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A nation of immigrants, according to the GOP presidential candidate (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by trek32 to c/politicalmemes

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[–] trek32 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

More info and source

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-explains-why-he-keeps-praising-hannibal-lecter-1930009

During his Wednesday rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, Trump appeared to explain why he keeps praising the character, saying it was because they are "real stories."

"They go crazy when I say the late, great Hannibal Lecter. They say, 'Why would he mention Hannibal Lecter? He must be cognitively in trouble.' No. These are real stories. Hannibal Lecter from 'Silence of the Lamb,' is a lovely man. He wants to have you for dinner," he said.

[–] athairmor 2 points 2 months ago

This would be funny if I thought he had a sense of humor.

I think he probably heard a joke about Hannibal Lechter being nice because he wants to have you for dinner but doesn’t get how humor works so he works it into speech awkwardly and without context. His addled brain jumps from ‘asylum’ to Hannibal Lechter being nice and just skipped right over the connections that make it a joke.