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The Korean War has ended

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Very true, and that's even worse, because it means Trump still has time to potentially fuck it up.
Shut your hate trap already. Trump might be a loose cannon, but he has accomplished more good than any person like you is willing to admit. He has actually WORKED towards everything he promised in his campaign, and has failed to accomplish only what the democraps have blocked him on. The POTUS is not a king or an emperor. He can't act alone. Having more of one party than the other in the congress does NOT mean that everything wanted by the majority can be accomplished. Our government was set up that way on purpose. You can only have a guaranteed result with a super-majority (Republicans don't have it).

Whether you like it or not, even the leaders involved THEMSELVES give credit to Trump. deal with it. The only thing screwing things up are people like you who still try to fight him the whole way, and can't face reality and just work with it.

I don't care for his personality, except that he is not a politician. That seems to be a good thing. Review the list of the first freaking year in office and ask yourself, why do you really hate him so much? You're a sheep, that's why.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...p-achievements-11-obama-legacy-items-repealed

And by the way, he does this without taking any of taxpayer's money. He recieves a pay check because the POTUS is required to have one. But He donates it back
 
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Trump gets nobel prize as per South korean president's request, or the nobel committee is officially a commie fraud.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/t...-prize-says-south-korean-president-2018-04-30

If Trump won it, then we'd have two Presidents in a row who won a Nobel Peace prize. IF the Korean war ends, Trump will win it for being a huge help in ending it. And Obama won it for, ummm, for reasons!

Personally, I would love to see the Korean war end, but I think people are jumping the gun a bit with this whole Nobel Peace prize. But hey, Obama won it for reasons, so yeah.
 
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He has actually WORKED towards everything he promised in his campaign
Citation needed on that one. I've never seen Trump out of Mar-A-Lago more than two days in a row, and so far he's passed one (1) piece of legislation which was nothing more than a corporate welfare handout. Seems like that's the only legislation he'll have passed in all four years at this rate, assuming he even makes it four.

And by the way, he does this without taking any of taxpayer's money. He recieves a pay check because the POTUS is required to have one. But He donates it back
I really hope you don't believe that bullshit. Not only is he taking every cent he can get from the office, he's taking taxpayer money through secret service frequenting his businesses. Trump has always been a conman and he's still conning his voter base to this day.
 
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Damn, I blame Trump for this peace. How dare he do this to the world.
No need for blame or credit to Trump, check my last post on page two. Chinese geologists found that N. Korea's nuclear test site collapsed, so of course they're going to pull a 180 when they have no cards left to play.
 
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like it or not, even the LEADERS who are actually involved give credit to Trump.
Citation needed on that one. I've never seen Trump out of Mar-A-Lago more than two days in a row, and so far he's passed one (1) piece of legislation which was nothing more than a corporate welfare handout. Seems like that's the only legislation he'll have passed in all four years at this rate, assuming he even makes it four.


I really hope you don't believe that bullshit. Not only is he taking every cent he can get from the office, he's taking taxpayer money through secret service frequenting his businesses. Trump has always been a conman and he's still conning his voter base to this day.
Already posted a link to first year accomplishments. ALL news sources, even the ones that bash him every day (you should ask for a job with one), have already provided the news of him donating his checks. Heck, at least a couple of them were big dog & Pony shows in front of the news cameras. He's an egotistical maniac, and you know this. You're living under a rock if you think you can deny any of it.

No need for blame or credit to Trump, check my last post on page two. Chinese geologists found that N. Korea's nuclear test site collapsed, so of course they're going to pull a 180 when they have no cards left to play.
Were you a part of the talks between Moon and Kim? NO? guess what? Moon was. He is the FIRST person that credited Trump. Forget the rock. You live in a fantasy land. Say hi to Kerby for me.
 
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Already posted a link to first year accomplishments.
You could've just listed all of them out like I did since it's a very short list. One piece of legislation, that's it. Any other "accomplishments" have been all about pissing on the poor in one way or another.

Were you a part of the talks between Moon and Kim? NO? guess what? Moon was. He is the FIRST person that credited Trump. Forget the rock. You live in a fantasy land. Say hi to Kerby for me.
Yeah, people were jumping to conclusions before all the information had come in. This is the problem with the 24-hour news cycle. Another problem is when people reject new information because it doesn't fit a narrative they're trying to build *cough.*
 
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We can get rid of all those landmines as well. This is great news. I am suspicious since it's north korea, but it's a good step.

You know, I'm far from being a Trump supporter, but in order to end this bipartisanship in the U.S., someday people will have to admit the other side can do things that have a positive impact.

North Korea for the first time was confronted to an American president who had no problem threatening and bullying them in the first place, up to having the balls to meet Kim Jon Un in person (and even if that doesn't happen, it's still important). Trump shows muscles by default, and then offers to discuss (a businessman's gotta talk business...)
And compared to the Americans, South Korea suddenly didn't sound that bad to talk to. North Korea wants to be known and respected as equals to the other international actors, and in a way, Trump did help with that.

I might be completely wrong of course, but that's my interpretation of it, Trump helped... indirectly.
"Oh god, please anyone but trump" is a great platform to build a campaign on lol. But I'm guessing it has more to do with the collapse of the nuclear stuff than fear of having to interact with trump.
 
