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Trump replied, “I’ll tell you, it’s a funny thing because I think that might be a question that I get more than any question. It is the craziest thing. So we have that so-called area, they consider it like a sacred area, and I will say this, I don’t think I’m a believer, but I have interviewed pilots that look – I like Tom Cruise – but better than Tom Cruise.”

He continued, “They were in the Oval Office, three or four pilots, these are not people that makeup stories, they said, ‘All I know, sir, is there was a round object that was going four times faster than my F-22,’ which is a very fast plane.”

Trump concluded, “Four or five guys I’ve interviewed, solid people, great pilots for the U.S. Air Force, etcetera, they’ve seen things that they cannot explain.”

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I have interviewed pilots that look – I like Tom Cruise – but better than Tom Cruise.

The dude thinks only pretty people are worthy humans. Can an ugly person not be truthful too? Or be a good pilot?

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I also think he believes that Tom Cruise really is a hotshot pilot because of the Top Gun movies. Because his dementia is that bad.

[–] Kernal64 28 points 1 month ago

I'm sure his dementia makes all this worse, but I wouldn't be surprised if he believed Tom Cruise was a hotshot pilot when Top Gun first came out. He's never been particularly smart or in touch with reality.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I couldn't tell whether he thinks Cruise is an ace jet pilot or whether the actual pilots were just better looking.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Trump is ugly and Trump isn’t truthful. Logic checks out for once 🤷

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Based on Trump's appearance and his penchant for lying, I'm going to have to say "no". I'm willing to consider with other ugly people.