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Trump: Smart Cookie or Orange Oaf?

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Orange Oaf
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Seems like the main politics thread is becoming a Yankee-Doodle Trump-fest, so maybe scope here to split them out.

Will see if this one gains any traction ..if it does will move over a few of the million posts from our two protagonists from the other thread.

Yee-haaa!
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goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 22:10
Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 22:02
goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 21:49
Gov spending cost about 0.5% in Q4 and was a conscious and self inflicted decision.
Full year growth of 2% is piss poor.
Zero job growth is even worse. Biden created 1m jobs in 2024.
You don’t need to turn around those job numbers or the GDP growth. What you’ve actually done is make it worse.

Your excuses are hilarious, always someone else’s fault isn’t it?

What happened to 5% GDP? What happened to all the jobs they were creating? What happened to no inflation? Or halving electricity costs?
I’d ask the Atlanta Fed about their 5% GDP print.
I just told you about the 170,000 private jobs created. Inflation is way down from the nightmare of Bidenomics.

Halving electricity costs while AI is exploding might take a minute…… Hang in there.
 
It’s because you don’t understand the difference between a ‘nowcast’ and a forecast, but you decided to shout it all over here as some kind of ‘win’.
Bit embarrassing  but I guess it’s par for the course with you.

Jobs all driven by healthcare & social care. You’re celebrating 1 month after 12 months of zero growth, and celebrating growth in one area which isn’t going to deliver growth.

Trump said he’d half electricity costs straight away……… but then he also said there would be no inflation, no trade deficit and 15% GDP 😂 
 No, it’s because you don’t understand the fundamentals or the technicals. All you do is read the Data and proclaim Armageddon. Fixating on any negative you can find….. Here’s a little secret, there will always be negatives, there is no such thing as a perfect economy.



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Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 22:02
goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 21:49
Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 21:32
Well we dig have a giant hole to dig out from. The fact that you are so impatient for a turn around tells me everything I need to know.

I know you know you can’t turn an economy around over night, however saying that Investments are pouring in, capex is through the roof private payrolls came in at 170,000 pretty big fucking number. Productivity is taking off, Inflaton way below the Biden’s highs. 

All this with no help from the Fed, imagine that, and of course the axing of Gov’t jobs/bloat and Deportations.

GDP was hit by the collapse in Gov’t spending which is a good thing of course and the Democrats Gov’t shut down.


All stuff anybody would understand except a troll of course. But do carry on mugging yourself.
Gov spending cost about 0.5% in Q4 and was a conscious and self inflicted decision.
Full year growth of 2% is piss poor.
Zero job growth is even worse. Biden created 1m jobs in 2024.
You don’t need to turn around those job numbers or the GDP growth. What you’ve actually done is make it worse.

Your excuses are hilarious, always someone else’s fault isn’t it?

What happened to 5% GDP? What happened to all the jobs they were creating? What happened to no inflation? Or halving electricity costs?
I’d ask the Atlanta Fed about their 5% GDP print.
I just told you about the 170,000 private jobs created. Inflation is way down from the nightmare of Bidenomics.

Halving electricity costs while AI is exploding might take a minute…… Hang in there.
 
 
It’s because you don’t understand the difference between a ‘nowcast’ and a forecast, but you decided to shout it all over here as some kind of ‘win’.
Bit embarrassing  but I guess it’s par for the course with you.

Jobs all driven by healthcare & social care. You’re celebrating 1 month after 12 months of zero growth, and celebrating growth in one area which isn’t going to deliver growth.

Trump said he’d half electricity costs straight away……… but then he also said there would be no inflation, no trade deficit and 15% GDP 😂 
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goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 21:49
Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 21:32
goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 19:54
😂 one month of healthcare jobs 😂 
hold the front page!!

zero jobs growth over a full year
2% GDP for the entire year.
1.4% in the final quarter 😂 
inflation at 3%.

what happened to 5% GDP son?


for context, the worst president in recent history delivered  in 2024
higher GDP growth 
1m new jobs
Well we dig have a giant hole to dig out from. The fact that you are so impatient for a turn around tells me everything I need to know.

