Trump Actions Predicted

A brief checklist of the type of actions Donald Trump may order:

• Two trillion dollars cut from government spending, including the closure of several departments. The FBI may be shut down, and the CIA too.
• Pentagon restructured
• Tariffs on all countries not playing by the rules as defined by the US
• Mass deportations of illegal immigrants
• Prince Harry sent back to the UK
• All NATO countries brought up to 2% of GDP spent on defense
• UK Prime Minister steps down as Trump sacks him (I know, Trump isn't his boss, but do you think that will matter to Trump?)
• War in Ukraine ends
• The FDA, NIH, etc overhauled
• Arrests 
• Zelensky granted asylum
• Electoral process cleaned up
• RINO's identified and primaried out of a job

If Trump Was President Again

Would things be any different if Donald Trump was President again? Well, there would be fewer wars.

US Capitol Protest

Watching the protests at the US Capitol, how did the protesters get inside the US Capitol building? I've seen footage showing police simply letting people through the barriers. Basically, they were allowed to enter. Not a riot. The whole thing was set up to cover for the certification of the illegitimate President elect, Joe Biden. I'm sure more will come to light. 

Have a look at this Twitter thread for examples of what I'm talking about: https://twitter.com/thepedalninja/status/1347010953511100416

We're entering very dark days. Even the world's most powerful democracy has succumbed to foreign interference.

Jim Acosta Incident

A journalist by the name of Jim Acosta has had his White House press pass suspended indefinitely for manhandling a White House staff member at a recent Press Conference.

The point at which Acosta touches the young woman can be seen here: https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2018/11/RTS254S6/lead_720_405.jpg?mod=1541706554

Reviewing the lead up to this incident, it is clear the President had had enough of Acosta's questions, and had gone on to accept other questions from those present. Who does Acosta think he is? He doesn't get to decide when and if he surrenders the mic.

No two ways about it in my view; Acosta must apologise to the woman concerned, then apologise for his conduct to the President and lastly to all those present as well as the TV audience.

All Things Trump

Okay, so Donald J. Trump is in Europe. A bit of a hit and miss affair.

Firstly, his manners. No, I don't think he needs to bow to the Queen. He is a head of state after all, he's not going to be subservient to another head of state. But his walking in front of her during an inspection of the guard? That's him being arrogant and putting himself centre stage. I'm sure he did it intentionally. The same applies to keeping the Queen waiting for 15 minutes. It's uncouth behaviour.

Then he showed his ignorance when appearing to not understand what the UK is, and that England is a separate country within the UK. This was revealed when The Sun newspaper interviewed him. It's cringe-worthy to be honest. In the interview he can be heard saying you don't hear England mentioned much these days, and when presented with an England football jersey, he remarks about it, saying something about how they do still have it. Wow, see it does still exist type of thing. A man this ignorant should not be in charge of anything. And I'm talking about even a merry-go-round.

But his call for NATO partners to ante up is correct I feel. Although the only thing is, he didn't originate the call. America has been calling for more spending from its partners for some time. Likewise the gas from Russia angle. It has long been pointed out that Russia can simply turn the gas off at any time and Germany would freeze.

But perhaps something President Trump is doing a little differently, is putting the EU and NATO together. I could be wrong, but I've never seen this done before by someone in his position. Yes, I do think they must be put alongside one another as the EU get to sell goods to the US off the back of the US paying to defend them. It's a tilted playing field in other words. The US has finally woken up.

But the real worry with President Trump is his erratic nature. That's where any defence of his actions begins to unravel. What course he sets seems to come down to how he feels when he wakes up in the morning. My concern is that the weaknesses inherent in the American governmental system are now being fully exposed. It could lead to a World War.

President Trump and Tariffs

Oh no, President Trump has upset everyone with his tariffs on steel and aluminium. However if you step back for a minute, it is easy to see that the US has been taken advantage of. The countries that are now the focus of Trump's attention, very quickly skew the playing field when it suits them. All the US is doing is evening things up. Those countries affected are crying crocodile tears in other words.

