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In an effort to ensure that as many people as possible know that a swamp creature once infested the office of the presidency, and that he is said swamp creature, Mob Boss Dumpy has been busy tacking his name to all sorts of things.
Just hours before Trump’s speech in Georgia [on Thursday], the Department of Justice unfurled a large banner with the president’s face on it. A similar banner was unfurled at the Department of Labor in October. In December, Trump added his name to the Kennedy Center, which he now calls the “Trump Kennedy Center.” He also renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace for himself, as well as a new class of battleships. In January, Trump accepted the Nobel Peace Prize medallion that was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, even though the prize itself is not officially transferable. – via mediaiate.com
But that’s not enough, he also wants you to know that he is ‘extremely brave’.
President Donald Trump deemed himself “extremely brave” while recalling his 2018 visit to Iraq on Thursday.
Trump was visiting a steel plant in Rome, Georgia, where he addressed workers and boasted of his tenure in office. At one point he declared, “I won affordability” despite rising prices on consumer goods, thanks in part to tariffs he unilaterally imposed on products from dozens of countries.
The president again ripped the Biden administration’s handling of the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal before pivoting to his first administration, when the military’s top brass allegedly told him it would take four years to defeat ISIS.
“So, I decided to go to Iraq, and I flew to Iraq,” Trump said. “And I was extremely brave. In fact, so brave, I wanted to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor. I said to my people, ‘Am I allowed to give myself the Congressional Medal of Honor?’”
The Medal of Honor, which is presented on behalf of Congress, is typically awarded by the president to service members who have displayed acts of valor.
“And you know, I’ve given it out to so many guys that are seriously brave,” Trump continued. “They come in with arms missing, the legs are missing, the stories are so unbelievable. And I said, ‘No, it’s a little stretch if I gave myself one.’”
The president then predicted that the “fake news” would seize on his remarks about the Medal of Honor, even though he said he was joking.
And Jesus wept! He’s now cracking off dumb jokes! Hearty handshakes and slaps on the back all around. Is there anything this swamp creature can’t do?
Hmmm, how about threatening war at a ‘Board of Peace’ meeting? Could he do that?
Glad you asked.
President Trump Threatens War With Iran at His First ‘Board of Peace’ Meeting – via antiwar.com
President Trump on Thursday convened the first meeting of his so-called “Board of Peace,” a body he formed to oversee the Gaza ceasefire, which Israel continues to violate, and appeared to threaten that a US attack on Iran could come within 10 days.
In a speech at the meeting, Trump referenced his June 2025 attack on Iran, which targeted the country’s nuclear facilities. “Now, we may have to take it a step further — or we may not. Maybe we’re going to make a deal. You’re going to be finding out over the next, probably 10 days,” he said.
Trump also said that Iran “must make a deal. If that doesn’t happen… bad things will happen.”
Not to worry though…for today anyway. Those ‘bad things’ might not start until after the Olympics have concluded.
This week, the so-called peacemaker president has assembled the greatest amount of air power in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, but reportedly hasn’t approved military action against Iran—yet.
One factor in the president’s pending decision is the ongoing Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Post Thursday.
There has been increasing speculation that Trump is planning to make a surprise appearance at the men’s hockey finals on Sunday, if Team USA—the favorites to win gold—qualify for the match. Trump also announced last week that a presidential delegation led by Education Secretary Linda McMahon would attend the closing ceremony in Milan on Sunday.
The decision to launch a military strike on Iran would potentially jeopardize travel plans for Trump and his officials. (Obviously, it could also jeopardize a lot more—but that doesn’t seem to be Trump’s chief concern here.)
Speaking at the inaugural meeting of his so-called Board of Peace in Washington Thursday, Trump offered Iran 10 days to come to a diplomatic solution—or risk military action. That would give him just enough time to visit Milan, likely so he can get loudly booed just like Vice President JD Vance was at the opening ceremony.
In the meantime, the U.S. military has deployed 13 warships and a large fleet of aircraft to the Middle East, with a second aircraft carrier en route to the region. via newrepublic.com
So a temporary delay of war depends on the USA hockey team?
Well, at least he’s letting us know who the dictator is. A completely deranged degenerate. The peace president.
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Tonight’s musical offering:
A Taste of Honey · Paul Desmond
Dispatches from the Asylum 