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flashman13

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11. Governor Newsom is simply stating what seems very obvious to me. You can not deal or negotiate with Trump.

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 02:09 PM

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His delusions of grandeur now have no bounds. He sees himself as master of the universe and everyone else must bend to his will. If they will not, he will simply crush them and take what he wants. That's it in a nutshell. I thought Newsom's analogy summed it up perfectly. There is no diplomacy with him. Trump is a t-Rex. Either you mate with him or he eats you. Every attempt by anyone to deal with him he sees as weakness. That just encourages him to go back and demand more. That's exactly what we saw with Hitler both before and after Munich.

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Gavin Newsom with some helpful words of advice for Europe re. Trump [View all] BeyondGeography Yesterday OP

It's SO nice to hear a Human Politician with an intelligent brain. chouchou Yesterday #1

Pearls before swine Bluetus Yesterday #2

Some of his podcast guests are republiKKKon pieces of shit wolfie001 Yesterday #3

It's unclear, at least to me and maybe to others... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #6

Here ya go! From his podcast wolfie001 Yesterday #13

Ouch. Thanks so much, wolfie001. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #16

You're welcome littlemissmartypants wolfie001 Yesterday #17

Thank you. It was a pegorative nickname given to me by a family member when I was really young. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #18

My little white arctic fox mix dog was Wolfie! wolfie001 23 hrs ago #19

❤️ littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #20

Is it possible - having never seen his podcasts that... electric_blue68 20 hrs ago #21

I, too, cared about that once -- but no longer. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #12

It's his "Sister Souljah moment" wolfie001 Yesterday #14

Because no one is perfect -- and they don't need to be to still be the MUCH better alternative to a Republican. W_HAMILTON 13 hrs ago #22

I'd vote for Newsome if he's on the ballot wolfie001 7 hrs ago #23

I Would Add: Mr.Bee Yesterday #4

Wow. I'm guessing that the "he" you're referring to is Trump. I had not heard about this. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #9

I remember that like I read it yesterday wolfie001 Yesterday #15

I love the straightforward talk! liberalla Yesterday #5

Because "Nazi Methods" (X posts) Justice matters. Yesterday #7

You had me at fat, smiling polar bear. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #10

More of this, please! JoseBalow Yesterday #8

Governor Newsom is simply stating what seems very obvious to me. You can not deal or negotiate with Trump. flashman13 Yesterday #11