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President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that Ukraine was responsible for Russia's invasion of the country three years ago, arguing Kyiv could have made a deal to avoid the conflict.

“You should have never started it,” Trump said of Ukraine while criticizing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had expressed concern that his country was not included in talks between the U.S. and Russia in Saudi Arabia.

"I think I have the power to end this war, and I think it's going very well. But today I heard, 'Oh, well, we weren't invited.' Well, you've been there for three years," Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort. "You should have never started it. You could have made a deal."

Trump went on to say: "I could have made a deal for Ukraine that would have given them almost all of the land, everything, almost all of the land, and no people would have been killed, and no city would have been demolished, and not one dome would have been knocked down. But they chose not to do it that way."

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[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

It was literally a surprise invasion that half the EU didn't even believe was gonna happen and Russia denied was happening. How the fuck are you supposed to negotiate a peace to avoid a surprise invasion that Russia vehemently denied was gonna happen?

What the actual fuck is this bullshit?

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago
[–] CthuluVoIP@lemmy.world 172 points 2 days ago (3 children)

If Ukraine didn’t want to be invaded, it shouldn’t have dressed that way! Stupid sexy Ukraine.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 70 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Right? It’s such a ridiculous statement. You’d think the president were a serial rapist, or something.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (3 children)
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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 118 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"if you didn't want to get raped, then why did you dress so provocatively?"

This is only kind of hyperbole, since Trump was actually convicted of raping a woman...

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 31 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

the same script russia uses, trump gets his orders from putin. its also " you're making me rape you"

[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 36 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is it illegal to say 'the president of the united states of america deserves to die'?

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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 193 points 2 days ago (27 children)

yOu CoUlD hAvE mAdE a DeAl

god damn this guy is a smoothbrain.

And america voted for him to run their country.

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 99 points 2 days ago

You spelled ruin wrong.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago

I didn't vote for that garbage

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

They had no choice! The Dems should have put up a better candidate! Genocide! Gaza! Liberals! Woke! DEI! Anything but make me address the consequences of my action and/or inaction!

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

More likely Elon hacked the election. Before election day Trump said multiple tines, “Stay home. We don’t need votes, we have all the votes we need…”

Watch the clip of Muskrat and his evil munchkin spilling the beans.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Some_More_News/s/bUP7KVzD3q

[–] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He's not smart enough to hack anything with a computer, certainly hacked it with money though.

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[–] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, looking at global politics… propaganda campaigns against democratic nations or alliances aren’t only occurring in the US and they’re working all over. You think Brexit wasn’t a psyops campaign funded by Russia? Or how about ultra-right wing conservatives popping up in elections across the world? These are planned attacks against democracy, they’ve just been hard at work sowing the seeds to destabilize the US for decades, and those seeds are finally paying off.

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[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 52 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trump having a .ml Lemmy account was not on my bingo card

[–] amon@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

He got his tech guys to federate Truth Social with Lemmy

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 10 points 2 days ago

"9/11 would not have happened if America kept out of the Middle East" ahh energy

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 69 points 2 days ago

Leave it to the convicted rapist to blame the victim.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 77 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

"Grab'em by the resources. When you're a superpower, they let you do it."

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He's a rapist... of women, children, and now countries (allegedly, since he hasn't been convicted of all three)

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[–] Lootboblin@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Putin’s puppet since Helsinki Summit.

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Pretty sure he was already a puppet, that was just the rimming of the ring.

EDIT: Speaking of which, does anyone know if Marina Gross is still actually alive? I get not wanting media attention etc, but she seems like a ghost for someone that translates for world leaders.

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[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 66 points 2 days ago

It was all their fault.they existed. They were breathing and worst of all they didn't want their land stolen. How dare they?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago

He is perfectly and unquestioningly following his owners commands, like any good dog. He just amplifies Putins position on this rape of another country 100%.

[–] CCatMan@lemmy.one 34 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I though Russia was claiming they were attacking Nazis in Ukraine and that's why they went to war or something... I forget

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[–] Bieren@lemmy.world 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I can’t believe they told russia to invade them.

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[–] Today@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

The abuser mantra

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[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 36 points 2 days ago (2 children)

His ancestor should have drowned while emigrating

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Gosh, wherever could Trump be getting his Ukraine strategy from?

[–] sircac@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

"Look what you made me do it to you..."

[–] mastod0n@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

You know something's up when he makes reality-denying statements.

Because he can, it works and noone will take him accountable.

[–] tudor@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

If you didn’t want to get robbed, why did you wear that expensive watch?

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's more like if you don't want to get robbed, why are you alive?

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[–] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 days ago

He's sucking up to his benefactor and handler Putin.

[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Thought exercise: Which assassination would have more efficacy in the long term, trump, Vance or Musk?

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Moronic mouthy bastard has no clue about 99% of what he says

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One of you should learn to shoot straight.

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