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[–] PumpkinSkink@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

This statement is really weird, even for Trump because in the question asked immediately prior he clearly understands the question about whether he directed Bessant to intervene in the bond market stating.

"Not at all. No, he's a very capable man. He wanted to do it. He's very good at it. He is a good touch. Very good natural touch for the bonds and interest."

Right? He understands ehats beung spoken about, or his answer at least makes it sound like he does.

Then the reporter mentions that yields came back up and asks if Trump was going to direct Bessant to do "some other type of intervention". At this point Trump suggests military intervention.

He goes from "Bond market intervention" -> "Interest rates" (reasonable) to "Intervention" -> "I might direct the military to attack the bond market" (deranged) in, like 10 seconds. Is he just playing word association? Is he fucking with the reporter?

[–] VoodooMischief@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I disagree with your assessment that he understands the first question. His answer is just your typical responsibility deflection (“He wanted to do it”) combined with vague praise (“He is a good touch”). It’s akin to Maurice’s generic answers about football in IT Crowd (“Did you see that ludicrous display last night”). The only thing Trump DOES understand is using the military for his problems, which is why his answers ultimately land there.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 hours ago

Trump is getting onboard with the Occupy Wall Street movement?

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 8 points 9 hours ago

After Trump's remarks, however, it remains unclear whether he and the president are even working from the same toolbox.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Maybe use the military for corruption and sexual exploitation of minors?

[–] quarkquasar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Well, it is a day ending in "Y".

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

MAC flights to new islands?

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago

We’re so fucked

[–] sns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 329 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

America isn't like this because Trump is president

Trump is president because America is like this

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 hours ago

The truth many Americans don't want to hear.

Trump is a mirror.

[–] Prairie_Madness@lemmy.world 147 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

Decades of stripping education funding is taking its toll

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 8 hours ago

well trump like strippers.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 21 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It’s worse than that. Everyone has been brought up to be a narcissistic consumer and they approach public policy the same way.

[–] Prairie_Madness@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The amount of times I've heard "why should I pay taxes for school, my kids are grown" is way too damn high

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 15 minutes ago

I became so disappointed in my grandmother when I was in high school when she expressed this attitude. I couldn’t understand why it mattered as children still needed school.

[–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 52 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Idiocracy was the game plan all along.

[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 13 points 18 hours ago

It was idiocy all along.

Signed - a native whose ancestors talked at length and wrote down (or had someone else write down) how dumb they were in the very beginning, before there was even a nation

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

That's not the issue at all. It's the curriculum, the no child left behind act implementation, and the overall indoctrination and corruption of a system of government that rewards the rich.

Most schools get plenty of money and just blow it on things they don't need. Buildings way too fancy and overpriced educational subscriptions to crap, instead of spending it on more teachers and teacher salary. The money is plenty there. None of the rich fucks get a cut from cheaper buildings and teacher payrolls.

[–] Prairie_Madness@lemmy.world 17 points 17 hours ago

Stripping education doesn't necessarily mean money. The GOP has waged an all out war on knowledge over the last few decades. Hell Fox News was recently saying "colleges make liberals" despite the fact that all the people saying it had college degrees.

No Child Left Behind gas been terrible. And I agree that money needs to go to teachers, not admins

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[–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 13 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

You'd rather have uneducated strippers?

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[–] deacon@lemmy.world 23 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

It a fair and accurate criticism and it probably shouldn’t have snuck up on us like this.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 35 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

For those of us watching this ramp up from the 90s into the 2000s and the Tea Party and the 2010s.... it… really wasn't a shock.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 16 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly. I gave up hope when W was elected a second time after an abysmal presidency and terrible performance in the debates prior.

[–] mifan@feddit.dk 6 points 9 hours ago

I honestly thought that W was the lowest you could go. But in comparison with the current president you somehow wish you could at least go back to that level of presidency. Much bad to be said about him, but at least he was gentleman with respect for other people, institutions and the constitution.

[–] FluidBeef@quokk.au 27 points 17 hours ago

He’ll lose that war too.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 66 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Same guy who wanted to nuke hurricanes.

[–] rethnor@lemmy.zip 16 points 19 hours ago

https://what-if.xkcd.com/23/

Evidently this is asked a lot and had been answered

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[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 72 points 22 hours ago (6 children)

"And then we'll send the Marines to shoot inflation in the FACE." -- Some president soon, probably

[–] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 11 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

But Brawndo’s got electrolytes.

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 83 points 1 day ago (8 children)

This is insane even for Trump. What would a military intervention in the bond market even mean?

My guess is this is just dementia related word salad.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe he just watched Beverly Hills Cop 2 and wants to steal a bunch of bearer bonds.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

A lot of shit seems to have happened after Trump watched a movie over the weekend. What a stupid state of affairs we are in.

[–] Zos_Kia@jlai.lu 37 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

The largest chunks of US bonds are held by nations, so I think the subtext is that if any nation starts dumping bonds to hurt the US economy he may consider it a casus belli. Basically forcing them to hold the bag at gunpoint. This is a dream situation for a conman like him.

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 29 points 18 hours ago

This is what he means. In fact, I think he is specifically referring to Canada. The first time Trump brought in tariffs, Carney initiated a little bond market run, causing him to back down. It was the first "CO" in TACO. Trump has been bristling since then.

I hate how the headline tries to trivialize the fact that America is threatening to attack its former allies on the basis of trade irritations. This guy is fucking mental.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 15 hours ago

Damn I didn't consider that but it makes some sense. What a fucking monster.

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[–] Tetragrade@leminal.space 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Ol' reliable: issue $1,000,000,000,000,000 in fascist funny bonds and invade Canada.

[–] im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 4 points 12 hours ago

My translation is: if people keep complaining about whatever bonds are we can invade Greenland or Uzbekistan or Herd Island.

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[–] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 109 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Dipshit is so delusional he thinks he can send the military after bond traders.

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 88 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I laughed about your comment, paused, and then started getting nervous.

I decided to take a quick glance at the article and came across this:

President Donald Trump suggested Friday he could use the military to stage an "intervention" on bond markets in a confusing response to a reporter asking about Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's efforts to bring down soaring yields.

Much to my dismay, you weren't exaggerating.

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[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He can. There's literally no process to stop him right now. He could have people executed in the streets and his supporters would cheer and sell merch.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 66 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

He is having people executed in the street, and they are.

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[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 69 points 1 day ago (8 children)

This needs to stop. Why are we letting a dipshit pedophile destroy our country?

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 18 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Because the republicans have control over all three branches, and the party has dedicated itself to authoritarian rule under that orange asshole.

This is the government that they have been wanting for my entire life. This stupid fucking country decided to finally gift it to them.

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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 47 points 1 day ago (8 children)

It's not a case of the people "letting" him destroy your country. The people wanted him to. Maybe not all the specific details of how he's doing it, but the previous election was largely a choice between "status quo" and "break the system" and break the system won. For some reason few of those voters seemed to be aware of how well the system was serving them, it appears they may have been misled. But that's democracy for you.

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[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

the poor are too busy dying without healthcare

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[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 27 points 22 hours ago (5 children)

He's a walking LLM, just making word associations based on what's most probable to resonate with idiots.

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