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[–] [email protected] 113 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Jesus Christ, look at that thumbnail pic.

He's so fucking old.

He should drop out of the race.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He's the oldest official Presidential Nominee EVER!!!

#MAGA

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Make America Geriatric Again??

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Make America Geriatric Again??

MAGA wonders why you think they're German.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Don't you think he looks tired?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Low-energy. SAD!

[–] [email protected] 69 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Middle East conflicts have always been very fine needles to thread, and this one is one of the finer ones. Harris' statement on her meeting with Netanyahu was excellent.

Note also that Harris is currently Vice President of the United States, and what she says reflects actual US government sentiments, while Trump is a twice impeached 78 year old convicted felon who spends his efforts thinking about whether he's more afraid of electricity or sharks.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Don't forget his weird obsession with windmills being the apex predator of birds.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

And don't forget his obsession with flushing toilets.

[–] greenshirtdenimjeans 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What about the snake and the snake?

[–] [email protected] 67 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Trump described Obama as "disrespectful" in 2014 when he saluted marines with a latte in his hand.

Trump described Harris as "disrespectful" when Biden first picked her for his running mate in 2020.

Trump called Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson "disrespectful" in 2022 for her answers to GOP reps during her confirmation hearings.

Funny how he never seems to think white people are being disrespectful.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

This is how I heard it, as well: "she doesn't know her place."

[–] [email protected] 66 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Trump’s out giving lessons on how to be respectful 😄

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He gave Putin a blowjob, live on the world stage, in Helsinki.
So, he knows diplomacy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Di-blow-macy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

The only thing that convicted rapist knows how to do is attack people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Even Putin was embarrassed. Heck, even the U.S. press was uncomfortable.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Trump ~~calls Kamala Harr~~is ~~statement on Gaza war~~ ‘disrespectful’

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

tl;dr - Trump

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Two days ago some insufferable clowns run around Lemmy acting like Trump was their man and “it’s the democrats who murder Palestinians”. Something something both sides, but republicans are better, not gonna vote, everyone is dumb, and so on. Pretty sure this won’t chance anything. The density was amazing actually.

Remember kids: If you go through life thinking everyone else is an idiot, it is you who’s the problem.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

If you smell shit everywhere you go, check your shoes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

It’s so weird watching corporate news fish around for an angle when there isn’t one yet.

Weird and wrong.

[–] leavemealone 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He may be a billionaire but he didn't have one cent of respect for anyone his entire life.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

He was never an actual billionaire lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'm very pleased to hear this, because I have absolutely zero respect for it myself as well.

Trump wouldn't know respect if it ripped a piece of his ear off as it whizzed by at 3000 feet per second.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

When you’re a star, but let you do it