Trump posted at 11:12 ET tonight that he sent the military into California and they "TURNED ON THE WATER"

[highplainsdem]

Last edited Tue Jan 28, 2025, 02:54 AM - Edit history (1)

Bluesky message from Brian Tyler Cohen:

Dear God. I almost feel sorry for anyone who allows themself to be fooled by this guy.

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) 2025-01-28T05:17:30.427Z

EDITING to add that the California Department of Water Resources tweeted this - but Trump supporters posting replies don't believe it:

Link to tweet

[iemanja]

1. What a lying sack of shit.

[dalton99a]

2. So where was the valve located? How many soldiers did it take to turn it on?

[Dave Bowman]

6. Here's a picture taken after it was turned on:

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[AZJonnie]

25. It was located in the Heart of the Island, it was one soldier, and his name is Ben

[PCIntern]

48. And Ben came up to him and said, "Sir,...

I am at your service.” As the tears flowed from his eyes.

[MiHale]

58. Is his last name 'Dover'?

[tavernier]

63. I'm crying...

[Bread and Circuses]

3. WTF

He’s really flooding the zone with mania . He needs to be stopped right now.

[Mr. Evil]

40. Correct as you may be,

that will not happen until Doofus Fratberg, Ketamine Man, Bozos and pals, et al, have fully looted the treasury to their liking.

[yellow dahlia]

4. Wait! What!? Huh??

Someone needs to adjust his meds.

[dalton99a]

5. Whatever it is, he needs to overdose

[suds]

7. Insanity! Sheer insanity!

[brush]

23. Yep, insane, made up lies. And this MFer is president for...

the near future. I think his insanity will get so bad that the rethugs won't be able to hide it and Vance, waiting in the wings, will be eager to invoke the 25th Amendment for being incapacitated.

Then we'll have to deal with much younger fool.

[Dave Bowman]

8. So he really believes that nobody can debunk his crazy bullshit?

[erpowers]

12. Does Not Matter

I do not think it matters. This is all just a show for MAGA. It does not matter if someone tries to debunk this with facts, MAGA will believe whatever he says. I assume he is saying this because it is raining in California and that will help put out the fires. When the fires go out MAGA will claim/believe the fires went out not because of the rain, but because of Donald Trump being tough, sending in the military, and forcing the valves to be turned on so water could flow. He needs to be the hero of every story and MAGA needs him to be the hero of every story.

[Dave Bowman]

19. Yeah, I'm afraid that you're right. :(

[Woodwizard]

62. The first thing out of his mouth is what sticks.

Then he goes on with another pile of shit. It is by design.

[LauraInLA]

9. Ridiculous performance -- he just signed an EO that the Bureau of Reclamation would send water to the Central Valley

farmers to fix the SoCal water problem, an unrelated issue. The military has no action to take here.

[Daleuhlmann]

24. His Dementia Is Getting Worse!

You're absolutely right, Laura, nothing but a bold-faced lie, as I, who live in the Central Valley, am well aware of. Besides, why was Gramps allowed to stay up past his bedtime again?

[Attilatheblond]

66. Very possible. But since his M.O. is to lie to take credit or lie to duck responsibility

I don't see how dementia is really the issue. Now, if he suddenly started to only tell the truth, I would suggest his dementia has finally got full control of him.

[LauraInLA]

10. How does this not violate Posse Comitatus?

[iemanja]

13. Because it's a lie

He didn't do anything but sign a stupid EO.

[LauraInLA]

38. I hope you're right -- I can't imagine how this is possible.

[erpowers]

14. Military In California?

Are there actually military in California conducting any actions? I just assumed he was lying.

[obamanut2012]

21. No

[Hekate]

36. There are more than 30 major US military installations in California, & no lack of personnel from all branches

We have twice as many military installations as any other state. The orange being is insane and his audience are idiots.

[LauraInLA]

39. I can't figure out how it could be accurate -- could it be the National Guard? Or just total BS.

[erpowers]

17. No News Reports

I am not seeing any news reports that state Donald Trump sent the military into California.

[LauraInLA]

41. Nah, just the EO that says they're here. Bleh.

[JI7]

18. Becsuse he is lying

[LauraInLA]

42. Your lips to God's ears. Although compared to all the other disgusting stuff he's doing, this would be

comparatively harmless — I guess they can hold the Bureau of Reclamation’s hand while they turn on the tap.

[Hassler]

16. I swear this moron just recycles right wing bullshit

From 40 years ago, when Republican nuts from SoCal proposed piping Columbia River water to LA. The hatred then for Californians would have offered a lot of pipeline to use for target practice.

[AZJonnie]

20. We have a new dedicated forum for this exact kind of distraction/gaslighting :)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1323

Just saying, HPD my friend

[Hekate]

37. Good point

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

22. Heroic Trump defeats water-hoarding Democrats.

Now fires will surely be extinguished, thanks to the Jay Suss reincarnated.
Tomorrow's WaPo headline, I'm sure.

Surely he parted the Red Sea like Abraham and fed the 15 million* with six McRibs, too, just like Moses. Will miracles never cease?


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*my approximation of the white non-hispanic population based on the 2020 census.

