At 1:47 this afternoon, during one of the most anticipated meetings of the United Nations General Assembly, Donald Trump sat beside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, wearing an oversized suit that hung and bunched awkwardly while cameras from all over the world broadcast the moment live.
The meeting was supposed to focus on ending the war in Ukraine, and their press conference was the opportunity to talk about how they planned to get there. But instead of giving Zelenskyy the opportunity to speak, Donald Trump commandeered nearly the entire 8+ minute discussion. After Zelenskyy quickly gave his opening remarks, Donald Trump did not allow President Zelenskyy to say another word.
Look, I just don’t get this. The leader of powerful nation just gets up in front of a national assembly and says he’s going to wipe out another nation over an issue that I thought that assembly was set up to resolve i.e. conflicts between member states. If it was functioning properly, I thought a person who made such an outrageous statement would be arrested immediately by the United Nations security police either. charged with planning an international war crime or taken away to a secure facility where he gets the psychiatric treatment he needs but much to my amazement we just go onto the next speaker,
I am perplexed as well. This man should be in an institution or a cemetery, depending upon how generous we feel. He is a scumbag, a sick and genocidal maniac, and I can't understand why he hasn't been apprehended, along with his clown-car administration. What is everybody afraid of?
Exactly…why is he NO.t condemned or even arrested for making those threats and Crimes against Humanity, etc, etc.?
We still have a big fight ahead of us.
They will stop at nothing to rig and steal this election. We must be prepared and still VOTE BLUE like our lives depend on it because OUR LIVES DEPEND ON IT!
This is SO shocking, shameful and embarrassing for America! It is unbelievable that the Republicans in Congress can still allow this ridiculousness to pass! Aren’t they embarrassed too? As you say, Heather, the rest of the world looks on in horror.
We're way past embarrassment. Personally, I think every last one of them who sat there and did nothing for two years should be indicted. They shouldn't get to FA, and avoid the FO.
The United States has been involved in a tragic and deadly accident, People have been killed , maimed and are in need of immediate medical attention. But the Republicans drive by and refuse to stop and provide aid, because their leader tells them the accident is fake news. Is this how it ends? Wake up America, "We The People" will have the final say. Speak out; don't let our silence be our legacy.
Power baby, when you owe your soul to the company store you don’t rock the boat or you will float! Thinking of Putin’s suddenly found drowned oligarchs I guess!
Charlotte, it absolutely could and should be declared as vote rigging. I'm sure there is current litigation on this matter, but I'm not aware of it myself. But that's the whole point, especially in Texas.
Well, ja, but please go wherever you have to exercise your voting rights or they win by your inaction! They are counting on that and know is the time for courage and Resistance! 💪❤️🔥🗽❤️🔥🫶🏼🇺🇸❤️🔥💪💜
What irony! Trump attacked Iran to prevent them from building nuclear weapons when it turns out the biggest nuclear threat to the world is Trump himself. It's inconceivable that the Trump regime is considering the use of nuclear weapons and is ginning up a protocol and legal rationale to justify their use in a first strike.
I’d love to be a fly on the wall of one of the more enlightened nations groups where they’re taking pool bets on when Trump is going to either have a stroke or get called on the 25th Amendment, or walk into some lone wolf’s bullet, or otherwise be out of everyone’s misery. I can see the calendar getting filled as heads and delegates of all these nations throw in a pile of bills of all colors…. 😂😂😂
How great would it be if EVERYONE in the room would get up and walk out, leaving Trump all alone in the room? It'd look like that great scene near the end of the 1956 movie 'Giant', where James Dean as the drunken Jett Rink is left alone at the podium, speaking out to an empty room. Trump needs to be ostracized, with no one speaking to him or being in his presence, ever again, except for his corrupt family and the grifters and sycophants that surreound him. I think many of his present supporters and sycophants would grow more and more disgusted with him, and would begin to call him out in ever-increasing numbers, until he is completely marginalized,
..is not an option, so the best we can hope for is for nature to take its course. The suffering continues. The reverence I once held for our government and its institutions while bruised and battered, has NOT stopped me from continuing to fight, along with the rest of the people, that still believe in our country!!!
Alongside all of this madness I can’t help but worry that the madness will get worse before the midterms and am really concerned that they may not even take place!!! THIS is the biggest threat to democracy and if Trump believes he has the power to call a national emergency to prevent the people of America having their say on his presidency the future will be even worse than the present!!!
I feel like we as a nation are holding our breath every day and night waiting for the next thing to happen but before I go to bed I look out the window to find the moon and think about Ukraine worrying when and where the next drone will hit and how frightening the sound of sirens. Generation after generation there have always been a dictator who think he can be in control, it's sad and terrifying, they kill so many innocent people then that dictator falls, not soon enough but they do fall...trump will fall, putin too, their names should not be capitalized, their followers will have to sink back into their sewers hoping that people especially their families will forget what they did.
