What did Trump mean?....

[Joe Biden is your president. Deal with it.]

He can't keep his mouth shut for one second.

[Kamala]

Maybe we'll be lucky and he resigns.

[Beet]

He's going to start a nuclear war to boost his popularity. I don't understand why people aren't speaking out against it.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Nothing. This is why I keep saying the media are enabling him. His utterances lack all meaning and we would all be better off tuning them (and him) out.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

A combination of 3 and 4.

[MasterJedi]

Other, a massive play against the media/first amendment, he's going to try and shut down publications.

[Koharu]

I think he's mostly blowing steam, but the steam is about N. Korea and/or the Iran deal.

He's an idiot and his mouth is going to get him (and thus the rest of us) in some pretty deep trouble fairly soon.

[BudgieForce]

When was the last time Trump said something and followed through with it? The man cant control whats coming out of his mouth, thats it.

[Hindsight was 2020]

A WH offical says he was and I quote " just trolling" the media.

[Wakie77]

If you launch a nuclear war you can make an argument for why you need to suspend elections.  Not saying I expect this to happen but really wouldn't put it past this guy.

[Badger]

2 and 4

I hope. As the other most likely alternative is North Korea, which would almost surely be an Armageddon.

[Alabama_Indy10]

He's not gonna fire Robert Mueller

[pbrower2a]

This President's words have no meaning except as inflammatory rhetoric.

[Illiniwek]

This President's words have no meaning except as inflammatory rhetoric.

[Joe Biden is your president. Deal with it.]

It's quite interesting to see how many people think that what he met is war.

[Angel of Death]

Maybe he's trying to play the stock markets, which invariably react to these statements, for the ultimate insider trading for the benefit of himself and his associates.

[GeorgiaModerate]

In light of this, I'm going with firing Mueller:

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Tick tick tick tick ticktickticktick...

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Everyone's all riled up about the birth control provisions in Obamacare now not being required, he's going to nix the Iran deal, and propose something for DACA soon........so yeah, there's a storm brewing.

[BudgieForce]

Everyone's all riled up about the birth control provisions in Obamacare now not being required, he's going to nix the Iran deal, and propose something for DACA soon........so yeah, there's a storm brewing.

I wouldnt call that a storm since both Iran and DACA would require congressional action.

[SoLongAtlas]

His announcement on the 12th no recert of the Iran deal. Also, potentially ordering a stroke if NK goes through with the test that might be on the 10th (rumored to be a long range ICBM test).

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Even Sarah Sanders didn't know what he meant. He's treating this like a damn game show and it's terrifying.

[adrac]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/07/trump-on-north-korea-sorry-but-only-one-thing-will-work/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumpnorthkorea525pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.b3298239475f

Sigh...

[Beet]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/07/trump-on-north-korea-sorry-but-only-one-thing-will-work/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumpnorthkorea525pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.b3298239475f

Sigh...

Yeah, he’s clearly reiterating his intention to start a nuclear war. I don’t understand why people keep saying Mueller when he clearly referenced generals. I don’t see why he’s allowed to do this. Congress must step in and reclaim the power to declare war immediately.

[Beet]

If you launch a nuclear war you can make an argument for why you need to suspend elections.  Not saying I expect this to happen but really wouldn't put it past this guy.

Yeah, I mean come on, 2,700 deaths led to the PATRIOT Act. The sky is the limit if Anchorage, Alaska or a major mainland US city is hit with a hydrogen bomb. Even if you don’t care about millions of people being incinerated in East Asia, the war should be opposed for supporters of civil liberties and democracy.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/10/07/trump-on-north-korea-sorry-but-only-one-thing-will-work/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumpnorthkorea525pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.b3298239475f

Sigh...

Yeah, he’s clearly reiterating his intention to start a nuclear war. I don’t understand why people keep saying Mueller when he clearly referenced generals. I don’t see why he’s allowed to do this. Congress must step in and reclaim the power to declare war immediately.

I sort-of agree with you here, but I don't think there's any easy solution. Congress is a mess, there are authorizations for use of force from the Cold War running all through our government, and we've always technically been at war with North Korea.  Just this latest round of reality TV insanity is another symptom of the problem. Trump himself is really just a symptom. Our whole system is crumbling, and hardly any of our leaders - elected or otherwise - have any interest in fixing it, much less ability.

If we had a decent government, Trump would have been impeached long ago. If we had a decent political system, he would never have gotten anywhere near the White House. If we had a just society with an educated public, he would have been a business failure or small-time slumlord.

Trump may be a herald of our apocalypse, but he's not causing it all by himself. I'd say the best we can do is truly ignore him. But that is really difficult, not least because if we as a nation were to succeed in shunning him, he'd probably start a nuclear war for attention. Heck, he's practically doing that anyway, because his need for ego-gratification knows no bounds. '

He needs to be impeached, but the GOP and the Congress it dominates are so broken... and now I'm running in circles so I'm out for a while.