Robert. Beneath my slightly flippant way of explaining it there is a serious point. The "orange" (Trump) has been "peeled" (of his support in Congress). If there's paralysis in in the US government between the President and Congress that could have ramifications globally on finance, wars/defence, aid, etc. And Jonathan is correct, Trump's erratic and unpredictable actions, leading to cost of living rises for many excepts wealthy technology, finance or similar workers had alienated many MAGA supporters and alienated those who were prepared to vote for him previous because of the Democratic "Biden" message. Just remember how pleased some were to float about some of Trump's initial action and saying Musk's salute wasn't a Nazi one but just a joke: tell that to Ukrainians suffering because of the Starling service throttling ...

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
"The Orange has been peeled"	04/11/26 09:52:00	Michael Ixer
Re:"The Orange has been peeled"	04/11/26 11:05:00	Michael Brigo
Re:Re:"The Orange has been peeled"	04/11/26 12:27:00	Steven Rose
Reply	04/11/26 12:49:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Re:Re:"The Orange has been peeled"	04/11/26 16:45:00	John Hawkes
Reply	04/11/26 12:51:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	04/11/26 13:26:00	John Hawkes
Reply	04/11/26 13:41:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	04/11/26 16:15:00	John Hawkes
Reply	04/11/26 17:11:00	Michael Ixer
Re:"The Orange has been peeled"	04/11/26 13:12:00	John Hawkes
Reply	04/11/26 13:32:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	04/11/26 16:23:00	John Hawkes
Reply	04/11/26 17:16:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	04/11/26 17:22:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Re:"The Orange has been peeled"	04/11/26 14:19:00	Michael Brigo
Reply	04/11/26 16:17:00	Sue Hammond
Re:"The Orange has been peeled"	04/11/26 21:35:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:"The Orange has been peeled"	04/11/26 22:01:00	Robert Wheeler
Reply	04/11/26 22:18:00	Michael Ixer
Reply	04/11/26 22:19:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Re:"The Orange has been peeled"	04/11/26 22:42:00	Ivonne Holliday

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