Trump isn't President yet, but that hasn't stopped him from starting to act like he is

[quote] This weekend, Trump will join French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after it was devastated by fire. Biden was invited but opted not to attend, a White House official said.

The minute I saw that Trump would be attending the ceremony, I thought the same thing as the headline of this article.

Trump is acting like he's President already, and world leaders are treating him like it.

Biden is completely impotent at this point.

He may as well resign already, and let Kamala be President for the next month.

You might find the stench and odor of a used diaper, offensive. They don't. A soiled adult diaper is an aphrodisiac. To them.

OP we don't need a new thread every single time this asshole farts.

[quote]Biden is completely impotent at this point.

Now wait a goddamn minute!

I may be old, but impotent, I ain't. Us Biden's have legendary cocks that always work!

Got us in trouble a few times too, heck Hunter alone has been caught.... Wait, that's here nor there. My point still stands, impotent and Biden never go together.

^^^See, you pissed me off so much that I forgot to sign the goddamn post!

President Biden at the Christmas Tree lighting ceremony.

Oh, dear.

The Biden administration has been completely trashed.

I like my president virile. Or something.

What a sad ending to what could have been a great Presidency.

Very. Sad.

Very

So. Sad

R9: He ran on ending Trump and MAGA. The movement is now bigger than ever. This is a failed presidency.

[quote] European leaders feel they have 'no choice' but to flatter Trump

President-elect Trump is attending the reopening of Notre Dame and his relationship with French President Macron will be in the spotlight. NBC News correspondents Vaughn Hillyard and Kelly Cobiella report the latest. New York Times diplomatic correspondent Michael Crowley joins Andrea Mitchell to weigh in on this and to discuss Trump tapping Tulsi Gabbard for DNI.

He never stopped acting like a president the POS . Hope I live long enough to hear he passed on…

What an ugly American inside and out.

[quote]Trump will join French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral

Well, there goes that pristine, white, bright, refurbished interior.

Good point, R15. Never before has a former President drowned out an incumbent President's term the way Trump did to Biden. And it gets very little discussion in the press. There is no doubt Biden made mistakes, but he could never compete with the amount of media attention going to his predecessor.

What a sad end of Democracy it will be in 45 more days.

Trump is the only former President with his own airplane, so he can jet anywhere in the world at a moment's notice, as if he were already President.

Plus he has Secret Service protection already.

[quote] For a Billionaire, Trump Flies a Crappy Plane The truth about his vintage Boeing 757.

If Donald Trump gets reelected in November, he’ll win a bonanza of benefits, including freedom from prison, the ability to jail Joe Biden, a $400,000 salary, and kinglike powers. He’ll also get a massive upgrade in the quality of his air travel, from his ’90s vintage 757 dubbed Trump Force One to the real Air Force One, a pair of heavily modified 747s worth billions.

To hear Trump tell it, that’s not much of an upgrade at all. He once told Rolling Stone that Air Force One is “a step down” from his 757 “in every way.”

But that’s pure delusion. Sure, Trump’s plane is big, and it has a shiny new paint job, but from a true private-jet aficionado’s point of view, those are about its only virtues. “It’s like if you wanted to brag about having a massive yacht, so you bought the Staten Island Ferry and converted it,” says a private-jet broker who prefers not to be identified. “That’s not something that people who really know yachts would find impressive.”

Trump Force One, you might say, is a poor man’s idea of a rich man’s plane — a big shiny bauble that behind the scenes is “a plane past its prime with decaying mechanics and exorbitant storage fees,” as CNN put it. Which raises the question: Why is a guy supposedly as rich as Trump is flying around in such a jalopy? According to Bloomberg, he’s worth $6.5 billion. People with this kind of wealth generally fly planes like the Gulfstream G650 or the Dassault Falcon 8X, the Porsches and Lamborghinis of the air. By comparison, Trump is flying a secondhand school bus.

It’s not really that complicated, though. To understand the crappiness of Trump’s plane, it helps to know a bit more about planes and Trump.

The former and maybe next president’s predilection for slapping his name on superannuated aircraft goes way back. In 1988, he paid $365 million for Eastern Air Shuttle, a division of Eastern Airlines that ran short hops between New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C., on a fleet of 17 obsolescent Boeing 727s. Renaming the operation Trump Shuttle, he tried to turn the bargain carrier into a luxury brand, with maple-veneer interiors and free in-flight telephone calls, but the venture defaulted on its debts in 1992 and was repossessed by the banks.

