Unbound and unhinged, ex-president vilifies immigrants before devolving into bizarre riffs, including calling himself a ‘total genius’
  • Optional@lemmy.world
    2873·
    8 months ago

    Elvis Presley’s Suspicious Minds – was followed by the tinny sound of Justice for All, a rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner sung by defendants jailed over their alleged roles in the January 6, 2021, insurrection.

    Their alleged roles?!?! YOU FUCKS goddammit Guardian what the motherfucking hell are you doing? They were convicted by a court of law there’s no alleged about it!! FOR FUCK’S SAKE.

    • HubertManne@kbin.social
      73·
      8 months ago

      well that and they where on video that they took of the event! in case anyone wants to go with the oh the court is rigged or something. definately no alleged about it.

    • klemptor@startrek.website
      4·
      8 months ago

      Who exactly does this schlocky shit appeal to? This is obvious theatre; it’s scary how manipulable his base is.

  • PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
    179·
    8 months ago

    He added: “We have languages coming into our country … they have languages that nobody in this country has ever heard of. It’s a horrible thing.”

    He comes up with the weirdest shit.

  • donuts@kbin.social
    171·
    8 months ago

    Among the great tragedies of our time is the fact that this slimy rapist dirtbag conman isn’t already yesterday’s news. Fade the fuck away, Donald.

    The American right are beyond pathetic that this whining fat orange bitch is the best they’ve been able to come up with for 3 consecutive election cycles. At best he’s a distraction from the shit our country needs to do and at worst he’s a danger to the entire world, us included. Demented dotard belongs in jail and nowhere near the levers of power.

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.zip
      54·
      8 months ago

      He’s not a danger himself. He’s not in the shape for anything but hospice.

      This is elder abuse and I feel terrified at the thought of anybody being in his skin.

      • Kedly@lemm.ee
        161·
        8 months ago

        Pretty sure Trump doesnt deserve that level of empathy

        • braxy29@lemmy.world
          10·
          8 months ago

          i feel like i tend to have a decently high level ability to understand and empathize with people, but i just can’t summon it for that man.

          i’m sorry he was abused, but at some point, a person can just be a worthless pos.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    661·
    8 months ago

    There’s the quiet part that gets said out loud.
    then there’s the part that they think, loudly.
    Then there’s the parts that are so awful, they even think them quietly.  
     
     
    I’m convinced CPAC is the last part, there.

  • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de
    602·
    8 months ago

    I’m genuinely creeped out that someone saying these things can have so much support. Honestly I just want to go home and hide under the bed. A year ago when people said things about Trump like “authoritarian” and “fascist” and whatever else it was kinda true but also some hyperbole. Now it’s just plain true.

    • blazeknave@lemmy.world
      491·
      8 months ago

      It was never hyperbole. Remember when he tried to overthrow democracy? Sorry, but you’re just coming to acceptance. This isn’t new. Ask historians.

      • just_another_person@lemmy.world
        25·
        8 months ago

        Exactly. Anyone saying Trump criticism was just hyped up bullshit is a straight moron, or completely in denial. Sure, he’s just saying it plainly now, but it was really fucking obvious previously.

        • blazeknave@lemmy.world
          6·
          8 months ago

          Same as his cultists who can’t face reality. They didn’t take him seriously and they don’t want to admit they were duped. (Yes, that’s an intentionally vague “they” because it applies to both sides)

    • sleepmode@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      8 months ago

      You should see how they talk when they think they’re in their echo chambers. Hell, they just do it in the open now.

  • Goku@lemmy.world
    57·
    8 months ago

    Those quotes sound way too coherent to be coming from Trump…

    How does he manage to say the most Fascist shit so clearly but then everything else is just mumbled incoherent garbage?

    • Pretzilla@lemmy.world
      52·
      8 months ago

      It’s written by Steven Miller, Bannon, and the like

      But yea, he’s good at saying the fascist shit. Rolls right off his grotesque tongue.

