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I just read that Trump will make an announcement (Original Post) videohead5 Sep 1 OP
Parnas is reporting that too: spooky3 Sep 1 #1
So he's alive. Ocelot II Sep 1 #2
Yeah, but videohead5 Sep 1 #9
I doubt it - he'll never admit he's unwell. He'll be loaded up with whatever drugs Ocelot II Sep 1 #12
There is some reason he has not spoken for a week videohead5 Sep 1 #18
How would we even know if he had a stroke? gab13by13 Sep 1 #23
Slurred speech videohead5 Sep 1 #24
Doesn't he talk that way now? gab13by13 Sep 1 #25
If he had a stroke videohead5 Sep 1 #28
Every stroke is different, affecting different functions, depending on where it occurred in the brain. Trueblue Texan Sep 1 #53
But, he's the healthiest president ever! Never been one so strong, so fit, so competent! mucholderthandirt Sep 2 #107
Maybe he's gonna resign. A girl can dream! LeftInTX Sep 1 #11
I dont think that is out of the realm of possibilities. SSJVegeta Sep 1 #64
Heh, we should Be so lucky! electric_blue68 Sep 2 #97
We know he'd never resign. Does anyone have any ideas? Chasstev365 Sep 1 #4
Probably a EO or some proclamation like "national emergency" related to housing, Feel Good Inc Sep 1 #8
He is planning several EO's. The one to eliminate mail ballots, require IDs and eliminate voting machines. LeftInTX Sep 1 #13
War on Venezuela? CanonRay Sep 1 #16
That's my guess, unfortunately. Liberal In Texas Sep 1 #22
Invading Chicago! SharonAnn Sep 1 #35
This. choie Sep 2 #88
or Canada! 🇨🇦 RainCaster Sep 2 #90
I could swear I saw a post somewhere in the ether vanlassie Sep 1 #56
The thing is, he says shit like that a lot... pat_k Sep 2 #87
I fear it will be his usual "weave" of grievance, vitriol, threats, and exultations of his brilliance on everything. pat_k Sep 2 #85
Notice how it says "the president" makes an announcement? SSJVegeta Sep 2 #74
Now the Guardian is saying it's about the Pentagon. What...not enough money so let's dish out more? Bengus81 Sep 2 #110
To announce dweller Sep 1 #3
He's gonna die on national tee-vee LeftInTX Sep 1 #15
He already died and is a robochatbot. He had a ROBOTOMY. usonian Sep 2 #82
Declaring martial law? Threatening to destroy all spice production on Arrakis, forever? Invading Greenland? hatrack Sep 1 #5
. MorbidButterflyTat Sep 2 #72
This message was self-deleted by its author Ponietz Sep 1 #6
I was eagerly awaiting an announcement along these lines: True Dough Sep 1 #7
Truth!!! 😄 electric_blue68 Sep 1 #40
He had a medical procedure. Ellipsis Sep 1 #10
Would he talk about his health??? That would be weird and not like him at all. LeftInTX Sep 1 #14
Gender reassignment. You heard it here first. nt Buns_of_Fire Sep 1 #20
"I have decided to live the rest of my life as a woman, " LeftInTX Sep 1 #31
Someone has to be sane TommyT139 Sep 1 #38
Breast reduction? BamaRefugee Sep 1 #21
A partial Frontal Lobotomy perhaps? ProudMNDemocrat Sep 1 #51
Just a refill usonian Sep 2 #83
War with Iran? War with Venezuela? RockRaven Sep 1 #17
He is getting ahead Traildogbob Sep 1 #19
I agree with you, Traildogbob. That was my first thought. KitFox Sep 1 #33
Yep. And the magnitude of whatever he says Scrivener7 Sep 1 #42
Good point. Traildogbob Sep 1 #48
Oh, that makes sense. 😑 electric_blue68 Sep 1 #43
Absolutely! SheltieLover Sep 1 #47
Your right he will say anything Tree Lady Sep 1 #62
I fear Traildogbob Sep 1 #66
BINGO! misanthrope Sep 2 #93
This is what its about. No matter what the announcement is about. johnnyfins Sep 2 #106
2PM? Aviation Pro Sep 1 #26
Markets will be open. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 1 #27
