and didn't even know about. To her surprise she is a US citizen - her parents worked in the USA when she was born but left the country when she was under two years old. So she was never "told" she was a citizen.

Friend of mine has the same problem, born in the US because his father, a filmmaker, was there with his wife at the time. Never worked in the US, doesn't have a US passport, not sure if he's even been to the US, but he falls under the control of the IRS and has to pay taxes and God knows what else there. For a country that he was in for a few weeks as a newborn. He only found out a few years ago when the IRS starting trawling around in his bank accounts.

And now he will need to pay US$ 3,500, have an IRS audit and visit an embassy or consulate to be able to get rid of this "citizenship".

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#2627917 29-Dec-2020 18:19

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And now he will need to pay US$ 3,500, have an IRS audit and visit an embassy or consulate to be able to get rid of this "citizenship".

Nahh, he's non-white, I think all he'll need to do is inform them of that and he'll have it taken away from him for free.

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