[Arazi]

26. Beginning to think he's actually insane

Not just sundowning

Literally losing his mind

[rubbersole]

27. Been nuts for years.

Covid response was proof to the nation he belongs in a home.
"They're eating the dogs..."
Matt Gaetz for Attorney General.
× thousands of examples.
I wish we could just laugh at all of it. But it's truly scary shit.

[Arazi]

28. Ikr?

[rubbersole]

30. Gonna miss my smelt cracker spread. 😥

[Duppers]

45. He truly is!!😱

[Prairie_Seagull]

65. Stark raving lunatic. nt

[CentralMass]

29. Is there a bigger douche nozzle?

[rubbersole]

31. Yes.

The one the military just turned on to save California.

[CentralMass]

34. Only in the Mango Malefactors mind.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-27/la-me-trump-water-military
"The California Department of Water Resources responded in a statement: “The military did not enter California. The federal government restarted federal water pumps after they were offline for maintenance for three days. State water supplies in Southern California remain plentiful.”

"Water supply has not hindered firefighting efforts,” the Association of California Water Agencies said in a statement Monday. “Reservoirs in California are at or above average storage levels for this time of year, thanks in part to years of proactive water management.”

[LauraInLA]

43. Thank you for posting this. Bookmarking it!

[hlthe2b]

49. Full archived article sans paywall:

https://archive.ph/vjT5C

[maxrandb]

64. Your post highlights the central problem

That article from the times, and the statement from the California Department of Water Resources uses way too many words to say; HE'S A LYING SACK OF SHIT!

Instead of just saying; "He's a lying sack of shit", the Times takes two sentences to say it's a lie, and then 14 paragraphs to explain how his statement could somehow contain some "factual" nuggets.

Call it the "press" example of "alternative facts".

Here is how Maxrandb would respond; "The US military attempted to enter California to turn on our faucets, but they were repelled by residents of California in what some are calling The Battle of Visalia" "There are no reports of casualties as of yet"

Maybe respond to his bullshit with bigger bullshit.

Think about it. If you gave the LA Times my response, would they have the gall to print a story with the headline; "Trump social media claim of using troops to force water flow is refuted by California", or would they just say; "FUCK it, we can't run a story about Donnie Dipshits fucking bullshit with a response like Max's"?

Maybe if the LA Times didn't have to waste time, resources and ink to tell us the "military didn't FUCKING invade California", they would have more resources to cover how AmeriKKKa is being turned into the new Nazi Germany.

[Skittles]

32. look how many idiots worship what he says

even though he sounds utterly fucking RIDICULOUS

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

33. He used his Sharpie to divert water from the Gulf of America to Cali.

[underpants]

52. Think of all that water that's in the Panama Canal

He could tell the cult he moved that water and not a one of them would ask “Doesn’t the canal need water?”

[Hekate]

35. Apricot hellbeast has gone insane

[GoCubsGo]

59. That happened a long time ago.

This is the same sort of shit he was tweeting from his toilet at 2 AM during his first term. Why so many people wanted more of this kind of fucking bullshit is beyond me. I guess they just love their "COFEVE!!!"

[Mountain Mule]

44. Remember the good old days when Trumps late night tweets were about covfefe?

We were all so innocent back then.

[Karasu]

46. ...I can't handle 4 (or more, if the fascists get their way) years of this absolute stupidity.

[MsSalvia]

47. I just worked eight hours on a dementia unit

and then I get home and read this.

[ananda]

50. Since that's not possible...

Did somebody tell him they did this just
to please him?

[jmbar2]

51. Thank you Lord Jeebus for our savior

Link to tweet

[Walleye]

53. It is bizarre to see the right wingers believing everything. The federal government says and claim the state government

Is lying to them. They used to hate the federal government now they love it, very strange.

[Emile]

54. Wondering if Fox noise is reporting this fake Trump news. . .

[pdxflyboy]

55. J D Vance...

“Where the hell is that 25th amendment. It’s here, somewhere”.

[VGNonly]

56. We have great faucets

fabulous faucets

great fabulous fire fighting faucets

!!!

[Lovie777]

57. Terrorizing fellow Americans...

shithole really does hate the USA.

[onethatcares]

60. he's a multi tasking mofo

turning on the water and golfing at the same time. sheesh, whoda thunk one man could do such a thing

[RoeVWade]

61. Trump is going lie about stuff he accomplished that he didn't really do. And take credit for others work. And do

horrible things as well. The Trifecta!

[Kid Berwyn]

67. Thank you, King Putin!

Dimdonnie, the demented dumbass.

[Prairie_Seagull]

68. Went to bed last night thinking this was real.

I am going to get an ulcer from this shit.

Regardless,

Thanks for the update highplainsdem.

[highplainsdem]

70. Sorry. I've been losing a lot of sleep because of what Trump's doing and saying.

[sinkingfeeling]

69. He lied.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

71. tfg's lies are fun to laugh at

Link to tweet

[CatWoman]

72. ....

Link to tweet

[Cha]

73. FUCK OFF to your own HELL you BIG UGLY LIAR MUMP!!

Fucking ASSHOLE.