    • rdyoung@lemmy.world
      488·
      8 months ago

      Because someone else wrote it.

      Trump is a moron and can barely string a sentence together when he is winging it. When he has a prompt and someone he owes money to tells him what to say, he is as eloquent as he can be.

      I feel like the only one who sees through the bullshit. I feel like I’m the only one who has realized that trump isn’t a smart person nor good at speaking unless he has a script to follow that he can’t diverge from because as soon as he does the crazy cat lady is on display.

      • hydrospanner@lemmy.world
        94·
        8 months ago

        I feel like the only one who sees through the bullshit. I feel like I’m the only one who has realized that trump isn’t a smart person nor good at speaking unless he has a script to follow that he can’t diverge from because as soon as he does the crazy cat lady is on display.

        Yes, yes…you very special and unique little unicorn.

        You’re the only one.

        • rdyoung@lemmy.world
          23·
          8 months ago

          From what I see here and previously on reddit and when I was sort of (but not really) active on fb. I definitely feel like that or at the least I’m one of only a few willing to call out insanity and try to educate others so we all have a better future.

          If more people like us would step up and be more active online and off, we may have been able to avoid the whole trump in office bit to begin with. I know that most us are not spotlight friendly and would rather just be left alone but we can’t live like that for the foreseeable future. Not until enough of the maggats and their leaders are in jail or barred from politics for life.

          I was telling everyone I knew about trump when he first ran this time around. Even in my circles I’m an exception who knew what trump was and has known for 30+ years.

    • Psythik@lemmy.world
      7·
      8 months ago

      The article explains that he used a teleprompter for this speech and broke away from it a few times to ramble incoherently.

  • Suavevillain@lemmy.world
    411·
    8 months ago

    This man says so many things daily that shows he is unfit, and the best defense we have against him is Biden. It is going to be a rough ride.

    • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
      3·
      8 months ago

      How are there not at least a million other citizens in the United States who would be better presidential candidates, not just these two old yokels.

        • makunamatata@discuss.tchncs.de
          2·
          8 months ago

          I’m afraid of it but I agree with you because “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity” so it’s very much possible for the orange leader to occupy the White House again, and possibly for the rest of his days.

    • Luke@lemmy.mlEnglish
      56·
      8 months ago

      No, we have other better options, but liberals will refuse to vote for anyone who they haven’t had led to them by the DNC establishment, and then act like everyone else is enabling fascism by suggesting actual leftist leadership.

      • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        61·
        8 months ago

        Why do you think that regular voters get to decide who the DNC candidate is during a Democratic incumbent administration?

        If you abstain from voting because you equate Biden to be as bad as Trump, Trump will be the next President. Don’t be a fucking idiot.

  • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
    455·
    8 months ago

    I hate Trump as much as the next guy, but that title is misleading:

    the unprecedented success of the United States of America will be my ultimate and absolute revenge.”

    • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
      21·
      8 months ago

      Sure, but that “success” are coming after his “day 1 dictator” comments-- just a few short dots to connect and come up with the original title here.

      • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
        82·
        8 months ago

        Sure, but then quote the actual problematic comments, don’t purposely mislead with the one thing he said that wasn’t problematic. That just gives fuel to their persecution complex.

        • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
          9·
          8 months ago

          Right, but every new article seems to treat him with a blank slate. You could write a completely unbiased true article saying “Convicted rapist who wants to be dictator ‘for day one’ of his presidency says that he’ll use the ‘success of the US’ as his ultimate revenge.”

          The news fucking kowtows to this fascist’s feelings far too much IMO. Seems biased in the opposite direction, just so they can maintain a “neutral” tone.

          edit: of course all news has bias, I meant truth instead

    • SupahRevs@lemmy.world
      3·
      8 months ago

      These manipulative headlines only help Trump. In the same speech he says he is the only person who can stop WW3. A ridiculous statement that only a cult leader would say. He also said that Biden approved Nord Stream on day 2 of his presidency which is a complete lie. Nord Stream 1 was blown up and then Biden got Germany to cancel Nord Stream 2. The opposite of what Trump said. There is plenty of valid criticisms and no need to be manipulative of Trump’s words.