Apparently he doesn't even consider going to the oval until at least noon. mwmisses4289 Sep 1 #58
A resignation announcement that you dont want everybody to see? SSJVegeta Sep 1 #65
Likely sending National Guard to Chicago. No Vested Interest Sep 1 #29
BINGO! SharonAnn Sep 1 #34
That's what I'm thinking. Wants to make a public spectacle of the announcement. LonePirate Sep 2 #70
This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull Sep 2 #81
It may only be a technicality but the WH release says the "President will make an announcement" at 2:00pm CincyDem Sep 1 #30
I was reading comments on threads saying the same thing oregonjen Sep 1 #37
Yep - because 1) Trump won't show his face if he's not perfect & 2) odds are he's not "perfect" these days. n/t CincyDem Sep 1 #39
His name is on the official schedule. I think it's protocol to refer to the president as "The President" LeftInTX Sep 2 #75
If he steps down nilram Sep 1 #32
Baaaaahahahaaaaaaa! Ding, ding, ding! electric_blue68 Sep 1 #45
No, you read "The PRESIDENT" will make an announcement NightWatcher Sep 1 #36
He will report that there was an unfortunate fire in the broom closet where... BamaRefugee Sep 1 #41
... mwmisses4289 Sep 1 #59
Aww shucks thanks for noticing 😀 BamaRefugee Sep 1 #60
Reminder: press conference with Epstein victims is day after tomorrow Fiendish Thingy Sep 1 #44
He's going to invade Chicago? greatauntoftriplets Sep 1 #46
Yup. Pritzker & Johnson have been warning him not to! SheltieLover Sep 1 #49
Who knows it's likely another EO distraction newdeal2 Sep 1 #50
Yep MorbidButterflyTat Sep 2 #78
He might resign as part of the deal that keeps The Wizard Sep 1 #52
Yes we know JD will pardon him Tree Lady Sep 1 #63
It would be interesting if you are right SSJVegeta Sep 2 #68
HaraKiri Announcement? MrWowWow Sep 1 #54
Are we giving odds? nolabear Sep 1 #55
Hand and Penis Augmentation Announcement? MrWowWow Sep 1 #57
Isn't there an Epstein victims presser scheduled for Wednesday? Attilatheblond Sep 1 #61
I do not know what it will be but BlueSpot Sep 1 #67
It's gonna be something bad. At least for us. LeftInTX Sep 2 #69
You're probably right BlueSpot Sep 2 #71
Its usually right around the time we give up all hope SSJVegeta Sep 2 #73
Might be something bad, but there is no guarantee he announces it. SSJVegeta Sep 2 #76
His name is on the calendar LeftInTX Sep 2 #77
Youre just killing all my delusional hopium lately SSJVegeta Sep 2 #80
I saw a reddit post that his press secretary said it has to do with defense. SSJVegeta Sep 2 #109
Minimum wage needs quadrupled, surprise us. Brainfodder Sep 2 #79
More bogus drama on the unending trump TV show. Klarkashton Sep 2 #84
But, he's dead, he's dying. LeftInTX Sep 2 #98
Anything but EPSTHING. usonian Sep 2 #86
It's likely to be just another rant about how unfairly he's been treated by... Morbius Sep 2 #89
2:00 PM Eastern Time? GreatShakes66 Sep 2 #91
Well isn't it nice that the White House lets the snipers know what time to set up to take a shot Submariner Sep 2 #92
Im guessing mikenash54 Sep 2 #94
It could be that he has signed some partnership agreement taxi Sep 2 #95
could it be a red herring mikenash54 Sep 2 #96
"3I/ATLAS may be an alien spacecraft so PCIntern Sep 2 #99
I still think it's going to be about his health videohead5 Sep 2 #100
Perhaps the silence over the past week ... Mike Niendorff Sep 2 #101
It's going to leak videohead5 Sep 2 #103
Possible, but ... Mike Niendorff Sep 2 #105
He is going to pardon all sex offenders. PurgedVoter Sep 2 #102
The victims' press conference barbtries Sep 2 #104
Oh great, another 4th grade level babbling speech. Emile Sep 2 #108