I know you know you can’t turn an economy around over night, however saying that Investments are pouring in, capex is through the roof private payrolls came in at 170,000 pretty big fucking number. Productivity is taking off, Inflaton way below the Biden’s highs. 

All this with no help from the Fed, imagine that, and of course the axing of Gov’t jobs/bloat and Deportations.

GDP was hit by the collapse in Gov’t spending which is a good thing of course and the Democrats Gov’t shut down.


All stuff anybody would understand except a troll of course. But do carry on mugging yourself.
Gov spending cost about 0.5% in Q4 and was a conscious and self inflicted decision.
Full year growth of 2% is piss poor.
Zero job growth is even worse. Biden created 1m jobs in 2024.
You don’t need to turn around those job numbers or the GDP growth. What you’ve actually done is make it worse.

Your excuses are hilarious, always someone else’s fault isn’t it?

What happened to 5% GDP? What happened to all the jobs they were creating? What happened to no inflation? Or halving electricity costs?
I’d ask the Atlanta Fed about their 5% GDP print.
I just told you about the 170,000 private jobs created. Inflation is way down from the nightmare of Bidenomics.

Halving electricity costs while AI is exploding might take a minute…… Hang in there.
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Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 21:32
goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 19:54
Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 19:47
You bullshitting again?

Job numbers were a lot higher than expected remember? 4th quarter GDP has been explained and inflation outlook remains positive.

Productivity is up too.

You must do better.
😂 one month of healthcare jobs 😂 
hold the front page!!

zero jobs growth over a full year
2% GDP for the entire year.
1.4% in the final quarter 😂 
inflation at 3%.

what happened to 5% GDP son?


for context, the worst president in recent history delivered  in 2024
higher GDP growth 
1m new jobs
Well we dig have a giant hole to dig out from. The fact that you are so impatient for a turn around tells me everything I need to know.

I know you know you can’t turn an economy around over night, however saying that Investments are pouring in, capex is through the roof private payrolls came in at 170,000 pretty big fucking number. Productivity is taking off, Inflaton way below the Biden’s highs. 

All this with no help from the Fed, imagine that, and of course the axing of Gov’t jobs/bloat and Deportations.

GDP was hit by the collapse in Gov’t spending which is a good thing of course and the Democrats Gov’t shut down.


All stuff anybody would understand except a troll of course. But do carry on mugging yourself.
Gov spending cost about 0.5% in Q4 and was a conscious and self inflicted decision.
Full year growth of 2% is piss poor.
Zero job growth is even worse. Biden created 1m jobs in 2024.
You don’t need to turn around those job numbers or the GDP growth. What you’ve actually done is make it worse.

Your excuses are hilarious, always someone else’s fault isn’t it?

What happened to 5% GDP? What happened to all the jobs they were creating? What happened to no inflation? Or halving electricity costs?
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goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 19:54
Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 19:47
goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 19:04
Yeh that’s right, the highest legal experts are all ‘dead wrong’. Even the one Trump chose 🙄

Minimal growth, zero jobs, persistent inflation……… if only there was a word for that.
You bullshitting again?

Job numbers were a lot higher than expected remember? 4th quarter GDP has been explained and inflation outlook remains positive.

Productivity is up too.

You must do better.
😂 one month of healthcare jobs 😂 
hold the front page!!

zero jobs growth over a full year
2% GDP for the entire year.
1.4% in the final quarter 😂 
inflation at 3%.

what happened to 5% GDP son?


for context, the worst president in recent history delivered  in 2024
higher GDP growth 
1m new jobs
Well we dig have a giant hole to dig out from. The fact that you are so impatient for a turn around tells me everything I need to know.

I know you know you can’t turn an economy around over night, however saying that Investments are pouring in, capex is through the roof private payrolls came in at 170,000 pretty big fucking number. Productivity is taking off, Inflaton way below the Biden’s highs. 

All this with no help from the Fed, imagine that, and of course the axing of Gov’t jobs/bloat and Deportations.

GDP was hit by the collapse in Gov’t spending which is a good thing of course and the Democrats Gov’t shut down.


