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[–] Rottcodd 96 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's the deal.

Literally.

[–] alekwithak 51 points 1 week ago (3 children)

And yet I'll still be called a conspiracy theorist for mentioning it.

[–] Rottcodd 35 points 1 week ago

We're in a timeline now in which truth is entirely irrelevant.

Trump supporters are necessarily one of two things - deluded or dishonest. Either they've been manipulated into not seeing the plain fact that he's a corrupt and self-serving autocrat and an existential threat to the US, or they know exactly what he is and just don't admit it publicly.

In either case, truth and reality count for nothing.

[–] MrVilliam 11 points 1 week ago

And you're just being alarmist for suggesting that he'll do the things he's literally promised that he will do. He's obviously joking when he's talking about tariffs and deportations and using the military against "the enemy from within" and "finishing the job" in Palestine. Because, you see, Kamala laughed too much or something.

[–] CharlesDarwin 4 points 1 week ago

Well, prior to the election, mentioning Project 2025, even when it was published, and in writing, was having people get called conspiracy theorists, too, so....

[–] disguy_ovahea 3 points 1 week ago

I believe it’s The Art of the Deal.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart 37 points 1 week ago

Newsweek has contacted Trump's team for comment.

They should cut out the middle men and just ask the Kremlin directly.

[–] just_another_person 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So even the Kremlin is admitting the election was rigged in some way by their people. Fucking great.

[–] Rapidcreek 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yup, he owes all the little nazis dinner at the white house, and you're paying for it. That's the bad news. The good news is it's McDonald's and there's a good chance of ecoli.

[–] Joeffect 6 points 1 week ago

Or listeria...

[–] CharlesDarwin 10 points 1 week ago

Huh, you don't say.

The qons, the tankies, the Enlightened Centrists (TM) have all been telling me that Russian collusion was a "hoax".

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well yes but what are they going to do about it now? It's not like he needs to be put in power again, and literally any scandal will fall off him like water on a duck

[–] minnow 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I was thinking about this. How funny would it be if Trump just... Did nothing? Refused to sign legislation, made zero executive orders, just golfed for four years straight? It's not like he needs to keep people happy so they'll re elect him, he's no longer eligible to run.

The problem is that winning only postponed his problems for four years, and he certainly is already worried about when that time comes. He'll be looking for a solution, and for that he'll need the favor of people in power. So it's amusing to think he might just chill, but I really doubt he will :(

[–] normalexit 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

My conspiracy theory is that Trump will be a useful idiot until he's not, in which case he will be replaced one way or another by JD Vance.

[–] cmbabul 2 points 1 week ago

I’d call it more a deep seated fear for me than theory. Vance is the riches actual play

[–] Joeffect 1 points 1 week ago

I keep saying this also... Vance doesn't talk like he's just some VP dude trying to fix some random cause... He is planning on saying trump is unfit the first chance he gets... I believe a lot of them are actually tired of trump but he's so good for them this is their chance...

[–] Joeffect 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If he lives that long ... He's out of shape, he has had major health issues recently... He doesn't eat very healthy... And he's going to be the oldest president by the end of his term beating out Biden who if I'm not mistaken was too old...

[–] minnow 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I thought of that too, but I don't think Trump's ego allows him to consider that he might die some day.

[–] MrVilliam 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not sure that he's even mentally capable of the abstraction necessary to consider such a thing. If he did a freaky Friday body swap with a somehow horny 7 year old boy, I'm not sure we'd ever know the difference. Dude likes trucks and cops and hamberders, and has absolutely zero media literacy and introspection skills.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

That's kind of accurate and it's weird that I've never thought about that before

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

If there’s anything American society has taught me over the years, it’s that good things happen to rich people - whether they’re good or bad is irrelevant.

[–] cowfodder 2 points 1 week ago

If he refused to do the job I'm sure the 25th would be invoked immediately.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

The PACs alone spent like a billon or whatever, that def wasn't free for neither candidate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

The keys to power...