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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 148 points 3 months ago (10 children)

I can’t tell if this is dementia or his regular poor taste and racism.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 118 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world 87 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (10 children)

I hate Trump. Fuck Trump.

However, out of all the disgusting and ghastly shit Trump has done and said, this one is not that bad. Poor taste, sure. Racist? Come on. Did you even read it? It was actually witty compared to his typical knuckle dragging bullshit.

A reporter asked Trump why he didn't tell U.S. allies, including European and Asian countries, such as Japan, that he was planning joint military strikes with Israel on Iran.

"One thing, you don't want to signal too much when we go in," Trump said. "We went in very hard and we didn't tell anyone about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

This guy is a sex predator, pedo who is trying to be a dictator and is taking our democratic rights away. Let's focus on that first. Don't let this petty bullshit be the focus.

I'll take my downvotes now.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I guess he could always do worse and joke about Hiroshima...but I wont give ideas...

[–] FaygoRedPop@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (11 children)

He does worse most times he opens his mouth. Calling a woman "piggy" to her face is considerably worse.

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Yeah but this anecdote betrays a shitty personality. At the end of the day he is an unapologetic child rapist first and foremost, and it's hard to imagine what could surpass that depravity, but these little vignettes help paint the picture who have trouble believing the commander-in-chief is also the chomo-in-chief.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 months ago

Well...she's a huge fan of Trump so she deserves all she gets.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He has dementia, this isn’t it though. This is his true self.

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[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 92 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Interesting that Trump seems to understand that we "did a pearl harbor" on Iran, but somehow still thinks that we are the "good guys"? He almost got self aware for a second there.

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 51 points 3 months ago (3 children)

He doesn't believe in good guys, he thinks everyone is just as evil as him so it makes his continuous assault on all limits of human decency OK in his mind.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

Yup, this is why his accusations are always confessions. Projection is the psychological phenomenon where you refuse to see yourself as bad, so you justify your bad actions with “everyone does bad stuff like this, so it doesn’t make me bad to do them.” But when all of your interactions are colored by that “everyone does bad stuff like this” part, it means you project those bad intentions onto others and default to assuming they’re just as bad as you are. So when he’s accusing people of bad things, it is because he has projected those intentions onto them.

And Trump’s narcissism refuses to let him do any kind of soul-searching that may lead him to stop projecting. And thus, every accusation is an admission.

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[–] TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 72 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If you’re stunned you have not been paying attention to the last ten years.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 37 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Not to worry. He’s going to be SLAMMED for this. Perhaps even someone will BLAST him. And since journalism is literal Pokémon moves now he might even CONFUSED or HYPNOTIZED

[–] Janx@piefed.social 8 points 3 months ago

President Trump used DISTRACTION! It's not very effective against Epstein Files...

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

It was a BOMBSHELL statement.

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[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 59 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That wasn’t a joke. He was not joking. He’s an abusive asshole.

[–] zeejoo@thelemmy.club 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He's a sociopath, no two ways about it. I remember a story his nephew told about bringing his developmentally disabled son (can't remember the exact condition) to the White House and having multiple meetings with Trump about setting up a bill that would benefit Americans, including his own great-nephew. In one of those meetings, after it had all seemed positive, everyone left the room but Trump and his nephew, to whom Trump immediately said "be a lot easier and less expensive if all these disabled kids would just die".

Sauce

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago

The disabled were one of the first groups rounded up by the Nazis in concentration camps.

The US is building a lot of concentration camps. It'll probably be fine.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Does he not realize what he’s implying based on the ultimate fate of imperial Japan after they did the Pearl Harbor?

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 months ago

I guarantee you he does not.

Also, Germany (Japan’s biggest ally) was pissed when they heard about Japan’s attack, because they were hoping to conquer all of Europe before they even considered taking on America. The surprise attack was a surprise to Germany too. And not a welcome one.

And sure enough, America’s allies all balked when Trump begged them for help in securing the strait.

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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 29 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Its crazy how well he represents the worst of america so well. Let me tell you folks no one does it better. The best people are all saying it. Top people in fact.

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[–] roofTophopper@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Bro. The people coming to his defense is mind blowing. "That's not what he meant!", "He didn't mean it in a racist way!" Shut the fuck up. He knows what he's saying. He doesn't care. The mental gymnastics his cult does for him is crazy. Just own up to it. He's the racist pedophile Uncle who makes bad jokes at a family gathering that you wouldn't leave your 10 year old with.

It is what it is.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (3 children)

"Oval Office stunned..."

No, they weren't. No one is surprised when Trump makes a complete ass of himself in front of other world leaders, it's sort of his thing.

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[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Time for Japan to dump their 1 trillion in US bonds. That'll be worse than Pearl Harbor for them.

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[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 months ago (10 children)

Remember that the US nuked Japan in response. So I guess he'd be ok if Iran nuked the US in response?

[–] xta@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Remember that the US nuked Japan in response.

Twice.

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[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 17 points 3 months ago (7 children)

This is the funniest fucking thing he's ever done.

[–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

I died laughing! 😂 I like how silent the room just went after the 2 sec before people realized what he just said.

Btw the Japan Primeminister is also a Japanese MAGA so I don't really give a f about her either. Let them swin in their own nationalist poop.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

To a prior PM, it would be in extremely bad taste. But this bitch is nakedly fascist.

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (11 children)

anyone want to share? I can't see the joke.

[–] GrumpyFortuneCat@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago (11 children)

"One thing, you don't want to signal too much when we go in," Trump said. "We went in very hard and we didn't tell anyone about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

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[–] stumu415@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Americans must be so proud of their commander in chief. Well at least 40% still are. That's all you need to know about the United States. In regards to the world, you lost all respect and trust that took 80 years to built. If any other foreign leader would use this language, he would be in a white padded cell within hours.

[–] MonkRome@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I actually think someone like trump could exist in more countries than we are willing to acknowledge. He plays terribly as someone else's leader, but as your own leader, people seem to love the jingoism, bravado, and shamelessness in a lot of countries.

[–] stumu415@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Indeed they do but in other countries there are mechanisms in place to ensure you don't get a cosplay dictator. In the Netherlands, Wilders was elected who is a Trump wannabe, but thanks for the proper democratic system in the Netherlands, he was severely limited in what crazy shit he wanted to do. Obviously the government collapsed and now they have a much more middle of the road government, which means more will get done. It is about checks and balances but Trump does whatever he wants and no one stops him.

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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 months ago

Guess his joke bombed.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The biggest buyer of US debt everyone. Lucky for Trump she's a boot licker.

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wow, I thought the title is exaggerated but the room did fell silent after that joke. Even Trump seemed to notice it didn't land that well. Impressive.

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[–] garretble@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

"Why didn't you tell me about pearl harbor? I was -5 years old at the time"

[–] rockettaco37@feddit.nu 10 points 3 months ago

I fucking hate him...

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What a fucking moron and stoops to level of fucking Tojo. US Navy intelligence broke the Japanese code in 1937 and they knew exactly when the fleet departed and their target.

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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Joke!? Motherfuckers get the hell out of here with that. It was an insult.

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 months ago

He lowered the bar to the ground & then went at it with a shovel. Ooooo dayumn.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (4 children)

The dementia really reduces the inhibitions, doesn't it?

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[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nobody is mentioning he said why didn't you warn me.

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[–] jasoman@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Only thing that bombed harder then that joke was pearl harbor.

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[–] guy@piefed.social 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How the japanese prime minister visibly winced

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