Trump administration 2024-2028

[Genetk44]

I suspect you may be right.

I read an an article published two days ago in Brookings that 62% of rank-and-file Republicans now identify as MAGA.

The article suggested that dominance has come at the cost of alienating a non-MAGA minority that increasingly thinks and votes like independents.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that he went bankrupt not once but twice actually.
How you do that?
Casinos are machines designed to produce cash !

The businesses went bankrupt, not Trump. He made money on the deals…every time.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

A few years ago I worked at the newly formed Supply Ontario, as the lead for their Digital Strategy. Like many Canadian jurisdictions and companies, they voluntarily abided by the US standard, much as the CAF acknowledged Leahy Vetting in Iraq and elsewhere

 

[Retired AF Guy]

Never heard of Leahy Vetting until now. Learn something new every day.

The U.S. government’s process for screening foreign security force units and individuals to ensure they have not committed gross violations of human rights (GVHRs) before receiving U.S. assistance. This process implements the Leahy Laws, which prohibit funding to units with credible evidence of abuses such as torture, extrajudicial killing, enforced disappearance, or rape under color of law.

The vetting procedure is conducted by the Department of State and Department of Defense, utilizing the International Vetting and Security Tracking (INVEST) system. Checks begin at U.S. embassies overseas and are reviewed by analysts in Washington, D.C., assessing both classified records and open-source reports. If a unit is found ineligible, assistance is denied unless the partner government demonstrates remediation by taking effective steps to bring responsible members to justice through impartial investigations and appropriate sentencing.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Clearly a shady customer...

'Vandals arrested' as Trump's $14m reflective pool project sees it turn green again​

The president launched his refurbishment of the pool to mark America's 250th anniversary, as he said his predecessors had let it turn an algae-stained green.

One man arrested was David Hearn, 67, of Bethesda, Maryland, who owned a company that made composite used to build watercraft.

He said he stopped by the pool during his 64-mile bike ride on Friday to see what was going on.

Mr Hearn, a former Olympic canoe racer, told the Associated Press he reached into the pool because he wanted to examine the peeling new coating.

He said he briefly touched a chunk that was still attached to the side of the pool, then let go shortly after a park worker told him to.
https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=news.sky.com
But, Mr Hearn said, he was then detained by National Guard troops and Park Police for five hours before being released on Friday night.

"I'm a curious citizen," Mr Hearn said in a telephone interview. "I reached down to see what it felt like. It was very rubbery."

The Washington Post first reported Mr Hearn's arrest, and he said he has a date to appear in court next month and is looking for legal help.

https://news.sky.com/story/vandals-arrested-as-trumps-14m-reflective-pool-project-sees-it-turn-green-again-13556298

 

[Brad Sallows]

"I'm a curious citizen," Mr Hearn said in a telephone interview. "I reached down to see what it felt like. It was very rubbery."

Yeah, people reach into public fountains and pools out of curiosity all the time. I can't get close enough to toss a penny in anymore due to the press of people waiting their turn to feel the slimy textures.

 

[ModlrMike]

If you want to find the vandals responsible for damaging the reflecting pool, look no further than the White House.