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Donald Trump posted multiple times implying that Black people are a public menace.

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Trump’s onslaught began by claiming that Obama had attempted a coup and boosting a call to “arrest Obama the traitor.” He then posted months-old coverage of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s claims that the Obama administration had pushed the “lie” that Russian President Vladimir Putin preferred Trump over Hillary Clinton to win the 2016 election, which was something Putin has openly admitted.

As Trump continued to post, his allegations got increasingly outlandish. The president shared posts claiming that Obama made $120 million from Obamacare and accusing Obama of “the most heinous crimes committed in American history,” including wiretapping Trump Tower. Other posts mentioned figures such as Senator Mark Kelly, Clinton, and Jack Smith, but Obama’s name appeared over and over again.

*Edit: a timeline of the postings

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[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 90 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

the most heinous crimes committed in American history,” including wiretapping Trump Tower

Even were that true, it wouldn't hold a candle to such heinous crimes as Trump and his associates have committed. Obama can wiretap you all day long and if he only stole $120 million that would be a bargain compared to you. You senile, flaccid rapist.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 days ago

Hay! Trump is a SERIAL rapist.

Know your presidents.

Adjudicated serial rapist

Inmate # P01135809

Thursday, August 24 2023 at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

including wiretapping Trump Tower

Trump Tower was full of Russian mobsters, laundering money, running illegal casinos, etc. A Russian Oligarch lived beneath his offices, and was bugging him.

If the FBI had wiretaps and bugs going in Trump Tower, it was because he was consorting with Russian Mobsters and Spies. Investigating that sort of thing is exactly what the FBI is for.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is exactly what the FBI was for.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Now it's for collaborating with the Russian mobsters and spies.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Remember how Obama traffics and rapes children? Yeah, me neither...

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

When this happened to Reagan, at least he was quiet about it.

Trump is flaunting his lunacy openly. Secret Service, you're our only hope! If only one of them would uphold their oath to the Constitution against enemies, both foreign and domestic.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 44 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I remember my cousin telling me that Obama was the most violent president ever. I asked what that meant and he said that Obama was promoting violence and trying to start a civil war. I asked how Obama was doing such a bad job of promoting violence since violent crimes were going down.

He told me that Obama was trying to start a civil war by riling up "the blacks." I asked what Obama was saying to rile up "the blacks." He told me that Obama was a racist, so I asked what were some of the racist things that Obama said. He told me that Obama was blaming white people for everything. Finally, I realized that I was following this man, 20 years my elder, on a wild goose chase that was supposed to end with me agreeing that Obama was bad.

Instead, I said, "you started this conversation by saying that Obama is promoting violence, but it sounds like you're trying to say that Obama blames white people for everything. I've never heard him say that, so can you tell me one thing he's said that blames white people for everything?" My totally-not-racist cousin (I knew he wasn't a racist, because he started his next argument by telling me that he's not racist) told me that Obama publicly says messages for only the black communities, and he's always talking about arrest rates being higher for blacks, and keeps bringing up slavery and Jim Crowe and lynching. My cousin explained that these are messages about violence.

So I asked my cousin, "it sounds like you don't like that Obama is addressing disproportionate violence against black communities, or being reminded about slavery or race-based laws. Are you saying that this makes YOU want to be violent, and that's Obama's fault?"

My cousin told me that I needed to stop making everything about race and that I was starting to sound like Obama. So, I cleared my lunch, and told my cousin that I don't feel comfortable hanging out with racists. Good times...

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh wow, sounds like you met my father

[–] NannerBanner@literature.cafe 4 points 1 day ago

sounds like you met...

every fox news viewer ever. The amount of times I've walked into nursing homes and every tv is turned to that shit... it's depressing.

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[–] GalacticSushi@piefed.blahaj.zone 78 points 2 days ago (1 children)

claiming that Obama made $120 million from Obamacare

This guy has been pumping and dumping the entire market over and over since the beginning of his administration. Not to mention he's actively working on taking TEN BILLION dollars from US taxpayers by filing a bullshit lawsuit against his own IRS. Even if Obama had made $120 million off the ACA, which he didn't, it would be a drop in the bucket compared to all the naked fraud and corruption coming from the current administration.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 64 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Every accusation is an admission.

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

I'm fully prepared for trump to have stolen 120 million.

Along with a large number of other large numbers.

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[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago
[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 62 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Obama is living rent-free in that addled brain.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago

He should really be collecting more than $120M in royalties from Republicans using his trademark likeness in naming the Affordable Care Act.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

That's most Republicans. Same with Hillary and Joe and Kamala.

See them try to answer any question about PEDOnald and this war of choice and how he's fucking up nearly everything, including the economy.

But yeah, the black President is very much something that completely broke Republicans and they will never recover as long as they live.

[–] zurchpet@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

If Trump runs for a third term, they should nominate Obama as his opponent. His head would explode.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How senile does he have to get before the 25th amendment is invoked?

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Mitch McConnell is still in office, and he's openly deranged.

Hell, they used to roll out Senator Byrd in his wheelchair for votes, he could barely communicate and was obviously impaired. This isn't even unprecedented, sadly.

What an international embarrassment, if aliens invaded I'd cheer.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 53 points 2 days ago

Donald John Trump raped a whole bunch of children and there's no evidence to support that he's stopped doing so, aside from the fact that he's a feeble old pile of shit and a 10 year old could more than likely kick his stupid fat ass with ease. Plus, he has incredibly tiny hands.

[–] JustKeepStretching@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Um... The Mueller report literally proved that Russia preferred him and that his campaign collaborated with Russia...

Trump even straight up asked Putin for assistance at campaign event lol. Like wtf is even going on anymore y'all?

[–] mriormro@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Remember, every accusation is simply an admission at this point.

[–] amgine@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

At this point? It always was, unfortunately.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

At this point, but at earlier points, too.

[–] roofTophopper@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

This pedo had never recovered from the killing blow Obama made at that dinner. Since that day, Pedo Donny has had nightmares night after night. Then one day he thought he might be able to strike back, that he might be able to come up with something clever to get back at Obama. These are the 1AM posts. He rages and throws everything he can at the wall to see if something sticks, but only ends up looking even dumber. It's a spiraling effect that he is forever stuck in.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Old boy better watch that Dominion Voting talk ... his buddy Guiliani got financially ruined by it. Being president won't stop a slander suit from popping up in 2028.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This guy belongs in a Looney Bin instead of the White House.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

I'll do you one better: a shallow grave.

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

Spoiler alert: the white house is already a kind of looney bin.

[–] PNW_Doug@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That man has dementia and needs to be removed.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

For starters, yeah.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Obama inside Trumps head beating the shit out of him.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Pretty sure if Melania told him she slept with Obama he would have a heart attack and die on the spot.

[–] zurchpet@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Let Ivanka say that to him. I don't think he cares who his wife is fucking.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

What's the Polymarket over/under on Trump using the N-word on TV in 2026?

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago

He saw the CNN poll where he is lower than he has ever been, Obama never went that low. Trump is forgetting that he is the one that did all those things, lol.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago

There needs to be an absolute fuckton of lawyers involved now.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Man, that would have barely been in the top 100 list of most heinous legal things done in American history.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But but I thought he had “a great relationship with the blacks”?

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Must have been a relationship like this:

[–] meejle@piefed.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And is this "Obama" in the room with us right now?

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He’s setting the scene for how he is protecting America when he attempts his coup.

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[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

What is up with that timeline? There doesn't even seem like enough time between some of those messages for a dementia patient to post them.

It would be quite funny to find out one day that somebody in the administration trained an AI agent to post like a "deranged narcissist who believes they are always being wronged."

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