Five years later, Trump repurchased one of the 727s for his own personal use and had the interior redecorated in mahogany and silk. It was aboard this plane that his future wife Melania Knauss was photographed lounging in the nude for GQ. Trump kept the plane until 2010, when the earnings he received from The Apprentice allowed him to acquire a much larger plane, a Boeing 757.

While a video on Trump’s website called the plane a “luxurious new 757,” it was already decades old when Trump bought it, having first flown in 1991, the year “Marky” Mark Wahlberg released “Good Vibrations.” Already out of production for years by the time Trump bought his, the 757 is an aircraft of a different era. Unlike modern planes, which use computers to control flight surfaces on the wings and tail, the 757 used cables and pushrods.

During the first part of its life, N757AF (as it’s known by its tail number) was a workhorse flying for a couple of small discount airlines — Sterling Airlines in Denmark and TAESA Airlines in Mexico — that have since gone out of business. The plane was eventually bought by Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen, who turned around and sold it to Trump.

If he really did pay $100 million for the plane, as has been widely reported, he overpaid for it even more than he did for the Plaza Hotel. When it was new, Trump’s plane would have cost around $50 million, or $115 million in today’s dollars. But like most vehicles, a plane steadily decreases in value. Based on current used-aircraft listings, a 757-200 of Trump Force One vintage is today worth about $5 to $8 million.

Did his brother Fred pilot these planes? Is that why Trump is so obsessed? He's so demented

Worst sequel ever

They ought to treat his administration as having started on November 6. Because that is when he started to act like a president and, for whatever reason, Biden just retreated. That way, this second administration will end on election day in 2028. I am OK with that. Just start counting his four years from the day that he started taking presidential power anyway.

It’ll end earlier on the back end.

[quote] They ought to treat his administration as having started on November 6. Because that is when he started to act like a president and, for whatever reason, Biden just retreated.

[quote] That way, this second administration will end on election day in 2028. I am OK with that.

Earth to R24!

Do you know ANYTHING about Trump?

Did you just land here from Mars?

This asshole isn't going away "early."

In fact, I don't think he's going away at all.

Not even after 2028.

There is something beautiful about seeing Democrats wake up to see the fool Biden has always been… and the fools he has made of you.

[quote]for whatever reason, Biden just retreated

Biden has NOT retreated. He has gone about the business of being a very productive president.

It is the media that has retreated from him. They are always looking for the next shiny thing. And say what you will about Trump, he certainly is shiny.

A shiny piece of shit.

At least he’’ll be another countries headache this weekend. So sad to see these various countries suck up to this vile old fuck.

Well I see our current President is representing the US at the Notre Dame ceremony in France today.

Current President Trump with French President Macron and his wife.

Pres Emmanuel has only gotten more handsome over the years.

Well this is AWKWARD.

No one said that Jill Biden would be at the Notre Dame ceremony with Donald Trump.

Since Melania hates the job of First Lady, maybe Jill Biden can stay on for another four years.

How do you have a President-elect and a current First Lady at the same international ceremony, both representing the US at the same time???

Macron is such an asshole for inviting Trump.

[quote]Biden has NOT retreated. He has gone about the business of being a very productive president.

Yep. Pardoning his son, lighting a Christmas tree...

R34 is has his panties in a wad because Faux News does not pay as well as it used to ever since they got busted for lying and had to pay out 787 MILLION dollars.

Dr. Jill and DUMP having a chat...

[quote] JESSE WATTERS: The consensus in DC is that Trump is already basically running things

Fox News host Jesse Watters discusses how Democrats are coping with their post-election loss as moans echo through Washington.

[italic]JESSE WATTERS: Biden left all his dance moves in Africa. He was back in D.C. to light the Christmas tree after his little safari. And let's just say he wasn't having a great hair day. Someone left his mousse on Air Force One. And while Trump was getting awards, Biden got named the worst president in modern history. This is a poll from the Daily Mail. Biden went from being on Mount Rushmore to being worse than Jimmy Carter. There's a lot that ails the big guy, but right now he's come down with a wicked case of senioritis. Trump's going to Notre Dame tomorrow. He's going to do the coin toss at the Army-Navy game next week and he's meeting with prime ministers. If Biden is unhappy about being upstaged, he hasn't offered any hints, is what people close to Biden are saying. The consensus in D.C. is that Trump is already basically running things. Trump even called Biden last week to wish him a happy Thanksgiving.

