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[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 110 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So he would trigger an article 5 incident to apease his ego? I hope one of is multiple cases gets him locked up. And I don't care where, as long as it means he isn't in office.

[–] omgarm@feddit.nl 38 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He just wants a little bit of war. Nothing crazy.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Nothing crazy.

Whatever marbles he had left, he lost them all...

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 101 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why do I have a feeling that Putin told him to say that. It's just too convenient for Trump to say that after that Tucker interview.

Like, am I imagining things? It's pretty clear they have communication, right?

[–] gardylou@lemmy.world 68 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh no, they've been communicating since before 2016. Just look at the changes to party platform for the GOP that year regarding funding to Ukraine. The new policies, which came directly from Trumps people, reversed course on Ukraine and basically adopted pro-Kremlin positions. And it was out of left field...on alot of policy positions, they didn't comment on shit or even have fully developed positions....but on Ukraine they have a very strong and very pro-Kremlin stance.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Absolutely. For anyone who's not familiar with Seth Abramson, he's written three enormous books sourced from major news media piecing all of it together in excruciating detail. Here's an interview about one of them for some flava.

TL;DR Donald Trump is 100% colluding with russia and has been for well over a decade. There's not a question about it. It's a tower of concrete facts.

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[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 90 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with: Trump is an idiot.

[–] jas0n@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago
[–] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 84 points 2 years ago
[–] spriteblood@kbin.social 57 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Trust him, he's an expert on not paying bills.

[–] ericisshort@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

And that is why he was ok with Russia blackmailing him with the pee pee tape.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well. At this point it feels like I'm just watching it happen. I can vote against fascism, but what the fuck else can I do?

It's this not the kind of scenario the founding fathers foresaw when drafting the second amendment?

[–] flathead@lemm.ee 45 points 2 years ago

“No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You got to pay. You got to pay your bills.”

Meet the (Many) Small Business Owners Stiffed by Donald Trump - inc.com

[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So basically he wants WW3 to happen?

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

And sell weapons to both sides

[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Every now and then trump says something where I think surely that had to have been taken at least slightly out of context, but nope, it's practically verbatim. Every single time.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Again, The Guardian is to blame for some of this but seriously, how many more years does anyone need?

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"If I were president I'd encourage Russia to start a world war by telling them to attack a country in a very large military alliance that we're part of"

Just when you think the MAGAzis and their sprayed clown couldn't get any dumber, here comes a public statement.

He is desperate to stay in the headlines recently, wonder what (specifically )he's trying to hide this time?

[–] avater@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

for fucks sake even the dumbest plot in any call of duty was more intelligent than everything this stupid republican wants to happen...

[–] Azzk1kr@feddit.nl 30 points 2 years ago

"No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You got to pay. You got to pay your bills.”

This is a level of hypocrisy... I just cannot

[–] knatsch@feddit.de 25 points 2 years ago

quick reminder that only a single NATO member has called for help of their allies with article 5 so far

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Attack NATO with what? 😂

[–] Tetra@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago

US weapons Trump would provide, most likely.

[–] Hupf@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago

!noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works

[–] arc@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago

He's really gunning for that Hero of Russia medal

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 years ago

That's funny coming from a guy who is infamous for not paying his bills.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

He just does what Putin made him do. Blackmail is a wonderful thing...

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

And the stupidest thing is, he could have extorted billions from Putin on Inauguration Day.

"Drop any pictures you want, Vlad. I got the CIA in my pocket, and they'll prove it's fake news. Now wire the money, or Ukraine is getting a dozen nuclear submarines tomorrow."

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

"Made" him? Haha. Dipshit Don thinks he's impressing him.

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

“No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You got to pay. You got to pay your bills.”

Not exactly the Christian way. Yet, evangelicals apparently just love a president who will throw their friends under the bus.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 9 points 2 years ago

As someone currently on trial for fraud you'd think he'd not be framing himself as the person in the wrong.

[–] Coach@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

He's like a walking hypocrisy. The biggest deadbeat in the history of deadbeats thinks our allies should pay up or be executed by Russia.

Riiiight, Diaper Donnie. Why don't we get you back to the old-age home. I hear it's almost time for pudding.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

The republicans I have talked with would fully be in board with this. They think NATO is an archaic organization that only existed because of the Cold War and should be disbanded…

[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Americans really need to bash their elected representatives to invest in public schools and free/affordable higher education. This muppet already happened, but maybe it's not too late to save the upcoming generations from another one.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Hitler only succeeded on the second attempt.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 6 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Seeking a second presidency as the Republicans’ presumptive 2024 White House nominee, Donald Trump has said he would “encourage” Russia to attack any of the US’s Nato allies whom he considers to have not met their financial obligations.

Trump made the remarks on Saturday during a campaign rally in Conway, South Carolina, ahead of the state’s Republican presidential preference primary on 24 February.

On Saturday, Trump claimed that during an unspecified Nato meeting he told a fellow head of state that the US under his leadership would not defend any countries who were “delinquent”.

“Sounds as if Trump is kind of encouraging Russia to attack our Nato allies,” David Corn – an MSNBC analyst and the Washington DC bureau chief of Mother Jones – said on X.

The legislation was supported by Democratic incumbent Joe Biden, and Trump vowed that – if elected again – he would carry out “a massive deporation operation” on his first day back in the Oval Office.

The charges contained in four separate indictments across various jurisdictions allege that he tried to subvert the result of the election he lost, illegally retained government secrets after his presidency, and made illicit hush-money payments to a porn actor who claims to have had a sexual encounter with Trump.


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[–] FunkyMonk@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Well, he just said, get on him UN taxmen

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Can we stop putting him on the front page because he says shut like this? We can't ignore him, but we are playing into his hands. Headline it something like, More Proof Trump is unelectable, or something that isn't click bait

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It's a fair point, but don't think about it as someone-posted-it-to-lemmy think about it as The Guardian thought it was amazing this donald trump character would say something outrageous.

As if they just woke up in the world this morning and were completely perplexed as to how a demented sociopathic rapist fraud could have said such a thing.

This is what we're talking about with regard to corporate news media constantly supporting Trump and his campaign. If the reporter was actually allowed to phrase the title, it would be something like "Fuck me, another verbal turd from spray-tan bozo" or . . y'know, something. Instead, it's this sanitized, starched white "How interesting that such a provocative comment was made" headline which is pure and utter bullshit and everyone is completely aware of it. That's the 1984 happening.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

People won’t read past the headline and accept or reject the notion based on their beliefs

A better headline in this case would be “Trump claims with him in charge US no match for Russian army”

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

Except it's not proof he's unelectable, only that sane people won't vote for him.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago
[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_racket#:~:text=The%20protection%20racket%20mostly%20sells,or%20otherwise%20harming%20their%20clients.

The protection racket mostly sells physical security. Through the credible threat of violence, the racketeers deter both third-party criminals and people in their own criminal organization from swindling, robbing, injuring, sabotaging, or otherwise harming their clients

[–] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I needed a good laugh, he really is the meme president.

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago

DEMOCRATS want to start WW3!