Want to understand

[tallslenderguy]

This goes out to Trump supporters. i want to know and, hopefully understand your perspective. Using two recent speeches that Trump delivered, both of which are available unedited, so it's not someone else's reporting or opinion, just Trump.  The first speech would be his recent delivery to the UN, the second would be his recent (September 30,2025) speech to the leadership of the US military at Quantico Virginia.

Any Trump supporters who are willing to, would like to know your views on things like content, delivery and any and all thoughts and feelings you have about them. 

 

[viking8x6]

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[nanana]

For full disclosure neither a Trump supporter nor anti-Trump, but think I’d pass as more conservative than many if not most on this site. 1) UN speech: a) extemporised without benefit of teleprompter. Seemed to tap Trump’s themes of unfair  trade and defense deals, manipulation of climate change concerns to steer economies towards more state intervention and wreck energy security, ending wars, cultural and crime concerns relating to illegal immigration. Tone seemed typical Trump braggadocio, affection for little people and leaders he disagreed with (comments about really liking Lula da Silva). Also offers of help, e.g., US energy sales. I’d imagine it could be a bit embarrassing to be in the audience but also that audience would want to hear Trump’s views. I heard nothing that would make me embarrassed to be an American; at the same time there are some proxy back stories he seemed to obscure, e.g., drugs from Venezuela but not Colombia; Gaza genocide.  2) Dept of War speech: combo of braggadocio, motivational praise, and back-handed also motivational praise, seemed slightly patronizing, slightly appreciative. Seems similar in approach to many speeches I’ve heard from various of my past organizations’ leaders, most of whom give an impression that if it weren’t for them, the organization would have continued in a sorry direction. Best analysis I’ve read is that the whole convocation was really about enabling coordinating two of the “coms” around upcoming coordinated military maneuvers in Latin America and Middle East to shut down Venezuela- Iran cooperation.  But doing it in a way that obscures it thus getting everyone into a meeting. This seems typical Trump, where you can’t take what’s going on on the surface at face value, e.g.  pretending to negotiate with Hamas in UAE to set them up for Israeli bombing. I’m hoping it lands with my liberal brethren that over focusing on what Trump says in public is not necessarily the best way to “understand” him.  
I only jumped in when I saw that none of our real right-wing barebacker brethren had yet responded (and wanted to review the files shared). But like the OP I ‘d be interested in their take, hoping one shares his skinny.