If Trump were Pinnocchio his nose would be from here to the moon by now with all the lies he has told. But what you’re about to see is not only a montage of Trump’s lies, it’s also a template for how things are going to go in this country from here on out. The pattern is: 1. the lies, in great repetition; 2. then the walk back, to get the heat off; 3. then nothing happens because it was all bullshit to begin with.
But Trump had no trouble spewing bullshit because always bear in mind, his goal was to stay out of prison. And he achieved that goal, to the everlasting disgrace of our nation. These years of Trump will be earmarked as the lowest in American history, eclipsing all other eras of corruption, and that’s presupposing that the nation lasts long enough and we rebuild out of this sufficiently for people to have a perspective.
He’s a fraud and they all just continue to believe 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑 pic.twitter.com/baDhJ59Ni1
— Sean McDaniel (@Delerat7) January 21, 2025
Now we get on to Phase Two, which is the walk back. CNN:
For now, it appears Trump’s first order of business will be a talk with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, who he accused of “destroying Russia” during remarks in the Oval Office on Monday.
“He can’t be thrilled, he’s not doing so well,” Trump told reporters amid a lengthy signing ceremony, a rare moment of criticism about the Russian president. “Russia is bigger, they have more soldiers to lose, but that’s no way to run a country.”
Asked how long the war would last, he said he couldn’t answer before speaking with the Russian leader.
“I have to speak to President Putin. We’re going to have to find out,” he said.
Indeed, Trump has directed his aides to arrange a phone call with Putin soon, with one goal of the conversation to discuss an in-person meeting in the coming months to try ending the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. Now that Trump is in office, US and Russian officials can begin work in earnest on setting up an in-person meeting. Switzerland and Serbia have both said they’d be willing to host.
And we’ll soon see Phase Three, which is that jack nothing happens. At least not what Trump wants. A lot will happen but it will be either what Putin wants or what Zelensky is able to persuade other allies to help him with.
Speaking on Tuesday, Zelensky seemed concerned about how focused Trump would be on the conflict and suggested European countries need to step up.
The Ukrainian leader suggested that while the United States is an “indispensable” ally to Europe, the relationship might not be fully reciprocal.
“Will President Trump even notice Europe?” Zelensky asked in appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Does he see NATO as necessary, and will he respect EU institutions?”
“Europe can’t afford to be second or third in line for its allies,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky added that Europe “needs to learn how to fully take care of itself,” so that “the world can’t afford to ignore it.”
The Ukrainian leader also urged European countries to stand together to face threats from Russia and Iran, noting the size of Russian army to other European states and suggesting that no European country can stand up to Russia by itself.
And if you read between the lines, it’s expected that Trump will pull the U.S. out of NATO. That’s been the fear for some time now. President Macron of France said last year that Europe couldn’t be “at the whim of the American electorate” and unfortunately, he was only too right. So our allies, countries that we fought side by side with in both world wars, don’t trust us and they are right not to do so.
Once again, America has a lunatic at the helm, only now he is older, more demented, and has nothing to lose. This is not a good combination. Focus on 2026, friends. We need to put a stop to this and that’s the only way.
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Lazlo: I plan to leave Casablanca.
Claude Rains as the French Captain: It would take a miracle to get you out of Casablanca, and the Germans have outlawed miracles. It appears a miracle or two will need to occur to get us out of this mess. This is going to be worse than Andy crawling through the 500 yards in a dark sewer pipe to freedom in Shawshank.