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(the detail is that he's talking about how she self-identifies rather than her appearance itself, but that would ruin a perfectly good nottheonion moment)

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[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 129 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I remember when Donald Trump suddenly became a “Republican” when he was a registered Democrat.

He flipped because he knew the Republican base is easily duped/conned.

In a 2004 interview, Trump told CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "In many cases, I probably identify more as Democrat", explaining: "It just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats than the Republicans. Now, it shouldn't be that way. But if you go back, I mean it just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats...But certainly we had some very good economies under Democrats, as well as Republicans. But we've had some pretty bad disaster under the Republicans."[5]

[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 44 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Well that was strangely coherent. Still more words than necessary mind.

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 53 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you watch interviews with him when he was younger, his cognitive decline is shocking. He still comes across as sleazy asshole though.

[–] paultimate14@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Even as late as the 2016 RNC debate. He was speaking coherently, responding to opponents, making logical points. He was still lying and promising to do terrible things, but he seemed in control of himself and I could see how some conservatives might call him charismatic even.

Nowadays he just kind of picks a vibe and spews out words vaguely related, and the audience projects what they want him to mean onto it.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, amazing what 20 years can do. He’s definitely sundowning.

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The habitual drug abuse, no sport except for golf (because the body is a battery and you die earlier from sport according to him) and an exklusive diet of coke and hamberders probably didn't help either.

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It was his turn with the two orange brain cells.

[–] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for reminding me that I miss that sub..

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Thanks!! Subbed. Too bad it's not very active.

[–] citrusface@lemmy.world 46 points 3 months ago (5 children)

I suggest he shits his pants on stage

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Again? Aren't you tired of that by now?

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You know that stupid flat grin he makes. It’s the same same infants make when they fill their diapers with the inevitable consequence of being fed.

He totally shits himself live and on camera and it's a miracle the hot mics haven’t caught it yet

[–] citrusface@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Incredible comparison - hahahaha.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] proper@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago (2 children)

that’s the thing, you don’t even have to ask him

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Donald Trump suddenly becomes brown

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hasn't he been a shit for quite a while? And orange, rather than brown?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

God damnit, you leave Cleveland out of this....

[–] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

May he live long enough to become the thing he hates

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

An educated person?

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Anyone else?

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago
[–] kia@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Given his history of hard drug use, he probably did...

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Does verbal diarrhea count?

[–] downpunxx@fedia.io 33 points 3 months ago

it worked. he's front page news again.

[–] sarcasticsunrise@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago

His motorcade went by my work on the way to this implosion. People were outside flicking them off. Unironically based and patriot-pilled 🇺🇸

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

TBH, I'm really glad he's dumb enough to try and speak at events like this. No one in his life ever holds him to account for his words and decisions, and someone finally did and his cognitive decline went into overdrive.

If only we could get CNN and Fox to speak to him this way during debates.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

He is confused thinks Harris is Hailey. Saw that comment on another post and thought that makes so much sense. He fucking weird and a confused old man.

[–] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

He is confused thinks Harris is Hailey. [...] He fucking weird and a confused old man.

No he's not. Kamala is open about her Indian heritage... https://youtube.com/watch?v=xz7rNOAFkgE

There is nothing wrong with mentioning her heritage that she openly identifies with. However, being so focused on race at all is just disgusting in general.

Her Indian heritage is so well documented (https://people.com/all-about-kamala-harris-parents-donald-harris-shyamala-gopalan-7974352 as an example) that it's a bit disingenuous to claim that Trump is confused based on this fact. It's also well known that after her parents divorced that she stayed with her Mother primarily. It could even make sense that she identifies more as Indian rather than "black" (Jamaican in this case)...

TL;DR: He's not confused, he's just an asshole.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That's maybe the best thing about this farce of an election.

There is at least one basic guideline for being president now: the ability to think coherently, and we're starting to normalize publicizing very real concerns about 80 year-old brains doing what 80 year-old brains do.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just ONE fucking time I want to see him held accountable for ANYTHING. It just seems that he's lived his life in this magical consequence-free bubble, that isn't even fully explained by being rich or being the president.

I have no idea how he manages it, but it's almost like he could shit on his desk in the oval office during a live address, and half the population of the US would still cheer and applaud

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Same, but after 10 years of watching him get away with everything, this is what we have to settle for unfortunately.

[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 months ago

“It’s just like how I thought I was an American for all those years, then I remembered my family’s roots and embraced pre-war and during the war Germany. Wrong side lost there. Sad! We will fix!”

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It is possible to be mixed.

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"WHAT?! TWO RACES? IN THE SAME BODY?!"

Next, your gonna be telling me i can get pizza hut and taco bell in the same building...

[–] Dlayknee@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I, too, am a John Stewart connoisseur!

If i could make my own Rushmore, he'd definitely be on it. Betty White, Bob Ross, Mr Rogers... good folks, y'know?

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

I was looking at the longer quote of what he said, and he didn't explain in detail that he was actually talking about self-identification. In point of fact, that would be the only reasonable way to interpret his words, but many of his followers are not reasonable, and he is often not reasonable. So we also need to include the interpretation that he's accusing her of lying about her background, and also the interpretation that various non-white skin colors all look the same to Donny's kind of people, and it's tedious trying to distinguish them precisely.