Submitted by Space Commando

Guest Post by Erik Wallbank

There was an article on ZeroHedge this morning about the 25 accomplishments of Trump over his first 3 months. I was on board with most of them, if not all of them. So why am I so fearful of Trump? Because he appointed a slew of Zionists and I consider him to be susceptible to bad advice. Is his concern for peace real? We will soon see.

I didn’t know enough to buy into “TrumpCoin” and get out while the getting was good, but, with the coming tariff disarray, I went and got some Trump disarray booty. New Hondas, on the lots, will soon cost more and March 31st was the best day to buy. Back in 1963, as a teenager, I went to the Dodge dealer, late in the evening, with my dad. There were no car loans but by working in a supermarket I had saved enough for a new, 1st year model, of the Dart, a coupe, 225 engine, 3 on the tree . . . a great little car. I recall the salesman’s name, Lacy Justice, with a belt buckle the size of Texas, and all Lacy wanted was to get to Vegas before midnight. Hence, dad and I got 2 nice cars. What I didn’t realize, until today, was that in automotive terms we bought those cars late in the day, end of the month, end of the quarter, when they were practically giving them away. So, late today, end of month, end of quarter, I made my offer assuring him it was final and within 35 minutes had a new CR-V, with the salesman astounded they took the deal. Only after his comment, did I see it as the exact timing of my 1st new car buy.

All of that was fun but I fear the tariffs will sink the ship. It’s as if we destroyed a perfectly good economy in the interest of failed fiscal/monetary policy, a policy of profligate spending that will likely continue, and then we blame the rest of the world for our misfortune. President Trump is threatening much of the world with either tariffs or sanctions, or direct military force (because he thinks he can), but without accountability for US policy.

Now Trump seems upset with Putin, who will not negotiate with Zelensky because Zelensky is a despot who holds office – nowhere. Trump knows this and he knows he cannot tariff Russia’s oil sales to China. How would he collect? Maybe reinstall Steve McQueen (“Sand Pebbles”) on a gunboat at the Shanghai port? Trump had best be careful. The rest of the world may soon have had enough and decide to kick his ass.

How about Pompeo, who got-off extolling his lying CIA, now replicated by Trump extolling bribery so that American businessmen have opportunity to prosper? And getting rid of usury laws, making it easier for elites to take our wealth in a trade for feudal hell. The right/left, split brain schizophrenia of Trump and his cabinet is on display for all to see. DOGE is showing us the grift we’ve needed to see for a long while. But, along with positive steps taken, Trump is acting from a megalomania where, without consult ing Congress, he is the lone decider. Of course there are activist judges who get in his way, but he also sees Congress (even his own party) as an impediment to his mandates.

Right now, the situation with Iran is the hot spot. Israel announced today that it will soon attack Iran, massively. Will the US join in? And, Iran said no to Trump’s demands. Had he insisted that Iran simply desist with its nuclear program, Iran would likely accept rather than risk annihilation. But also demanding Iran ends missile development/support for Palestine/Lebanon might mean Trump already is choosing war over peace? Trump’s war on Iran would be regime change/annihilation. War waged on a massive scale until Iran is neutered. If the issue for Trump is to end the nuclear program, he already had that and shitcanned it. If the mission is to blitzkrieg a world, not taking a knee to Trump, Tulsi’s wrong. Trump is not a man of peace, he wants no part of peace. This is the most dangerous time in human history.

China/Russia see Iran as a partner and if Trump is not bluffing (maybe willing to go nuclear), Trump’s world could be in for a big surprise. Maybe Iran buckles, or they don’t. If they don’t, do we get WW3? Hopefully Trump is blustering to get the best deal with Iran/Russia. But if not, if split brain despotism overwhelms diplomacy, then look out. If we find ourselves annihilating Iran, while risking war with China/Russia, it will only exacerbate what Bill Holter said in an interview, yesterday: “You are not going to have money moving into the US for safe haven status.You are going to have money leaving the United States. It’s not just the money that is not going to hit the streets because of DOGE, but mentally because of the corruption they are exposing. DOGE is basically exposing that the United States is corrupt and a shitty place to do business.”

In a world reacting to Trump’s tariffs as unjust sanctioning, Trump’s, actions, in totality, could foresee an end to the US. So what can we, who are watching this unfold, do? Get a new car while the dollar still has purchasing power? If it all falls apart, what can save us? Enough gold/silver to trade for warmth, food and lead. If you don’t think so, you are going to be left with nothing. Gold or silver may not save you but it’s way better than nothing. And when the metals break out (you ain’t seen nothin yet), the chance to acquire will be gone forever.

Shadow-banking amounts to T$200. When real estate tanks and the DOW is something to avoid, shadow bankers will come for the gold, buying-up the $1-2T gold pool. Recall how quickly that can happen. In 1980 the price of gold rose from $35 to $800. That’s a price rise of 23X. Silver rose to $50 from $5, up 10X. Now, the risks are greater. Bill Holter sees inventory is available on the retail level but not the institutional level. What that means is small supplies are available but large supplies are hard to find. And, with huge nations buying metals, and shadow banking T$ soon to follow, small supply dries up.

Even with all my criticism of Trump (he is so deserving), I have some hope he accomplishes his suggested halving of the defense budget. But he’s also the guy who says things such as: “This resolution is an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities, endangering the lives of American citizens and brave service members, both today and in the future”. And he tends to say these things about things for which he has no constitutional mandate. So, which of the “Trumps” do we get? With Trump there’s only two; 1) A worst-case scenario you get the tyrant who knows what’s best for everyone or 2) A best case scenario: the benevolent dictator. Either way, buy metals.

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