As winter turns to spring in 2026, American politics is experiencing a bit of economic-messaging déjà vu from the Trump administration.
Much like last year at this time, the president has leapt headlong into a major new undertaking that threatens to rock an already-wobbly economy. And much like last year, the administration is asking Americans to accept some “short-term pain” for promised long-term gain.
In 2025, it was tariffs. In 2026, it’s the war with Iran.
I had sort of abusive family so it’s easy to hear.through the bs. Dude can’t say anything without bringing in emotions.
Yeah, dictators are known for promising good things after enduring “just a few months of pain,” as this pain becomes the signature of their rule.
I hope this was worth it for you, Americans.
Edit: this graph is probably outdated since now the National debt is soon to reach 39T… so add another 2 T to the pedophiles pie there. Fucking moron.
Tell the idiot the trick of this pie is to NOT have the biggest slice…
I’m awful at math, but how the hell is 12.5 a third of 24.5?!
Yikes, I hope you have someone review your taxes…
$12.5T is about a third of the total, which is $37T. $24.5T is the other ~2/3s
He did say that he was awful at maths.
This is why the 1/3 pounder isn’t a thing.
Ahhh yeah this makes sense, thanks :)
It’s not, it’s about one half. But the chart is of three halves and one of the three belongs to Trump.
I get it now, thanks :)
Won’t that get worse when they have to pay back the tariff money? I assume they don’t just have the money laying around and they are just going to borrow more to pay those.
I imagine it’ll get a lot worse. You gotta include legal fees from all the companies that will be suing for the refund.
Is this adjusted for inflation? Not that I think Trump is any less of a fucking moron if it isn’t, just curious
Given that it is the current debt in today’s dollars, it is automatically adjusted for inflation.
Americans aren’t even willing to make sacrifices for the things they claim to want
Trump keeps TELLING Americans to sacrifice.
FIFY
With entitlement you don’t ask.
“Grab them by the pussy. When you’re famous they ‘let’ you do it.”
Especially when your goons make death threats afterwards.
I want to highlight again (I have numerous times in the past) as a human being this is who Americans said they were ok with. Forget policy. Forget politics. Americans twice have elected a man who openly thinks women are less than men.
Pretty popular republican concept. Even the women go for it.
It really frustrates me as a non-American that they don’t get it. As a general human being he is disgusting. This is who, on a world stage, they feel represents them.
Are they so dumb that they don’t realize, or so self-indulgent they don’t care? Either is scary.
We are dumb, self indulgent, greedy, and fearful. With no reason to be any.
Combination of dumb, hateful, and self-righteous. The ratio changes but every Trump voter I’ve known is drawing from those three wells. And they tend to have poor emotional understanding and regulation, so they’re easily frightened (and being scared makes them mad).
The tariffs were deemed illegal and now need to be refunded.
But not to you or I.
Nope. In fact the cost of the refunds will be passed onto the taxpayer, just like the cost of the tariffs were passed onto to the consumer. We get to pay for them twice.
I’m wondering when will Americans pick up pitchforks and drag this orange scum out of the White House and hang him on a street lamp by his balls. Like, what the serious actual fuck? Not only Trump fucked up USA entirely, his dumbass war on Iran pushed entire world into like 8th “once in a lifetime” bullshit crisis.
Unfortunately would never happen. They’re to cowardly and the majority still support all of them in power.
If they weren’t so indoctrinated they would be a nation with free healthcare care for all, actual social security nets and offerings, and persecuting those bars in the Epstein lists.
But no they cower begging for scraps whilst other nations get ready to send US children to die on some sand dune.
Let’s pretend you live in Spain. What’s the logistical likelihood of you and your mates going to Ukraine and ousting someone?
The US is fucking huge. Imagine mobilizing a crowd from the midwest to Washington, forget the west coast. Chicago to DC is 696 miles (1120 km for the civilized). Illinois, where Chicago is, has a population of 12 million. That’s a lot of organizing we don’t already have in place. We’re working on it.
You’ve been downvoted but I agree.
The streets should be being protested by the second amendment groups if no one else, yet it’s just minor protests with a few bigger ones thrown in every 6 months or so.
I keep on saying that a dementia riddled, orange child rapist, shitty reality TV star, 6 timed bankruptcy champion, and confirmed rapist, pants shitter is overtaking their whole country and putting his Own Brand™ version of the Gestapo on the streets to murder their fellow country people and there’s hardly any real major protests about it.
Moron
Less about bravery and more about acting as a group without being paid to do so. We have plenty of lone wolves but that’s not what’s needed.
I think a gas station is more fitting these days.
If they didn’t want it, why did they vote for it?
I don’t want it and I didn’t vote for it. There millions like me.
Millions of cowards who refuse to fight back
Got an internet warrior over here. There are activists doing things all over the country. Unless you think citizens can take on the US military, in which case you’re dumber than your post makes you look.
I mean we could grab our legislators out of our states and force them to resign peacefully of course
Many of us have legislators that are doing something to try to keep fascism/racism/classsism at bay
Trying and doing are two different things. I’m sure they tried. I’m positive they failed.
If you think your OWN military is a direct threat to you and you AREN’T taking action, I’m not sure what to tell you.
“There are activist doing things” is some Trump speak. Nobody is doing a damn thing.
Lol. Yea, okay. Go back to bed grandma.
Wrong
More Americans voted for Trump than any other candidate.
More Americans voted for Trump than any other candidate.
Not sure if you mean in that particular race or ever.
In that particular race, there was a 0.9% margin.
Ever, Biden actually holds the lead with the most total votes.
At least, according to the stats listed here: https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-States-Presidential-Election-Results-1788863
Not sure if you mean in that particular race or ever.
Of course I meant in that particular race. Trump received the most votes of the candidates in the 2024 presidential, general election.
So we generalize everyone as having voted him in power?
No one is saying that there aren’t dissenters, but when the vast majority of Americans are either supporting or indifferent to what’s happening, it’s really hard to say “Americans” don’t want it. A minority, regardless of how vocal, is still a minority.
When healthcare is tied to one’s employment, it’s difficult to go out and make change. There are millions of people that are out protesting. It’s a lot easier said than done, but it’s still generalizing 60+ million people that didn’t sign up for this shit.