videohead5

(2,749 posts)
9. Yeah, but
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:15 PM
Sep 1

He is not well. When he goes to his National golf club for three days and does not play golf everyone knows there is something wrong. I'm sure this is what the announcement is for.

Ocelot II

(127,257 posts)
12. I doubt it - he'll never admit he's unwell. He'll be loaded up with whatever drugs
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:18 PM
Sep 1

are necessary to keep him awake and upright, and he'll announce some new EO that's completely unconstitutional and stupid, and hope nobody mentions Epstein.

videohead5

(2,749 posts)
18. There is some reason he has not spoken for a week
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:28 PM
Sep 1

Listen for slurred speech tomorrow. He's had a light stroke or something.

gab13by13

(29,808 posts)
23. How would we even know if he had a stroke?
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:37 PM
Sep 1

I saw a new possibility today, that patch on his hand is for treatments for skin cancer. He wears a glove on the left hand.

videohead5

(2,749 posts)
24. Slurred speech
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:40 PM
Sep 1

My grandmother had a stroke, and she could not talk the same. She finally could but it took months.

Trueblue Texan

(3,766 posts)
53. Every stroke is different, affecting different functions, depending on where it occurred in the brain.
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:15 PM
Sep 1

But with his apparent heart and kidney issues, I wouldn't be surprised if he had a stroke. Sadly, I doubt if it's any at all apart from another cruel policy he wants to roll out. We still need info about Epstein...maybe he'll take questions from the press about it. Riiiiiiight.

SSJVegeta

(1,493 posts)
64. I dont think that is out of the realm of possibilities.
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:44 PM
Sep 1

It would make sense to avoid an uncontrollable situation if he dies suddenly -which is looking highly probable at this point. The complete silent ce over the long weekend from the white house -let alone Trump, is highly suspect.

LeftInTX

(34,006 posts)
13. He is planning several EO's. The one to eliminate mail ballots, require IDs and eliminate voting machines.
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:19 PM
Sep 1

He will probably have one about the "Department of War"...

Liberal In Texas

(15,615 posts)
22. That's my guess, unfortunately.
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:36 PM
Sep 1

He's got the idea from Zelinski that the Ukraine constitution doesn't allow for elections during wars. He thinks that just a fine idea for the US.

vanlassie

(6,128 posts)
56. I could swear I saw a post somewhere in the ether
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:26 PM
Sep 1

Last edited Tue Sep 2, 2025, 02:18 AM - Edit history (1)

UPDATE. It was that meme he posted that said “Nothing can stop what’s coming.” With the weird letter Q in his outstretched palm. Newsom made a mocking imitation. I definitely dreamed the “Tuesday” part. …Or, did I????

in the past 4-5 days at most where Trump said (something like “Next Tues, or Sept 2, everything will be clear (again, can’t remember for sure the exact statement. I am kicking myself for not taking a screen shot. Maybe I dreamed it.

pat_k

(11,789 posts)
87. The thing is, he says shit like that a lot...
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 01:18 AM
Sep 2

... big things coming... great things... wonderful things... big announcement.

Remember this one back in May?



Remember what that "big, big announcement" was?

I don't. But according to AI, that "big announcement" was that the U.S. had negotiated a breakthrough with the Houthis in Yemen. Of course that was crap as they continue to mount attacks.

pat_k

(11,789 posts)
85. I fear it will be his usual "weave" of grievance, vitriol, threats, and exultations of his brilliance on everything.
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 01:03 AM
Sep 2

The centerpiece will likely be an attack on the Federal Circuit's en banc decision striking down his unlawful tariffs.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/divided-federal-circuit-gets-it-right-on-trumps-unlawful-tariffs/

....
The three judges of the CIT found unanimously, with good reason, that the worldwide and retaliatory tariffs “lack any identifiable limits” and are “unbounded . . . by any limitation in duration or scope” and thus did not fit IEEPA’s statutory definition of an emergency tariff.

Trump supporters have argued that Congress has delegated broad authorities to the president to set tariffs under a variety of statutes. But each such delegation has different conditions and limitations; what matters is that these tariffs have been justified and defended in court as national emergencies under IEEPA. The courts have been unpersuaded that we live in a state of permanent national emergency that is global in scope and decades-long in duration, requiring swift executive action on the theory that Congress could never assemble in time to address the issue.

As the court noted, it’s not even obvious that the statutory language (of IEEPA) delegates any tariff power at all. Consider what the statute empowers the president to do:

investigate, block during the pendency of an investigation, regulate, direct and compel, nullify, void, prevent or prohibit, any acquisition, holding, with-holding, use, transfer, withdrawal, transportation, importation or exportation of, or dealing in, or exercising any right, power, or privilege with respect to, or transactions involving, any property in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.


As the court observed:

Notably, when drafting IEEPA, Congress did not use the term “tariff” or any of its synonyms, like “duty” or “tax.” There are numerous statutes that do delegate to the President the power to impose tariffs; in each of these statutes that we have identified, Congress has used clear and precise terms to delegate tariff power, reciting the term “duties” or one of its synonyms. In contrast, none of these statutes uses the broad term “regulate” without also separately and explicitly granting the President the authority to impose tariffs. The absence of any such tariff language in IEEPA contrasts with statutes where Congress has affirmatively granted such power and included clear limits on that power.

