Trump delivers a litany of lies, petty grievances, in gloating speech to Congress
Trump delivers a litany of lies, petty grievances, in gloating speech to Congress
The joint address to Congress was packed with the lies and grievances of his rally speeches, and barely acknowledged the economic chaos he is causing.
Summary
Trump’s speech to Congress was a campaign-style tirade filled with falsehoods, personal grievances, and attacks on Democrats.
He exaggerated economic issues, blamed Biden for inflation, and misrepresented Social Security data. He renewed imperialist rhetoric about annexing Greenland and the Panama Canal while distorting U.S. aid figures to Ukraine.
Trump spent more time on culture war issues than policy, vowing to end “wokeness.” He also falsely claimed his legal troubles were political persecution.
Meanwhile, markets reeled from his new tariffs, which he dismissed. The speech showed deep partisan divides and his continued reliance on misinformation.
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It's so pathetic how the GOP members of Congress applaud every lie and absurdity Trump says. The GOP is completely lost.
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As are the Democrats, which pretty much means the US political process is completely lost.
EDIT - Who do you turn to? It would appear that the CIA themselves have been subject to a far right coup, which is somewhat ironic, so I can't see the intelligence services doing anything, but who do you turn to? The military? Is that where America is at?
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I watched it for about 30 seconds. I couldn't stand hearing his lies and disgusting face.
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Same - just as I started watching he was saying the democrats had weaponised law enforcement against their political opponents, on the day that said he would crack down on political opponents in universities. (I know he's abusing law enforcement in many other ways - it just struck me that the that the university protest crack down was one of the big stories of the day. Such a stark example of "every accusation is a confession")
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He objectively has a really whiny voice. It's just so high pitched and so shreeky.
I just can't listen to it at all.
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Like nails on a chalkboard or metal scraping on metal. Barf
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He renewed imperialist rhetoric about annexing Greenland and the Panama Canal while distorting U.S. aid figures to Ukraine.
What I heard him actually say would normally get most Presidents impeached.
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He specifically called Mexico's government illegitimate.
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Regarding Greenland > No is an answer. No explanation needed from DK.
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In a sea of disgusting lies and undeserved co-option of others' achievements, his comments on 'reclaiming the Panama Canal' and 'Taking Greenland one way or another' were particularly atrocious. Did this motherfucker say on live television that the United States is going to claim the sovereign territory of other nations!?!?!? Why the brainmelting fuck did Republicans clap!?!?
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Did this motherfucker say on live television that the United States is going to claim the sovereign territory of other nations!?!?!? Why the brainmelting fuck did Republicans clap!?!?
He did, and thats important.
But also remember, he likes to throw out red meat for the news/population to feast on, to distract.
Be sure to pay attention to what he does, moreso than what he says.
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If only we could have seen this coming
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He’s a narcissistic toddler. What do you expect?
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Calling him a toddler is dangerous. It diminishes the impact of his actions.
He’s a Russian puppet, installed to destroy our country, and that’s exactly what he’s doing.
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I'd expect the adults in the room, the US population, to stand up and smack his ass down.
But apparently that's too much to ask, so he continues to get away with everything.
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Trump is a genuine man-child. He probably doesn't understand half of what he's saying or what it means whatsoever, and why is "wokeness" even taken seriously as a political talking point?
He just does things he's told to do like he has no autonomy, but I guess you can't expect more from Putin's licking dog.
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Every time he said something like "it's never been done before, until I did it", I'm reminded that sensible guardrails prevented previous presidents from overreach.
Trump has been actively removing those safeguards, regulations, and guardrails.
So, when he boasts, it's worth keeping that context in mind.
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He’s literally a propaganda spouting machine
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This bigoted asshole managed to demonize trans people not only once, but twice.