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pissing on the poor in one way or another.
Bwahahaha! How old are you? You must not have any stocks or a 401K. Poor people who actually work for a living are rejoicing in what this administration is doing. And unemployment is the lowest it's been in how long? 17 years? Yea, it's at 4.1%. But you keep thinking the poor are getting pissed on...
 
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Bwahahaha! How old are you? You must not have any stocks or a 401K. Poor people who actually work for a living are rejoicing in what this administration is doing. And unemployment is the lowest it's been in how long? 17 years? Yea, it's at 4.1%. But you keep thinking the poor are getting pissed on...
Why the fuck would I be invested in the stock market right now? It's incredibly volatile with Donny Alzheimer's in charge. Since you weren't aware of that I'm guessing you're not much of an investor yourself.

Poor people who work for a living got completely fucked over by Trump's corporate tax handouts. National debt goes up, and the working poor are the ones who have to foot the bill. Even GWB gave more back to the middle and lower classes with his tax cuts.

I'm not sure what basis you have for crediting Trump on unemployment, but he's really done nothing to affect that one way or another. It's been steadily declining for years now, although this last month saw unemployment rise a bit.
 
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Why the fuck would I be invested in the stock market right now? It's incredibly volatile with Donny Alzheimer's in charge. Since you weren't aware of that I'm guessing you're not much of an investor yourself.

Poor people who work for a living got completely fucked over by Trump's corporate tax handouts. National debt goes up, and the working poor are the ones who have to foot the bill. Even GWB gave more back to the middle and lower classes with his tax cuts.

I'm not sure what basis you have for crediting Trump on unemployment, but he's really done nothing to affect that one way or another. It's been steadily declining for years now, although this last month saw unemployment rise a bit.
Dude... the stock market would have to drop another 3,700 points just to be even with the day before his inauguration. The market is always in flux. It hasn't been this damn good in a very long time. You don't know what you're talking about.
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Here's a list of S&P 500 companies, citing the tax-cut as a motivation, that have announced "bonus" payouts to workers. (The list does not include companies that are giving pay raises or 401(k) boosts.

Alaska Airlines

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 19,000

American Airlines

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 130,000

Apple

Bonus: $2,500 in company stock

Employees getting bonus: most of 138,126 employees worldwide

AT&T

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 200,000

Bank of America

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 145,000

BB&T

Bonus: $1,200

Employees getting bonus: 27,000

Citizens Financial

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 12,500

Comcast

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 100,000

Comerica

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 4,500

Discover Financial Services

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 15,000

FedEx

Bonus: NA

Employees getting bonus: NA

Fifth Third Bank

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 13,500

Hartford Financial Services

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 9,500

Home Depot

Bonus: $200 to $1,000

Employees getting bonus: Vast majority of 40,000

Kansas City Southern

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 6,485

Navient

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 6,566

PNC Financial Services Group

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 47,500

Royal Caribbean

Bonus: Company stock equivalent to 5% of pay

Employees getting bonus: 66,000

Southwest Airlines

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 55,000

Starbucks

Bonus: $500 to $2,000 in company stock

Employees getting bonus: 150,000

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Bonus: $500

Employees getting bonus: N/A

Travelers Companies

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 14,000

Total System Services

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 11,500

U.S. Bancorp

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 60,000

Verizon

Bonus: 25 shares of company stock for part-time workers

50 shares of company stock for full-time workers

Based on Feb. 1 closing stock price

Employees getting bonus: 153,000

Walmart

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 40,000

Walt Disney

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus:125,000

Waste Management

Bonus: $2,000

Employees getting bonus: 34,000

Zions Bancorp

Bonus: $1,000

Employees getting bonus: 80% of workforce
 
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The market is always in flux. It hasn't been this damn good in a very long time. You don't know what you're talking about.
It was far more stable last year, now it dips heavily every time the orange fuckwad tweets. Definitely not worth sticking it out right now.

Here's a list of S&P 500 companies, citing the tax-cut as a motivation, that have announced "bonus" payouts to workers. (The list does not include companies that are giving pay raises or 401(k) boosts.
I didn't ask for that, and it's certainly no indicator on how the Trump administration treats the lower classes in general, but uhh thanks I guess. Good to know a few companies didn't keep all the millions for their CEOs.

If Trump wanted to give more money to the workers directly with his tax cuts, that was obviously an option. Leaving it up to the corporations to decide how much the workers get is folly.
 
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It was far more stable last year, now it dips heavily every time the orange fuckwad tweets. Definitely not worth sticking it out right now.


I didn't ask for that, and it's certainly no indicator on how the Trump administration treats the lower classes in general, but uhh thanks I guess. Good to know a few companies didn't keep all the millions for their CEOs.

If Trump wanted to give more money to the workers directly with his tax cuts, that was obviously an option. Leaving it up to the corporations to decide how much the workers get is folly.
The 2 points were 1) His tax cut did create more jobs, and 2)If you already had investments in the markets, and in many cases a 401K, you're doing much better now than in the previous FEW administrations. You need to put your problems with his personality aside and take a look at what's ACTUALLY HAPPENING. Everyone loves to bash him, regardless of the fact that we are doing better with him. What's sad is that everyone would somehow be worse off, yet happier, if Hillary had one. Makes no sense. He's not only causing positive change despite his ignorant rants, but he would be making even more positive change if congress would simply work WITH him.
 
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In other words... South Korea now has to absorb millions of impoverished North Koreans. This is Kim Jongs strategy to undermine the South Korean economy with his impoverished nation, and to eventually take over South Korea.
 

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