Promises made and promises now on hold

[hoot1]

During the campaign Trump declared he would end the Russian/Ukraine war within 24 hours upon taking office.

When hearing this, my reaction was the declaration was just campaign braggadocio. It also occurred to me, given this pledge, Trump might scramble together a deal which might be temporary just to fulfill his declaration. Or on a positive note, a long-lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia might occur.

Call me naive, after last Friday, my current thinking is that not having a hasty ending to the war and going through a long and careful negotiation may be a blessing.

 

[iuwclurker]

Ego Man has succeeded in ratcheting up peace talks. He asserts Ukraine has no cards. Presumably Ukraine is running out of soldiers. The question is, why doesn’t Putin just finish the war, take all of Ukraine and declare victory? If Ego Man is correct, it doesn’t make sense for Putin to stop now.

Obviously, Putin is weaker than he’s letting on.

 

[Bowlmania]

During the campaign Trump declared he would end the Russian/Ukraine war within 24 hours upon taking office.

When hearing this, my reaction was the declaration was just campaign braggadocio. It also occurred to me, given this pledge, Trump might scramble together a deal which might be temporary just to fulfill his declaration. Or on a positive note, a long-lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia might occur.

Call me naive, after last Friday, my current thinking is that not having a hasty ending to the war and going through a long and careful negotiation may be a blessing.

There will be no quick end to the war because Zelensky's not a patsy, and he's got the wisdom and balls to push back on a shit (for him and his people) deal.

Trump is irate because: 1) he likely promised his daddy (Putin) a quick sweetheart deal; and 2) the delay puts Trump's dream of a Nobel Peace prize in jeopardy. He's still insanely jealous of Obama because he got one.

Trump grumbles about Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize — and claims he deserved it more

Speaking to a crowd in Las Vegas, the former president also insisted there were 29,000 people inside the 19,522-capacity arena.

www.yahoo.com

 

[WhyisIUBBcursed]

There will be no quick end to the war because Zelensky's not a patsy, and he's got the wisdom and balls to push back on a shit (for him and his people) deal.

Trump is irate because: 1) he likely promised his daddy (Putin) a quick sweetheart deal; and 2) the delay puts Trump's dream of a Nobel Peace prize in jeopardy. He's still insanely jealous of Obama because he got one.

Trump grumbles about Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize — and claims he deserved it more

Speaking to a crowd in Las Vegas, the former president also insisted there were 29,000 people inside the 19,522-capacity arena.

www.yahoo.com

Trump will just reward himself one

 

[dbmhoosier]

Cry more.

 

[Bowlmania]

Trump will just reward himself one

award

Well he'd have to rename it because it wouldn't be coming from Norway.

Maybe he'd call it the "No-bull" Peace Prize. That's how he perceives himself when, in fact, he is almost all bullshit.

 

[Bowlmania]

Cry more.

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It's sad you're unable to formulate an original thought. You rely on these social media clowns for your "news," the algorithms keep feeding you more of the same bullshit, and you're suffering from brain rot.

What is brain rot? The science behind what obsessive scrolling does to our brains

Some experts believe that constant, endless scrolling of social media and other online content is doing exactly that – rotting our brains.

nypost.com

 

[dbmhoosier]

It's sad you're unable to formulate an original thought. You rely on these social media clowns for your "news," the algorithms keep feeding you more of the same bullshit, and you're suffering from brain rot.

What is brain rot? The science behind what obsessive scrolling does to our brains

Some experts believe that constant, endless scrolling of social media and other online content is doing exactly that – rotting our brains.

nypost.com

Wrong.

 

[snarlcakes]

During the campaign Trump declared he would end the Russian/Ukraine war within 24 hours upon taking office.

When hearing this, my reaction was the declaration was just campaign braggadocio. It also occurred to me, given this pledge, Trump might scramble together a deal which might be temporary just to fulfill his declaration. Or on a positive note, a long-lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia might occur.

Call me naive, after last Friday, my current thinking is that not having a hasty ending to the war and going through a long and careful negotiation may be a blessing.

I was shocked as well, Hoot. Donald Trump isn't usually known for exaggerations, lying, or hyperboles. 1st time for everything, I guess.


Edit: I ran my claim through ChatGPT. Results below. I might be wrong.

However, it contradicts widely reported observations about Trump's communication style. Fact-checkers have documented numerous instances of false or misleading statements during his presidency. For example, The Washington Post reported 30,573 such claims during his first term, averaging about 21 per day.
Wikipedia
Additionally, in his 1987 book "The Art of the Deal," Trump described his use of "truthful hyperbole," referring to it as "an innocent form of exaggeration, and a very effective form of promotion."
Detroit News
Therefore, the sentence does not align with these documented patterns of behavior.

 

[Bill4411]

The stock market doesn’t seem to like Trump 2.0. It’s down big again today.

 

[GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly]

The stock market doesn’t seem to like Trump 2.0. It’s down big again today.

Likely headed for a market correction over the next few months. Price to earnings ratios across the magnificent seven are way out of whack and AI speculation is rampant.

 

[hoot1]

Ego Man has succeeded in ratcheting up peace talks. He asserts Ukraine has no cards. Presumably Ukraine is running out of soldiers. The question is, why doesn’t Putin just finish the war, take all of Ukraine and declare victory? If Ego Man is correct, it doesn’t make sense for Putin to stop now.

Obviously, Putin is weaker than he’s letting on.

Lurker, an advisor to Zelensky last July warned a deal with Putin to end the war would be like making a deal with the devil and would only give Putin time to rebuild his forces and attack later. So, a deal could benefit Putin in the long haul.

Trump in scolding Zelensky about not making peace now, lectured him about "not having the cards". Is this a threat to Zelensky that the U.S. is bailing out and Zelensky cannot count on the U.S. if a deal isn't made soon? On the other hand, Trump may be telling Europe to step up their support. In other words, Europe, Russia is more your problem than it is ours.

 

[bailey777]

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Dont tell the guys on this board that. In their bubble everyone hates him. He has a 2% approval rating on the water cooler. But 50 or over in the real non bubble world

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

Likely headed for a market correction over the next few months. Price to earnings ratios across the magnificent seven are way out of whack and AI speculation is rampant.

Seems like all of the negative pressure on E isn't going to be helped by tariffs.

 

[snarlcakes]

Likely headed for a market correction over the next few months. Price to earnings ratios across the magnificent seven are way out of whack and AI speculation is rampant.

They’ve been telegraphing some pain. If you cut government spending and then raise tariffs, the market isn’t going to like it.