this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2026
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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 12 minutes ago

He went full joe brandon (derogatory) and just said everything is great lol.

[–] bushvin@lemmy.world 16 points 5 hours ago

Trump: “…and America is respected again, perhaps like never before.” Mr speech writer, you were looking for the word “Ridiculed”.

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 9 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, no. Not protest pins!!!

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

well, actually it reads

many of whom wore protest pins, shouted him down and accused him of spreading lies and sidestepping the Epstein files.

True, still not much, but some things start small. Let's hope the US figures it out in time. For their sake. For the rest of the world it's mostly irritating but we'll find new ways and reliable partners. Even if the US makes a full 180 turn today, it will be decades before they will be trusted and respected again.