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Donald Trump has declared himself the “acting president of Venezuela” in an unhinged Truth Social post.

Mentally unsound.

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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I am acting president of the US.

Did it work? Am I president now?

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sorry, you don't have several billionaires and a multi trillion dollar military behind you. Best I can give you is a shirt that says "I'm a special boy"

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The irony is if Fred had given Donny that shirt, we probably wouldn't be dealing with the shitstain today.

[–] RichardDegenne@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

Quick, to the time machine!

[–] MunkyNutts@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

and a captured Congress and Court

[–] meejle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I think you should rename a gulf after you as well. That way the tech bros will take you more seriously

[–] Hapankaali@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

At least you act more like it than the real one.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 day ago
[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Here is my theory, he cannot be president of America again, so he will create a western hemisphere group, which each country joins(after conquest) and cedes power to, he will be the president of Canada, USA Mexico, Greenland and South America, and he won't have term limits - dictatorship complete and he can install whoever he was in USA as the next president and still has the power.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

He better act quickly considering how close he is to death.

Ya know, it’s always sucked so much having to watch evil people get away with shit and growing old more less ok. Getting to watch Trump’s brain falling to pieces with such detail is kinda fun, in a morbid way.

[–] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

79 years old, cruddy health, cruddy self care, cruddy person. When will he finally nod off forever? Yal post a bottle of champagne for someone finally being gone, and everyone will know who we're talking about.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This motherfucker is STILL alive? God damn... when will it end already?

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)