...
Three concurring judges, while joining the opinion, added their concern that Trump’s “interpretation of IEEPA would be a functionally limitless delegation of Congressional taxation authority,” which would present serious constitutional questions — a position for which they invoked the views of Justice Neil Gorsuch.

SSJVegeta

(1,493 posts)
74. Notice how it says "the president" makes an announcement?
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 12:43 AM
Sep 2

Would it usually have his name? Or is that phrasing normal?

Bengus81

(9,409 posts)
110. Now the Guardian is saying it's about the Pentagon. What...not enough money so let's dish out more?
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 10:04 AM
Sep 2

How about where the FUCK you've been for the last 4-5 days Trump?

usonian

(20,611 posts)
82. He already died and is a robochatbot. He had a ROBOTOMY.
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 12:58 AM
Sep 2
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20601598

PLEASE READ. I am tired of copying and pasting, it's late and I have 5 more posts to 20,0000


WATCH HIM ANNOUNCE THAT.

hatrack

(63,572 posts)
5. Declaring martial law? Threatening to destroy all spice production on Arrakis, forever? Invading Greenland?
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:12 PM
Sep 1

Bombing Gaza?

Bombing China?

Declaring himself President For Life?

Announcing a new cryptocurrency, DunceKoin?

Performing a medley from "Cats"?

Taking a shit on the Resolute desk?

Crowning himself Pope?

Ascending to Heaven?

Response to videohead5 (Original post)

LeftInTX

(34,006 posts)
14. Would he talk about his health??? That would be weird and not like him at all.
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:20 PM
Sep 1

Unless he had a brain transplant.

LeftInTX

(34,006 posts)
31. "I have decided to live the rest of my life as a woman, "
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:47 PM
Sep 1

Then he will bore us with hours of his hormone replacement routine.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,246 posts)
51. A partial Frontal Lobotomy perhaps?
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:06 PM
Sep 1

The man will die in office than leave it.

My guess he is going to piss and moan about how Gavin and JB are being mean to him. Declaring Martial Law will not set well with the MAGA gun lovers.

usonian

(20,611 posts)
83. Just a refill
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 01:01 AM
Sep 2

Last edited Tue Sep 2, 2025, 01:39 AM - Edit history (1)



Graphic seen for the first time here!
I snapped from a real live print at a thrift store.

Minor edits only.

Traildogbob

(11,830 posts)
19. He is getting ahead
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:31 PM
Sep 1

Of the September 3 Epstein victims speaking out.
Whatever he spews will also be to take control of the news cycle. Miller’s hand will be up his ass, along with his head, puppeteering the propaganda and illegal EO of the day.

Scrivener7

(57,210 posts)
42. Yep. And the magnitude of whatever he says
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:54 PM
Sep 1

will tell us exactly what's in the files.

If it's declaring war or martial law, that means he did rape that 12 year old. Or worse.

Tree Lady

(12,720 posts)
62. Your right he will say anything
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:39 PM
Sep 1

To take away what they are planning on doing, maybe hiding for 5 days was part of the plan.

Traildogbob

(11,830 posts)
66. I fear
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:49 PM
Sep 1

That Miller and the P25 people wanna get something drastic and lasting done ASAP seeing he is rotting away and they need to use him up. War with Venezuela of taking over all blue states with M Law.

misanthrope

(9,174 posts)
93. BINGO!
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 02:37 AM
Sep 2

We've all seen this movie before. It could be anything from something as simple as further spreading the lie that his administration has collected eleventy-Brazilian dollars in tariff fees, to sending military into Chicago, to escalation of tensions with Venezuela. There's no telling but one thing we know from his obvious panic surrounding Epstein matters is that distracting from the Sept. 3 Epstein victims' appearance is a central part of whatever he has planned.

mwmisses4289

(2,244 posts)
58. Apparently he doesn't even consider going to the oval until at least noon.
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:28 PM
Sep 1

Problaly due to tweeting or whatever until 3 or 4 a.m.

Response to No Vested Interest (Reply #29)

CincyDem

(7,225 posts)
30. It may only be a technicality but the WH release says the "President will make an announcement" at 2:00pm
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:46 PM
Sep 1

It doesn’t not say President Trump will make an announcement.

