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moonshinegnomie

(3,880 posts) Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:23 PM Dec 16

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He's going to announce an attack on Venezuela

That’s what I expect his public address to be

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He's going to announce an attack on Venezuela (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Dec 16 OP

To steal their oil. And it all goes to the Trump Crime Family. Irish_Dem Dec 16 #1

To distract from his failures. Iggo Dec 16 #2

Yeah, seeing as none have been dumped yet, gab13by13 Dec 16 #8

Distraction and making money. Trump loves it. Irish_Dem Dec 17 #18

If you think he is unpopular now; just wait! Chasstev365 Dec 16 #3

To all troops that may find this comment: I am so deeply sorry. mahina Dec 16 #4

A majority of them voted for that draft dodger. Justice matters. Dec 16 #15

No. He won't. Doodley Dec 16 #5

...and that any opposition here will be prosecuted as treason. regnaD kciN Dec 16 #6

I suspect it will be to demonize the Venezualan johnnyfins Dec 16 #7

He probably is purchasing our dogs and cats and is eating them down there. travelingthrulife Dec 17 #22

Announcing a war on Venezuela would be a horrible mistake. gab13by13 Dec 16 #9

His mother not aborting him StarryNite Dec 16 #10

Yeah, but it would make him and Bettie Dec 16 #11

Yep, that's what MAGA does; horrible mistakes uponit7771 Dec 17 #21

Get your bomb shelters cleaned up. Rafi Dec 16 #12

Either that or something about snakes. rickford66 Dec 16 #13

He'll say "best economy ever, trillions of dollars in tariffs, Democrats evil, neverforget Dec 16 #14

To hell with wagin', they're shakin the fucking dog n/t Cheezoholic Dec 17 #16

Pretty much everyone expects that. nt SunSeeker Dec 17 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author TBF Dec 17 #19

2 days before the Epstein Files are due to be dropped, right? travelingthrulife Dec 17 #23

this is what I think, too mike_c Dec 17 #20

Yep, and here's why... duckworth969 Dec 17 #24

And more LR3 Dec 17 #25

That is my guess sarisataka Dec 17 #26

I wonder if Venezuela has any of those Chinese anti-ship missiles Mysterian Dec 17 #27

Appropriately. Hoopla (free with many library cards) has rzemanfl Dec 17 #28

That is on this bingo card LetMyPeopleVote Dec 17 #29

Irish_Dem

(79,884 posts)

1. To steal their oil. And it all goes to the Trump Crime Family.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:43 PM

Dec 16

Jared will work out the details.

Iggo

(49,662 posts)

2. To distract from his failures.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:51 PM

Dec 16

We’re dumping the Epstein files too slowly.

gab13by13

(31,259 posts)

8. Yeah, seeing as none have been dumped yet,

Reply to Iggo (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:40 PM

Dec 16

What has been released is from the Epstein Estate.

Irish_Dem

(79,884 posts)

18. Distraction and making money. Trump loves it.

Reply to Iggo (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 07:59 AM

Dec 17

Chasstev365

(7,137 posts)

3. If you think he is unpopular now; just wait!

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:55 PM

Dec 16

mahina

(20,433 posts)

4. To all troops that may find this comment: I am so deeply sorry.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:56 PM

Dec 16

😖🤢😢

Justice matters.

(9,411 posts)

15. A majority of them voted for that draft dodger.

Reply to mahina (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:42 PM

Dec 16

FAUX NEWS on every screen in military bases... and also, not going to vote for a (competent) woman.

Doodley

(11,648 posts)

5. No. He won't.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:01 PM

Dec 16

regnaD kciN

(27,475 posts)

6. ...and that any opposition here will be prosecuted as treason.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:19 PM

Dec 16

johnnyfins

(3,445 posts)

7. I suspect it will be to demonize the Venezualan

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:21 PM

Dec 16

Government. Get the magats all riled up about how they are eating babies down there. And about how onlt HE, God TSF can save us from a threat that cant even reach our continent. People will believe and support him.

travelingthrulife

(4,463 posts)

22. He probably is purchasing our dogs and cats and is eating them down there.

Reply to johnnyfins (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:33 PM

Dec 17

gab13by13

(31,259 posts)

9. Announcing a war on Venezuela would be a horrible mistake.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:41 PM

Dec 16

StarryNite

(11,973 posts)

10. His mother not aborting him

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:25 PM

Dec 16

was a horrible mistake.

Bettie

(19,287 posts)

11. Yeah, but it would make him and

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:26 PM

Dec 16

Hogsbreath feel like they are manly.

uponit7771

(93,491 posts)

21. Yep, that's what MAGA does; horrible mistakes

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:31 PM

Dec 17

Rafi

(265 posts)

12. Get your bomb shelters cleaned up.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:31 PM

Dec 16

There is no way trump is invading Venezuela without provoking some type of conflict with Russia and probably China and Iran. This can spiral out of control quickly.

rickford66

(6,044 posts)

13. Either that or something about snakes.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:34 PM

Dec 16

neverforget

(9,512 posts)

14. He'll say "best economy ever, trillions of dollars in tariffs, Democrats evil,

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:38 PM

Dec 16

Biden sucks, war with Venezuela, and Merry Christmas even to the haters and losers because I brought Christmas back."

Cheezoholic

(3,535 posts)

16. To hell with wagin', they're shakin the fucking dog n/t

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:50 AM

Dec 17

SunSeeker

(57,591 posts)

17. Pretty much everyone expects that. nt

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 01:00 AM

Dec 17

Response to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

TBF This message was self-deleted by its author.

travelingthrulife

(4,463 posts)

23. 2 days before the Epstein Files are due to be dropped, right?

Reply to TBF (Reply #19)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:34 PM

Dec 17

mike_c

(36,905 posts)

20. this is what I think, too

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:17 PM

Dec 17

duckworth969

(1,199 posts)

24. Yep, and here's why...

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:42 PM

Dec 17

-Orinoco Petroleum Reserve
-Dragon Natural Gas Field
-Coltan “blue gold” rare earth mineral
-Gold mines

Chumpkin sez drugs and the nasty commies 🙄

LR3

(125 posts)

25. And more

Reply to duckworth969 (Reply #24)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:46 PM

Dec 17

Declaring "war" gets him:

-The Insurrection Act
-The Alien Enemies Act
-Martial Law
-Suspension of elections

sarisataka

(22,238 posts)

26. That is my guess

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:49 PM

Dec 17

That he will lay out his "facts" to justify an attack.

This may be getting near Congress's last chance to avoid becoming irrelevant

Mysterian

(6,177 posts)

27. I wonder if Venezuela has any of those Chinese anti-ship missiles

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:59 PM

Dec 17

This could be the end of the republican party.

rzemanfl

(31,136 posts)

28. Appropriately. Hoopla (free with many library cards) has

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 04:17 PM

Dec 17

Shock and Awe Rob Reiner's movie about the selling of the Iraq War, available for streaming.

LetMyPeopleVote

(175,018 posts)

29. That is on this bingo card

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 05:21 PM

Dec 17

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