Why is Trump going out of his way to make people suffer?

[excreationist]

Apparently SNAP can access about $5 billion in emergency funding but I think Trump stopped that from happening. Then there are cuts to medicaid or something (and lots of things in the BBB) and health insurance going up 200% or 300%. I'm not sure if he's ever really done anything that would benefit working class people or the poor in this term.

He seems to go out of his way to make ordinary people suffer while helping tech billionaires. Is he trying to provoke people? His press secretary said that Trump's priority is the ballroom (which might be named after Trump). Trump doesn't seem to care if his voters are suffering from his actions.

I think he was more careful in his first term but not really this term. So anyway, does Trump just not care or is he deliberately trying to provoke ordinary people including MAGA supporters? I mean by his actions, not necessarily his words...

 

[Spacetime Inhabitant]

The bigger question is why the Republican Congress is letting him get away with this. Unfortunately this question is probably rhetorical.

 

[TV and credit cards]

For Republicans everything is used with a eye to a political end. I think it is best to keep in mind compassion for their fellow human being is not where they shine.

 

[excreationist]

I tried asking AI about whether Trump had done anything this term that would benefit the poor or working class and it couldn't really come up with clear examples. It mentioned these claims by the administration:

"One, Big, Beautiful Bill" provisions:
• No Tax on Tips: Saves tipped workers nearly $1,500/year.
• No Tax on Overtime: Saves overtime workers nearly $1,500/year.
• Middle-Class Cuts: $1,780 average tax cut for middle-income taxpayers.
• Lower-Income Cuts: 15% average tax cut for bottom 40% of earners; largest reduction of any group

"America First" agenda:
• Job Creation: Over 500,000 new private sector jobs created.
• Wage Growth: Blue-collar wages up 1.4%; real wages increased monthly.
• Tariffs: Protect American jobs and manufacturing from unfair trade

Workforce Development:
• Trade School Support: Record enrollment; expanded apprenticeship programs (over 183,000 new apprentices).

Administration Stance: Cuts target "fraud, waste, and abuse" in programs like Medicaid and do not affect beneficiaries.

But these had counter-arguments.

 

[excreationist]

The bigger question is why the Republican Congress is letting him get away with this. Unfortunately this question is probably rhetorical.

To stop Trump I thought they'd need a significant number of people to side with them... then that might negatively affect their career... and sometimes Trump likes getting revenge - while rewarding some of the most loyal people (excluding the poor and working class MAGA supporters)
So anyway I'm talking about how psychotic or sadistic Trump is...

BTW here are Trump's rules that are often attributed to Roy Cohn:

Rule 1: Attack, attack, attack
Cohn’s philosophy was that the best defense is an overwhelming offense. Trump adopted this by relentlessly going after critics, rivals, or institutions that challenged him. The idea is to keep opponents on the back foot.

Rule 2: Admit nothing, deny everything
This rule emphasizes never conceding wrongdoing or error, no matter the evidence. The strategy is to project strength and avoid giving adversaries any leverage.

Rule 3: Always claim victory, never admit defeat
Even in the face of setbacks, the narrative must be spun as a win. This creates a perception of invincibility and keeps supporters energized, regardless of actual outcomes.

For some reason this term he seems to be attacking the working class and especially the poor. The third rule was relevant to January 6, 2021.

BTW those rules are featured in the movie about Trump's beginnings, The Apprentice. Also in that movie Roy Cohn uses blackmail and maybe blackmail could be used on problematic Republicans...

 

[excreationist]

As far as the unusual mind of Trump goes, he posted this AI video on social media which shows him wearing a crown in a fighter jet labelled "King Trump" which dumps faeces on protesters:

 

[Gospel]

It’s just white privilege as usual. Everyone knows if Obama had posted a video like that, he’d have been impeached, arrested for treason, and given the death penalty in some military facility somewhere.

 

[Shadowy Man]

It’s just white privilege as usual. Everyone knows if Obama had posted a video like that, he’d have been impeached, arrested for treason, and given the death penalty in some military facility somewhere.

Sure, as if he could have done something worse than the tan suit.

 

[Terrell]

The cruelty is what the republican base wants, provided it's directed at the people they hate.

 

[Gospel]

does Trump just not care or is he deliberately trying to provoke ordinary people including MAGA supporters?

