The Official President Trump Thread - Second Term Edition

It's not the stock market, but when liberals implicitly make that argument when it drops a bit due to tariffs designed to help the middle class earning power or the war in Iran, while flip flopping the second it hits All time Highs... you have to point it out until they stop with the lies.

I would point to the declining male participation in the "not in the labor force group", particularly prime age men, as the primary factor that led to the need to onshore manufacturing and put curbs on China's ability to illegally control supply. 50 years ago, only 4% of 25-54 men were outside the labor force. Today, it's over 11%.

"The loss of high-paying manufacturing jobs and the rise of automation has made it harder for men without specialized training to find roles that keep them in the workforce"

That's a loss of economic opportunity. AI is starting to do that to cushy office jobs and email jobs that many women have taken for granted. It's already being felt in the white collar world, so it's a percentage to keep an eye on.

Pure GDP and per capita numbers alone don't' tell you much because it doesn't take into factor the cost of living including housing, insurance and essentials. They haven't returned to reality since covid put everything in a bubble. People earning more are struggling more than ever -- this is measured via the financial resilience index.

Middle Class Financial Resilience Perseveres Despite Cost Pressures, Finds New ACLI Financial Resilience Index

Attacking fraud waste and abuse is a great way to trim the budget -- but the savings need to find their way to the middle class or it's for naught.

 

Historic




GOOD DAY

 

He's like a proud toddler, intent on showing his mommy the poop he just pooped, sure he's going to be showered in praise.

Good dookie, little Donnie. You use the toilet like a big boy now! Mommie really loves you. (Or whatever else it is he needs to hear so that he'll feel good about himself and go away.)

This guy is so ****ing needy - an empty, sucking emotional black hole, consuming anything that gets too close. Sad!

 

More like he expects praise for the dookie he dropped on the floor and smeared on the walls, then walks away expecting the maid or butler will clean it all up.

 

What is a "corner store"?

 

And there it is Trump has stolen 3bn.

DD

 

he doesn't understand what middle class is and he will never understand it.

 

We're already brainwashed and now you got AI. We're cooked

 

Wait out here sir. Let the adults speak.

 

MAGATs @tallanvor @K9Texan "illegals are taking money away from Americans!"

Trump

 

The place to get all your cornering needs. It's right next to the jerk store.

 

actually, similar to a currency swap that the US had transacted with Argentina in 2025



UAE officials reportedly warned they may be forced to use Chinese yuan or other currencies if they run low on dollars amid the Iran war


the UAE’s central bank chief raised the idea of a currency-swap line with Treasury Department and Federal Reserve officials during meetings in Washington, D.C., last week.

 

Must be related to my ex wife

 

Social media is, of course, an alternate reality. People have adapted and will continue to adapt to AI. But those who want to be fooled will continue to be fooled. Guess who these users are?


The article:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/business/media/artificial-intelligence-trump-social-media.html


In one TikTok video, a blonde films herself with a group of women at a racetrack. “If you support Trump, you just made a friend,” she says.

In another video, it’s a brunette, this time with a group at a stadium. “If you support Trump, you just made a friend,” she says.

In a third post, a redhead is with a group at a basketball court. “If you support Trump, you just made a friend,” she says.

Each video features an identical, grammatically awkward caption: “I’m new here and love God, America,and Trump!!”

All are the work of artificial intelligence.

In the months leading up to the midterm elections, hundreds of accounts have emerged on social media featuring A.I.-generated pro-Trump influencers posting at a rapid pace about the “radical left” and “America First.” They tend to appear as ordinary — if very good-looking — men and women, gazing flirtatiously at the camera while pontificating about the war in Iran, abortion or Bad Bunny.

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The emergence of the A.I.-generated political avatars, researchers said, suggests a sweeping effort to hook conservative voters, a demographic primed by the president and his circle to accept memes, influencers, deepfakes and other digitally packaged messaging. Neither The Times nor the researchers it consulted found any similar left-leaning networks.

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At least for now, some of the A.I. accounts appeared to be focused less on politics than on inflating their engagement metrics by soliciting followers and comments. Several accounts looked like romance catfishing scams; others sold hair removal creams or tours to China, and they padded their posts with artificially generated content about entertainment, sports, religion and other nonpolitical subjects. Many of the A.I. accounts, however, seemed intent on manipulating the audience’s political opinion.

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It is difficult to tell exactly when or where the accounts were created. On nearly all of them, the first visible video was posted within the past year. Most claim to hail from various American states but use stilted or ungrammatical English. Mr. Trump is their favorite “presidont,” they wrote in captions, describing themselves as “sharing you the truth” and urging viewers to “follow me first if like my live.” The bios of at least 13 accounts state “Republican&Proud Of you support Trump let me know ❤.”

The A.I. avatar reposted by Mr. Trump, which has more than 51,000 TikTok followers, spoke in a heavy foreign accent in her first two posts on Jan. 15. The next day, she had adopted an American accent.

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“They’re trying to spread political messages and give an illusion of a consensus,” said Andrew Yoon, a member of the technical staff at CivAI, a nonprofit that educates people about A.I.’s capabilities and consequences. “Flooding the zone here with tons and tons of videos seems geared to give a false sense of a majority opinion.”

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Often, the avatars appear in military settings or dressed as immigration agents, as if trying to capitalize on recent conflicts. An Instagram account examined by The Washington Post, showing an A.I. avatar of a blond soldier posing with Mr. Trump and other world leaders, picked up more than a million followers.

Over one week this spring, 10 different accounts posted a similar line of women in military fatigues using the same unnatural cadence to say, “If this offends — you good — keep scrolling,” before urging viewers to “hit — follow.” Other posts show warped American flags and other A.I. tells.

Although the quality of some of the accounts edged toward slop, and engagement may be inflated by bot activity, researchers said the comments on the posts suggested that many users believed that the avatars were real people.