Deal of the Century

Is it really all about Iran? I found Marwan Bishara's examination of the issues in the Middle East to be interesting (see link below). Basically what he's saying is the US needs a new enemy to focus on and the old foe Iran, arguably easy to hate, is in the cross-hairs again. The Palestinians are expendable in this new Israel and Saudi Arabian manipulation of the US.

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/trump-iran-israel-doctrine-180509070744972.html

...Saudi leaders expressed openness to Trump's "deal of the century" that paves the way for new relations with Israel at the expense of Palestine. 

America First

I've just thought of a new conspiracy theory. Someone else may have come up with this, sorry if this has been thought of before, but this is my original. Okay? Here goes:

Donald Trump is looking to get himself fired, impeached, stood own; whatever it takes to be deposed. What he then intends doing is setting up a rival party to the GOP called America First or similar, run along far right lines. This would explain his re-tweets of the Britain First deputy leader's tweets. He'd then promote this new party through social media and Fox. A chilling prospect but not inconceivable.
What do you think?

President Trump and the Paris Agreement

President Trump has it right again, his base will be happy with him pulling the US out of the Paris Agreement. Why should the US make all the sacrifices? I've got no argument with climate science but I do take issue with how the science has been adopted by those who want to see the industrialised world sidelined and then neutered.

It's like this; imagine you've worked hard to own a nice house. Someone from down the road with a much poorer house proposes that you be taxed so you can no longer afford to maintain your house, instead your taxes would go to improve the upkeep of the house owned by the person proposing you be taxed. Does this make any sense? No it doesn't, not at all, but this is the sort of thing these climate agreements demand of the developed world.

We could look it another way. How about we demand that Europe fix the climate solely at their cost? They've cut down their trees over the last few thousand years, put the trees back there Europe. The US is a new country, relatively speaking, why should they bear the burden? Imagine the howls of protest from Europe at the prospect.

Trump: The Turning Point

US President Donald Trump, according to news reports, is at an all-time low approval rating for US Presidents. But this could change if he manages to achieve a satisfactory resolution to the three items currently on the agenda.

1. Syria and their War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

We've all seen the horrific images on the television, civilian communities being gassed. Children amongst the victims. Syria has lost the plot and stepped over the line.

The USA will likely intervene in some way, and the whole world should support them if they do. Done right, decisively, with weight behind the punch, President Trump will surely be saluted.

2. Trade and China

China has the playing field tilted toward it. Everyone else is running uphill. They write the rules, interpret those rules, and then cry foul when anyone questions them. This approach has seen China accumulate massive wealth. But it has to stop, it must, or the US and the rest of the western industrialised world will be pushing handcarts. President Trump seems to grasp this and his approach with the Chinese President will be interesting to observe. Is President Trump the great negotiator? We are about to find out.

3. North Korea

Then we have the unstable and, quite frankly, loony North Korean state. It appears they only listen to China, and China entered the Korean war to support them just as they were on the brink of losing. So there is history as they say. How President Trump juggles this and trade with China will be crucial. He must be strong with China on trade but also diplomatic in getting China to rein in North Korea.

The stakes for President Trump are high, get at least two of the three sorted in his first term and he'll soar in the ratings and be re-elected. If he falls over and can't seem to deal with things, he may not even get to the end of his first term. Interesting times as they say.

Trump's First Big Test

I believe the first big test Donald Trump will face will not be over immigrants, the wall, Syria or the dismantling of Obamacare. I believe the first big test will be in the Far East, and how he handles China's expansion in the South China Sea and how he handles North Korea. It looks to me like China is using North Korea as a fake, push there yet take more in the South while no-one is looking. Well they are looking and noticing but are otherwise occupied. Can Trump walk softly while carrying a big stick?

Trump to Double Growth?

While Donald Trump said enough during the campaign to cancel himself out as any kind of decent human being, we have to now deal with four years of his administration. Will it be good for business and investment, or not?

My guess is there will be growth in construction jobs, that's Trump's thing. Overall the following link appears very bullish, read on and consider if any of it comes to pass:-

How President Trump will double growth and jobs