Hunter was getting a pardon the whole time. The only thing Biden wrestled with was how he was going to get it done once Kamala lost. They had a little deal that if Kamala won, she'd pardon Hunter so that Joe didn't have to. That would look more graceful and compassionate coming from her. And Biden wouldn't have that to go back on his word. But Trump won and made Biden pardon his son… Democrats are moaning all over Washington that Biden set us back tremendously. Mark Halperin told us last night, at this point, Biden will probably get a bookmobile instead of an actual library.[/italic]

Well he's in Paris because Macron pleaded with him to go, OP. Jill Biden was there. Joe wasn't, so he turned for his invite.

Is there nobody in Paris who can make Brigitte Macron a better wig??

[quote] Is there nobody in Paris who can make Brigitte Macron a better wig??

Zees ees not a weeg, cherie.

Eeet ees mah reeel airrr.

C'est belle, non?

[quote]Dr. Jill and DUMP having a chat...

Well, she voted for him. So there's that.

[quote]There is something beautiful about seeing Democrats wake up to see the fool Biden has always been… and the fools he has made of you.

Care to elaborate on how Biden has made a fool of us? Can you also explain how do you know what the sentiments of a significant proportion of Democrats are at the moment?

I am ashamed

It feels like the Bidens are just buddying up to Trump to fuck Kamala.

Why would Jill wear a red pantsuit on election day.

Red?

Jill probably voted Trump.

Trump meets up with Prince William at the UK Ambassadors residence in Paris, France.

That sounds like Trump-level pettiness, R44. On their worst day, the Biden's would never stoop so low.

[quote]That sounds like Trump-level pettiness, [R44]. On their worst day, the Biden's would never stoop so low.

Election Day. Jill Biden, walking to cast her vote:

[quote] It feels like the Bidens are just buddying up to Trump to fuck Kamala.

Oh, well.

After January 20, none of them will ever be heard from again.

They'll just fade into obscurity.

[quote]Why would Jill wear a red pantsuit on election day.

OMG, and why would Dump wear a blue tie in court. SKY FALLING JILL IS WEARING RED!!!! IT MUST MEAN SOMETHING!!!

R48 thinks the colors of the American Flag stand for political parties which didn't even exist when they made the flag.

Take a history class Dear.

R50/R51 is being willfully ignorant, and he/she/it knows it.

Jill wore HEAD TO TOE RED on ELECTION DAY.

She couldn't have been more clear in her message, if she had taken out a front page ad in the New York Times, you dumb fucker!

Trump wore a blue suite, he must have voted for Biden. - R52 Logic.

[quote]President Trump with French President Macron

This image is possibly digitally altered, but it does seem to reflect Trump's intention.

[quote]Trump wore a blue suite, he must have voted for Biden. - [R52] Logic.

You can't compare the two. The color blue is a normal standard color for a men's suit. And Trump's blue suit (nearly always paired with a red tie) is his signature outfit.

Jill...who probably has a few rooms of clothes to choose from.... obviously made a conscious choice to wear head-to-toe bright red on Election Day, where the color red represents the GOP.

The American Flag RED WHITE AND BLUE actually have meaning dumbass, it's not a fashion statement.

Red: The color red represents hardiness and valor, as well as courage and readiness to sacrifice. It is also sometimes said to represent the blood shed by those who have fought to protect our freedom and our country.

Blue: The color blue signifies justice for all, as well as vigilance and perseverance. A reminder that we must remain watchful and strong.

White: The color white stands for purity and innocence. Pure, because we are independent from other countries and hold true to our ideals.

Or she's a communist r55!

More like Trump demanding his cut r54.

Bitch gotta get paid!!!

Look at the way that Trump sits.

He is such a fucking SLOB!

[quote]The American Flag RED WHITE AND BLUE actually have meaning dumbass, it's not a fashion statement.

Where's the blue?

She's wearing head-to-toe RED. Even with the white shirt, the message is she's wearing RED.

RED represents the GOP. It's Election Day.

Maybe it was a heavy flow day.

"It was during the 2000 election that the New York Times and USA Today are credited as leading the current color-coding system thanks to the electoral maps they printed in their papers. That marked a turning point in how America's major political parties are symbolized, well beyond the day voters cast their ballots. "When you flip on the television on election night, and you see a map with red and blue, it simplifies things. You don't really need to know a whole lot more," said Jacobs." - CBS News

[quote] Maybe it was a heavy flow day.

Jillz pussy is DRY AS THE DESERT!

She hasn't had a lava flow since 1993.

I made a comment on this weeks ago. He's been acting like he's already President since the election and finally people are starting to notice I guess.

I would love for someone to ask him about what's happening in Syria’s, but they won’t.

