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Oh he's mentioning Chagos again... he doesn't know what day it is and it's best the press ignore him on this as hes contradicted himself several times in the last 3 weeks,

mattomac wrote: ↑Wed Feb 18, 2026 7:36 pm Oh he's mentioning Chagos again... he doesn't know what day it is and it's best the press ignore him on this as hes contradicted himself several times in the last 3 weeks,

Just heard this on the BBC news, yesterday Trump was literally praising the sale, today he's urging Starmer not to sell.

Mystery solved, Trump's spat the dummy because Starmer has refused the use of British bases to commit war crimes.

If Gulf states follow suit and refuse the use of US bases in their countries, that's another massive humiliation for American power following the Greenland confrontation. The dwindling band of Republicans who still wear big boy trousers are going to be despondent.

Oboogie wrote: ↑Wed Feb 18, 2026 8:11 pm

mattomac wrote: ↑Wed Feb 18, 2026 7:36 pm Oh he's mentioning Chagos again... he doesn't know what day it is and it's best the press ignore him on this as hes contradicted himself several times in the last 3 weeks,

Just heard this on the BBC news, yesterday Trump was literally praising the sale, today he's urging Starmer not to sell.

It's Schroedinger's Chagos Deal.
* Brilliant when the Tories negotiated it.
* Terrible when their successors deliver on the agreement.

What happened to Kemi's security briefing that Starmer offered her? She went quiet about it for a while afterwards. We also seem to be free of latter day Peter Wrights leaking to latter day Chapman Pinchers about how terrible the deal is. So I'm included to think it's OK.

For years, the Times highlighted the case of the Chagossians, how hard done by they were, and why there was no reason to maintain a bunch of islands thousands of miles away just so we could bomb the Arabs (after all, what is Cyprus for?). This was going on until at least 2015. Wonder what happened then?

The Supreme Court has struck down Trumps Tariffs.

From https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0l9r67 ... 68725#post

Why did Trump enact so many tariffs?

Because he's a deranged cunt?

The Weeping Angel wrote: ↑Fri Feb 20, 2026 3:14 pm The Supreme Court has struck down Trumps Tariffs.

Has he overruled the Supreme Court and ordered the arrest of the judges yet?

The Weeping Angel wrote: ↑Fri Feb 20, 2026 3:14 pm The Supreme Court has struck down Trumps Tariffs.

That's Iran being bombed this weekend.

Oboogie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 20, 2026 3:45 pm

The Weeping Angel wrote: ↑Fri Feb 20, 2026 3:14 pm The Supreme Court has struck down Trumps Tariffs.

Has he overruled the Supreme Court and ordered the arrest of the judges yet?

What are the consequences if Trump ignores the ruling, the Dems in Congress write strongly worded op-eds in the Washington Post?

Youngian wrote: ↑Fri Feb 20, 2026 4:24 pm
What are the consequences if Trump ignores the ruling, the Dems in Congress write strongly worded op-eds in the Washington Post?

Would the people who get charged them not be able to just tell the Customs to fuck off? Or does the stuff just get physically prevented from leaving ports until they pay?

Oboogie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 20, 2026 3:45 pm

The Weeping Angel wrote: ↑Fri Feb 20, 2026 3:14 pm The Supreme Court has struck down Trumps Tariffs.

Has he overruled the Supreme Court and ordered the arrest of the judges yet?

Why do that when you can sue them for Ten Beeljion Dollars?

I think Trump's donors will be very happy with this decision, so he'll have to be as well. Unless he's even more uncontrollable than I thought he was.

Apparently the most transparent and accessible president ever was not prepared to speak to any reporters today, instead growling at the press pack to get lost.

Funny, that.

Basil Woodd-Walker, disputes and investigations partner at global law firm Simmons & Simmon said he can just switch focus from the blanket “liberation day” reciprocal tariffs he opposed on dozens of countries to sectoral tariffs.

“Most commentators had expected the supreme court to strike down Trump’s IEEPA tariffs. But President Trump has made it clear that he is not going to abandon his international trade policy, and will find other ways to implement it,” he said. “The US administration may pivot to other tariff regimes or trade barriers to replace the lost income.”

Tariffs aren't very popular. This pivot probably won't be either.

Republican House speaker Mike Johnson said that “no one can deny” that Donald Trump’s use of sweeping global tariffs “has brought in billions of dollars and created immense leverage for America’s trade strategy”. The top GOP lawmaker in the House said that Congress and the Trump White House will determine the “best path forward in the coming weeks”.

Won't bring in much if they've got to pay it back, Mike.

Trump reacts to the verdict. From the clips I've seen this isn't much of an exaggeration.

They are a key part of Project 25 but he doesn’t know what that is so I guess it’s all ok.