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[–] danc4498 183 points 10 months ago (12 children)

”I think you would have nuclear holocaust, if I didn’t deal with North Korea,” he explained, and then added: “And I think you might have a nuclear war now, if you want to know the truth.”

It is still worth remembering that Obama tried to work with North Korea, but the Republicans shamed him because they said he should only meet with them if they agreed to get rid of their nukes.

Trump did nothing to protect the world from North Korea, but gave Kim Jong-Un a nice photo op to help legitimize his power.

[–] Dkarma 82 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And saluted north Korean generals

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[–] FlyingSquid 173 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thank god he negotiated a peace deal with the hurricane at the last minute.

[–] eddanja 14 points 10 months ago

Why do you think Idalia ravaged Florida? It's because Trump wasn't president with his magic sharpie... Obviously.

[–] LEDZeppelin 101 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I averted bank robbery….by not robbing the bank.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 85 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Hes not wrong. We almost did have nuclear war.

Because of his stupidity and assholery toward North Korea.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 10 months ago

He succesful prevented nuclear holocaust by being voted out before he could make everything even worse

[–] [email protected] 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There are some things you read online that i just can't get out of my brain. One of those things was a random comment when trump came back from north korea, that said something like: after all these years under obama, i van finally rest easy, i can finally sleep at night, now that my family is save and we are not under constant nuclear threat anymore.

I get that people are paranoid and scared, and they hide at home with a gun under their pillow. But how the fuck does this thought crosses anyone's mind? From the guy who can barely say nuclear.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

How does that thought cross their mind?

Because black man scary, that's why.

[–] Sarie 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That wasn't even close to a nuclear war. The real threat was nuking the hurricanes. Just imagine what could have happened if Atlantis retaliated. /s

[–] FuglyDuck 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

…Florida sinks into the sea? I’m good with that.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Give it a couple more years. Climate change is going to make each and every hurricane that hits Florida a Cat 5. Hell, the water might even get so hot they will invent a new Cat 6!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think, as a society, we need to admit Atlantis is owed reparations anyways.

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[–] dogslayeggs 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

No, we didn't. At no point in any of our presidents' tenures was North Korea a nuclear threat, regardless of how the US or that president was treating them.

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[–] viperex 81 points 10 months ago

It's like watching Cartman come up with crazier and crazier stories as he takes credit for the fish sticks joke

[–] [email protected] 80 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He might actually believe that himself.

And I'd like to see him in jail as much as the next one, but is this really news? "Colossal narcissist brags about his achievements".

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 10 months ago (8 children)
[–] FuglyDuck 10 points 10 months ago

You deserve a medal.

Maybe one of those participation ribbons. Thank you :)

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[–] Tar_alcaran 59 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Trump narrowly averted a nuclear holocaust... by forgetting how the Football works.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They haven't given him the football. It's just a briefcase with an Arduino and some LEDs in it.

[–] themeatbridge 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The ~~internet~~football doesn't weigh anything, ~~Jen~~Mr. President.

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And friends of mine have said, you are the most honest person in the world.

LMFAO. Does the world have recorded audio or recorded video of any other human being in the history of humanity making more provably false statements than trump? No. If there was a Guinness world record for lying, trump would be the record holder.

[–] cosmicrookie 36 points 10 months ago

I averted nuclear holocaust because I couldn't remember the codes for it

[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In this article: lying liar lies.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago (8 children)

Fun fact: that's not a defense for any of his crimes.

Trump is going to die in federal custody if he doesn't off himself first.

[–] Md1501 31 points 10 months ago (2 children)

We can only hope, but I have zero trust in the justice system to sentence him to any jail time.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I said custody, not jail time. An ex-president knows too much to be left in General Population.

As long as we don't fuck up & elect a Republican, Trump isn't walking away from 91 felonies. He will die alone under house arrest at a military base.

[–] Md1501 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's fair, it would be nice if he they gave him just a standard house on a base.

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[–] newthrowaway20 10 points 10 months ago

If the justice system fails to act, won't someone rid me of this meddlesome ex-president?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

He could also try running to Russia

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Well he's already revealed all the state secrets, so there isn't much risk I suppose.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

That didn't work for Manafort. I'm not sure Trump's Secret Security detail would allow that, even if he wasn't under indictment for 91 felonies.

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[–] ANIMATEK 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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