It's occurred to me that Trump wants to "own" the

[no_hypocrisy]

entire continent of North America by appropriating Canada, Greenland, Mexico, and Panama.

That's so Putin.

[Blue Full Moon]

1. Sounds tri laterial

[rampartd]

2. that has occurred to me as well

canada gets to be "the 51st state" until he hears that many of them speak french.

he probably doesn't realize that chiquitta brands prefers the status they now enjoy in the banana republics.

if mexico and central america even get territorial status he will have no place to deport his new citizens to.

[GB_RN]

6. He Would Still Have Options...

You just know that in his demented mind, “North” America means everything north of South America. I bet the concept of Central America doesn’t exist in his head. So, he’d start deporting people to Colombia, and then every other country in South America. Hell, if he could pull off annexation of everything between Texas and Colombia, I wouldn’t put it past him to try and deport everyone from those countries into South America, because, you know, North America for ‘Muricans.

[Irish_Dem]

15. If Trump tries to make Quebec speak only English, he will lose that battle.

[COL Mustard]

29. C'est impossible!

Sacre bleu! And all zose ozer French words I learned from Bugs Bunny!

[rampartd]

38. i should have paid more attention to pepe le pew

[Irish_Dem]

40. The French Canadian cussing would be epic.

They cuss better than the French.

[COL Mustard]

42. I just think of

Yosemite Sam with a French accent.

[Irish_Dem]

43. Paul Bunyan, Davy Crocket, Old McDonald.

Lumberjacks, hunters/trappers, farmers.

And excellent craftsman.

And interestingly, they don't speak classic French.
They speak Quebec French.

[magicarpet]

27. Why trDUMP and his team of Nazis could move all the tan, brown, and black people off the western hemisphere,...

.... and dump them all on Antarctica at the South Pole. Let them fend for themselves in the cold. Only White people with blonde hair and blue eyes could inhabit the more temperate climes.

[Walleye]

3. I have often said that Trump and his people think of America not as a nation of laws, but as a piece of real estate

And like any real estate developer he always wants more. And it is very Russian, they always try to take territory.

[magicarpet]

28. Rampant resource extraction too,....

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[CrispyQ]

30. And climate chaos will give them a prime opportunity to grab more & Trump sees himself as king of North America.

The trajectory for humanity isn't good. IMO the collective is afraid & isn't making good leadership decisions in areas where it still has the freedom to do so. Right now I say it's 50-50 the US comes back from this election. Their gross incompetence might save us, but that will messy & harmful.

[OLDMDDEM]

4. Fully agree.

[TheRickles]

5. Using armies is so old-fashioned. Trump will just buy out all these countries. /s

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Not exactly a "purchase". More of a surrender in stages.

1. Trump threatens tariffs on Mexico and Canada on flimsy rationales, e.g., illegal immigration policies and Fentanyl.
2. Mexico and Canada protest.
3. Trump takes office. Imposes said tariffs.
4. In retaliation, both Mexico and Canada impose their own tariffs against the U.S.
5. Trump retaliates against the retaliation. IOW, he declares that any country imposing a tariff against the United States is an "Act of War". And military action. (He'll re-instate the draft to get enough troops.)
6. Trump makes demands of U.S. sovereignty over Mexico and Canada in order to "negotiate peace".

And that's how it's done.

[hadEnuf]

10. I doubt Canada and the UK would just sit still for Trump's Hitler type nonsense.

C'mon guys, help us out with this lunatic.

[no_hypocrisy]

11. The UK could be "neutralized" if Musk's "investment" pays off in returning

Nigel Farang to power.

[paleotn]

18. Please don't go down that rabbit hole.

That's not going to happen. Could it? Well, aliens could visit tomorrow or a comet could impact the earth killing us all next week. But the probabilities of that are extremely, extremely, extremely small.

Some seem to be approaching the "FEMA camp" mania the right had during Obama's tenure. Please don't be one of them. Please let rational thought rein over emotion. We're all not happy with the current situation, but making up wild, extremely low probability scenarios is not helpful. He's trolling you. Refuse to be trolled.

[LiberalArkie]

20. That is how it is done in Russia

[rampartd]

39. conscription is not necessary

the army is about the only job with decent benefits that will hire an american.

[Captain Zero]

49. with OPM, of course.

$$

[Escape]

7. $139.866 trillion dollars

That's the net worth of the United States. I'm pretty sure Trump plans to "own" that as well.

[LiberalArkie]

21. Is there anything in the mint after his last term?

[Callie1979]

52. QAnons & other whackos already think Fort Knox is empty

Along with a litany of other theories

[3Hotdogs]

8. Why would we want them? People say that every country except Mere-a-loco

is a shit-hole country.

[orangecrush]

13. It's his way

Of praising Putin.

[Irish_Dem]

14. Yes Trump wants to own North and Central America.

It is the autocrats' geopolitical dividing up of the globe.

Putin gets Ukraine and Europe.
Xi gets Taiwan and the Pacific.
Trump gets North and Central America.

