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[–] [email protected] 142 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

Bottom line, if he can’t handle the stresses of a campaign then he can’t handle the stresses of the Presidency and you can bet your life that they’re already plotting to remove him by way of the 25th amendment inside of a year. So this isn’t about Trump anymore, this is about preventing a Vance ~~Presidency~~ Dictatorship.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

What stress as president? He just golfs and when pushed for a decision on something, just picks randomly from the options presented. He doesn't even bother understand what the options are. Remember the whole injecting bleach crap? That was him literally glancing at a slide and running with it, obviously with no prior briefing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not gonna happen. The 25th Amendment would require a majority of cabinet members to sign off, and Trump will pick them as total loyalists. Trump has control over the party, many of them view him as an infallible prophet. If they haven't turned against him so far, they're not gonna do it later. If Trump gets elected, we're all gonna be along for a ride on the crazy train with him until he dies.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

That assumes Trump is a good enough judge of character to be able to tell actual loyalists from sycophants, which I strongly doubt he can.

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[–] [email protected] 102 points 2 months ago (8 children)

He's suffering from frontotemporal dementia. This is relatively certain. The town hall was classic sundown syndrome. The fundamentalists know this and are going to have him removed from office shortly after the election (if he wins). The democrats would gladly take the opportunity to remove him, as would many republicans. Unfortunately that would put Vance in the oval office which should terrify anyone who doesn't want to larp a handmaid's tale.

As a European I find it utterly bewildering that people seriously consider voting for him. But alas I don't get a say in it.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dude there's a whole cottage industry here that's dedicated to trying to understand why people vote for him, and the answers are as varied as they are stupid.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

But how else will podcasters, ring light, and audio equipment manufacturers make a living? Who will hear about FACTOR meals and $40 underwear with neon laser rainbow cats?

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

That shit was harrowing at the retirement home I worked at. I only worked during the day, so the worst thing I saw was falls. My fiancé's brother worked at night, though. The residents would get stir crazy at night. They'd try to "escape," and they'd be found laying in the nearby hospital's flower bead. This was in NON-assisted living. Trump definitely reminds me of those residents. They'd end up walking to the hospital because it was the only place they knew how to get to, but they didn't know why they were walking there. They just wanted to escape. A lot of them expected their old house/ kid's house.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

There are fake Bus Stations in front of some Nursery Homes with patients for dementia, because when they escape.... they wait for the Bus.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

If you watched exclusively right-wing media, you would get heavily edited (and mercifully brief) presentations of Trump, along with hours of talking heads playing him up while demonizing Harris (and of course heavily edited presentations of the Democrat). The issue is not with their choice of Trump but with their choices of what media to consume - the latter choices lead quite logically and inevitably to the former choice.

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Remember: the presidency ages people. How long would he be president?

Oddly, this is something that didn't seem to happen to Trump. We all know why of course, he didn't actually do the job of being President.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because he doesn't actually do any work, and only worries about himself.

In contrast, presidents like Obama and Biden age quickly because they're actually working nonstop, and stressing out about world events.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 months ago

That’s why he’s aging so fast right now… he’s working really hard to try and stay out of prison!

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago

Donald did no work. He only watched TV, golfed, held rallies. He spent more time on the toilet producing whatever it was that took so many flushes than he did on the job.

Donald aged quickly afterwards and especially after the start of his court cases for the numerous crimes.

[–] [email protected] 81 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I went and checked the source: https://bongino.com/ep-2353-live-with-president-donald-trump

He sits down at timestamp 33:34 and says that remark at timestamp 1:09:12. So he was there for 35 minutes.

The characterisation "a few minutes into their discussion" seems disingenuous.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago

Raw Story may be on the same side as us but they are still complete trash. Headline is often a straight-up lie.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

35 minutes doesn't seem very long for an interview. Is expecting the presidential candidate to remain lucid and coherent for slightly more than a half hour too much to ask?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago (5 children)

No no, that's not what I'm saying. Just that there's no need to over dramatise the events in a way that makes your point shakier than it has to be.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

This entire article is sensationalized. Bongino doesn't even really seem phased when trump says he's gotta go.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Among the bizarre topics Trump discussed was his empathy for former producer Harvey Weinstein, saying that he was treated badly after being found guilty on one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault in New York.

He recognizes fellow travelers. Creep.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 months ago (7 children)

According to Trump, Weinstein got “schlonged. ... He got hit as hard as you can get hit."

I uhh.. don’t think that’s what that word means..

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Well, to his credit, he could be correct in that Weinstein got "schlonged" in prison.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I won't be sad when this shit stain is gone from public life.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago

I will be extremely sad if he leaves us with President Vance.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

I just hope he doesn’t manage to run out the clock before facing consequences.

I wouldn’t bet on it, but I do hope for it.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I really hate that the only people reporting anything like this are sites like rawstory and dailybeast. Meanwhile, NYT and NPR are reporting on how Kamala is testy and Trump is friendly.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh yeah. Seems that she's "emotional", unlike Trump. Think that people are probably projecting their misogyny.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (4 children)

"Among the bizarre topics Trump discussed was his empathy for former producer Harvey Weinstein, saying that he was treated badly after being found guilty on one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault in New York."

From the clip it's hard to get context, but it sounds more like he was saying things that were too crazy for his handlers.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Article says "'They're going crazy,' Trump said, pointing off camera." Which I think further strengthens your argument.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

They were desperately trying to get him to not defend Weinstein. Probably trying to avoid him lighting the fuse on his own October surprise

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

This is a narcissistic and delusional old man who has never really participated in society as a normal human being. When he says "they", he literally thinks there is a shadow group of people doing this. The fact that someone rich got caught committing crimes and was found guilty by "normies" is all just a part of the shadow group's plan to allow such things to happen. He literally believes "they" could have stopped that from happening IF they wanted to, but decided not to.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago

Don't you think he looks tired

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I feel like the Democrats ought to be pivoting towards attacking Vance at this point. The possibility of Trump kicking the bucket from natural causes and the GOP getting a sympathy (/conspiracy-theorist) bounce in the votes this late would be devastating, so they ought to be pulling out all the stops to anticipate and mitigate that before it happens.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So I just watched the clip. Granted the clip was only a few seconds, and yes I believe he is old and senile. But.

The clip doesn't seem to give evidence of anything specific. He might have to pee for all we know.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

Probably pooped his pants lol

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I have never wanted a month to go by as much as I do right now

Americans are really starting to annoy me at this point

We are slowly destroying ourselves with global warming but all we're centring our attention on is on how 400 million people can't decide between a sane young politician or an elderly sociopath with fascist leanings to lead their country.

We're screwed as a species

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Like it or not, the US presidential election has potentially dire worldwide consequences for global warming. If you think our attention is best spent on global warming -- and I would agree -- then paying attention to the election is that.

[–] Soulg 18 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Yeah don't blame this shit on all of us, it's like 1/3rd of the population being morons.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Happening all over the planet, unfortunately.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is Trump okay?

Is the sky red?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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[–] grubbyweasel 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

his ass was probably burning from sitting in his shitfilled diaper that long

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Betteridge's law of headlines. No, he's not ok. And any sane, observant person has known this for a long time.

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