# The argument that Trump will do whatever he wants and no one can stop him is really fucking boring **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [December 12, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527 "2024-12-12T02:36:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 409
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527/409 "2025-03-06T01:02:47Z")
You and I are in – as they say – ‘violent agreement.’ Putting the hyperbole aside is really the point. There is plenty going on _right here, right now_ that merits our attention, consideration, and understanding. And any who might believe that the worst of his ‘brain on speakerphone’ ideas … even if they never translate into action … don’t exact significant economic consequences _and_ an unquantifiable-but-substantial _human_ toll … really aren’t paying attention. Same with endless threats followed by carrying out some measure of those threats followed by backing down on those threats. I’ve posted elsewhere: How I’m seeing Trump’s general approach to governing and foreign policy: > Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I’ll most likely kill you in the morning. – [**The Princess Bride**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNzi2edJmfc) Does it ever yield results? Sure. And a blowtorch _can_ be an effective treatment for athlete’s foot. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-argument-that-trump-will-do-whatever-he-wants-and-no-one-can-stop-him-is-really-fucking-boring/1011527)._