A man can dream, can’t he ?

oregonjen

(3,610 posts)
37. I was reading comments on threads saying the same thing
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:51 PM
Sep 1

People are speculating that The President will actually be Vance.

CincyDem

(7,225 posts)
39. Yep - because 1) Trump won't show his face if he's not perfect & 2) odds are he's not "perfect" these days. n/t
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:53 PM
Sep 1

LeftInTX

(34,006 posts)
75. His name is on the official schedule. I think it's protocol to refer to the president as "The President"
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 12:44 AM
Sep 2

electric_blue68

(23,902 posts)
45. Baaaaahahahaaaaaaa! Ding, ding, ding!
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:57 PM
Sep 1

I don't think we'll be that lucky.
I'd be happy to be proven wrong! 😄

NightWatcher

(39,369 posts)
36. No, you read "The PRESIDENT" will make an announcement
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:51 PM
Sep 1

Could be Just Dance Vance after taking over.

BamaRefugee

(3,838 posts)
41. He will report that there was an unfortunate fire in the broom closet where...
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:54 PM
Sep 1

…He had stashed the Epstein files for NATIONAL SECURITY.
He will announce that some people are even saying “Sir, that was no fire, that was an inferno, the likes of which has never been seen.”
He will announce that the black spots seen on his hands are actually sooty burns, from bravely reaching into the flames, to preserve the files for all to see.
He will announce that sadly, none of the files survived the fire, due to the shoddy work of the DCFD, who were all very casual and wearing sunglasses. He will militarize the fire department.

He will announce that the reason he cannot speak is due to inhaling the noxious fumes of the burning files, filling his larynx and lungs with something so toxic that the only thing he could compare it to is AOC’s breath after she finishes her nightly quart of tequila. He will militarize tequila distilleries.

He will announce that the fire was so intense, it proved something he had understood all his life, that HE, and only HE, can withstand the flames in Hell.

BamaRefugee

(3,838 posts)
60. Aww shucks thanks for noticing 😀
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:36 PM
Sep 1

I put a lot into that one especially because I was lying on my back in a recliner, holding my iPad over my face and having to type things in and rely on Apple to guess what word I was trying to type.

And don't you just hate it when an iPad slips out of your right hand and lands right on your nose? Thank God I have Medicare at least for a while.

Fiendish Thingy

(20,818 posts)
44. Reminder: press conference with Epstein victims is day after tomorrow
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:55 PM
Sep 1

So what ever is announced tomorrow (my money is on NG to Chicago) is intended to push Epstein off the front pages.

newdeal2

(4,114 posts)
50. Who knows it's likely another EO distraction
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:03 PM
Sep 1

This admin always hypes things up and then delivers something underwhelming.

The Wizard

(13,393 posts)
52. He might resign as part of the deal that keeps
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:15 PM
Sep 1

the Epstein files concealed. Maybe Republicans in Congress are embarrassed by the North Korean style Cabinet meeting. Maybe they don't like being victims of a bully. There are some glaring examples of mental deficiency and bordering off the deep end.

SSJVegeta

(1,493 posts)
68. It would be interesting if you are right
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 12:17 AM
Sep 2

The way the summer recess was so suddenly taken to avoid their release. Now with them being back in session, and the distractions running out -could this be a result of the GOP forcing him out? It would make sense if you think about it.

Attilatheblond

(7,283 posts)
61. Isn't there an Epstein victims presser scheduled for Wednesday?
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:37 PM
Sep 1

He must have a dilly of a diversion lined up for Tuesday. And, has there been any news on that US Navy cruiser that went thru or was scheduled to go thru the Panama Canal from Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean? Is he declaring war on Venezuela? Does he need a war to give himself more power, like shutting down media prior to those women holding their presser Wednesday?

BlueSpot

(1,193 posts)
67. I do not know what it will be but
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 11:52 PM
Sep 1

I have added some recordings for tomorrow. Some at the time and some later to see reaction.

It'll probably be something stupid like new tariffs on someplace but, just in case. So much to hope for and so easy to delete - at least that's how I see it.

LeftInTX

(34,006 posts)
69. It's gonna be something bad. At least for us.
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 12:23 AM
Sep 2

He's got some EO in the works:
Eliminate mail voting, require real ID to vote, eliminate voting machines
Reopen insane asylums
Change the name of the Dept of Defense to the Dept of War
Possible shit going down in Venezuela.

