Is Trump deliberately shutting down the government so that there will be food riots and he will have an excuse to declare martial law?

[msc545]

[DrPepper12]

I hadn't considered that. I think it's more motivated by racism as he's under the delusion that minorities will suffer more.

I really think the end game he's moving towards is the 2026 congressional elections because he knows the trials will start the minute a democratic Congress is sworn in.

The fact that he's creating a rapid response domestic unit from National guards that he can federalize is the biggest tell. He only needs to create the illusion of election impropriety. His stochastic terrorists will take care of the rest...

[loveslongnails]

It's too early for Martial Law. That's likely being saved for the mid-term elections. In the USA, 12.3% of the population gets food stamps. The high is 21% of the pop in NM, and the low is 4% in Utah. Benefits are based on income, so for a family of 4, you have to make less than $2,313 a month and would receive $975.

Difficult to say if there will be riots if a small percentage of the population doesn't get their assistance. I think it's more likely they'll be hitting the local food pantries today and the first week of November, which will deplete their supplies for the month early without serious extra donations.

[RandomGirl42]

Ty for inviting me to share an opinion but u often ask me political questions that I have no way of knowing and if I do answer now my answer could be subject to change later. Like, in 25 years from now when I'm 50 and all insecure about losing my vanity will my opinion be the same then? Prolly not. But ty.

[goaded]

Don't take it personally! I expect he selects all his followers (followees?) in one block to invite. Just ignore invitations you're not interested in, I'm sure he won't mind.

[msc545]

I don't actually invite anyone and in fact the invite function on here is broken at least for me. I have no idea how anybody gets invited by me because I don't bother with it anymore.

[RandomGirl42]

I dunno either but it said I was invited so ty 🤷‍♀️ And ty for the MHO too 😊

[Sevenpointfive]

i don't think that's the real plan. shutting it down means:

1. no epstein vote, or swearing in of democrat politicians

2. because he needs to venezuelan war to cancel the primaries, have the epstein files come out and he can pretend to be a real dictator and cancel all future elections. the question is, why haven't they started moving on this? there's talk, but they aren't the type to sit on this for another 3 years and have it blow up at the last minute.

[DryGermanGuy]

I think he primarily tries to create the maximum amount of pressure on the Democratic Party to agree to their budget demands. Sending the national guard into blue cities for „riot control“ would be a bonus on top.

[DryGermanGuy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyiI7jiiLUQ

[exitseven]

no, he is waiting for 5 democrat senators to vote to approve the CR to continue to fund the government. The Republicans have done all that they can to get this done. The American people know it is the democrats that are holding them hostage.

Trump will not negotiate with terrorists.

[msc545]

These are lies and how dare you call Democratic politicians terrorists. If anyone has created terror in this country, it has been Trump not us.

[DryGermanGuy]

@exitseven:
From what I gather, the majority of people attribute the shutdown and the effects on food/health subsidies to the GOP. That’s where Trump’s disapproval ratings come from.

[DryGermanGuy]

And by "getting their way" you mean continuing to provide subsidized healthcare premiums for what are in a majority GOP-voters, correct?

[exitseven]

@DryGermanGuy only the most impressionable among us would, think that. you would really have to be brainwashed not to see the 13 votes that the Republicans had and only two democrat senators voted for it.

[msc545]

Try cutting some of the graft and waste paid to the defense contractors

[DryGermanGuy]

Nobody wants to fund healthcare for illegal aliens and my prediction is that the GOP will give into the continuation of ACA subsidies, because their internal polling predicts a disaster for them in the midterms.

[msc545]

I think everything you just wrote is probably true. With the exception of the midterms. I don't think we are going to have any midterms and I think what's going on now is part of Trump's plan to provoke citizens into writing over the lack of food in healthcare. In many cases and sending in, he has to stop up to control the riots that he's provoked. He's then will use those riots as an excuse to invoke the insurrection act and that will be the end of any elections because he won't allow them to be held. He's really worried about the midterms because there is the problem of the Epstein files hanging over him. Consequently, it isn't going away.

[DryGermanGuy]

I do want to stay positive and believe that the court system will stop Trump’s worst executive excesses.

[msc545]

I think that the court system has tried to stop Trump's worst excesses, but what happens is that the courts issue orders stopping Trump and Trump ignores the orders and goes ahead and does what he was going to do. Anyway. There is no enforcement mechanism and this is a huge problem for the court system. The court systems rely on people respecting their orders and following them and have no method of literally enforcing them when people don't do that.

[exitseven]

@msc545 You will be happy for a strong military when the Chinese show up on your doorstep.

[exitseven]

@msc545 Tat is an outright lie. Trump has gotten most of these orders overturned in the courts. Now these libera l judges can only rule in their jurisdiction. The Supreme Court made that ruling months ago.
The recent rulings will also be overturned on appeal.

[msc545]

Look at the results.

[exitseven]

Millions of illegal aliens have been deported. Hundreds of ICE agents have been hired and new facilities are coming on line. It is good to have a President who can get things done

[msc545]

"Millions" - prove it. There were not millions to begin with.

[DryGermanGuy]

You and the facts of the real world seem to be mortal enemies. How can "millions" have been deported when all the infrastructure for it supports only thousands?

ohss.dhs.gov/.../monthly-tables

[msc545]

@DryGermanGuy He keeps making up large numbers that nobody could believe. I have no idea why.

[Anonymous]

Or it's another Epstein distraction

[Titlover01]

Yes he is

[Titlover01]

He’s only looking out for himself not our country

[beefcakebradybatson]

Likely.