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Trump, 79, Melts Down at Being Challenged to a Walk by Dem, 46

Donald Trump huffed and puffed online after Maryland Gov. Wes Moore challenged him to walk the streets of his state.

The 79-year-old president lashed out on Truth Social on Sunday at Moore’s “nasty and provocative” invitation three days earlier to join him for some light cardio in Baltimore, calling the city a “crime disaster” and threatening to deploy National Guard troops.

Trump was so angry about the public safety walk invitation that he suggested he may pull federal support for rebuilding the city’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed last year.

Trump, 79, Melts Down at Being Challenged to a Walk by Dem, 46https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-melts-down-at-being-challenged-to-a-walk-by-dem-46/Open linkView original on sh.itjust.works

What an incredible picture of one of the most intelligent, strong and charismatic presidents of the last five hundred years.

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supamancreply
lemmy.world

Or he hiding being a paedophile to distract you from sending troops into American cities?

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Yeah, but now we can stop spending so much money on all those farmers in the Midwest. (Where did they think the food was coming from that went to helping the rest of the world?)

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Here's his latest t-shirt. (Sorry, this is the best resolution I could find)

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Heavily funded PR team provides fiery response on Trump-owned social media to keep nation distracted and divided as rights are stripped and Russian plans to cause civil war and demolish nation come to fruition

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mrgoosmoosreply
lemmy.ca

fucking meidastouch with their hyperbolic headlines

like, guys, maybe in sane times this would be a bombshell revelation ending his career. but these are not those times. this is yet another nothingburger that nobody will care about

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I've been tired of it since 2016.

The worst part is whenever you see some subjective word use like this, and then you dig into the actual source event or material, 99% of the time, it's absolutely nothing. Oh, did T "melt down" by tweeting in all caps? Ah yes, so rare, an occurrence. And not just articles about him, but usually articles about his reaction as being something crazy or whatever suffer from this kind of hyperbole.

Also in the same category are articles with "will" or "can" or some other version of "maybe maybe maybe" or "likely to" in the headline. 99% of the time, no it won't. It's just a workaround for Betteridge's law of headlines (any headline with a question mark can be answered "no") that any article that suggests something might happens can be answered with "nah, probably not."

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I am tired of those, and the root cause of that is that I'm tired of Trump.

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MBechreply
feddit.dk

I'm just tired of Lemmy being full of nothing but the tiniest Trump news. We get it, USA is a shithole with a dictator. Once in a while an owls sneaks into the feed, and then it's just more Trump.

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He is, but that's his natural state of being, so it doesn't mean he's any more disturbed than usual.

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piefed.ca

I've always heard that Trump is charismatic but I really can't see it, he talks like a dementia patient and behaves like a toddler.

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NABDadreply
lemmy.world

If you've heard that Trump was charismatic, you've been listening to morons.

Also, he's a child rapist.

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SeeMarkFlyreply
lemmy.ml

Hey, hay, hay, that's a SERIAL child rapist. Know your presidents.

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Feydreply
programming.dev

He clearly is charismatic - the results speak for themselves. I'm with you though, even way back in 2015 all I could see is an obvious conman.

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I think he used to have dumbass sleazy used car salesman charisma at some point, it started to break down sometimes around 2017 and at this point he is drifting off of momentum and cult think.

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People thought Hitler was charismatic as well. I think the thing is that these kinds of people are only charismatic to a certain subset of people. Hateful narcissistic morons mostly, and then probably because they see themselves in them.

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He isn't charismatic .... his money is ... or at least the idea of him having actual money that he might (but never) share is charismatic

He's more of a vector for cerebral hemorrhage ... every time any human gets close to him, people lose their minds and think he's actually important

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lemmy.world

The first man to bankrupt three casinos will soon be the president who bankrupted the military budget with all these useless deployments.

I hope as a side effect of this nonsense that cops everywhere feel emasculated, knowing that Trump holds them in such little regard that he feels the need to send in the national guard to do their jobs for them.

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The obese buffoon is on the Epstein list because raped children.

