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Miles Archer

(23,808 posts)
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 02:11 PM 10 hrs ago

Trump's facing something he's seldom had to deal with in his past...swift, "force-meets-force" pushback on his bullying

From Democrats in Virginia with their own "redistricting" to MATCH what Trump STARTED in Texas and Florida...

...to his GROSS MISCALCULATION in Iran, stamping his tiny feet and demanding that they call him "Sir," to which they have pretty uniformly met with "GET BENT"...

...to Military leaders being forced between taking orders to commit war crimes from a drunken rapist Fox "News" InfoTainment personality and following their OWN CODE OF ETHICS...

...to TACO TRUMP moving the goal line every one to two weeks, but making sure he sounds tough by saying "I'm extending the ceasefire but you'd better fucking listen to me right fucking now or I will blow a hole through your fucking country do fucking big that fuck fuck fuck-ity doo dah, fuckity-A..."

...to world leaders saying "YOU started this shit, YOU violated your OWN RULES and did an end-run around Congress, YOU got into it, YOU fix it..."

I COULD BE WRONG, but it seems like Diaper Don Corleone is losing in every possible manner.


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He doesn’t seem to comprehend how the real world works. When he pulls his power trip bullying, people will react. Some examples: Iran, tariffs, now gerrymandering. Most of the universe will not roll over and accept abuse like the GOP.

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Trump's facing something he's seldom had to deal with in his past...swift, "force-meets-force" pushback on his bullying (Original Post) Miles Archer 10 hrs ago OP
Guess Roy Cohn left that part out. no_hypocrisy 10 hrs ago #1
Narcissistic collapse is quite the thing to behold. OMGWTF 10 hrs ago #2
B-b-b-b-baby, you ain't seen nothin' yet. maxsolomon 8 hrs ago #11
And enjoy! paleotn 7 hrs ago #12
That Karma, Baby, Can Really Suck! The Roux Comes First 9 hrs ago #3
The end is nigh BeneteauBum 9 hrs ago #4
Yes, any 3rd grader can tell you.. OhioBack2Blue 9 hrs ago #5
"Most of the universe will not ... KPN 8 hrs ago #6
You broke it, you FIX it, donald. calimary 8 hrs ago #7
Perhaps he thought he was the only bully on the planet? PatSeg 8 hrs ago #8
Trump isn't all that smart, but he thinks he's a genius and rejects advice. Lonestarblue 8 hrs ago #10
Besides not being smart, PatSeg 6 hrs ago #15
Newton's 3rd law in progress. mwooldri 8 hrs ago #9
From the whispers of the past, shitstain FAILED at every level of education. Daddy hid (paid off) the facts. dave99 7 hrs ago #13
The tragedy is that his insanity leaves no way out on Iran. pat_k 6 hrs ago #14
What he's facing is B.See 6 hrs ago #16

OhioBack2Blue

(159 posts)
5. Yes, any 3rd grader can tell you..
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 03:41 PM
9 hrs ago

...it is the fastest method for dealing with a bully.

You have to meet them where they are at.

Generally speaking, the Democratic party has chosen to try all the least effective ways first but the Virginia strategy was nicely done.

KPN

(17,455 posts)
6. "Most of the universe will not ...
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 03:56 PM
8 hrs ago

roll over and accept abuse like the GOP.”

Ain’t that the ever loving truth! Perfectly and succinctly stated.

PatSeg

(53,278 posts)
8. Perhaps he thought he was the only bully on the planet?
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 04:25 PM
8 hrs ago

Did he really believe there was no one who would pushback?

Lonestarblue

(13,532 posts)
10. Trump isn't all that smart, but he thinks he's a genius and rejects advice.
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 04:35 PM
8 hrs ago

What's that old saying about a person who serves as his own lawyer has a fool for a client? Trump's t he is smart and infallible shows that he's a fool.

PatSeg

(53,278 posts)
15. Besides not being smart,
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 06:09 PM
6 hrs ago

he appears to be quite unbalanced now. Add to that early stage dementia, we have a leader who apparently believes he can do anything and everything without repercussions, like pushing around powerful leaders across the world. A lot of magical thinking going on in the White House these days.

Of course, it appears that late at night, his fears and insecurities come to the surface evident by his many bizarre tweet storms. I'm not sure he's entirely convinced himself that he is omnipotent, a part of him knows what is coming.

mwooldri

(10,825 posts)
9. Newton's 3rd law in progress.
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 04:31 PM
8 hrs ago

For every action there's an equal and opposite reaction.

Seems like someone missed that lesson in science class.

dave99

(96 posts)
13. From the whispers of the past, shitstain FAILED at every level of education. Daddy hid (paid off) the facts.
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 05:29 PM
7 hrs ago

pat_k

(13,536 posts)
14. The tragedy is that his insanity leaves no way out on Iran.
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 06:01 PM
6 hrs ago

When allies pushed back on Greenland threats, he "walked away."

There is no walking away on Iran.

He is incapable of negotiating.

His demands will never be met.

The only "out" is surrender and reparations -- and epic humiliation, which he will not allow.

The magnitude of the damage to this nation and the world done by his Iran insanity is so far beyond anything else he has done.

Republicans are in denial. They continue to tell themselves it will end and everything will just "snap back" to some sort of tolerable trumpian business as usual.

But that will NEVER happen with Trump in the White House. There is no out with Trump in power.

He IS the crisis. The only way to end the crisis is if he leaves.

If enough of them wake up and see this reality we'll see an effort to push him out. A push to resign for "health reasons" or some face saving bullshit.

It is not outside the realm of possibility.

If that does come to pass, they'll find they left it to long. It's too late. Many Republican careers are over. The party can't "live down" this level of chaos and destruction. And they only have themselves to blame.



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