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[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That's about as American as it gets.

"The American president stuffs with fast food before ordering annihilation of innocent people"

That about sums up my opinion of Americans - fast food and wars.

[–] homes@piefed.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

don't forget "Masturbating to Netflix while overdosing on antidepressants and weed"

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Why? Did they ban porn sites in your state?

[–] vantablack@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

i'm pretty sure our president hates weed. true ultrapatriot hardline conservatives despise it because it opens up your mind or, in their view, makes you lazy

also it's impossible to overdose on it lol

[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Overdoses dont have to be deadly. You can definitely overdose on weed. Source: I have done it many times.

impossible to overdose

Fr why they actually hate it. Pleasure without consequences.

[–] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Dont threaten me with a good time

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

IIRC, I saw somewhere that this was an entirely staged event and the Doordash driver was flown in from Arkansas.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This feels questionable that a delivery person would ever have such direct contact with a president.

More ai news slop

[–] TheOgreChef@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It was a stunt so he could tout his tax-free tips bullshit. They roped in an old grandma and somehow thought showing her having to work to pay off her husband's medical debt in her elder years wasn’t dystopian as fuck.

But hey, $100 tip. Orphan-crushing machine for the win!

[–] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago

I think they summed up the USA pretty nicely in this photo op: the average person has to work a precarious job until they're dead to serve the needs of rich fucks destroying the world.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 6 points 1 day ago

She's a retiree who's working to pay for her husband's cancer treatment.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 272 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Person wearing door dash grandma shirt.... Supposedly drives up to the white house door, and Trump supposedly answerers..

Talk about a load of faked propaganda. There is like 500+staff members at the White House. And no way would the secret service let the president take packages from a random person without screening everything.

[–] protist@retrofed.com 51 points 2 days ago (1 children)

She stated during the event she was there for a reason. Trump asked her for her opinion on trans folks in sports, and she said "I have no opinion on that. I'm here about taxes on tips." She was deadpan with it too

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, this fuck invited her to the White House to thank him on live tv for the big beautiful bill removing the requirement to be taxed on tips because she drives DoorDash to pay for her husbands cancer treatment and he fucking snubbed her to talk about himself for 30 minutes and then she invited her and her husband to the UFC fight he’s holding at the whitehouse.

What a disaster for this poor woman and for this country. Our own personal Nero.

[–] 123@programming.dev 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, as I read the grandma door dasher shirt, I don't think they understand how that's nothing to be proud of. The nation has failed those people that should be enjoying retirement instead of gig work for the elite class as modern slaves until they drop. Didn't even know about the husband which makes it so much more tone deaf.

[–] homes@piefed.world 64 points 2 days ago (1 children)

well, under normal circumstances... but wtf is even happening there anymore?

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

right, all bets are off. Perhaps they're feeling overconfident from their warmongering, you know, buffed up, thus getting sloppy

[–] homes@piefed.world 30 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

well, due to Polymarket, all bets are ON... but only the privileged few know enough to make those bets.

otherwise.... enjoy the rollercoaster!

For enjoyment (not suicide) I recommend 2-3g of 20%+ cannabis and your favorite bourbon!
that's how I'm making it through my Monday!

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I just had an interview at a dispensary. I hope I get the job, not only for cheaper weed, but also cause I need a fuckin job.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It was supposed to be a PR stunt about No Taxes on Tips, that's why the press was all hanging around to take pictures when the Door Dasher showed up.

Then Trump comes out and the press asks him about his blasphemous Easter post, and he offered his outlandish excuse that he was supposed to be a doctor, completely blowing his PR stunt.

He probably didn't even tip her, he's a proven scumbag cheapskate. Just the pleasure of serving him is tip enough.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

offered his outlandish excuse that he was supposed to be a doctor

It'll be good enough for his base, who is willing to believe anything to rationalize his behavior.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

That's what it is. It doesn't have to be a plausible story, just a story, something they can repeat with confidence, and just scream "TDR!" at anyone who tries to mock them.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 21 points 2 days ago

If it was that easy to get to trump, I assume someone would have door-dash'd him something lethal already.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 11 points 1 day ago

Great opportunity for a fresh Luigi Mangione, just sayin.

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 70 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Doordash walking up to the oval office and trump taking delivery in person........ Very plausible /s

We see straight through this due to his ~~bad acting~~ inability to act and non existing sense of humor nor reality, Yet still he could not help himself .....

Trump quipped to Simmons sarcastically: “This doesn’t look staged.”

[–] hemmes@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

What’s extra crazy is that when he asked her if she was a supporter, it wasn’t a resounding yes, she said “mmm…maybe”, lol

Like they can’t even fucking get someone to act like they like him anymore.

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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 34 points 1 day ago (3 children)

No way fucking way. I first saw the photograph of the Door Dasher and Lumpty Trumpty. My first reaction was "This must be AI slop."

Then it turns out to be true!

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Not slop, but definitely staged. How many old white ladies are delivering your door dash orders, especially while wearing a shirt that says Door dash on it?

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Full text of Melania Trump statement denying links to Epstein

I have never had any knowledge of Epstein’s abuse of his victims. I was never involved in any capacity—I was not a participant, was never on Epstein’s plane, and never visited his private island.

I have never been legally accused or convicted of a crime in connection with Epstein’s sex trafficking, abuse of minors, and other repulsive behavior.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/09/melania-trump-epstein-statement-transcript-white-house/89538207007/

https://www.c-span.org/program/white-house-event/first-lady-melania-trump-makes-statement-on-jeffrey-epstein/677083

[–] homes@piefed.world 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

For context:

Decades of photographic and testimonial evidence repudiate every word of her statement other that the technical fact that she has never been convicted of any crimes related to Jeffery Epstein... yet...

There are decades of videographer, photographic, textual, and testimonial evidence that she absolutely and without a doubt both know and was very close with Jeffrey Epstein _ for many, many years) before AND after meeting and marrying Trump. This is - and has long been established - in not only the Trump-Epstein Files, but in many other outside documentation.

Melania was a widely-circulated whore for almost a decade before even being introduced to Trump. Just Trump's type. And it's been widely documented.

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[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is just absolutely too much cringe for me. I had to just skim it and navigate away, but I appreciate the notification.

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[–] null@lemmy.org 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

There is a non-zero chance Trump has a sponsorship deal with McDonald's.

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

IMO McDonald's essentially endorsed him in 2024 when they remained silent on that stupid stunt he did at one of the franchises in Pennsylvania.

I'm sure there's gotta be some deals going on.

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[–] homes@piefed.world 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I couldn't make this up even if I were tripping. like, 90s, 3 hits of acid, lost in Prospect Park tripping

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Even their propaganda is stupid...

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