All stuff anybody would understand except a troll of course. But do carry on mugging yourself.
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Yea, Fettermen tells it as he sees it,he isn't blinded by hatred like so many of them are. 
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only1billybonds wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 19:29 Anyone see AOC make a complete cսnt of herself in Munich a few days ago. If thats the calibre of the Democrat party election candidates in 2028 then JD has nothing to worry about.
 
Nothing but hate filled attention seekers. AOC should be tits out behind a bar. The only one I respect is John Fetterman who keeps a level head when all around him lose theirs
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Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 19:47
goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 19:04
Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 18:46
No meltdown, the Supreme Court will have to decide what’s done with the money. I take it the left won’t be flooding the court any longer seeing as they are obviously dead wrong in their dramatic tantrums we have all had to endure these last few years. As usual they were dead wrong, just like their economists who forecast stagflation and President who said he couldn’t close the border or former President who fabricated the Russia collusion hoax.

Fuck me, what a terrible track record.
Yeh that’s right, the highest legal experts are all ‘dead wrong’. Even the one Trump chose 🙄

Minimal growth, zero jobs, persistent inflation……… if only there was a word for that.
You bullshitting again?

Job numbers were a lot higher than expected remember? 4th quarter GDP has been explained and inflation outlook remains positive.

Productivity is up too.

You must do better.
😂 one month of healthcare jobs 😂 
hold the front page!!

zero jobs growth over a full year
2% GDP for the entire year.
1.4% in the final quarter 😂 
inflation at 3%.

what happened to 5% GDP son?


for context, the worst president in recent history delivered  in 2024
higher GDP growth 
1m new jobs
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goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 19:04
Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 18:46
goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 16:28
I’m here with my popcorn to watch your meltdown.
Does winning the war mean having to pay back all that money plus then hitting the US consumer & companies with more tax??

Congrats.
No meltdown, the Supreme Court will have to decide what’s done with the money. I take it the left won’t be flooding the court any longer seeing as they are obviously dead wrong in their dramatic tantrums we have all had to endure these last few years. As usual they were dead wrong, just like their economists who forecast stagflation and President who said he couldn’t close the border or former President who fabricated the Russia collusion hoax.

Fuck me, what a terrible track record.
Yeh that’s right, the highest legal experts are all ‘dead wrong’. Even the one Trump chose 🙄

Minimal growth, zero jobs, persistent inflation……… if only there was a word for that.
You bullshitting again?

Job numbers were a lot higher than expected remember? 4th quarter GDP has been explained and inflation outlook remains positive.

Productivity is up too.

You must do better.
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Anyone see AOC make a complete cսnt of herself in Munich a few days ago. If thats the calibre of the Democrat party election candidates in 2028 then JD has nothing to worry about.
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Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 18:46
goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 16:28
Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 16:02
Yep, he’s making a statement to those who want to attack his Tariff policies through the court. He’s basically saying You won the battle but I won the war, now you feel the wrath. 

FAFO.

Now we have to find out what happens on the Tariff money that has already been collected.


I see a gunman was shot and killed last night at Mar A Lago……. Anybody seen Goose?
I’m here with my popcorn to watch your meltdown.
Does winning the war mean having to pay back all that money plus then hitting the US consumer & companies with more tax??

Congrats.
No meltdown, the Supreme Court will have to decide what’s done with the money. I take it the left won’t be flooding the court any longer seeing as they are obviously dead wrong in their dramatic tantrums we have all had to endure these last few years. As usual they were dead wrong, just like their economists who forecast stagflation and President who said he couldn’t close the border or former President who fabricated the Russia collusion hoax.

Fuck me, what a terrible track record.
Yeh that’s right, the highest legal experts are all ‘dead wrong’. Even the one Trump chose 🙄

Minimal growth, zero jobs, persistent inflation……… if only there was a word for that.
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goose wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 16:28
Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 16:02
Takashi Miike" wrote: 21 Feb 2026, 16:43 now 15%, fucking orange psychopath cսnt
Yep, he’s making a statement to those who want to attack his Tariff policies through the court. He’s basically saying You won the battle but I won the war, now you feel the wrath. 

