This Is The “Genius”…

Trump: "My decision on Russia is a very simple one. I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table. Great progress is being made, and that includes current hostage negotiations! Signing that document at this time will do that, and I can sign it later, or any time that I want! Perhaps more importantly, Russia is doing very little, if anything, to help the Islamic Republic of Iran, compared to what they could be doing, and I want to keep it that way, and will, unless stupid people get in the way. Lastly, Zelenskyy is using Diesel Refineries in Russia as a target, knowing that these attacks are seriously hurting the world diesel markets, including those in the United States. Farmers, ranchers, and businesses of all kinds are suffering greatly from this, but Russia is, nevertheless, sending, at a low price, millions of barrels of diesel to the World. Zelenskyy doesn’t care, and frankly, with all of the money that Europe is famously giving him, and that Crooked Joe Biden gave him in the past, he doesn’t want to end this war, and probably never did. He could have made a better deal two years ago than he can now. His country is in shambles, a large portion of his land is lost, his oceans and seas are gone, and his male population is low, wounded, and/or dead. I WANT THIS WAR END! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 18, 2026

Trump: "My decision on Russia is a very simple one. I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table. Great progress is being made, and that includes current hostage negotiations! Signing that document at this time will do that, and I can sign it later, or any time that I want! Perhaps more importantly, Russia is doing very little, if anything, to help the Islamic Republic of Iran, compared to what they could be doing, and I want to keep it that way, and will, unless stupid people get in the way. Lastly, Zelenskyy is using Diesel Refineries in Russia as a target, knowing that these attacks are seriously hurting the world diesel markets, including those in the United States. Farmers, ranchers, and businesses of all kinds are suffering greatly from this, but Russia is, nevertheless, sending, at a low price, millions of barrels of diesel to the World. Zelenskyy doesn’t care, and frankly, with all of the money that Europe is famously giving him, and that Crooked Joe Biden gave him in the past, he doesn’t want to end this war, and probably never did. He could have made a better deal two years ago than he can now. His country is in shambles, a large portion of his land is lost, his oceans and seas are gone, and his male population is low, wounded, and/or dead. I WANT THIS WAR END! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

... who is going to declare “martial law”* because he won’t like the election returns, and intimidate millions of voters (most of whom will have voted by Election Day) with ICE and DOJ monitors, and armed military personnel, and seize voting machines and force Mike Johnson to force the House clerk to refuse to seat the entire House; or just the new members; or just the Democrats; or just the New Democrats (the conspiracy theory hasn’t worked out those details yet, even though its most prominent proponent is a retired federal judge), or Trump will cancel elections because “NATIONAL SECURITY!”**

The guy who lost 60+ futile and bootless court cases in 2020, and wholly failed to change a THING!, is going to succeed this time in an election in which HE HAS NO ROLE WHATSOEVER!  This guy:

This clip that is going viral today is actually from the summer of 2024. What he’s saying is obviously dumb, but it’s not new.

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 18, 2026

Funny, that. It’s barely an alteration on this:

Trump: "We will pass a truly great healthcare plan that will stop all payments to big insurance companies" https://t.co/2THkeI2DK4

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 16, 2026

He’s been saying that for at least a month now, at every rally. No one seems to notice that IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO FUCKING SENSE in a healthcare system where you need health insurance to see a GP, or buy anything stronger than aspirin,  a system that’s been that way for the past 50 years (yes, I do remember when “health insurance” meant “hospitalization,” and pharmacies were places doling out prescriptions for acute, seldom chronic, conditions.).  So what he’s really saying is : “FUCK YOU, DROP DEAD! GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT HELP YOU!” I swear, if it wasn’t for AARP, he’d have shuttered Medicare in the One Big Ugly Disaster.

And people still don’t think he means what he says, because he sounds so stupid saying it. And then others attribute massively stupid possible actions to him. It’s like they can’t get out of their own way to see him clearly.

*So do the people counseling Trump to declare “martial law,” or who fear he will. It’s not a legal concept countenanced by our constitution, legal system, or legal history. He might as well declare the landing of Apollo 11 secured the entire moon for the United States of America. But then MAGA would be upset because they all know the moon landing was faked.

**Yeah, that’s not a “GET OUT OF ELECTIONS FREE” card, either.