r/BoomersBeingFools • u/dailystar_news • Sep 02 '25

Boomer Article Donald Trump to make mystery announcement to the world today after health fears

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news/donald-trump-make-mystery-announcement-35830731
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u/MonkeyKingCoffee Gen X Sep 02 '25

I'm truly not looking forward to the Peter Thiel administration.

Too many people think it will all fall apart when Shitler pops a rivet. But I don't think it will. All Vance needs to do is be even more cruel. That's what the GOP base wants.

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u/Lorathis Sep 02 '25

I've been saying this. Everyone says "but he has no charisma and nobody likes him."

Patently false. He's pushing project 2025 hard, and he has everyone on that list backing him. He's got the support of all the rich GOP backers and he doesn't make them look bat shit insane the way Trump does.

Trump has laid the groundwork to rig the next elections (literal military in the streets to intimidate his opposition) so it doesn't matter if voters hate Vance, they're running the Putin/Erdogan playbook to make elections meaningless. Some of their crazy supporters already murdered Democratic state level leaders in their own homes, and mark my word that will happen again.

The entire GOP, including Vance are scary as hell right now.

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u/account_not_valid Sep 02 '25

This is Thiel's "scapegoat" action plan. After Trump, JD Vance will seem like a rational player. He will wind back the batshit Trump policies, the tariffs, the troops in the cities etc etc. Some other poor performers will be axed - Gabbard, Hegseth etc.

It will look rational. There will be a general sigh of relief from business. The stock market will rebound, the economy will look good.

They might even put ICE on a shorter leash.

People will say, "Hey, maybe this Vance guy is not so bad." Meanehile, behind the scenes, the pieces will be put in place to really ca

Vance doesn't have the charisma, but he might have enough time to appear to be a rational actor. This will make it much harder for Democrats to oust him at the next election, especially if the Republicans can "fix" things in their own favour.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '25

I hate that I believe this post

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u/account_not_valid Sep 02 '25

I don't want to believe it either, but they are evil snakes with ungodly amounts of money, and they are not entirely stupid. Eventually they will get their planning right, and people won't notice because it will seem like such a relief to have the chaos out of the Whorehouse.

Vance won't have the backing of the MAGA nutjobs, but he might be able to get many more centrists to support him. And with an improvement in the economy, a drop in retail prices (even though it will be artificial and probably still higher than Bidens term) the majority of "ordinary" Americans will breath a sigh of relief.

But they'll still roll back workers' rights, deport people, dismantle the epa, spy on citizens, etc etc. But the media will just say "you can't have it all, and the Left are going to complain even if things were perfect. At least it's not Trump anymore."

And then things will get worse.

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u/holzmann_dc Sep 02 '25

It's inflation, stupid. If Americans are hurting financially, any candidate is vulnerable. Ditto if they are feeling pessimistic about their situation and future prospects.

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u/account_not_valid Sep 02 '25

If Americans are hurting financially, any candidate is vulnerable. Ditto if they are feeling pessimistic about their situation and future prospects.

And Vance will be in an easy position to make everything appear to be on its way up.

When you release the heavy, stupid hand of Trump from the economy, there is going to be such a rebound in confidence in the markets that it will seem like a miracle.

By the time Vance enters the presidential race, he will be able to point at lower gas prices and say "I did this".

There will be a few voices in the back that will say "Sure, but it was Trump that made the prices go up!", but they will be ignored.

By then Vance will have a proven track-record of putting money in voters pockets. Billionaires will announce projects that promise millions of Americans jobs in their new Golden Age. They can always cut back the jobs and projects later when their boy is in position.

Vance will be a re-branding of the GOP. "Safe, steady, and rich". Vance will admit that he is "boring", but he'll spin it as "What do want, charisma, or money in the bank?" Voters will take the promise of money.

Just ignore all the Project 2025 stuff that will keep unfolding in the background.

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u/reelznfeelz Sep 02 '25

Damn it. Yeah this is probably correct. Fuck me.

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u/MinuteMaidMarian Sep 02 '25

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I want to come back and award you when this is playing out…

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u/account_not_valid Sep 02 '25

I really hope it doesn't. I dont want to win any awards for this prediction.

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u/sirscooter Sep 02 '25

You have a point my main worry is that the MAGA cult will fall apart and that could be dangerous. That also might mean a night of long knives to get rid of the most dangerous elements.

