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Don’t fall over the edge because it’s a long way down. And only Hispanic could survive that fall.

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full articlePresident Donald Trump on Wednesday said the attendees of a National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the White House would be among the first people to walk the floor of the ballroom he is building at the White House. But his invitation came with a warning.

“Don’t fall over the edge because it’s a long way down,” Trump said. “And only Hispanic could survive that fall.”

Trump said that the attendees needed to exercise caution because there was “no fencing ... no nothing” at the construction site.

Some attendees of the celebration in the East Room cheered in response to Trump’s comment. Trump spoke for nearly an hour to his Hispanic supporters, as polling shows Latino voters who supported him in the 2024 elections are abandoning him.

“I’m not overly worried,” Trump said about the prospect of a guest falling, before pivoting back to his midterm message. “Again, we got to get out and vote. ... We have to turn this around.”

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[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 65 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Again, we got to get out and vote. ... We have to turn this around.”

Can I just say how funny it is that both parties do this? Trump has had full power and basically legal immunity to do whatever he wants for 2 years but he still needs you to vote to "turn it around." Turn what around? You have literally all the power. You cannot have more power than you already have. If there is something you want to accomplish go do it.

The Dems do it too it's just extremely funny to me

[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 30 points 1 week ago

It's the same way that people think Stalin was a dictator, when he had an entire party apparatus that had developed with and around him over the course of the Russian Civil War, the Party Succession Schisms of the 30's and WWII. It took decades to develop a party that was semi in lock step with Stalin, and Stalin himself objected to having that much central sway in the party, constantly trying to divert decisions away from himself, sometimes to his own detriment and the detriment of his legacy.

If Trump isn't experiencing that perceived level of power and respect at all times constantly he feels that he doesn't have enough. Because he doesn't understand the actual level of pressure that creates, because he is just as much of a deep-state puppet as any Obama or Biden, he just wants to feel like he is making decisions and is important.

[–] pongo1231@hexbear.net 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Libs keep telling me dems need multiple terms at least just to undo the damage caused by Republicans. Why? God knows.

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago

I need at least 3 days off before I start tidying up but in my defense I never claimed to be some hypercompetent technocrat "adult in the room".


[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

just to undo the damage

But they won't tho

They might make some minor fixes, but a lot of the stuff he's done they probably won't touch; the real question though is will libs pay attention? Or are they using this 'need multiple terms' as an excuse to ignore dems letting Trump's changes remain?

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

we gotta vote harder to make america great again.. the vote-o-meter is running low on juice and that's what powers the whole thing