President Donald Trump
I assume it's still acceptable to have a Trump thread in a Politics forum?
So this is an obvious lie - basically aimed at
President Donald Trump has said he will immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook from her position, a major escalation in his battle against the US central bank.
In an announcement made on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump posted a letter addressed to Cook in which he informed her of his decision to remove her from the bank's board of governors with immediate effect.
He said there was "sufficient reason" to believe she had made false statements on mortgage agreements, and cited constitutional powers which he said allowed him to remove her.
Neither Cook or the Federal Reserve has commented on the sacking, which the president announced late on Monday.
Trump has put increasing pressure on the Fed - especially its chair Jerome Powell - in recent weeks over what he sees as the central bank's unwillingness to lower interest rates. He has repeatedly floated the possibility of firing Powell.
His decision to fire Cook, who is one of seven members of the Fed's board of governors and the first African American woman to serve in the role, is believed to be unprecedented in the central bank's 111-year history.
It is also likely to raise legal questions, with experts suggesting the White House will need to demonstrate - potentially in court - that it had sufficient reason to fire her.
According to Trump's letter, Cook signed one document attesting that a property in Michigan would be her primary residence for the next year.
"Two weeks later, you signed another document for a property in Georgia stating that it would be your primary residence for the next year," the president said.
"It is inconceivable that you were not aware of your first commitment when making the second," he wrote.
The president had called for her resignation last week over the allegation of mortgage fraud, which was first made in a public letter from housing finance regulator, Bill Pulte, a Trump ally, to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The housing finance regulator called the letter a "criminal referral" and urged the justice department to investigate. It is not clear whether an investigation has been opened.
Cook told the BBC in a statement last week that she learned of the allegations from the media, and the matter stemmed from a mortgage loan application she made four years ago before she joined the central bank.
"I have no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of some questions raised in a tweet," she said.
"I do intend to take any questions about my financial history seriously as a member of the Federal Reserve and so I am gathering the accurate information to answer any legitimate questions and provide the facts."
If Cook or the Fed resist Trump's decision to oust her, experts suggest it could trigger a standoff between the central bank and the White House. The Fed gained independence from the US government in 1951.
I absolutely love how Trump has broken the brains of about 45% of the population of the country. TDS is real and it has infected the masses.
I absolutely love how Trump has broken the brains of about 45% of the population of the country. TDS is real and it has infected the masses.
Welcome back, BetaSwole James
I absolutely love how Trump has broken the brains of about 45% of the population of the country. TDS is real and it has infected the masses.
TDS is a fake neo-con term recycled from the bush years BDS clown shoes. Or were you a big bush fan too? Even the guy who coined the term orig. despised trump. But it is kinda fun seeing all of the guys who claim they hate neo-cons using their terms and tactics.
Pretty hilarious how this means much nothing about her and yet him with countless fraud in real estate it’s all good .
I absolutely love how Trump has broken the brains of about 45% of the population of the country. TDS is real and it has infected the masses.
TDS is a fake neo-con term recycled from the bush years BDS clown shoes. Or were you a big bush fan too? Even the guy who coined the term orig. despised trump. But it is kinda fun seeing all of the guys who claim they hate neo-cons using t
Never voted for Trump or any republican for that matter besides Ron Paul in a primary but TDS is definitely a thing. I have friends who thought the country was going to be in lock down/dictatorship right now and we're making serious plans to leave the country ASAP simply due to Trump.
They definitely were a lot more normal with Bush in there. Maybe you can argue they've changed as people in that time and it isn't actually specific to trump, maybe they'd of panicked if any repub won.
I absolutely love how Trump has broken the brains of about 45% of the population of the country. TDS is real and it has infected the masses.
It’s funny u can’t even see how facked u will end up too with someone like trump ruling your country .
Good luck .
It’s funny u can’t even see how facked u will end up too with someone like trump ruling your country .
Good luck .
Trump is an actor .... he had a popular TV show called The Apprentice.
He doesn't rule. He gets a script from his Project 2025 gang and he sold the script right for a few billion in grift via his crypto token. His underlings read from the same script. An administration full of actors. Everything is cool until something goes wrong and then Donald has to throw someone under the bus to allocate the blame.
Never voted for Trump or any republican for that matter besides Ron Paul in a primary but TDS is definitely a thing. I have friends who thought the country was going to be in lock down/dictatorship right now and we're making serious plans to leave the country ASAP simply due to Trump. They definitely were a lot more normal with Bush in there. Maybe you can argue they've changed
I would think that anyone who isn't a MAGA nut would agree that Trump is the worst president in at least the last 90 years, possibly of all time. It takes no derangement to be very unhappy about him coming back for a second helping. Far worse than either Bush, and I wasn't a fan of them.