It was decided some time ago.

[Mike 03]

16. Along these lines, I wouldn't be surprised if we

begin to see Trump statues commissioned in various places, Trump bridges and Trump Avenues, maybe some colossal structures like stadiums, event centers built by his very own Albert Speer. So if he begins soliciting architects, steady your stomachs.

[Joinfortmill]

17. Yeah, so does his new "whisperer", Musky.

[paleotn]

19. Granted. Maybe. Kind of like me wanting a full head of natural hair once again.

Ain't happening.

[tanyev]

22. "You know I'm automatically attracted to large tracts of land--I just start grabbing them.

It's like a magnet. Just grab. I don't even wait. And when you're a star dictator, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the deed. You can do anything.”

[IronLionZion]

23. Complete and utter BS

he is just distracting people from his epic failures in who he's been nominating for cabinet and how hard his economic policies are going to screw our country.

The MAGA answer will be to blame the foreigners.

News panels have been discussing the vastly different approach China has been taking by building business investment relationships with countries all over the world while Trump spews empty threats like an idiot.

[JohnnyRingo]

24. I think he just wants to govern them by proxy

He doesn't want to hold the title, but he wants to drive the car.

[Jersey Devil]

26. The irony is that all the Mexicans he wants to throw out would become US citizens

I don't think he has thought this through.

[azureblue]

31. he is as crazy

as ever - he's babbling whatever come to his mind at the time, with the attention span of a gnat. The only thing that motivates him is money and revenge. To the rest of the world, Trump should be in an asylum, but here in the USA, he's President. Which says everything about the people of America.. His mental decline is painfully obvious, but the media refuses to talk about it, instead, sane washing Trump, and editing what he says to make him look good.

He's easy to manipulate, and loves flattery. He won't come through with any of his pronouncements, because he doesn't know how to, wants everyone to forget he even said it, and has no people who can help him deliver - all they are is a bunch of incompetent ideologues. So he will blame everybody else.

The delicious part is Elon, because Elon, wants to be "Somebody" and he thinks his money makes him smart and right. But you gotta say this for Elon, at least none of his businesses have gone bankrupt.. So we will see a contest of meglomaniacs, and the more spotlight Elon gets, the more jealous Trump will be. And Trump will be so focused on keeping the spotlight, he won't come through with any of his promises or pronouncements. A real shitshow lies ahead.

To add to the pile, the GOP congress is a collection of people who are too stupid to know they are stupid and petty. So they will descend yo squabbling, and break up into factions, with purity tests, so they won't be able to get anything done, either, especially with the GOP rebellion against Trump going on..

[QED]

32. Being king of the US isn't enough. He wants to be KING OF THE WORLD!

Nothing will ever be enough for that megalomaniac.

[Silver Gaia]

33. This makes sense from an "inside Trump's head" point of view.

Scary in there, though...

[Submariner]

34. Greenland Walrus hunters may harpoon his fat carcass

if he ever tries to visit Greenland.

[NCDem47]

35. Pact with Putin and Jinping

They carve up the Eastern Hemisphere (Europe, Asia, Africa) and Trump gets the western (Americas and Greenland). Australia spared?

Pretty simple really.

[haele]

47. Australia (and New Zealand) will be an enclave for the mega-wealthy to live in.

Once they corral the indigenous groups into little reservations, of course.

Haele

[underpants]

36. Yeah sure, he pierced the bottom 4 worst POTUS ever

Which no one thought was possible and then tells everyone how horrible the country is so what’s next? EXPAND!!!

[KPN]

37. Occurred to me as well. And then I take it to another

level all together: The frigging guy is nuts! He, Trump sees all of this as nothing more than a reality show version of “Game of Thrones”.

In his mind, I suspect he believes he will be able flip the switch and actually domineer over Putin in the end, and sees Xi Jinping as his biggest competition to achieving global domination. Musk? With his presidential immunity, he probably thinks he can just disappear him if he gets too far out of line. And the MAGAloons, were he actually to do all that? They will love and cheer every bit of it!

[yellow dahlia]

41. He doesn't think like a President is "supposed" to think.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

44. trump is COMPLETELY INSANE!

Link to tweet

[Captain Zero]

50. Using that sharpie to change storm paths everywhere!!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

45. trump is making putin happy

[JoseBalow]

46. Rule #1 - Don't feed the troll

Why are we even entertaining this nonsense?

[applegrove]

48. He doesn't want Mexico. Too poor. He only wants to invade

to shoot the top ranking cartel members and anyone nearby them.

[Oneear]

51. I Do Believe someone needs to Test the Water at Mar-a-Lago for Lead

Check the Blueprints at Pam Beach, FL, for the Type of Water Pipes going from the Water Plant to the Mar-a-Lago Beach Club. Are they Galvanized Pipes Dipped in Zinc?

[Vinca]

53. How will Putin react to this? Trump will have to avoid open windows for the rest of his life.

You have the real Putin who is a nasty psychopathic killer and mini-Putin who is a nasty psychopathic diaper filler.