Donny, are you ok?

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I am sooooo tired of reporters/media saying "Trump "did" something" when it should be "Trump "said" or "Trump "wants" or better still just ignore his most ridiculous stable genius babblings. I'm not saying actually ignore the efforts he's making to destroy large parts of the country - I'm saying they should ignore the obvious smoke and mirrors he throws out every day.

I'm just as tired with DonOld or his merry band of trumpaloons saying "we've brought a gazillion dollars of investment and jobs into the United States with new factories and jobs" based upon vague future plans or promises from foreign governments or corporations when there hasn't a shovel of dirt moved or even land bought.

Yeah, that too. And really, what even remotely responsible CEO is going to totally disrupt their corporate integration and supply chain, as well as their entire business model, spending hundreds of millions, based on Trump's word (of today, which may be different from his word of tomorrow)

LOL

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I am sooooo tired of reporters/media saying "Trump "did" something" when it should be "Trump "said" or "Trump "wants" or better still just ignore his most ridiculous stable genius babblings. I'm not saying actually ignore the efforts he's making to destroy large parts of the country - I'm saying they should ignore the obvious smoke and mirrors he throws out every day.

I'm just as tired with DonOld or his merry band of trumpaloons saying "we've brought a gazillion dollars of investment and jobs into the United States with new factories and jobs" based upon vague future plans or promises from foreign governments or corporations when there hasn't a shovel of dirt moved or even land bought.

Yeah, that too. And really, what even remotely responsible CEO is going to totally disrupt their corporate integration and supply chain, as well as their entire business model, spending hundreds of millions, based on Trump's word (of today, which may be different from his word of tomorrow)

These companies say they're investing more in U.S. manufacturing as tariffs go into effect

Abbott Laboratories

Illinois-based medical device company Abbott Laboratories said in a statement Wednesday that a $500 million investment in manufacturing, research and development capabilities at plants in Illinois and Texas will "go live" by the end of the year.

Apple

Apple in February said that it's committed to spending more than $500 billion on expanding its U.S. manufacturing capabilities over four years.

The company says it will expand its current facilities, increasing the number of workers employed at plants in Arizona, California, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

Chobani

Chobani, known for its Greek-style yogurt, is expanding manufacturing in New York State. The yogurt company on Tuesday announced plans to spend at least $1.2 billion opening a million-square-foot factory in Rome, New York.

Company executives believe the plant will be the largest dairy factory in the U.S., with the capacity to produce up to one billion pounds of dairy products annually. Chobani said the domestic expansion, which will create 1,000 new jobs, is necessary to meet demand.

Cra-Z-Art

Randolph, New Jersey-based toy company Cra-Z-Art in March said it is growing its U.S. production capacity by 50%, "to combat the cost of tariffs for imported goods from China and other countries."

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is planning to invest more than $55 billion in new U.S. manufacturing facilities over four years. The investment represents a 25% increase compared with the previous four years, the health care company said in March. The brand new Wilson, North Carolina, facility will focus on manufacturing next-generation medication for people with cancer, and immune-mediated and neurological diseases, the company said.

The pharmaceutical company will also expand capacity at existing domestic plants in a move it says "will create high-paying, high-technology jobs."

Honda Motor

Honda Motor this week said it is moving production of its Civic Hybrid Hatchback from Japan to the U.S., in the face of a barrage of tariffs by the Trump administration, including a 25% tariff on vehicles and auto parts imported into the U.S.

Hyundai Motor Company

Hyundai in March announced a $21 billion commitment to investing in domestic manufacturing from 2025 to 2028. "Hyundai Motor Group is deepening its partnership with the United States, reinforcing our shared vision for American industrial leadership. The Group's investment and efforts will further expand our operations in the U.S. and grow our American workforce," Hyundai said in a March statement.

IBM

IBM on April 28 pledged to invest $150 billion in U.S. manufacturing over five years. At least $30 million will go toward research and development to further U.S.-based computer manufacturing, the computing giant said.

"We have been focused on American jobs and manufacturing since our founding 114 years ago, and with this investment and manufacturing commitment we are ensuring that IBM remains the epicenter of the world's most advanced computing and AI capabilities," IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said in a statement.

Merck

Drugmaker Merck is investing $1 billion to build a U.S. plant in Delaware. The move comes amid plans by President Trump to impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals, which would include taxes on imported ingredients used drug manufacturing.