I'm thankful for all our Journalists who risk their lives and their health and sanity to keep us informed.
Chris, I think it would be a grave mistake if we were to think that there will be a peaceful transfer of power.
He/they have already given ICE Gestapo complete immunity…for now.
There have been many movement and dog whistles to his ICE Gestapo-Storm Troopers, fully armed and with lethal shock gloves, we are all deemed “domestic Terrorists, CONCENTRATION Camps, he’s playing Jan.6, 2021 videos(the practice run), and hopefully the Dems. Are doing more than just preparing lawsuits.
I may have shared this article with you before, but we NEED to be prepared for the next things and definitely November, and what comes after.
Never before have I felt such shame to be an American. While we have suffered through the many shameful things that litter our history, we have always managed to unite to try to address them. But not this time—this time the monster(s) among us know no shame while we are forced to live with it every single day. To recover, every single one of us must stay focused on stopping this man and his allies this November. No other goal comes close to this one.
Every day we spend dragging toward the mid-terms further discredits the enablers around him who have decided to let others, ultimately the voters, put an end to this ordeal they are putting us all through, forcing us and the rest of the world to suffer. Vance is the chief culprit and deserves the greatest blame. He will have no credit left on which to try to recover our government. His strategy is hopeless, his future is doomed.
Another wonderful Column, Heather. I listened to the “Liar in Chief” this morning and, like you, was appalled that he represents our, once great Country. He is obnoxiously reprehensible! The upcoming election is our opportunity to take back this Country. We must vote as if our lives depend on it, because they do.
Based on his medical issues and the way he slaps his thigh when he’s walking, there has been speculation he has some sort of medical device under there, an exoskeleton / support. There have been a few photos where his oversized coat appeared to have hard angles from some device.
Who knows. There is nothing honest or transparent about this regime. But there have been multiple pictures which indicate some sort of an angular contraption around his waist or hips, which wouldn’t be either.
Well, the orange buffoon's speech at the UN went down like a lead balloon didn't it? Did he actually think that the silence was a sign of approval? Knowing his vast ego, he probably did. He showed himself to be utterly incompetent at his job which I hope doesn't last too much longer.
The oversized suit: it either hides an assortment of medical gear to keep him going, or it is the result of too many big macs and diet coke. And the diapers dispenser of course! 😄
I am an American living in Portugal. My city is on the route of the Camino de Santiago Compostela. I have seen pilgrims from so many different countries come through here, and as I talk to them, I apologize for what America is doing to the world. I never thought I would have to apologize for America. I am hoping that in the next five years I can gain Portuguese citizenship, as I don't think I would be let back into the States, if I even wanted to go back.
We travel a lot and have met many American travellers in Europe and here in the UK. Many have been scouting out a new place to live. All of them have been apologetic about the damage that is being done to the world by Trump; and saying “not in our name: Sorry”.
Oh Heather, I nearly wept when I read this line of your marvelous reporting: “Right around this time, members of the Iranian delegation began walking out. The Cuban delegation would do the same later in his speech.”
Could the American people walk out? I realize we would strain every airport, railway station, and bus terminal, but when I read those lines, I thought hurrah for them.
We watch our very own madman perform his shtick every day of his terms in office, but although we don’t sit in silence like the more timid audience members, we are similarly gob smacked at his idocy.
Can we encourage the mensch President Zelenskyy to take over the U.S. presidency spot? I know, fanciful and unorthodox, but Trump’s behavior have many of us searching for alternatives, no matter how unprecedented.
You note “the inappropriateness of his words”. Does this mean you are against committing an atrocity against an entire country? I suggest you leave town before Trump realizes you are trashing his playbook.
And if I had been in the audience, I would’ve first hung my head in shame as a US citizen and then join the Iranian and Cuban delegations in walking out. I’m certain, in sympathy, they would offer hugs.
Look, I just don’t get this. The leader of powerful nation just gets up in front of a national assembly and says he’s going to wipe out another nation over an issue that I thought that assembly was set up to resolve i.e. conflicts between member states. If it was functioning properly, I thought a person who made such an outrageous statement would be arrested immediately by the United Nations security police either. charged with planning an international war crime or taken away to a secure facility where he gets the psychiatric treatment he needs but much to my amazement we just go onto the next speaker,
THIS EXACTLY 💯!!
I am perplexed as well. This man should be in an institution or a cemetery, depending upon how generous we feel. He is a scumbag, a sick and genocidal maniac, and I can't understand why he hasn't been apprehended, along with his clown-car administration. What is everybody afraid of?
