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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 75 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Lowest IQ president in U.S. history.

Also a literal traitor to our nation, its Constitution, and democracy in general.

[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 45 points 3 days ago

Don’t forget degenerate pedophile and co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein.

[–] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago

Its too late, damage is already done you dumbass

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 51 points 3 days ago (3 children)

To any foreign entities, companies, individuals who haven’t caught on to the obvious truth: You are not safe here, your investments are not secure here, any visas, treaties, contracts are all 100% revocable despite any perception that they are legally binding. Do not come here. Despite the fact that there are good and rational people fighting to change this, the hard fact is that we are flaming out, and there is no telling what destruction and chaos is coming.

Just look at the destruction and chaos we perpetrated around the world when our society was at its height and our population had the most accommodating economic conditions in history.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

our society was at its height and our population had the most accommodating economic conditions in history

I think that's the thing the populace isn't feeling yet. It hasn't impacted their comfort enough for them personally, yet. I never understood the mindset people had that led to "first they came for...". I no longer have that naïveté, for I am seeing it unreeling in real time.

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[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 252 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yup they won’t be coming back and why on earth would they do anything else with them in the future.

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 101 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

"We're acting exactly like Nazis in Nazi Germany and I just don't understand why no one wants to do business with us!"

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 36 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Also the guy from Ireland who had his subdermal piercings involuntarily cut out without anesthetic.

[–] indomara@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ice also abducted all of the adults out of a minivan, leaving two small children behind, who had to be rescued from the heat by bystanders.

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

To be fair, lots of companies wanted to do business with the Nazis. Most businesses now don't have an issue with Trump being a fascist, but that it's unpredictable. That's bad for business.

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

Nazis are the perfect clientele in a sense. Extremely predictable, very forward and open about exactly what they want and given the power they will 100% make it happen.

So long as your business doesn't run counter to their desires it's perfect.

You know expect for the whole needing to throw away your morals, soul and ethics... But big business already does so...

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[–] CptOblivius@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Holy $&#+ that's horrible.

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[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Pretty sure this is how racists determine a suitable client race. Abuse them & see if they come back for more.

South Korea needs to tell the USA to pound sand & open those factories elsewhere.

[–] phx@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Canada would be happy to host more production facilities, and treat them a hell of a lot better than the US too

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[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 197 points 4 days ago (2 children)

He’s an incompetent child rapist

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 111 points 4 days ago (8 children)

You don't know that. Maybe raping children is the one thing he's good at?

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 64 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Maybe questioning his child-raping prowess is the key to make him admit it? 🤔🤔

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 93 points 3 days ago (6 children)

When Foreign Companies who are building extremely complex products, machines, and various other 'things,' come into the United States with massive Investments, I want them to bring their people of expertise for a period of time to teach and train our people how to make these very unique and complex products, as they phase out of our Country, and back into their land," the president posted on Truth Social, adding “I don’t want to frighten off or disincentivize Investment into America by outside Countries or Companies. We welcome them, we welcome their employees, and we are willing to proudly say we will learn from them.”

You know what's missing there?

An apology.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 43 points 3 days ago

You know what's missing there?

The unredacted Epstein list!

[–] trublu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Also several inappropriately capitalized letters. Trump didn't write this.

[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 3 days ago (3 children)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 14 points 3 days ago

He can't write anything. The stroke rendered his right hand unusable, and he's probably permanently loopy, more than usual. It's "Weekend at Bernie's: The White House Years."

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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

When has Trump use a word as big as disincentivize in the last 15 years? His media representative needs to up their game.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 148 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Trump backs off

The damage is already done. He got to stuff hundreds of Korean workers in one of his torture prisons while extorting the company and the country for their release. He's not backing off. He's pulling his fist back for another swing. Fucking headline journalists are too "TACO" pilled to see the next blow coming.

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 34 points 3 days ago (5 children)

He really has got porridge for brains. It amazes me he can manage simultaneous walking and talking.

Why on earth would foreign companies want to invest in the US right now? He is the one that's making it less likely, there was plenty of foreign investment in the US under previous administrations then this moron came along and ruined it all.

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[–] IHeartBadCode@fedia.io 111 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Hyundai already announced a two to three month delay on this plant after this whole thing. They aren't walking away, but this isn't an event they are forgetting.

It won't matter what President comes after this one, this whole thing is going to influence investment from South Korea for some time.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 108 points 4 days ago (3 children)

If you were a foreign company considering investing a substantial amount of money to build a plant in the U.S., and then the unstable authoritarian dictator of that country pulls a stunt like this, you're going to reconsider putting any more capital at risk.

[–] moncharleskey@lemmy.zip 41 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I've seen this plant, and it's massive. I don't know how close to completion they are, but billions have been spent. If they pull out they are going to take a hell of a loss. Hopefully that means they'll work to weaken Trump and the GOP in order to help their bottom line.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 48 points 3 days ago (2 children)
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[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

At this point, I wouldn’t blame any company that immediately ceased expansions in America and started to consider moving existing production facilities to adjacent countries, like Canada.

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[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 79 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Divest from America! Shrink their economy!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Statesian here. I fully support this. Some people don't learn unless it hurts.

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 days ago

Canada, on the other hand, would be happy to host a Hyundai plant once again.

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

TACO Don...

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 days ago

A rare case where the AI slop is less repulsive than the actual person. Still repulsive, of course.

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[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 27 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

He chickened out again?
Pfft, a proper real man and leader would've gone down to that concentration camp and punched each one of those Koreans himself!!!

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Y'all acting like Trump personally ordered the raid and is suddenly backing up, TACO.

Trump told ICE, "You're weapons free, you got a quota." And they went for it. Because of course they did.

This is Trump screaming, "Not like THAT!" Which is somehow hilarious and horrifying at the same time.

[–] SeriousMite@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

A competent leader would apologize on behalf of the United States, whether it was his fault or not.

[–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Well, the desk in the oval office used to have a simple plaque on it that said: "the buck stops here".

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

Mother was a narcissist, not on Trump's level, but I've never known another person so eat up with NPD. Impossible to overstate that these people cannot understand personal responsibility for their actions. Their failures are always someones else's failures. They cannot fail.

I was well into my 40s before it occurred to me, mother never once admitted fault or said she was sorry. Sure, some people act like that, sometimes, but you can tell they have a sense of guilt, a sense of wrongdoing. Sure, we've all know people who misdirect blame. A true narcissist cannot feel those emotions, cannot be wrong.

Telling a lie is a falsehood you know is false. Trump has never lied. He believes every word that has ever come out of his mouth. It tears my brain apart every time he's accused of lying or bending the truth. Anyone having a hard time with the notion I just described is suffering cognitive dissonance. Have fun with that, he can't feel it. You can because you're sane.

Trump isn't playing games. He isn't a tactical or strategic genius. He's simply a wealthy narcissist who struck political gold. He got dumb luck, like some of us do, and ran with it.

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 13 points 3 days ago

The idiot leader was too stupid to provide contingencies. And the ICE goons are too stupid to understand them anyway.

[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago
[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 42 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This was such a preventable suicide, lol

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[–] comador@lemmy.world 49 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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