    • Nudding@lemmy.world
      657·
      8 months ago

      I’d be more worried about the genocide.

      People ITT: Fine with supplying arms to a country engaged in genocide as long as it’s the dems doing it.

      • Hominine@lemmy.worldEnglish
        222·
        8 months ago

        Yeah yeah yeah, you got us all figured out seeing as we’re not slovenly throwing charged words around while using conspiracy to deflect in our edits.

        Maybe people are simply tired of hearing off-topic screeds? Nah, it’s the children that are wrong.

        • Nudding@lemmy.world
          110·
          8 months ago

          Tell me about the conspiracy of which you refer. I need to see the dems scramble to downvote your reply.

        • Nudding@lemmy.world
          133·
          8 months ago

          I’m sure when you vote for Biden he will get the message that you’re against genocide.

          • Hominine@lemmy.worldEnglish
            181·
            8 months ago

            Well done, you certainly changed my mind. Before my posts were like, “yay genocide” but now I’m all, “genocide’s bad.”

            What pablum you feed yourself.

              • acceptable_pumpkin@lemmy.world
                112·
                8 months ago

                People like you probably don’t even care about genocide. After all, I don’t see these same “accounts” standing up for Ukraine with such passion. You’re just a stooge who wants Trump to win because you’re a shill, some dumb “burn it all to the ground” idiot, or both.

                • Nudding@lemmy.world
                  211·
                  8 months ago

                  If we were sending missles to fucking Russia it’d be comparable. Now you’re starting to get it lol.

              • flicker@lemmy.world
                51·
                8 months ago

                I don’t think you’ll succeed much by referring to anyone as a plebian. It’s just animosity for animosity’s sake.

                • Nudding@lemmy.world
                  18·
                  8 months ago

                  I’m glad 30,000 dead civilians is hilarious to you. Thank you for putting it in writing.

              • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
                1·
                8 months ago

                Removed and banned for misinformation. Biden is NOT engaging in genocide. Your propaganda will not be tolerated here.

      • harmsy@lemmy.world
        152·
        8 months ago

        I’m not happy about that, either, but my choice is between someone who’ll maintain the current level and someone who’ll make that genocide even worse and try to start one HERE, too. Both options are bad, but one is measurably and obviously less bad.

        • Nudding@lemmy.world
          418·
          8 months ago

          I’m sorry that that’s what your choices are, but at some point you have to start resisting and stop voting lesser of two evils, when both are blatantly evil as fuck. It’s genocide for fuck sake.

      • Kedly@lemm.ee
        101·
        8 months ago

        You say this as if Ol’ Trumpie boy wouldn’t also contribute to both the Palestinian genocide AND the Ukrainian one

        • Nudding@lemmy.world
          212·
          8 months ago

          So then when he’s the president doing the genocide I’ll shit talk him. Pretty basic stuff.

      • Moneo@lemmy.world
        2·
        8 months ago

        The fact that anyone thinks electing Trump will somehow improve the Gaza situation is absolutely baffling to me.

    • beardown@lemm.ee
      151·
      8 months ago

      Trump is in the WWE Hall of Fame.

      His venues have hosted Wrestlemanias, and he and Vince had a hair vs hair feud that culminated in a Wrestlemania match - Trump won.

      No idea why this isn’t brought up more - the WWF in the late 90s was incredibly vulgar, racist, and sexist. And Trump intentionally associated with it. Why is that never discussed?

        • beardown@lemm.ee
          1·
          8 months ago

          Right, which makes Trump look like a giant fucking loser for working repeatedly with WWE since the 80s.

          Which is why the Dems/Nikki Haley/Jeb should have brought it up repeatedly