Trump poised to double down on immigration crackdown and refuse concessions to new Democratic majority in Congress

Trump poised to double down on immigration crackdown and refuse concessions to new Democratic majority in Congress

Donald Trump set the stage for his administration to lurch further to the right this weekend, claiming the US had taken a “giant step back” by widely rejecting his party.

The US president’s hardline aide, Stephen Miller, will begin as White House chief of staff on Monday. He will also meet with Dana White, CEO and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, after offering him the job of press secretary.

“America took a giant step back in History with the results of the last Election,” Trump claimed in a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday morning, citing the sharp sell-off in global markets, fueled a rout of US tech stocks. “But have no fear, we will be back, BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!”

  • Tylerdurdon
    74·
    18 hours ago

    That’s what it was. He just wasn’t extreme enough. That’s why the country collectively lurched in the opposite direction. It makes perfect sense.

    He knew things were about to go south because he initiated protective measures against his gaudy oval office deco and some other things.

    Now he’s just going to alienate half of the support that he still has by proving he really is nutter butters. This is just presidential trolling at this point and ought to end well.

    • paranoid
      2·
      9 hours ago

      Please don’t sully the good name of Nutter Butters

    • Jay@lemmy.ca
      9·
      18 hours ago

      I think that’s his purpose. Be stupid and let the headlines focus on him while they fuck everything up in the shadows. Dangle a juicy carrot to distract from the stick.

      • FaceDeer@fedia.io
        61·
        17 hours ago

        I think you can stop at “let the headlines focus on him”. That is literally all that he cares about.

    • givesomefucksEnglish
      5·
      17 hours ago

      I think JD’s handlers finally saw the writing on the wall…

      They got trump to appoint Miller, knowing this would be the immediate response, and they’re not gonna hold either back.

      Then a little after the new Congress has started, a core group of Republicans will side with Dems to impeach and convict trump, giving JD the presidency and allowing those chosen Republicans who knew to side with Dems as a “new Republican party”.

      That’s the whole reason JD is there in the first place