Trump had a difficult time managing these questions and diverting. The reporters kept asking the questions even though he was insulting them.

  • Optional@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    38
    ·
    15 days ago

    two sections of his speech ahead of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, pulled from nearly an hour apart, in a way that gave the impression he had directly urged supporters to storm the building.

    Which, dear reader, HE DID. Who the fuck is being fooled here?

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      16
      ·
      15 days ago

      Everything this man says is the opposite. The moment he said “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon”, my first thought was “Oh, well, they’re definitely getting one now”.

      • teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        15 days ago

        Plus forever war with Israel until that time. And obviously with the US that goes without saying.

        Doesn’t matter if there’s a ceasefire, Israel will reach across the border regularly for domestic political reasons and we will claim it’s not a violation or whatever.

        Because they have footage of our politicians fucking children to say nothing of whatever else they have collected on our politicians like financial misdealings.

        The CIA should be purged and frankly dealt with in, what’s the word, all prejudice, for letting Israel compromise people in the United States.

        I’m not out of line in saying this, any true American Patriot would agree with me.

        • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          15 days ago

          They don’t have kompromat on our politicians. At least, I don’t see any evidence for that. What I do see evidence of is bribery. Look at all of the $$$ AIPAC gives to congress-people, and then look at how they behave towards Israel. Israel is just like any other special interest, buying our politicians.

          Of course, there are some in congress who truly believe in Zionism, like Joe Biden. It’s like how we have shitty gun laws. Part of it is due to how much money the NRA spends lobbying politicians, but part of it is because some of the people in congress truly believe that it’s better when anybody can get ahold of an AR-15. Nobody thinks that the NRA is blackmailing politicians, though. I think the reason why people are willing to believe this about Israel is because it plays into antisemitic conspiracy theories.

          • teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            3
            ·
            15 days ago

            Get real, I can’t read past your first sentence or two. You don’t see evidence of blackmail? Haha. Epstein motherfucker. Which is not all of it either. I question your character and or understanding with that take.

            • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              1
              arrow-down
              3
              ·
              15 days ago

              You didn’t read past the first sentence or two, so you don’t even know what you’re responding to.

              • teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                4
                arrow-down
                1
                ·
                15 days ago

                You discredited yourself right from the start. Take this as a lesson to persuasive writing, don’t turn people off, you want to start with a hook.

                • cabillaud@sh.itjust.works
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  ·
                  13 days ago

                  How can you blackmail someone with material that everebody knows? While they get away without any consequences? Explain.

  • Optional@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    15 days ago

    U.S. pundits have meanwhile blasted Elon Musk, who accompanied the president on the trip, for pulling bizarre faces at a state banquet held in Trump’s honor.

    Okay wait - need to see this