Based on what he’s actually said and done, there’s little that genuinely benefits the average American, and quite a lot that’s damaged the nation’s stability and reputation. Maybe he’s just being the same self-serving CEO he’s always been, now with an added streak of vindictiveness fueled by age and ego. Honestly, it feels like he lost his grip sometime before running for president, and the last grudge he clearly remembers is that 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, when Obama roasted him. It’s as if, in his mind, that moment became the root of everything he despises. It's ODS (Obama Derangement Syndrome).

 

[crazyfingers]

Why is Trump going out of his way to make people suffer?

Because that's the kind of guy he is.

 

[Colonel Sanders]

He's the biggest troll in United State's history.

His supporters love him for that. The flaccid "No King's Day" nothingness just gave him something to troll about. If you didn't vote for him, then his weird videos are offensive. If you did vote for him, it's hilarious. It's a game he can't lose.

Of course, should some serious disaster befall the nation, his ineptitude and bullshit would kill a lot of people, but Covid happened and here he is again in the White House.

How in the fuck did the Dems lose to him?

It's rhetorical question but the answer falls on deaf ears.

 

[Gospel]

His supporters love him for that. The flaccid "No King's Day" nothingness just gave him something to troll about. If you didn't vote for him, then his weird videos are offensive. If you did vote for him, it's hilarious. It's a game he can't lose.

I can’t speak for everyone else, but I’m not coming from a personal angle about the president posting that video. I’m talking about the dignity of the Oval Office and what it represents. I’ve seen far worse things online, so to me, the post itself is just stupid. But if you really think this is only about who likes or dislikes the president, that’s honestly sad.

 

[Playball40]

The cruelty is what the republican base wants, provided it's directed at the people they hate.

And the collateral damage doesn't matter- ie: Poor stupid MAGA supporters.

 

[starwater]

The bigger question is why the Republican Congress is letting him get away with this. Unfortunately this question is probably rhetorical.

To stop Trump I thought they'd need a significant number of people to side with them... then that might negatively affect their career... and sometimes Trump likes getting revenge - while rewarding some of the most loyal people (excluding the poor and working class MAGA supporters)
So anyway I'm talking about how psychotic or sadistic Trump is...

BTW here are Trump's rules that are often attributed to Roy Cohn:

Rule 1: Attack, attack, attack
Cohn’s philosophy was that the best defense is an overwhelming offense. Trump adopted this by relentlessly going after critics, rivals, or institutions that challenged him. The idea is to keep opponents on the back foot.

Rule 2: Admit nothing, deny everything
This rule emphasizes never conceding wrongdoing or error, no matter the evidence. The strategy is to project strength and avoid giving adversaries any leverage.

Rule 3: Always claim victory, never admit defeat
Even in the face of setbacks, the narrative must be spun as a win. This creates a perception of invincibility and keeps supporters energized, regardless of actual outcomes.

For some reason this term he seems to be attacking the working class and especially the poor. The third rule was relevant to January 6, 2021.

BTW those rules are featured in the movie about Trump's beginnings, The Apprentice. Also in that movie Roy Cohn uses blackmail and maybe blackmail could be used on problematic Republicans...

Rule 4: Blame everyone else when something goes wrong
Top of the list democrats, Biden, Blue states, cities, Hillary.

 

[ideologyhunter]

He's a sadist. Years ago there was an online article about Trump's character, which centered on some social media posts he made in 2011. He was deep into his "feud" with Rosie O'Donell, and she had just announced her engagement to Michelle Rounds. There were many social posts of congratulations, but Trump felt compelled to repost all his insults about O'Donnell and to warn Rounds about her character. The focus of the article was the writer's disbelief at the level of hatred and juvenile malice in Trump's post. He (or she) asked, what kind of person responds to someone's happy announcement with a message of insults and hatred?
Obviously, a mean-spirited idiot does that.
Wikipedia has an article titled List of nicknames used by Donald Trump. There are a few neutral or positive names in the list, such as "a very stable genius", which is how he self-defines. Almost all of them are sandbox-level namecalling. There are 155 items in the list. Almost all of them are from the Presidential years.
So, should it surprise anyone that a prime feature of his mass deportation program is the extradition of immigrants to places like the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador, or to detention centers in countries like Ghana, Rwanda, or South Sudan? The whole point of third country deportations seems to be to terrorize anyone who would even think of coming to the Land of the Free, by shipping them out to places with no standards of human rights -- and to places that, in most cases, are not countries of origin for Trump's victims.
Do not doubt for a second that he isn't happy and content with the suffering he causes. He lives for it.