Anyways here's a list of his many many hugest most tremendous bankruptcies:
Trump Taj Mahal (1991)
Date: July 1991
Details: ...By 1991, it couldn’t cover its $3 billion debt...

Trump Plaza Hotel (1992)
Date: November 1992
Details: ...amassed over $550 million in debt by 1992...

Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino (1992)
Date: March 1992
Details: ...had $250 million in debt by 1992 after an 80% cash flow drop...

Trump Castle Hotel & Casino (1992)
Date: March 1992
Details: ...struggled with $338 million in bond debt, worsened by competition from the Taj Mahal, his other casino...

Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts (2004)
Date: October 2004
Details: ...had $1.8 billion in debt.

Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009)
Date: February 2009
Details: ...filed for Chapter 11 with $1.74 billion in debt

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SuperCubreply
sh.itjust.works

I don't think cops will think that way. Instead, they're going to think, "finally, I can do all the fucked up shit that the PC liberal government never let me do. MAGA! Derr!"

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lemmy.world

I have a few cops in my extended family and I can guarantee you they love what is happening right now and can't wait for the national guard to be in their backyard.

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What they really want is a massacre. Expect one soon before the elections.

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sqglreply
sh.itjust.works

Did he lose money on those bankruptcies or were they a scam?

eg if he borrowed $10m for upgrades but secretly only spent $3m and split the difference with collaborators. Then by declaring bankruptcy the casino doesn't have to pay back the loans.

I am no finance expert so maybe my scenario is far fetched, I dunno.

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lemmy.today

His bankruptcies were totally planned from the beginning. Those casinos were Russian money laundering operations, and the entire objective was to suck every drop of profit out of them, run them into the ground, declare bankruptcy, and walk away, sticking everyone else with the bills. And he did it 7 times.

It's not that he's a bad businessman - although he is - he is a virtuosic money launderer.

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Those casinos were Russian money laundering operations, and the entire objective was to suck every drop of profit out of them, run them into the ground, declare bankruptcy, and walk away

Sopranos S02E10 has a great example of a Bust Out in practice, as they effectively dismantle a department store from the inside.

This isn't just Trump. It's a business practice prioneered back in the 1980s and repeated successfully for decades.

And while Trump certainly had a lot of Russian mob connections, I believe there's just as much of a relationship with the Tony Salerno and the Genovese family by way of Roy Cohn. Incidentally, the Italian mob was instrumental in cowing migrant workers and breaking nascent union movements across NYC for most of the 20th century. The big crack downs on organized crime didn't happen until the end of the Soviet Union, in the early 90s, when they'd exhausted their usefulness.

Curiously, this is when organized crime in Russia exploded and you began to see a lot of black market organizations working to loot the old Soviet System on behalf of Wall Street.

But up until the late Clinton/Early Bush Era, Trump was more closely associated with the Italian mob.

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Guess it depends how you define "bad". In my eyes a good business does well by everyone: staff get well compensated and have a good work environment, customers get a good product at a fair price, suppliers get their invoices paid, owners (if not a coop) get some ROI and their name on the door. Trump has only ever managed 0.5 out of 4, ergo bad businessman.

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bankrupted the military budget

Can't be done. We might dedicate bigger and bigger chunks of our GDP to Military Kensyanism. But our imperial military exists to extract materials and labor to fuel the total economy. It functionally can't go bankrupt.

So long as there are nations we can sack and loot, and workers they can press gang and enslave, all we're doing is driving up domestic retail costs at home to divert surplus to the Big Looting Machine that's powered our nation since inception.

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sh.itjust.works

Someone remind him that it's not his money,

Trump was so angry about the public safety walk invitation that he suggested he may pull federal support for rebuilding the city’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed last year.

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"I'M THE KING! I CAN DO WHAT I WANT!"

"Any man who must say 'I am king' is no true king."

Plus, we don't have kings here. At some point enough people are going to remember that.

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Could always do what that town did during the Cold War, and ask Russia to fund the reconstruction.