From his "truth" social, R65:

[quote] Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump

[quote] Assad is gone. He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer. There was no reason for Russia to be there in the first place. They lost all interest in Syria because of Ukraine, where close to 600,000 Russian soldiers lay wounded or dead, in a war that should never have started, and could go on forever. Russia and Iran are in a weakened state right now, one because of Ukraine and a bad economy, the other because of Israel and its fighting success. Likewise, Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They have ridiculously lost 400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians. There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin. Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse. I know Vladimir well. This is his time to act. China can help. The World is waiting!

[quote]I would love for someone to ask him about what's happening in Syria’s, but they won’t

I've been watching BBC news and they've been quoting Trump as saying, "The United States should stay out of it."

[quote]Assad is gone. He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer. There was no reason for Russia to be there in the first place. They lost all interest in Syria because of Ukraine, where close to 600,000 Russian soldiers lay wounded or dead, in a war that should never have started, and could go on forever. Russia and Iran are in a weakened state right now, one because of Ukraine and a bad economy, the other because of Israel and its fighting success. Likewise, Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They have ridiculously lost 400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians. There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin. Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse. I know Vladimir well. This is his time to act. China can help. The World is waiting!

Ah, the return of news by tweet, now in the form of Truth Social posts. They were so missed over the last four years.

Trump better watch out with the critiques of Russia and Putin or he might find himself mysteriously falling out of a window before January 20th.

[quote] I've been watching BBC news and they've been quoting Trump as saying, "The United States should stay out of it."

Because he DID post that on Truth Social last night, R67.

The reporter in this linked video tells us that this was Trump's original response posted on Truth Social:

[bold]"...The United States should have nothing to do with it. This is not our fight."[/bold]

I myself am almost starting to forget that Biden is President.

When the news was reporting on Syria, they mentioned "The President" and for a second, I thought they were referring to Trump.

He's already in my psyche, goddammit!!!

Does Kamala do anything as VP now, or is she still recovering somewhere?

[quote] Does Kamala do anything as VP now, or is she still recovering somewhere?

Last I heard, she was vacationing in Hawaii.

Her job of VP or any VP is just to stand by.

Once I stopped watching cable news after the election, I realized that Trump is full of shit and won't get anything he's proposing accomplished like he did the last time.

Wait...he did get rid of Roe v Wade. Maybe we should be worried.

And 3 Supreme Court Justices so that the court skews conservative R73.

This time he has the house, senate, presidency and SCOTUS. A little worry wouldn't go astray.

His margin is so slim in the House, they won’t get anything passed without Democrats cooperating.

R74 And they're fairly young in comparison to the others. So...he's essentially shitted his fat-ass legacy into the soil of this country long after he croaks.

Spot on R76. For generations.

[quote] Trump isn't President yet, but that hasn't stopped him from starting to act like he is

What's convenient for him is that right now he can also say "I'm not President right now," and use it to his advantage.

He did this in his interview with Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press."

She said to him "the country is so divided right now..." and he replied, "I'm not President right now. That's Joe Biden's fault."

So he can act like he's President right now when it's convenient for him, but if he needs a scapegoat, he can say he's not President right now, and just blame Joe Biden.

He's a slippery one.

[quote]She said to him "the country is so divided right now..." and he replied, "I'm not President right now. That's Joe Biden's fault."

My jaw dropped open like it was on a hinge when he said that R78. Because it was just so brazen. So unbelievable.

In a few days Trump will be the head of the most powerful country in the world. The smart people who lead their countries will be preparing for Jan not thinking about Biden and things that could have been but never were.

And no one of any importance will care what the US losers think.

[quote]So he can act like he's President right now when it's convenient for him, but if he needs a scapegoat, he can say he's not President right now, and just blame Joe Biden. He's a slippery one.

It’s a smart strategy, and it’s what Kamala Harris should have done. Every time they trashed her about inflation and the border, she should have said “I’m not the President, Joe Biden is. And here’s how I’m going to change things…”

O.M.G., I LOOOOOVVVE FLOTUS Biden's shoes @R48!

[quote]My jaw dropped open like it was on a hinge when he said that R78. Because it was just so brazen. So unbelievable.

The last time my jaw dropped over something Trump did was the "Grab 'em by the Pussy" Access Hollywood tape. After that, none of his actions surprise me.

[quote]And they're fairly young in comparison to the others. So...he's essentially shitted his fat-ass legacy into the soil of this country long after he croaks.

That's part of the reason why I thought it was important to vote blue. Enabling a power-hungry lunatic to nominate more extremist conservatives to the SCOTUS who will defend and do Trump's bidding is equally as bad as having him in office.

