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Summary

Seventy days into his second term, Donald Trump faces growing internal turmoil and public backlash. Allies report he’s making late-night angry calls, upset over negative press and policy setbacks.

The "Signalgate" scandal and GOP resistance to new tariffs have shaken his administration. Trump blames National Security Adviser Mike Waltz for a messaging blunder and resents criticism of his deportation efforts.

His attempts to end wars in Gaza and Ukraine have faltered.

Republicans fear economic fallout from his trade policies, raising concerns about recession and inflation.

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[-] matlag@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

"Friends": people who agree with whatever you say and laugh at you after the call?

[-] futatorius@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago

And to anyone who has eyes to see with, the press is largely sanewashing Trump and toadying to his imbeclic destructiveness.

[-] pogt@lemmy.wtf 12 points 1 week ago

Wouldn't be wild to say that there's some dementia and cognitive decline going on with Trump. I'm not saying this as a joke or insult, the guy is seriously behaving randomly and people around his are too scared to disagree.

[-] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 7 points 1 week ago

It wouldn't be wild, it'd be accurate. The man has dementia. I'm on mobile and not inclined to tap out all of the indicators, but remember when he abruptly stopped speaking at a campaign rally, and just kind of swayed to his music playlist for 39 minutes, or when he described in detail the literal, giant faucet in British Columbia that he seemed to think that Canada uses to control water to the West Coast? (Or the literal dome over Israel?) Both losing track of time and losing the ability to process metaphorical speech are symptoms of dementia. Why else would his doctors have administered that cognitive test that he bragged that he aced?

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[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

I can tell this is fake news because it implies trump has friends.

[-] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

The voices in his dementia-addled brain don't count as "friends".

[-] firebyte@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

What are the chances of him being booted out via 25th Amendment in the next six months?

It might buy JD just enough time to prevent the Republicans being utterly wiped out in the mid-terms...

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[-] Critical_Thinker@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago

"Everything is everyone else's fault! Why can't everyone see that my way is better for me and my interests?!?!?!"

Sorry donnie, we do see it.

[-] TronBronson@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

All he has to do is not drive the car off the cliff but noooooo

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

not according to putin, its working as intended.

[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

What the fuck did the idiot THINK was going to happen?

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[-] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 8 points 1 week ago

"friends" you keep using this word but I'm not sure you know what it means.

People close to him have stated they loathe him. What they love is money and power. Nobody that knows him truly cares about him.

[-] quoll@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 week ago

attempts to end wars in Gaza

huh?

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[-] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

How dare they report facts! The facts are out to get me! They never favor my decisions!

[-] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

"If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right."

Trump needs to try the opposite.

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[-] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

Running America like one of his businesses.

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