The company said it plans to build a new 470,000-square-foot facility in Wilmington, Delaware, where it will make Keytruda, the company's immunotherapy treatment for different cancers. The plant will be Merck's first U.S. facility dedicated to making Keytruda for U.S. patients, the company said.

"This is part of a significant investment to not only bring the world's best-selling medicine closer to the American patients who rely on it, but to also establish a home for our biologics portfolio of products serving U.S. patients," Merck said in a statement.

This one's for cubby, got to keep you in supply of AI photo shop images.

Nvidia

Last week, American chip maker Nvidia announced that for this first time in the company's history, it will be manufacturing chips and AI supercomputers in the U.S.

Nvidia said in a statement that it has commissioned more than a million square feet of manufacturing space to build its Blackwell chips in Arizona and AI supercomputers in Texas. The company said it expects to produce up to half a trillion dollars' worth of AI infrastructure in the U.S.
"The engines of the world's AI infrastructure are being built in the United States for the first time," Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang said in the same statement. "Adding American manufacturing helps us better meet the incredible and growing demand for AI chips and supercomputers, strengthens our supply chain and boosts our resiliency."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-manufac ... c-tariffs/

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LOL
https://x.com/trump_repost/status/1919420428184965141

Grandiose claims with zero evidence is a hallmark of MAGA. Plus supposed "pledges" of investment does not equal actual investment. He's stupidly (another hallmark of MAGA) comparing apples and oranges.

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LOL
https://x.com/trump_repost/status/1919420428184965141

Grandiose claims with zero evidence is a hallmark of MAGA. Plus supposed "pledges" of investment does not equal actual investment. He's stupidly (another hallmark of MAGA) comparing apples and oranges.

Especially when the pledges are five years down the road.

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Not sure what "in payment for our country" means but I can't imagine what has occurred in the mess that's the current administration* that would encourage any country or company to put up their money.

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Loonier and loonier.

Radical Left Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser ignores Illegals committing Violent Crimes like Rape and Murder in his State and, instead, jailed Tina Peters, a 69-year-old Gold Star mother who worked to expose and document Democrat Election Fraud. Tina is an innocent Political Prisoner being horribly and unjustly punished in the form of Cruel and Unusual Punishment. This is a Communist persecution by the Radical Left Democrats to cover up their Election crimes and misdeeds in 2020. The same Democrat Party that flies to El Salvador to try to free an MS-13 Terrorist, is cruelly imprisoning, perhaps for life, a grandmother whose brave and heroic son gave his life for America. Colorado must end this unjust incarceration of an innocent American. I am hereby directing the Department of Justice to take all necessary action to help secure the release of this "hostage" being held in a Colorado prison by the Democrats, for political reasons. FREE TINA PETERS, NOW

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Loonier and loonier.

https://x.com/trump_repost/status/1919546202959577317

Wow, what a bitch DonOLD is whining about!

Tina Peters: Indictment, trial and conviction

9 year sentence. Good, keep her locked up, then lock up King Tang for inciting her felonious behavior.

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Loonier and loonier.

https://x.com/trump_repost/status/1919546202959577317

Wow, what a bitch DonOLD is whining about!

Tina Peters: Indictment, trial and conviction

9 year sentence. Good, keep her locked up, then lock up King Tang for inciting her felonious behavior.

She's guilty as all get out, but she shows fealty to the wannabe king.

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Wow, what a bitch DonOLD is whining about!

Tina Peters: Indictment, trial and conviction

9 year sentence. Good, keep her locked up, then lock up King Tang for inciting her felonious behavior.

She's guilty as all get out, but she shows fealty to the wannabe king.

Tina Peters was really stupid in how she went about breaking the law and defending herself, too - perfect MAGAt.


Speaking of really stupid:

Donald Trump Talks Alcatraz And There’s No Escaping His Wild, Rambling Answer
The president left critics lost in a word salad.

... The president, while taking questions following a press conference confirming the NFL 2027 draft will take place in Washington, D.C., was asked: “How did you decide to reopen Alcatraz? Can you walk us through that decision? How will you use it? How did you come up with the idea?”

