Trump is playing 3-D chess while everyone else is playing checkers

Make Panama A Military Post Again: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines

Trump couldn’t spell 3-D if you spotted him the 3. I am heartened however, to see that you at least acknowledged what you call “difficulties”. Most of his supporters won’t even go that far. But if we are making lists that are too long to thoroughly discuss, let’s include the list of laws, including clear violations of the Constitution, that he has broken along the way. You mentioned the funding fiasco but let’s not forget attempting to eradicate the 14th Amendment by fiat. A move that prompted the Reagan appointed federal judge that blocked it, to say that it was the “clearest violation of the Constitution he had ever seen in over 40 years on the bench”.
••••Publisher's note: Read the Constitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution provides CONGRESS with the power To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization throughout the United States. The Supreme Court has described naturalization as the act of adopting a foreigner, and clothing him with the privileges of a native citizen. See: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C4-1-1/ALDE_0001….
• For the truth on "birthright citizenship," I recommend Mark Levin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieLuDz__O78

I find it hilarious that those with TDS imply Trump is dumb. It seems as though he has had the skill to amass a fair amount of wealth, not as much as Musk for sure, but he has not gone hungry. I feel your pain.

Trump is a "carnival barker", a "huckster" or a "con-man" if you will. How did he get rich? I think it was the great carnival barker PT Barnum who said, "there is a sucker born every minute" and Trump supporters prove it. Of course, it helps if your Dad gives you tens of millions of dollars to begin with. But is he dumb? About 10 days ago, in a press conference for the entire world to see, he threatened Spain with a 100% tariff saying "it is a BRICS country. Do you know what that means?" end quote. No Donald, do you know what that means? There are ten countries in the BRICS economic alliance, none of which are Spain. Now you or I might be forgiven for not knowing that. But you or I would not go in front of a bunch of reporters and spout off such a statement without knowing what we are talking about. For the President of the United States to do it is just embarrassing for our whole country. The Wall Street Journal editorial board just said that his tariffs "the dumbest trade wars in history". And of course, he has been called "a (expletive) moron", a "dope", "an idiot", "unhinged", "the understanding of a 5th or 6th grader", "dumb as (expletive)" and "the intelligence of a kindergartner". Were they "never Trumpers"? No, they were all cabinet secretaries, economic advisers and Chiefs of Staff that he hired. And before you say that they were also people he fired, what does it say about his vetting process if they were unqualified. But to be sure, they were all far more qualified than any of his current selections. ............... On the 14th Amendment, section 1 clearly states, in its entirety "ALL PERSONS BORN (emphasis mine) or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Where is the wiggle room in that? It sounds pretty unambiguous to me. But of course you can choose to believe the noted constitutional scholar Mark Levin if you choose. I'll stick with the federal judiciary.
•••••Publisher's note: You just nailed it: "subject to the jurisdiction thereof," the illegals are subject to the jurisdiction of their country of citizenship – not the U.S.

.... Publisher, Article 1, clause 8, section 4 is also clear and I have no dispute with it whatsoever. But it is about "naturalized" citizenship. It has nothing to do with "birthright" citizenship.
••••Publisher's note: I prefer Matt's analogy. You might look up the origin of the 14th Amendment: Passed by the Senate on June 8, 1866, and ratified two years later, on July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws,” extending the provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states. It also grants Congress the authority to enforce the amendment. Thus, the senators have the right to introduce their bill. Let's face it, there have been foreign diplomats and students who may have given birth within the U.S., but their child remained a citizen of the parents' home nation. The amendment clearly does not make an exception for illegal border crossers. They are law-breakers.

I have worked for project developers most of my adult life. A large majority are honest people, with a few dishonest thrown in. I understand their personality and I am not afraid of them. I have known several who have even gone bankrupt and bounced back. These are the kinds of people that build America on the top end and make real jobs for the masses, not phoney jobs like those created by politicans spending our tax money. Nearly every major company, the place where we get real jobs, was started by someone like Trump.

Lets not forget that Trump fired 17 inspectors general who were tasked with running investigations into waste, fraud, and abuse in federal agencies. I wonder why?

Or the so called "buy out" email my daughter, (a Nurse Practitioner at a VA hospital) received out of the blue titled '"Fork in the Road". The same e-mail sent to all air traffic controllers the day before the Blackhawk took out a passenger liner.

Or the release of billions of cubic feet of water into the San Joaquin Valley with about one hour warning, endangering lives, crops and millions of dollars in farm equipment, and eventually flowing into the dry lake bed of Tulare, 175 miles north of Los Angeles. The water that was being stored to irrigate the vegetables and fruit trees this coming summer. That should drive down prices. And despite what he said, no troops were involved.

Or that Mexico provides approximately 69% of U.S. vegetable imports and 51% of fresh fruit imports. I'm sure prices on tomatos, lettuce, onions, oranges, strawberries, bell peppers, etc. will plummet this week with the 25% tariffs.

Trumps not playing 3-D chess, he's playing tic-tac-toe. And down on Harry Sauner a dozen grade A large white eggs are now $6.19.
••••Publisher's note: Egg prices increased throughout the Biden administration and you said nary a peep. That's the hard-boiled truth.

It is refreshing to have a real reformer in office. Not a career, slick-talking, politician that the media fawns over.
Speaking of the news media, it's also nice to see President Trump call out the biased press on their biases.
What is so offensive about cutting federal spending? What is so terrible about enforcing immigration laws? Why shouldn't we have a Defense Dept. that solely focuses on defense?

..... that's not it. What do you think would happen if a lawyer for an undocumented client showed up in court and tried to claim that, under the 14th Amendment, his client is not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or that court? Fortunately, you don't have to guess as it has been tried on numerous occasions and has never once held up. ........ Yes, there is a carve-out specifically for children of foreign diplomats born here that they are not subject to the jurisdiction of the US and enjoy diplomatic immunity. But that isn't what we are talking about is it. While the impetus for the 14th Amendment was post-Civil War reconstruction, nothing in the verbiage limits it to slaves or former slaves. And yes, Congress has certain powers but there is a lawful process for changing the Constitution and the President has no role in that process other than signing a bill after the ratification process has been completed. And that is all the people demand, just follow the law. Unfortunately that seems to be too much trouble for Trump. The real shame is that seemsto be OK with his followers. With their cheerleading we are swiftly moving to a dictatorship faster than anyone anticipated. And you are blaming the very people who have been warning you for years that this is what he is about.
•••Publisher's note: You are always right, Brad. At least, you are never in doubt. Time will tell when all this ends up before the SUPCO.

"A long-range forecast has been released following a historic snowfall event that shattered records in sun-kissed Florida and other parts of the South last month. The unusual winter storm brought 'once-in-a-lifetime' whiteout conditions, with a staggering 9.8 inches of snow falling near Milton, Florida, potentially breaking the state's all-time snowfall record set in 1954." - from a click bait link from the Daily Express. Until Brad, or any other progressive, explains this reality in the area of human-caused global warming, I will always be skeptical when a progressive tries to lecture us on the Constitution, on the Bill of Rights and the other Amendments. What's next? "This 13-year-old identifies as a 19-year-old so "they" should be allowed to vote!"