The country is getting closer to a dictatorship every day, and if it doesn't eventually happen, it certainly won't be from lack of trying.
Seems like there would be enough interest now for a market for "Trump winning a 3rd Term" I understand that Polymarket has an "announcement for a third term" which is at 7% but that is a bit too deceptive for the masses. An actual market for him winning again seems like it would get an insane amount of money on both ends.
Well, he can't actually "win" a third term unless the constitution is amended, and no matter what as shenanigans are tried, I can't imagine that happening by 2028.
A better betting line would be something like "someone named Trump will be president or vice president on January 21, 2029."
Adding "or some other national leader" in there would make it a better bet, but then it could be up to interpretation.
So who in the administration thought that illustrating an interest in chipping away at the First Amendment would be a good distraction from Epstein? I think it's working.
Had nothing to do with trump it was just a comment about your vision of the govt never giving a single dollar to any private company.
ah ok, surely I am an extremist on that I don't deny that most people are in favor of more gvmnt intervention in the economy (including by stakes in companies) than I am
I’ll happily call it worseTrump’s history with intel prior to this takeover was the CEO must step down cuz something something woke or something something DEISince then we have the 1BBB, an absolute obliteration of social safety nets in favor of tax cuts for the wealthy and massive signing bonuses for ICE recruitsAnd now, with a crippled government infrastructure, Medicare cuts
the "something something" about Intel CEO was China. The CEO invested in many Chinese companies including several with ties with the Chinese military complex.
Well, he can't actually "win" a third term unless the constitution is amended, and no matter what as shenanigans are tried, I can't imagine that happening by 2028. A better betting line would be something like "someone named Trump will be president or vice president on January 21, 2029."Adding "or some other national leader" in there would make it a better bet, but then it coul
its the same bet shrug
https://constitution.congress.gov/consti...
But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.
seem they did everything they could to not have a dictator/tyrant/king for life .
and still those MAGA fascist still tries
Bernie Sanders On Being Jewish And A Democratic Socialist
Americans have their own definitions of socialism which doesn’t match Europeans. They call Scandi countries socialist when in fact they’re social democracies.
My family had an American friend staying once back in the 80s and he told us that when thy reported on the UK the US news services referred to it as socialist Great Britain. Loool
Apparently the EO about flag burning doesn't make it a crime to burn a flag and it does acknowledge SCOTUS precedent and 1a limitations lol
Pretty hilarious how this means much nothing about her and yet him with countless fraud in real estate it’s all good .
Yup it's an accusation by a Trump slappy, Bill Pulte, over something Trump's actually been convicted of.
Basically that she applied for mortgages on two properties, claiming both as her primary residence.
Yet they turn a blind eye to Ken Paxton, who claimed three houses as his primary residence, renting out two of them, and has also rented out at least two properties that he listed as vacation homes.
Very odd 
Yup it's an accusation by a Trump slappy, Bill Pulte, over something Trump's actually been convicted of. Basically that she applied for mortgages on two properties, claiming both as her primary residence.Yet they turn a blind eye to Ken Paxton, who claimed three houses as his primary residence, renting out two of them, and has also rented out at least two properties that he li
Biden DoJ refused to prosecute Paxton
Justice Department declined to prosecute Ken Paxton in final weeks of Biden’s term, AP sources say
The federal investigation had been the most serious inquiry still facing Paxton, who settled a securities fraud case and was acquitted of corruption charges in the Texas Senate in 2023 following a historic impeachment.
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So who in the administration thought that illustrating an interest in chipping away at the First Amendment would be a good distraction from Epstein? I think it's working.
Well, if you chip away enough at the First Amendment, you can ultimately make it punishable to point out that the current president probably shouldn't be left alone with teenagers unsupervised.
Never voted for Trump or any republican for that matter besides Ron Paul in a primary but TDS is definitely a thing. I have friends who thought the country was going to be in lock down/dictatorship right now and we're making serious plans to leave the country ASAP simply due to Trump. They definitely were a lot more normal with Bush in there. Maybe you can argue they've changed
Have you not heard the immense amount of over-the-top fear-mongering conservatives have done about D Presidents over the years? If conservatives don't like that stuff then why do they do it so much? Or do they have legit mental illness too?
ah ok, surely I am an extremist on that I don't deny that most people are in favor of more gvmnt intervention in the economy (including by stakes in companies) than I am
Govt would likely end up being a lot more expensive(taxes) to build in the infrastructure to maintain employees etc for things that get contracted out. And that's just the first easy example.
Well, if you chip away enough at the First Amendment, you can ultimately make it punishable to point out that the current president probably shouldn't be left alone with teenagers unsupervised.
That's the plan, with the ultimate goal of any criticism of dear leader can be punishable by death as dear leader sees fit. That will keep the plebs in line.