For the unaware, Vulcan West Virginia was a tiny coal mining town that had been trying to get a bridge built for a few years, but the state was dragging their feet on funding. The town was only accessible via a private gravel footpath (that was technically off limits to the public, since it was owned by the local railway company,) and a small footbridge that was in shambles. For years, the town had been begging the state to build a proper bridge. But the state was reluctant to build a bridge that wouldn’t see a lot of use.

In 1975, the suspension footbridge collapsed, meaning the only remaining way in or out of town was to trespass on the railway’s gravel road. So that town contacted the USSR, and asked them to fund the new bridge. The USSR never actually responded, but the town also contacted the news… And the Soviet reporters jumped at the chance to make “US town seeking humanitarian aid from USSR” headlines.

Suddenly, the state announced that they had money to build the bridge. The announcement came on the same day that a Russian reporter traveled to Vulcan to interview the residents. The official story from the state was that the bridge had been planned for months, and it simply took time to get the ball rolling… But everyone knew that the state was simply embarrassed into funding the bridge.

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lemmy.world

Has anyone done a parody of that song sung with those lyrics? It would be so hilarious if someone were to play that for him at one of his events.

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lemmy.ca

When this fucker finally kicks it, I feel like it's literally going to be the special edition ending of Return of the Jedi in America.

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lemmy.world

How is the tone offensive to Trump? He just invited him for a safety patrol. No slander, no negative tone. Wtf.

Trump is so damn soft, man. How do these Alpha male types follow such a bitch? 🤣 🤣

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icelimitreply
lemmy.ml

What even is a safety patrol? Is it out in a jungle?

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lemmy.world

I'd like to see some women Democrats challenge him to other fitness activities.

Considering he bragged that he could beat basically any woman at any sport, because men are just better.

Hit him in his ego and his fragile masculinity.

And hopefully God and a heart attack will do the rest

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Soggyreply
lemmy.world

I much prefer harm reduction to punishment. "Justice" is overrated, just let the monsters die and get out of the way as fast as possible.

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muusemuusereply
sh.itjust.works

They don’t respond to rational things. They operate on fear. So make them feel fear.

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Soggyreply
lemmy.world

For your own sadistic pleasure? The only point of "making them suffer" is for the gratification of the torturer. I don't take pleasure in pain, I just want them gone.

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muusemuusereply
sh.itjust.works

Not for my pleasure. It serves as a warning to others who will only respond to fear. The stupid people. The “what are you gonna do about it” crowd.

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Soggyreply
lemmy.world

Severity of punishment doesn't actually serve as an effective deterrent because nobody envisions themselves being caught.

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Yeah, but that would make him a martyr.

Him keeling over from a heart attack because AOC beat him in a foot race would really drain the swamp of a lot of toxic masculinity.

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"Scream at him Mr. Trump. It's working! There are only 9 out of 10 people still asking about the Epstein files. Last week it was 10 out of 10. The tide is changing, sir! I honestly think you'll get away with all of the heinous shit that you do and did!" (One of Trumps handlers, probably).

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lemmy.world

vindictive man-child running US.

edit: traitor + child-rapist

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He is the most prolific traitor in American history, worse that ALL the other American traitors COMBINED.

Any list of his negative character traits should START with Traitor.

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The people could have easily not voted for a vindictive man child rapist.

Strange how you have to fight child molesters in some Pizzaria without a basement.

How these richest fascists on earth are somehow going to get rid of the deep state.

Strange how there must be pedo pictures of Trump somewhere in Putins safe, Bibi has some copies too.. Would explain the lap dog behavior.

Strange how somehow it's the Democrats fault and all. MAGA rather fights some problems in fantasyland/narnia than looking at reality. Everything they accused anybody of is done by their people

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lemmy.world

Which is a little surprising. If he walked his assistants would have more time to place his ball where he meant to hit it instead of where he did.

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lemmy.world

Perhaps he is better at squats or pushups?

Look I like to be judged by my strengths rather than my weaknesses, too.

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marszareply
lemmy.cafe

Was your Trump vote a strength or a weakness?