Exactly…why is he NO.t condemned or even arrested for making those threats and Crimes against Humanity, etc, etc.?
We still have a big fight ahead of us.
They will stop at nothing to rig and steal this election. We must be prepared and still VOTE BLUE like our lives depend on it because OUR LIVES DEPEND ON IT!
Here’s a couple of important articles….
Lance Rosen…stealing the elections…Lance Rosen…https://lancefrosen.substack.com/p/what-will-trump-do-to-steal-the-midterms-835?r=71veyx&utm_medium=ios
trump NEEDS to be removed before he literally kills us all.
https://bandyxlee.substack.com/p/from-the-most-adult-voice-in-the?r=71veyx&utm_medium=ios
This is SO shocking, shameful and embarrassing for America! It is unbelievable that the Republicans in Congress can still allow this ridiculousness to pass! Aren’t they embarrassed too? As you say, Heather, the rest of the world looks on in horror.
We're way past embarrassment. Personally, I think every last one of them who sat there and did nothing for two years should be indicted. They shouldn't get to FA, and avoid the FO.
Either with horror or hysterics. The man has lost his mind and America tolerates it.
The United States has been involved in a tragic and deadly accident, People have been killed , maimed and are in need of immediate medical attention. But the Republicans drive by and refuse to stop and provide aid, because their leader tells them the accident is fake news. Is this how it ends? Wake up America, "We The People" will have the final say. Speak out; don't let our silence be our legacy.
Power baby, when you owe your soul to the company store you don’t rock the boat or you will float! Thinking of Putin’s suddenly found drowned oligarchs I guess!
What difference will it make to voting in Texas that 90 voting stations have been closed. Could this be declared as vote rigging ?
It's voter supression for sure. But is there anyone in Texas to complain to?
Charlotte, it absolutely could and should be declared as vote rigging. I'm sure there is current litigation on this matter, but I'm not aware of it myself. But that's the whole point, especially in Texas.
Well, ja, but please go wherever you have to exercise your voting rights or they win by your inaction! They are counting on that and know is the time for courage and Resistance! 💪❤️🔥🗽❤️🔥🫶🏼🇺🇸❤️🔥💪💜
What irony! Trump attacked Iran to prevent them from building nuclear weapons when it turns out the biggest nuclear threat to the world is Trump himself. It's inconceivable that the Trump regime is considering the use of nuclear weapons and is ginning up a protocol and legal rationale to justify their use in a first strike.
Heather you're so relentless, SO brave. I wish you and your family well,, and I pray for your safety.
Indeed. Nothing more needs to be said: Donald Trump is an international embarrassment. Full stop.
November mid terms caanot come soon enough.
I’d love to be a fly on the wall of one of the more enlightened nations groups where they’re taking pool bets on when Trump is going to either have a stroke or get called on the 25th Amendment, or walk into some lone wolf’s bullet, or otherwise be out of everyone’s misery. I can see the calendar getting filled as heads and delegates of all these nations throw in a pile of bills of all colors…. 😂😂😂
How great would it be if EVERYONE in the room would get up and walk out, leaving Trump all alone in the room? It'd look like that great scene near the end of the 1956 movie 'Giant', where James Dean as the drunken Jett Rink is left alone at the podium, speaking out to an empty room. Trump needs to be ostracized, with no one speaking to him or being in his presence, ever again, except for his corrupt family and the grifters and sycophants that surreound him. I think many of his present supporters and sycophants would grow more and more disgusted with him, and would begin to call him out in ever-increasing numbers, until he is completely marginalized,
The republicans will continue to bow to, support, and defend this incompetent and vilest of a human being! The 25th Amendment
..is not an option, so the best we can hope for is for nature to take its course. The suffering continues. The reverence I once held for our government and its institutions while bruised and battered, has NOT stopped me from continuing to fight, along with the rest of the people, that still believe in our country!!!
Alongside all of this madness I can’t help but worry that the madness will get worse before the midterms and am really concerned that they may not even take place!!! THIS is the biggest threat to democracy and if Trump believes he has the power to call a national emergency to prevent the people of America having their say on his presidency the future will be even worse than the present!!!
I feel like we as a nation are holding our breath every day and night waiting for the next thing to happen but before I go to bed I look out the window to find the moon and think about Ukraine worrying when and where the next drone will hit and how frightening the sound of sirens. Generation after generation there have always been a dictator who think he can be in control, it's sad and terrifying, they kill so many innocent people then that dictator falls, not soon enough but they do fall...trump will fall, putin too, their names should not be capitalized, their followers will have to sink back into their sewers hoping that people especially their families will forget what they did.
