He's not infallible.

Of course not, but his track record is excellent, and this is not the political novice of 2017. This is the wise and experienced Donald Trump of 2025. President Trump seems to be playing several moves ahead of his critics and opponents and it is quite remarkable how often he turns out to be right.

I'll cast my lot with him, thank you.

I agree the man has game.
Watched him in his two hrs staff meeting today and watched his prideful face when his staff was speaking.
We are so lucky to have him fighting for us. I think about all he is getting done then flip over and see what the other side is doing and its really sad that they haven't the first clue what is going on or why they lost to him. They just keep spewing the same old bs like its going to somehow land different on the people. It does land on the few fucked up that follow that bs but it won’t win them anything come election time.
We the people are sick and tired of the same fucked up crap they are slinging. They cannot even come up with anything new. Its oh lets impeach Trump again.
You see a few dems coming around but not many and again just think of how much good could be accomplished if they would work at all with him instead of against him.

The minerals are mostly in the eastern part of Ukraine, which is now part of Russia.

This deal really is meaningless, but it's a "feel good" moment. We should have just walked away and let Europe deal with Ukraine. That would send a stronger message to NATO.
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Kremlin Reacts To Minerals Deal Signing: 'Trump Has Broken The Zelensky Regime'

The Kremlin has said that what the newly signed minerals deal between Ukraine and Washington does is effectively force Kiev to pay for all future military aid.

"Trump has broken the Kyiv regime to the point where they will have to pay for U.S. aid with mineral resources," Medvedev, a former Russian president and current deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, stated on Telegram.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko sign the deal. US Department of the Treasury/Reuters

"Now they will have to pay for military supplies with the national wealth of a disappearing country," he said of the Ukrainians.

As of yet, the full contents of the newly inked deal, finalized and signed late in the day Wednesday, have not been revealed, but it gives the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and its natural resources like oil and gas, and will fund investment in Ukraine's reconstruction.

But the Zelensky government was able to get something crucial dropped at the last minute. As CNN details, "Compared to earlier drafts, the final agreement is reportedly less lopsided in favor of the US and is not as far-reaching. It stipulates that future American military assistance to Ukraine will count as part of the US investment into the fund, rather than calling for reimbursement for past assistance."

President Trump's initial reaction after the signing was seen in the following:

Speaking Wednesday in a call with NewsNation, Trump said he made the deal to “protect” Washington’s contribution to the Ukrainian war effort. “We made a deal today where we get, you know, much more in theory, than the $350 billion but I wanted to be protected,” Trump said.

“I didn’t want to be out there and look foolish,” he continued, voicing the administration's longtime complaints that Zelensky only asks for "more and more" - and yet is still losing the war.

Meanwhile, the ceasefire process is still basically stalled, as neither side has backed off of their demands and conditions. President Zelensky has recently reiterated that he can't even legally give up Crimea.

However, Trump presidential special envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg has told Fox News that Ukraine is ready to make territorial concessions, but wouldn't see any ceded territory as a permanent situion.

"Not de jure forever, but de facto, because the Russians actually occupy that and they've agreed to that. They know that if they have a ceasefire in place, which means you sit on the ground that you currently hold, that's what they're willing to go to," the envoy said. "You have your line set, and they're willing to go there," Kellogg emphasized.

But it's clear the Kremlin sees this as an issue of sovereignty and permanence, given President Putin has described the four annexed territories and Crimea as "ours forever".

https://www.zerohedge.com/geop...oken-zelensky-regime

I put my faith in President Trump. Anyone here who doesn't take a wait-and-see approach, and who behaves as if they know better than this man who is supposed to be in prison right now but instead is once again the most powerful man in the world, that's your problem alone.

Yes, I'm certain that you and some web article writer knows how to get things done so much more efficiently than Donald Trump.

For ten years, people have been saying the man is wrong. What a proud moment it must be for you to join that club.

Ditto

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Originally posted by chellim1:
The minerals are mostly in the eastern part of Ukraine, which is now part of Russia.

This deal really is meaningless, but it's a "feel good" moment. We should have just walked away and let Europe deal with Ukraine. That would send a stronger message to NATO.

zerohedge? ZEROHEDGE? On a more serious note, I'll go with Trump.

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the full contents of the newly inked deal, finalized and signed late in the day Wednesday, have not been revealed

A minor detail from the article.

Trump vs Zelensky- My money's on Trump any day.

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Following the minerals deal, munitions and arms shipments to Ukraine will resume. The difference is this is a sale. Ukraine will pay.

https://www.scrippsnews.com/wo...lowing-minerals-deal