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dickalanreply
lemmy.world

Troll bait baby. You know you have a new account indicator next to your face lol. I probably do, but that’s because I don’t like my identity being one name

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marszareply
lemmy.cafe

Huh? They actually did vote for Trump. What does a new account really say? Not much.

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lemmy.today

You do also know that we can go look at their profile and see you are completely full of shit, right? You seem not to know many things.

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Every city that bruises his thin-skinned ego is now a “crime disaster.” Dude has absolutely no other tricks.

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lemmy.ca

The shitheads that voted for this imbecile, moronic, man-child are now going WTF did we do? My medicaid is cut, the groceries are more expensive, my quality of life has not gone up. But my pres is a lot richer than he was 9 months ago.

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Pretty much. It's basically "he had to cut because [Biden/Obama/AOC spent all the money!!] or [Blue States took all the money!!]"

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1 it's not his money. He didn't pay anything.

2 he should be saying our counties legislative system will make the Dali's insurance pay for the damages and/or ask Congress to set laws that restrict any shipping vessel large enough to cause such damages carry insurance that can pay for the full extent of their damages or they aren't able to ship to our ports.

That would up shipping costs, sure. But isn't that what his administration wants, less international trade and forcing the country to become less dependent on foreign countries?

Oops oil, coal, gas costs went up, and long term it yet again would be cheaper for local renewable energy. As 40% of shipping is just bringing oil/coal/gas from one port to another. When the solar panels are in your state, county, city, neighborhood, or on your property, "shipping costs" drop drastically.

Someone crashed into a power line, entire blocks/neighborhoods could go down, except if those solar panels are on your roof, maybe just switch to your batteries and have localized power till the power comes back on, then switch it back to the grid. Tornado destroys 5 houses, bring what you need to your neighbors after and still have a refrigerator and air conditioning while you sort out what to do next in heat that's only getting worse.

The people who think that people aren't accelerating global warming still usually accept the idea that the planet is getting warmer.

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lemmy.dbzer0.com

Its because he would have a heart attack and literally die.

Dude's circulatory system is very obviously failing.

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He believes everyone has a set amount of energy to burn and that working out would bring him closer to death. He's said so publicly.

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debilreply
lemmy.world

Well that explains it. He took the invitation as a death threat.

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Unironically yes.

He is of course too narcissistic to just literally admit that, but uh, yeah.

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I do wonder if even an evemt that was mistaken as an attempt on his life could cause enough stress to end him. He seems so frail. A secret service tackle would probably break a hip.

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lemmy.world

I am going to risk getting alcohol poisoning in celebration when he finally dies.

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Calling out around the world Are you ready for a brand new beat Summer's here and the time is right _For dancing in the street

I will do it.

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I think we should explain that McD has a drive in for people walking, that might tickle his pickl

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lemmy.world

He should send NFT Trump, the version of himself that's fit and young and much less orange.

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al_Kaholicreply
lemmynsfw.com

You can say fucking retards we are all adults here very human and totally male.

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grrgylereply
slrpnk.net

It's actually a pretty hurtful slur for people with actual intellectual disabilities, so best to pick a different word entirely.

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al_Kaholicreply
lemmynsfw.com

No, it doesn't hurt anyone. Think of it this way You're getting mad about black people rapping the n word because it offends you.

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grrgylereply
slrpnk.net

You consider yourself intellectually disabled? I guess that does change things if you're trying to "own" it.

My reference point is a kid with Downs Syndrome asking me not to say "the R word" back in the 90s. I just haven't seen the need to reintroduce the word since then.

I admit the chances of hurting someone's feelings are low, but a touch higher when you're on the internet. I just don't like the term being repopularized for some reason.

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grrgylereply
slrpnk.net

Ahh wish I could tell ya, but this was at a special olympics event at a local prison yard maybe thirty years ago. The kids all moved on after the event.

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So your story is you were at the special olympics and you were dropping retard bombs. doubt [x].
I take it back what events were you competing in?

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OK, you're right BussyGyatt, you deserve only the the most productive and serious of posts.

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