I'm thankful for all our Journalists who risk their lives and their health and sanity to keep us informed.
Chris, I think it would be a grave mistake if we were to think that there will be a peaceful transfer of power.
He/they have already given ICE Gestapo complete immunity…for now.
There have been many movement and dog whistles to his ICE Gestapo-Storm Troopers, fully armed and with lethal shock gloves, we are all deemed “domestic Terrorists, CONCENTRATION Camps, he’s playing Jan.6, 2021 videos(the practice run), and hopefully the Dems. Are doing more than just preparing lawsuits.
I may have shared this article with you before, but we NEED to be prepared for the next things and definitely November, and what comes after.
Lance Rosen…https://lancefrosen.substack.com/p/what-will-trump-do-to-steal-the-midterms-835?r=71veyx&utm_medium=ios
Brandy X. Lee…https://bandyxlee.substack.com/p/from-the-most-adult-voice-in-the?r=71veyx&utm_medium=ios
trump must be removed…he is the MADMAN with accelerating Dementia with the NUCLEAR Codes.
Never before have I felt such shame to be an American. While we have suffered through the many shameful things that litter our history, we have always managed to unite to try to address them. But not this time—this time the monster(s) among us know no shame while we are forced to live with it every single day. To recover, every single one of us must stay focused on stopping this man and his allies this November. No other goal comes close to this one.
Every day we spend dragging toward the mid-terms further discredits the enablers around him who have decided to let others, ultimately the voters, put an end to this ordeal they are putting us all through, forcing us and the rest of the world to suffer. Vance is the chief culprit and deserves the greatest blame. He will have no credit left on which to try to recover our government. His strategy is hopeless, his future is doomed.
Another wonderful Column, Heather. I listened to the “Liar in Chief” this morning and, like you, was appalled that he represents our, once great Country. He is obnoxiously reprehensible! The upcoming election is our opportunity to take back this Country. We must vote as if our lives depend on it, because they do.
You’d think his “handlers” would suggest some tailoring. Why the big suit? He’s no David Byrne, for sure!
So he can fit cheeseburgers in the inside pockets. You never know when The Boss Is gonna get hungry and there’s no Mickey D’s around. 😂
Based on his medical issues and the way he slaps his thigh when he’s walking, there has been speculation he has some sort of medical device under there, an exoskeleton / support. There have been a few photos where his oversized coat appeared to have hard angles from some device.
It’s possible the too-big suit is to hide body armor or a bullet-proof vest?
Who knows. There is nothing honest or transparent about this regime. But there have been multiple pictures which indicate some sort of an angular contraption around his waist or hips, which wouldn’t be either.
Who knows. There is nothing honest or transparent about this regime.
Well, the orange buffoon's speech at the UN went down like a lead balloon didn't it? Did he actually think that the silence was a sign of approval? Knowing his vast ego, he probably did. He showed himself to be utterly incompetent at his job which I hope doesn't last too much longer.
The oversized suit: it either hides an assortment of medical gear to keep him going, or it is the result of too many big macs and diet coke. And the diapers dispenser of course! 😄
I am an American living in Portugal. My city is on the route of the Camino de Santiago Compostela. I have seen pilgrims from so many different countries come through here, and as I talk to them, I apologize for what America is doing to the world. I never thought I would have to apologize for America. I am hoping that in the next five years I can gain Portuguese citizenship, as I don't think I would be let back into the States, if I even wanted to go back.
We travel a lot and have met many American travellers in Europe and here in the UK. Many have been scouting out a new place to live. All of them have been apologetic about the damage that is being done to the world by Trump; and saying “not in our name: Sorry”.
Oh Heather, I nearly wept when I read this line of your marvelous reporting: “Right around this time, members of the Iranian delegation began walking out. The Cuban delegation would do the same later in his speech.”
Could the American people walk out? I realize we would strain every airport, railway station, and bus terminal, but when I read those lines, I thought hurrah for them.
We watch our very own madman perform his shtick every day of his terms in office, but although we don’t sit in silence like the more timid audience members, we are similarly gob smacked at his idocy.
Can we encourage the mensch President Zelenskyy to take over the U.S. presidency spot? I know, fanciful and unorthodox, but Trump’s behavior have many of us searching for alternatives, no matter how unprecedented.
You note “the inappropriateness of his words”. Does this mean you are against committing an atrocity against an entire country? I suggest you leave town before Trump realizes you are trashing his playbook.
And if I had been in the audience, I would’ve first hung my head in shame as a US citizen and then join the Iranian and Cuban delegations in walking out. I’m certain, in sympathy, they would offer hugs.