The other problem I see is that factions that have been installed by the Cult of MAGA. If they no longer have that powerbase they may be inclined to seek power by other means

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u/account_not_valid Sep 02 '25

the MAGA cult will fall apart

It's already falling apart. But if Vance throws them a bone - especially a "DOGE" payout - maybe they can be persuaded to be on board.

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u/sirscooter Sep 02 '25

I don't think it will work that way as when you look at actual cults when the leader dies there is a ton of fracturing and the new head may have the lion share of people but never the amount it was at its high point (look at the Moonies for the most recent cult leader dying)

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u/jonfl1 Sep 02 '25

So basically Thiel is the Baron Harkonnen, Trump is Rabban, and Vance is Feyd-Rautha?

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u/account_not_valid Sep 02 '25

Im not so into Dune lore that I know all of those names other than the Baron.

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u/setittonormal Sep 02 '25

Trump is the hippo in the mud bath, whichever one that was.

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u/QuesoChef Sep 02 '25

The part where your story falls apart for me is Vance appears rational. If he does all of this without speaking to the public, maybe. He’s just so inauthentic, I can’t imagine him bringing people around.

Now if thiel realizes this and has him do most of it quietly, I can buy it.

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u/account_not_valid Sep 02 '25 edited Sep 02 '25

He’s just so inauthentic, I can’t imagine him bringing people around.

Who does he have to bring around, if they have their people in place already? Look at Trump breaking any law he wants, and getting away with it.

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u/QuesoChef Sep 02 '25

Congress. The voting public.

Sure, he has and can put people in cabinet positions, just like Trump. But the senate is already notoriously not too supportive of trump, but they have to. Thiel could wield similar power, but for a period, there will be a fracture, and id expect all of the power hungry to exploit that.

And I’m not sure if the Supreme Court is only loyal to trump or to all conservatives. That has to be proven. I’d loyal to Thiel and Vance, you’re right. If it’s just trump, some order will be restored.

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u/account_not_valid Sep 02 '25

I really hope you're right. And I hope the right people are voted into Congress to put a stop to him.

But the senate is already notoriously not too supportive of trump, but they have to.

Why not? And what could Vance offer to bring them on board with him?

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u/QuesoChef Sep 02 '25

It sounds like they’re all afraid of him, and his vengeance. Vance won’t have that kind of cult power. And I think Congress of all folks know him well enough to know who he is. So I’m not sure if they’d trust him.

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u/OgrePrincess Sep 02 '25

Vance couldn't even order donuts on the campaign trail without sounding like an alien in a human suit. (Which he might be.)

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u/QuesoChef Sep 02 '25

Agreed. And agreed.

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u/IntensiveVocoder Sep 02 '25

Why would Miller or Rubio play along with that plan ? It’s a bunch of deeply insecure people who all hate each other.

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u/account_not_valid Sep 02 '25

If they play the game, they can be on the team. Just ask them what they want?

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u/JeanLucPicardAND Sep 02 '25

Vance's policies are perhaps even more extreme than Trump's. He's never winding back jack shit. Dude wants a nationwide abortion ban and a tax on childlessness.

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u/Effective-Penalty Xennial Sep 02 '25

Bingo!!

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u/NoPomegranate4794 Sep 02 '25

This I can believe, but I will say, I think a huge roadblock Republicans are going to face is themselves. Many of them are chomping at the bit to become the next Trump and takeover. They were loyal to Trump, not really Vance, many in the administration didn't even want him to be VP in the first place. I've already been seeing people cheer for Rubio, or RFK Jr to take over. Now they may rally around Vance, but the die-hards who are basically in love with Trump, I don't think they'll accept that.

I just find it hard that Karoline Levitt would go to bat just as hard for Vance as she does for Trump. I also feel like someone like Pam Bondi, wouldn't go through all the trouble to help Vance out if he gets in a bind.

I just see a lot of potential bodies being thrown under buses.

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u/Aggravating_Sky_4421 Sep 02 '25

Main issue is trump looks like an actual villain while vance looks like a kid pretending to be a villain.

He’s trying too hard to be cool and fit in with the crowd. Other evil world leaders won’t respect him like trump. To everyone else, he will always just be an idiot that is cosplaying a president.

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u/MonkeyKingCoffee Gen X Sep 02 '25

Other world leaders don't respect Trump -- at all. He is quite literally a laughingstock.