The idiots who just voted for Trump just reminded me of the 70's when most of Americas was just and Broish, selfish and homophobic. That's what it was like, I thought maybe after 50 years America has moved slightly forward but I was wrong. This is America and will be for decades to come with the new SCOTUS to keep everyone in line.

I know their relationship is dead but it’s shocking Melania didn’t go to Norte Dame with him. Such a glamorous event and all she had to do was look good. We’ll probably see her inauguration week and then never again.

Winners getting ready to rule and the losers making plans to flee, kill them selves, or spend the next 4 years making silly posts making fun of the winners,

The life of those who no longer matter

He is ridiculous

Why are they sucking up to him so much??

Could it be thay Biden and Trump have a deal for Trump to go about the business of president on the global stage while Biden stays vlose to home to deal with deomstic stuff? Afterall it is all for the benefit of US?

R33 Macron invited Trump because he knows the large buffoon loves this type of adoration .

the USA is still the big fish to be listened to and followed. Joe now sits in a corner eating pudding. Jill is now the wife of an old guy sitting in a corner eating pudding.

And no one on either side anywhere gives a shit about Harris

Smart people, those outside of DL , understand that you deal with strength and power not the pudding eating long past their prime old folks who are grieving their uncle eaten by natives during ww2..

Butterscotch pudding?

Pudding!

Love him or hate him, the fact that Trump got through impeachment, court case after court case, investigations, felony charges, two assassination attempts...and is now President again, means something to other world leaders, many of whom (like Macron) are hanging on by a thread.

I just hope he dies before me because I want to watch.

Ditto

I think all his siblings are dead-he should be next. Martha too!

The people spoke. They elected a convicted felon, a convicted rapist, a grifter, a lying crooked criminal. A sexist, homophobic, antisemitic pile of steaming horse shit. A Russian operative, a traitor who has already sold American Military Secrets.....this is who we are now. My opinion of him will never change and I will try my very best to survive his crushing destructive hateful tenure, although I'm not sure what will be left, nor that he will actually accept the peaceful transfer of power. This is the future we have chosen, we created him - hopefully at least we are contributing to more understanding and a future where America is for everyone and our taxes are used to make all of our lives better. Since the founding of our country there has been a civil war, in congress and spilling out in to the battlefield a few times.....maybe this is what we finally need to move on. I'm glad I'm close to the end of my life for sure, I just feel bad for the young people - I hope they get it together - but they have a tough fight ahead as their education is lacking.

Trump's supporters won't be happy if he goes along with Musk's ideas to save money. Do away with food stamps and Medicaid.

R98 I’m like you but young people are not. Todays youth are harsh and digital driven and most think like Trump and friends-even young gays.They are all one big harsh obtuse money-making collective.

r14, I watched the French TV coverage, and it pissed me off how much they were toadying up to him. But when he was in the cathedral sitting in the pews, no one wanted to sit next to him and were giving him the side eyes. At least my eyes were soothed by seeing Zelensky (who really didn't need to be there, but I understand he needs to curry favor).

Great seeing Zelensky at Notre Dame but felt for him as he had to be photographed with dump-disgusting. If Macrons going to be mediator you can bet he’s going to demand Zelensky make all the concessions. ( D.Trump has wet dreams of fucking Macron- but then most of us do too)

Bloomberg December 5, 2024 : "A majority of French people want Emmanuel Macron to resign and advance the presidential election scheduled for 2027 to next year..."

Macron's days are numbered.

NYTimes:

"France’s Marine Le Pen Takes Aim at the Top"

"After helping to oust the prime minister last week, the far-right leader has made clear her next target is President Emmanuel Macron."

[quote] "France’s Marine Le Pen Takes Aim at the Top"

This is exactly why I didn't want Trump to win.

It encourages right-wing psychopaths all over the world (and their followers).

So the New York Times is now normalizing extreme right-wingers in other countries with articles playing them up. What's their endgame?

Hopefully the French are smarter than us politically and will not surrender their country and democracy to the whims of the far-right. Not to mention the added tragedy of losing that handsome piece of ass Macron for the homely and butch Marine Le Pen.

Europe’s “far-right” is all about keeping the Muslims out.

The international right wing shift will go on for years. Decades maybe.. Then it will in time shift back. Right now serious people are trying to figure out who to work with who is important Trump or anyone else in the dem party including the president.

And of course there is no one. Dems are about as important as the Greens today.

U of Michigan has a fight sing that explains this.