SSJVegeta

(1,493 posts)
73. Its usually right around the time we give up all hope
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 12:41 AM
Sep 2

When suddenly everything turns around.

SSJVegeta

(1,493 posts)
76. Might be something bad, but there is no guarantee he announces it.
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 12:45 AM
Sep 2

Could it be that Vance has already taken over and they were just able to keep it hush hush?

SSJVegeta

(1,493 posts)
109. I saw a reddit post that his press secretary said it has to do with defense.
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 09:52 AM
Sep 2

Last edited Tue Sep 2, 2025, 10:23 AM - Edit history (1)

Have you been able to confirm that from a reliable source, by chance?

Morbius

(669 posts)
89. It's likely to be just another rant about how unfairly he's been treated by...
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 01:28 AM
Sep 2

...the media, democrats, people of color, immigrants, whatever. He'll go on for 45 minutes and won't say a damn thing anyone can understand. That is, if he follows his own pattern.

Submariner

(13,127 posts)
92. Well isn't it nice that the White House lets the snipers know what time to set up to take a shot
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 01:51 AM
Sep 2

Set your DVR's folks.

Orrex's wish is finally going to come true!

taxi

(2,506 posts)
95. It could be that he has signed some partnership agreement
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 02:57 AM
Sep 2

with one or more adversaries or dictators. We may find ourselves aligned with Putin or others against the interests of our former allies. It may be in the form of a third party agreeing to purchase a large amount of American debt in exchange for control of a major industry here, vulture capitalism at it's finest.

 

mikenash54

(21 posts)
96. could it be a red herring
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 03:07 AM
Sep 2

for the upcoming thing with ten of Epstein's victims set to talk on Wednesday.

PCIntern

(27,621 posts)
99. "3I/ATLAS may be an alien spacecraft so
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 04:18 AM
Sep 2

I am declaring martial law, suspending all elections indefinitely, and appropriating the gold in Fort Knox. Thank you for your attention in this matter.”

videohead5

(2,749 posts)
100. I still think it's going to be about his health
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 04:31 AM
Sep 2

Trump does not go without talking to the press for a whole week unless there is a reason. It has to do with something about his speech or maybe he just had laryngitis. He would've already called into Fox news by now if he were healthy enough to do so. He also went to his golf course three times and did not play any golf.

Mike Niendorff

(3,614 posts)
101. Perhaps the silence over the past week ...
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 04:49 AM
Sep 2

... has been because he has been finalizing a major escalation in his war on democracy.

Look, he's not going to trot himself out in front of the cameras if it would reveal he's had a stroke. Just not happening.

And strokes don't heal in a week.

So that's not what's been going on.

It's something else.

The judicial system is about to take away his "emergency" tariff power (which he never had). So that's one possiblity. Threats and bluster, or maybe something more sinister.

But frankly, he's always been fixated on military action against "blue states", and anyone on his endless list of "enemies". I'd put that as a BIG contender.

Also: don't forget that more than a half dozen Epstein Victims are holding a major press conference on Wednesday.

He's timed this to preempt them by about 24 hours. Related? Good chance -- either as a major distraction effort, or, again, as something more sinister.

Anyway, we'll all find out soon.

For now, it's up to us to be prepared.

And then, it will be up to us to act -- on whatever this is.


MDN

videohead5

(2,749 posts)
103. It's going to leak
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 05:17 AM
Sep 2

Would be the reason. He's has been around too many people. he knew that people were speculating about his health. If he was not going to play golf, why did he go to his club in the first place? He was not able to play golf, or we would've seen 100 photos by now plus video.

Mike Niendorff

(3,614 posts)
105. Possible, but ...
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 05:30 AM
Sep 2

... why hasn't it already leaked, then?

Personally, I just don't think his handlers are that effective. Somebody would have talked.

But I may be wrong, it's admittedly all just speculation at this point.

And I frankly don't want to get too wound up speculating on this guy. We'll see when we see, I guess.


MDN

PurgedVoter

(2,603 posts)
102. He is going to pardon all sex offenders.
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 04:55 AM
Sep 2

It will have to be translated to intelligible English, but the essentials of his speech with be, "No point in looking into the Epstein files anymore. We all just need to be more forgiving. No point in any investigations of sexual misconduct before yesterday. Now we can move on with kidnapping, I mean taking migrant children into custody and making sure that no one can do oversight so what happens in cages, remains in cages. By doing this, I in no way imply that I am a child rapist, but if I were, there would of course be no cause to investigate or waste time on looking for files or videos that might be related to pee."

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