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Assuming the controversial president of the United States must be in possession of potentially damning information concerning his home country in order to keep them so completely under his control, the rest of the world wondered aloud Tuesday about exactly what Trump has on America that compels the nation to keep him in power. “Whoa, he must have some real bad dirt on the U.S. populace for them to just let him get away with so much unconscionable bullshit. You have to wonder what he knows,” said billions of world inhabitants outside of President Trump’s jurisdiction

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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 30 points 3 weeks ago

🎵 ... three scRotus puppets, 🎵

🎵 two congressional chambers, 🎵

🎵 and a billionaire selling shitty caaaaaaarsz... 🎵

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A cult of personality. That's what he has on us.

[–] alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 weeks ago

And he is exploiting the tools the establishment has built over the decades. Including huge transfers of power from Congress to the POTUS, a rigid two party system, voter suppression and gerrymandering.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Billionaires.

He has billionaires, and rich influencer wannabes.

That’s it.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly, Americans loved to make fun of the French (which naturally came out of ignorance but whatever); however, they have now shown what a bunch of selfish SHEEP they are... between the "it's not affecting ME" attitude to "it's only for show, to negotiate" they are justifying getting completely fucked

[–] stray@pawb.social 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My mom said he put China in it's place, and I honestly have no idea what she means by that because I changed the topic.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Tell tour mom to start learning Mandarin

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

One of the best propaganda networks of all time

[–] str82L@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

At the moment his (department head-) whores are treating America like a Russian hotel bed. Allegedly.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Combination of being a good con man (his only significant talent), unbelievably lucky timing, and a voting population dumbed down by progressive addiction to convenience, entertainment and self-delusion.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

He was born first son to a bastard of a billionaire father. I don't think there is anyone luckier than Donald Trump. From day 1 he's got by on luck.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He is a good con man but i think it's worth noting that it's because he just has no conscience or fundamental ideology whatsoever, he can just unflinchingly say anything and believe it as long as he needs to.

He's not, like, clever. He's just a perfect actor.

[–] piccolo 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A perfect actor if you're blind and deaf.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

i don't think you understood what i said, he's the perfect actor in that he will say anything and believe anything he says. I don't think there's any script you could give to trump that he'd refuse to act out if you paid him for it.

[–] GhostedIC 2 points 3 weeks ago