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[–] abracaDavid@lemmy.today 54 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It drives me crazy knowing that anyone takes this absolute clown seriously.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It drives me crazy that no one asks him normal ass questions. Like: can you elaborate? Can you point at it on a map? Do you know what that word means?

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

I bet you money he couldn't point out where Haiti is on an unlabeled map of the Caribbean.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Repeat the lies early and often and the general population will eat it up.

Carlin's quotes about average American voter still rings true today.

[–] kofe@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

This was one reason I appreciated Harris repeating "Project 2025" several times. There's likely voters that didn't know about it, and it's possible her saying it enough got it in their heads to look it up. Can you tell I'm trying to be optimistic?

[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What’s even sadder is that he would 100% be president right now if he didn’t constantly stick his foot in his own mouth.

Everything about Trump makes him one of the most awful human beings alive, and yet he would be the leader of the free world if he wasn’t also incredibly thin-skinned & stupid.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

He was gifted a nonpartisan crisis in an election year. He is so dimwitted and inept that he turned it into a wedge issue. He couldn't handle epidemiologists getting attention he wanted.