What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[viper37]

And here is the story in the Globe about the quick response from the Federal government to increase spending on border security.

Gifted link

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/519974dc5e28f762a87fb14c1570523f4fb873adfcfcb945043907ccc3c41650/VRGJFV6MRRDPFOADMS2S2GQNRM/

When Trump says jump, Canada really has no choice but to say how high.

Tbf, all Trump was asking was for Canada to spend money.  Trudeau has no problem with that.

[Barrister]

Tbf, all Trump was asking was for Canada to spend money.  Trudeau has no problem with that.

Tbf, it's not actually clear what the fuck Trump was asking Canada to do.

[viper37]

Tbf, all Trump was asking was for Canada to spend money.  Trudeau has no problem with that.

Tbf, it's not actually clear what the fuck Trump was asking Canada to do.

Ah, no sense of humour.

yeah, Trump is never clear on anything, he just likes to rant.  "Old man rants at clouds", I believe?

[Norgy]

Are we entirely sure he knows where Canada is, or will we be treated by more "Ave Maria"?

[crazy canuck]

And here is the story in the Globe about the quick response from the Federal government to increase spending on border security.

Gifted link

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/519974dc5e28f762a87fb14c1570523f4fb873adfcfcb945043907ccc3c41650/VRGJFV6MRRDPFOADMS2S2GQNRM/

When Trump says jump, Canada really has no choice but to say how high.

Tbf, all Trump was asking was for Canada to spend money.  Trudeau has no problem with that.

 

[HVC]

Didn't register to me that the Canada-US border was problematic. I mean, it's obviously a very long and hard to police border, but wouldn't have thought it was a significant route for migrants seeking to enter the US illegaly.

It's gone up. You also get high profile stories of people freezing to death trying to cross in winter. 

[viper37]

Are we entirely sure he knows where Canada is, or will we be treated by more "Ave Maria"?

He was from New York.  And he now lives in Florida.  He defo knows what is a Canadian and where it is. (NY State is bordering on Canada and Florida is a prized destination for Canadian "tourists" who like to spend the winter there, a.k.a. 'Snowbirds').

[crazy canuck]

If the tariffs don't get us, this surely will.  Here is your new head of the CDC.

Like Mr. Kennedy, Dr. Weldon, 71, has claimed that some children may develop autism when vaccinated against measles because of genetics or other factors, despite dozens of robust studies that thoroughly disproved the claim.

[Eddie Teach]

Funny, 20 years ago I'd never imagine a presidential candidate would have multiple court cases going on.

Lyndon Larouche?

[Syt]

And the ass kissing is in full force, I suppose.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87x98q8y08o

Mark Zuckerberg dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has visited Donald Trump at his resort in Mar-a-Lago, further evidence of the apparent thawing in their once frosty relations.

The president-elect already has a close, high-profile relationship with another of the leading figures in tech, X owner Elon Musk.

Historically, though, there has been no such closeness between Trump and Mr Zuckerberg - with Trump barred from Facebook and Instagram after the Capitol riots, and Trump threatening the Meta boss with jail if he interfered in the 2024 presidential election.

However, there has recently been evidence those strained relations are improving, culminating in Mr Zuckerberg dining with the president-elect at his Florida mansion.

"Mark was grateful for the invitation to join President Trump for dinner and the opportunity to meet with members of his team about the incoming administration," a Meta spokesperson told the BBC.

"It's an important time for the future of American Innovation," the statement added.

Jail threat

In August, Trump wrote in a book Mr Zuckerberg would "spend the rest of his life in prison" if he attempted to interfere in the 2024 US election.

But the president-elect subsequently softened his position, telling a podcast in October it was "nice" Mr Zuckerberg was "staying out of the election", and thanking him for a personal phone call after he faced an assassination attempt.

There have have also been indications Mr Zuckerberg is attempting to be more accommodating towards America's incoming president.

Trump was thrown off Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram in 2021 for what the company called his "praise for people engaged in violence at the Capitol on January 6."

But that suspension has since been lifted.

In August this year, Mr Zuckerberg spoke of his regret at de-promoting content relating to allegations about Joe Biden's son Hunter, which had been a right-wing talking point in the US prior to the 2020 presidential election.

He also said he would make no more contributions to support electoral infrastructure, after a $400m (£302m) donation in 2020 was viewed by some online as a way of skirting donation limits.

Mr Zuckerberg said his donations had been designed to be non-partisan, and his goal was to be neutral in elections.

Big tech buddies
It is not known what the two men discussed over dinner at Trump's Florida home.

Meta has though been facing increasing regulation in recent years, including an ongoing antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2020.

Even so, Mr Zuckerberg's apparently improving relations with the president-elect have been totally eclipsed by Trump's closeness to Elon Musk.

Trump's close-knit relationship with the X owner resulted in more than $100m (£79m) in campaign donations, along with endorsements from the billionaire and his superfans.

Their relationship is so tight it has caused some to dub Musk his "First Buddy", a play on the president's wife being named First Lady.

It has ultimately led to the billionaire being placed in charge of a new Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), which may give him not only influence over government policy, but the very regulation threatening his business empire.

However, Mr Zuckerberg and Mr Musk have a longstanding rivalry.

Some of their disagreements stem from serious business matters, such as a failed collaboration in 2016 when a SpaceX rocket exploded while carrying a Facebook satellite.

Their beef rumbled on, eventually becoming a war of words over a potential cagefight.

Though neither have backed down publicly, it seems unlikely the bout of the billionaires will actually come to pass.

[Syt]

Also, this is lovely

[crazy canuck]

Ah, the new don't look up department

[Crazy_Ivan80]

imagine that by the end of the next 4 years Russia is less corrupt than the US. It may actually happen

[viper37]

The beginning... 

Top New York Lawmaker Urges Liberal States to Secede from US, Join Canada in Response to Trump Mass Deportation Threat

[crazy canuck]

imagine that by the end of the next 4 years Russia is less corrupt than the US. It may actually happen

Why do you think it will take all four years?