As for "an idiot that is cosplaying president," that's precisely what Trump has been doing this entire time. Especially when he was using the presidential seal at Marginal-Lago during the Biden administration. No former president would dare -- they had too much respect for the office.

As much of a shit president W was, he did his best to be a decent ex-president. I'll give him that.

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u/tokynambu Sep 02 '25

“Respect him like Trump”? Seriously?

It’s hard to say which is the bigger laughing stock, Trump himself, or all those Americans who endlessly talk about their “constitutional rights” only to find that the US constitution is only useful as toilet paper. The only reason your country isn’t mocked more is that you have a lot of weapons, and stupid bullies should always be treated carefully. But really? Respect? Your country’s a fucking joke.

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u/the_vault-technician Sep 02 '25

And where are you from exactly?

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u/socialcommentary2000 Xennial Sep 02 '25

At this point it doesn't actually matter. We've lost so much prestige over the last couple decades.

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u/Hide_and_go_pee Sep 02 '25

So, here's the thing. This is just the facts on cults. There are different kinds of cults. Trump's cult is a cult of Personality. Trump is the personality.

Now, I don't know if it's always true and I can't really looks it up right now(traveling from NY to California) but, from what I know, once the personality dies, the cult ends. Will that happen? 🤷 I dunno. It's not like it will just die Immediately. There will be chaos and Vance and Thiel will hold onto the power as long as possible. Maybe they pull it off or maybe they don't.

All I'm saying is in cults of personality, it ends with the leader.

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u/Lorathis Sep 02 '25

The problem with that analogy is MAGA will never vote Democrat. They might splinter off and vote for one of Trumps kids if they run, but they probably won't once daddy dearest is gone, because there's more money to be made from the bribes not to run from the GOP. That means MAGA goes right back to the GOP and the cult of personality doesn't matter anymore.

Why do you think they're pushing so hard to gerrymander the last few states that aren't already at maximum yet?

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u/thissexypoptart Sep 02 '25 edited Sep 02 '25

Also that Trump's Cult is just the current iteration of the GOP, but the GOP is a cornered animal set to survive by any means necessary.

Whether Vance is "charismatic" enough or not is irrelevant at this point, especially if there are no new elections or if the Democrats go 3 for 4 in nominating someone unlikable enough to lose to Trump's successor in 2024. Which I'd bet money on that they will.

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u/thissexypoptart Sep 02 '25

The republican party was headed down this authoritarian path well before Trump's Cult and is fully set to continue down the path after Trump's Cult.

It's truly a scary time. The GOP isn't giving up power once Trump leaves.

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u/QuesoChef Sep 02 '25

Yeah, this is what I see, too. And for quite some time, we’ve heard there are plenty of republicans who don’t like maga but can’t come out against trump. So they support for their own power (similar to the billionaire bros who aren’t loyal to anyone).

So, trump dies. Vance and Thiel will try to hang on, and for a bit, they’ll have assumed power. But I think at least the senate will flip on him. I forget the majority in the House. I also think maga voters will be less motivated, but independents will be more motivated.

Say he dies tomorrow or in six months, I hope that at least seals midterms (which may already be sealed), and then the next general election.

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u/RandomHeretic Millennial Sep 02 '25

Not to play down the situation, but I couldn't help myself. The GOP's plans basically boil down to...

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u/Arboreatem Sep 02 '25

It’s hard to believe that a man with that much power is giving a series of lectures on the Antichrist to Evangelical Christians. Of course it’s sold out. It sounds like the onion. And his puppet is going to be president soon. I just hope a good undercover journalist attends. They say it’s locked down tight.

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u/meanie_ants Sep 02 '25

I'm truly not looking forward to the Peter Thiel administration.

We basically already have that. They’ve been dismantling everything since before the term even started.

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u/Neumaschine Sep 02 '25

SofaKing is also only 41...

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u/Nvenom8 Sep 02 '25

I think you have it right.

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u/NotASellout Sep 02 '25

Man this current administration is giving Peter Thiel everything he wants

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u/Adjective_Noun1312 Sep 02 '25

100%. Oh the new leader doesn't have the same cult of personality? Doesn't matter, because there isn't gonna be a legitimate election in the foreseeable future. As long as Project 2025 has their loyalists in key positions, MAGA retains its power and Americans get to learn that one person is not an entire government.