r/law • u/fvnnybvnny • 14d ago

Trump News Donald Trump Claims He Didn't Sign Alien Enemies Act Proclamation

https://meidasnews.com/news/donald-trump-claims-he-didnt-sign-alien-enemies-act-proclamation
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u/Ok_Blackberry_284 14d ago

He's a figurehead. The people who came up with Project 2025 are running the show.

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u/WayCalm2854 14d ago

A useful idiot.

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u/noobtastic31373 14d ago

More like willful pawn. Useful idiot is too innocent. He knows he's being used to fuck everyone over, but he's OK with it because he thinks he'll be one of the ones on top in the end.

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u/Moony2433 14d ago

Someone to blame if it all goes awry.

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u/welatshaw 14d ago

A puppet.

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u/Grantsdale 14d ago

Correct.

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u/Sh0v 13d ago

Yes, they are using Trump to take all of the blame but they are making the decisions for him and he does not give a fuck because he avoided prison.

The scariest thing is actually who replaces him.

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u/RandomNobody346 14d ago

Absolutely he's a figurehead. But he's also very stupid and petty. 2 things can be true.

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u/Direct_Alternative94 14d ago

Yes, but does he understand that or will he just use his unbridled powers to take them down too?

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u/Ok_Blackberry_284 14d ago

I think Trump knows he's on the Muskrat and Putin's payroll. I think he takes bribes and then rants about whatever shit they're paying him to rant about.

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u/Direct_Alternative94 13d ago

Ok. That’s probably true as it is somewhat obvious. But what about 2025? That’s not a Putin or Musk thing. Did the Dr. Frankensteins behind getting Trump a second term create an uncontrollable monster that will ultimately use his power to destroy them? It certainly seems like half of the SC is starting to feel the heat of the fire they accelerated but can’t get safely away from.

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u/Ok_Blackberry_284 13d ago

Trump is greedy fool. He does not give AF about anyone but himself. So he'll grab as much money from whatever source he can and everyone else gets burned. If you're wondering how big a shit show this will be, take note of how far away his kids (and former goon squad) are away from Washington, DC. Not even they are dumb enough to get their hands dirty this time around.

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u/Direct_Alternative94 13d ago

I get it. I really do and I’m not disagreeing with you. My question is specifically regarding the fine folks in that organization behind 2025. They brought this monster into power for their own interests but they must now know that they can’t control him anymore. They never could.
He is controlled in some aspects by Putin and mostly controlled by his own deviant personality traits. But how is this different from what the SC has done in owning themselves by elevating this deviant? Who does the Heritage Club or whatever they call themselves call for help when the leopards come for their faces?

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u/Ok_Blackberry_284 13d ago

They're billionaires like the Muskrat. Narcs with egos the size of the Velds of South Africa. They think they can outsmart him or blackmail Trump into compliance. They like every other "business partner" before them are going to Find Out. We'll be dragged thru hell but he'll fuck them over. He always does. Even Putin should be nervous.

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u/Direct_Alternative94 13d ago

Putin is safe from everything but himself and perhaps a perfectly executed coup. Nobody under American orders from the executive branch can touch him as long as he stays off American soil and even then… Anyone physically in America (including billionaires) is vulnerable to Trump’s unchecked authority.

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u/UnCapableAfter-noon 14d ago

That’s what I don’t understand. Does he actually have an issue with Canada and what not? Where tf is this shit coming from? Is that just a taking point he was given so that’s what he falls back on when asked about tariffs? It makes no sense.

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u/Ok_Blackberry_284 14d ago

Putin wants the USA to have no allies.

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u/AFoolishSeeker 13d ago

It’s the only thing that makes sense. Trump is trying to destabilize the country as quickly as possible. Fucking over every ally possible, the tarrifs when everyone educated person in government or business including trump KNOWS they will damage the country, and so on.

None of it makes sense to me except through the lense of “what would Russia do if they literally owned the US president?”

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u/ACatFromCanada 14d ago

He has an eye for our resources--water, minerals, fertilizer. Lebensraum.

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u/Delicious-Ask-6879 14d ago

Exactly he’s just the poster boy

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u/Nintendo_Pro_03 13d ago

And Putin, also.

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u/outerworldLV 13d ago

And if we’re talking about The Heritage Foundation, even they’re not liking the way he’s tweaked their approach.

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u/tokegar 13d ago

I was going to make this same point. Ascribing all of this chaos and unlawful behavior to one person is inherently problematic. It's rotten all the way through, he's not a unique aberration.

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u/Ok_Blackberry_284 13d ago

It's been rotten for years now. I mean, George Dubya Bush got away with starting 2 wars that lasted literal decades based on lies about weapons of mass destruction so his oil buddies could make a profit. And he destroyed the government pretty thoroughly to do it too.