Trump rambled in response:

“It represents something very strong, very powerful in terms of law and order. Our country needs law and order. Alcatraz is I would say the ultimate, right? Alcatraz, Sing, Sing. And Alcatraz, the movies. But it’s right now a museum, believe it or not. A lot of people go there. It housed the most violent criminals in the world and nobody ever escaped. One person almost got there but they, as you know, the story, they found his clothing rather badly ripped up and it was a lot of shark bites, a lot of, lot of problems. Nobody’s ever escaped from Alcatraz and just represented something strong having to do with law and order. We need law and order in this country. And so we’re going to look at it. Some of the people up here are going to be working very hard on that and we had a little conversation. I think it’s going to be very interesting. We’ll see if we can bring it back, in large form, add a lot. But I think it represents something right now. It’s a big hulk that’s sitting there rusting and rotting. You look at it, it’s sort of an, you saw that picture that was put out. It’s sort of amazing but it sort of represents something that’s both horrible and beautiful and strong and miserable, weak. It’s got a lot of, it’s got a lot of qualities that are interesting and I think they make a point.”

Watch here:

Drivel.

WTF

What the absolute fuck was that?

what a dumbass

Maybe this whole term is candid camera and someone will yell - surprise, in the end?

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I'd wager he comes up with these revelations all on his own during his morning dumps, probably does his best thinking there.

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I'd wager he comes up with these revelations all on his own during his morning dumps, probably does his best thinking there.

It's 24/7.

Lawrence O’Donnell Slams Trump For 'Stupidest Thing' Any President 'Has Ever Said'
"The Last Word" host excoriated the president Monday in a segment spanning 26 minutes.

... “And now, every time Donald Trump talks about tariffs, he sounds stupider than the time before.”

... Trump has also been defying the U.S. Supreme Court by refusing to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who the Trump administration admitted was mistakenly deported, but the president was noncommittal when asked on “Meet the Press” if he has a duty to uphold the Constitution.

“I don’t know,” Trump said Sunday, which O’Donnell appeared to find most egregious of all.

“Only one president of the United States in American history could possibly have said, ‘I don’t know,’ to the question,” said the MSNBC host, adding: “Every president prior to Donald Trump knew the answer to that question … is one word: ‘Yes.’ Every one of them.”

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LOL

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Forgive me if this was already pointed out, but this was posted on the OFFICIAL white house social media account.

This country is a joke.

Blameless, as usual, and it's Melania's fault:

Trump Says He Knows 'Nothing About' How AI Pope Photo Got Posted on His Social Media Page, but Claims Melania Found It 'Cute'
The White House social media accounts shared a photo of Trump as the pope, days after he jokingly nominated himself for the job
Mon, May 5, 2025

... While speaking with reporters on Monday, May 5, the president was asked about the image, which was posted to his official @potus social media accounts on Friday, May 2. The image features Trump dressed in white and gold papal regalia and a large cross necklace, with one finger pointed upward.

Trump seemed to admire the image but said he had "nothing to do with it."

"I have no idea where it came from. Maybe it was AI," he mused. "But I know nothing about it. I just saw it last evening."

May 4? It was up since May 2.

"The Catholics loved it," he noted, adding that, more importantly, "My wife thought it was cute. She said, 'Isn't that nice?' "

Which Catholics besides supposedly Melania? It's a sin to lie about them.

Is he also blameless for it still being posted to the WH X account and his own "Truth" Social account?

What a disrespectful wimp!

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Forgive me if this was already pointed out, but this was posted on the OFFICIAL white house social media account.

This country is a joke.

Blameless, as usual, and it's Melania's fault:

Trump Says He Knows 'Nothing About' How AI Pope Photo Got Posted on His Social Media Page, but Claims Melania Found It 'Cute'
The White House social media accounts shared a photo of Trump as the pope, days after he jokingly nominated himself for the job
Mon, May 5, 2025

... While speaking with reporters on Monday, May 5, the president was asked about the image, which was posted to his official @potus social media accounts on Friday, May 2. The image features Trump dressed in white and gold papal regalia and a large cross necklace, with one finger pointed upward.

Trump seemed to admire the image but said he had "nothing to do with it."

"I have no idea where it came from. Maybe it was AI," he mused. "But I know nothing about it. I just saw it last evening."

May 4? It was up since May 2.

"The Catholics loved it," he noted, adding that, more importantly, "My wife thought it was cute. She said, 'Isn't that nice?' "

Which Catholics besides supposedly Melania? It's a sin to lie about them.

Is he also blameless for it still being posted to the WH X account and his own "Truth" Social account?

What a disrespectful wimp!

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Wow.

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LOL

Yup.

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Sleepy Don.

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