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63. If you've ever seen a film of Hitler's rise to power

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:55 PM

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and the behavior of his staff and military leaders toward him, listened to his voice in recordings of his speeches, or heard them reenacted in English, then what's going on now with Trump is very familiar. Remarkably familiar. Almost like Trump practices a script written for him to follow in Der Fuhrer's footsteps.

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Trump in cabinet meeting just now... [View all] EarlG Yesterday OP

He will never take any responsibility for his actions.... FarPoint Yesterday #1

He's an imbecile ornotna Yesterday #2

Well, yeah EarlG Yesterday #5

the "best people" circling Trump are as mendacious as he is... agingdem Yesterday #8

when his "presidency" ends, Trump, his family, and his entire Duma... OGBuzz Yesterday #19

If not, they can always triple- and quadruple-up. Grokenstein 21 hrs ago #81

If you've ever seen a film of Hitler's rise to power wnylib Yesterday #63

pretending he isn't a moron is one thing Skittles 22 hrs ago #77

They preferred that to a competent woman MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #25

Folks wonder why I always say there will never be a woman president in my lifetime. Boomerproud Yesterday #32

TWICE. Conjuay Yesterday #35

At least Hillary won the popular vote. maddiemom Yesterday #51

Trump is an imbecile Dave Id Yesterday #45

Is that when we drop the nukes? BootinUp Yesterday #3

He still hasn't figured out what NATO's purpose is, Ocelot II Yesterday #4

Well said. yorkster Yesterday #13

NATO equals Defend and Protect NCDem47 Yesterday #14

We no longer have a Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense, or defense budget William Seger Yesterday #23

every.single.republican is complicit in this destruction vapor2 Yesterday #29

I guarantee that the vast majority of MAGAs don't understand this either. progressoid Yesterday #42

Word! yellow dahlia Yesterday #60

NATO allies strongly supported the U.S. after 9/11 by invoking Article 5, the "collective defense clause." sop Yesterday #66

He has no idea what NATO is for. It's not the responsibility of LeftinOH Yesterday #6

NATO is just one of the any number of littlemissmartypants Yesterday #7

All fluff and no stuff... BattleRow 22 hrs ago #78

Greenland comes to mind BeyondGeography Yesterday #9

😆😆😆 underpants Yesterday #10

He plans to leave NATO moonscape Yesterday #11

Which means NATO can band together to fight the US if Piggy tries to take Greenland, Ocelot II Yesterday #15

The American people apparently too stupid to figure that outno allies- Stargazer99 Yesterday #18

At least he's not giving them "48 hours" leftstreet Yesterday #12

Hasn't he refused to pay our share of NATO's membership dues? Wicked Blue Yesterday #16

NATO has no dues, it is a voluntary treaty. Swede Yesterday #72

Sounds to me like we're running out of time to send that stupid SOB to a retirement home (nt) William Seger Yesterday #17

He is going to attempt to withdraw from NATO Happy Hoosier Yesterday #20

That sounds like the best explanation. hadEnuf Yesterday #41

No Nasruddin Yesterday #46

Trump blames NATO members for not cleaning off his shoes after he stomped on a pile of shit. Efilroft Sul Yesterday #21

He's hoping to tax them to use the Strait of Hormuz. Solly Mack Yesterday #22

yeah. The US controlling the straights of Hormuz would be a dangerous thing MadameButterfly Yesterday #48

True. He aspires though. No matter how delusional those aspirations are. Solly Mack Yesterday #53

So he IS employing diversity as a competitive strategy and sees it as a strength for the U.S. OhioBack2Blue Yesterday #61

It's a crazy regime. Solly Mack Yesterday #62

My husband put that on during lunch and I had him change the channel because I was going to puke. Vinca Yesterday #24

You went to war with a non NATO member D_Master81 Yesterday #26

We the people are disappointed in him and we will remember this vapor2 Yesterday #27

Doing an unparalled job ON us..NOT....FOR us! BattleRow 22 hrs ago #79

He's probably referring to the next regularly scheduled NATO summit on June, 24 & 25. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #28

Trump hopes to have control over Hormuz and charge huge prices for passage thru? Irish_Dem Yesterday #30

Putin. Maru Kitteh Yesterday #31

Since he doesn't know the difference between NATO helping against MadameButterfly Yesterday #49

Precisely. It's all the same to him. Nt Maru Kitteh Yesterday #71

Has Charlie called off the trip yet? malaise Yesterday #33

Why is the Olympics even happening in the US? MadameButterfly Yesterday #50

At least twice, chump referred to "47 years" as in Totally Tunsie Yesterday #34

He's talking about the 47 years since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran which resulted... Ol Janx Spirit Yesterday #38

Ah. Thank you for the clarification. Totally Tunsie Yesterday #40

To be fair: I'd be willing to bet he couldn't tell you anything about what happened 47 years ago--he's just been... Ol Janx Spirit Yesterday #43

He probably doesn't know what happened 47 minutes ago... 3catwoman3 Yesterday #65

He also said we were there for Europe when they needed us. I guess he doesn't know the history of how... Ol Janx Spirit Yesterday #36

Histrionics absolutely...history,eh,not so much. BattleRow 22 hrs ago #80

retribution. sagetea Yesterday #37

And, that isn't what NATO is for, anyway obamanut2012 Yesterday #39

He's probably going to help Russia against Ukraine and NATO. ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #44

THis is why he couldn't accept help from Ukraine on anti-drone MadameButterfly Yesterday #54

Ukraine contributed too, even though it wasn't in NATO. For whatever that's worth. Crunchy Frog Yesterday #68

Elections! n/t aggiesal Yesterday #47

Try sometime to count the obvious lies he tells in one breath. gordianot Yesterday #52

Thank you NATO. twodogsbarking Yesterday #55

This shows he's still getting his talking points from Pootie FakeNoose Yesterday #56

Dipshit thinks he's a magical king. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #57

He got a golden awaed yesterday and IcyPeas Yesterday #58

And nobody asked him WHY he was "disappointed?" Warpy Yesterday #59

WE WEREN'T ATTACKED, why would they help us? Figarosmom Yesterday #64

He's going to stand down for Putin orangecrush Yesterday #67

The same NATO that he's been bullying and threatening since he came back into office? Crunchy Frog Yesterday #69

Somebody, please, shove the cabinet door closed really, really hard. Wonder Why Yesterday #70

When Drumpf speaks, the world yawns mdbl Yesterday #73

Cuba HighFired49 22 hrs ago #74

When we were attacked Nato was there proud patriot 22 hrs ago #75

Trump in cabinet meeting just now... Marcuse 22 hrs ago #76

IRAN IF YOU'RE LISTENING emiami 21 hrs ago #82

trump thinks that a test for dementia is an IQ test LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #83

Phase 3: Profit Shermann 20 hrs ago #84

Rule number 1: NATO for defense only. Qutzupalotl 19 hrs ago #85

A threat a 5 year old would be proud of! Aussie105 17 hrs ago #86

"in a couple of months" thought crime 17 hrs ago #87

The A-hole spent the first days of his administration doing NOTHING but calling them names like a five-year-old..... usaf-vet 17 hrs ago #88

He's planning another shot at Greenland??? Ford_Prefect 8 hrs ago #89

Hopefully we can file this with the default "in 2 weeks" Ruby the Liberal 7 hrs ago #90

Why would NATO help? The US hasn't been attacked. SpankMe 6 hrs ago #91