FAFO.

Now we have to find out what happens on the Tariff money that has already been collected.


I see a gunman was shot and killed last night at Mar A Lago……. Anybody seen Goose?
I’m here with my popcorn to watch your meltdown.
Does winning the war mean having to pay back all that money plus then hitting the US consumer & companies with more tax??

Congrats.
No meltdown, the Supreme Court will have to decide what’s done with the money. I take it the left won’t be flooding the court any longer seeing as they are obviously dead wrong in their dramatic tantrums we have all had to endure these last few years. As usual they were dead wrong, just like their economists who forecast stagflation and President who said he couldn’t close the border or former President who fabricated the Russia collusion hoax.

Fuck me, what a terrible track record.
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Nutsin wrote: 22 Feb 2026, 16:02
Takashi Miike" wrote: 21 Feb 2026, 16:43 now 15%, fucking orange psychopath cսnt
Yep, he’s making a statement to those who want to attack his Tariff policies through the court. He’s basically saying You won the battle but I won the war, now you feel the wrath. 

FAFO.

Now we have to find out what happens on the Tariff money that has already been collected.


I see a gunman was shot and killed last night at Mar A Lago……. Anybody seen Goose?
I’m here with my popcorn to watch your meltdown.
Does winning the war mean having to pay back all that money plus then hitting the US consumer & companies with more tax??

Congrats.
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I see 1,800 companies have applied for a refund of these illegal tariffs that they (& US consumers) have been paying
Trump has added more tariffs. More illegal tariffs in contempt of HIS Supreme Court
That will be another law suit
Luckily his dementia will kick in soon & he won’t know he is in jail
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Takashi Miike" wrote: 21 Feb 2026, 16:43 now 15%, fucking orange psychopath cսnt
Yep, he’s making a statement to those who want to attack his Tariff policies through the court. He’s basically saying You won the battle but I won the war, now you feel the wrath. 

FAFO.

Now we have to find out what happens on the Tariff money that has already been collected.


I see a gunman was shot and killed last night at Mar A Lago……. Anybody seen Goose?
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Mike Oxsaw" wrote: 21 Feb 2026, 17:32
Takashi Miike" wrote: 21 Feb 2026, 16:43 now 15%, fucking orange psychopath cսnt
He's a one-man Muppet Show.

That's now an extra 15% sales tax Americans now have to pay on stuff bought in America. Not you, not me. Just Americans (and those living) in America.

Way to go!
we can mock but there's a but, we pay a standard-rate of 20% VAT, small irrelevant point. 
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It’s almost as if he is being controlled by Putin.
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Make Americans Poorer Again.
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Takashi Miike" wrote: 21 Feb 2026, 16:43 now 15%, fucking orange psychopath cսnt
He's a one-man Muppet Show.

That's now an extra 15% sales tax Americans now have to pay on stuff bought in America. Not you, not me. Just Americans (and those living) in America.

Way to go!
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Proper toddler tantrum from the orange rapist.
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now 15%, fucking orange psychopath cսnt
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Poor old Nutsin had a bit of a shocker yesterday.

his 5% GDP came in at 1.4%
his 1% inflation read came in at 3%
manufacturing PMI went backwards again

and then to top it all his rapist president hero took a massive ‘L’ from the Supreme Court.

WINNING 😂 
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Nutsin wrote: 20 Feb 2026, 20:48
Hello Mrs. Jones" wrote: 20 Feb 2026, 17:37 I wonder if that fat orange cսnt will reimburse me for all the tariffs I've paid on my imports for the last 6 months?
Actually it would appear he is doubling down with more.

Oh dear. Let’s hope it doesn’t hurt you too much.
More sales tax on stuff bought by Americans in America?

Yep! Can see that being a popular vote winner.
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Hello Mrs. Jones" wrote: 20 Feb 2026, 17:37 I wonder if that fat orange cսnt will reimburse me for all the tariffs I've paid on my imports for the last 6 months?
Actually it would appear he is doubling down with more.

Oh dear. Let’s hope it doesn’t hurt you too much.
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