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He did little to quell reports that he is melting down over Harris’s poll numbers.

Amidst reports that he has become ungluedby having to compete with Kamala Harris for the presidency, Donald Trump held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday. And if the goal was to reassure people that (1) he is not at all freaked out by the vice president’s rising poll numbers and (2) he is the best candidate for the White House, he was not exactly successful!

Trump repeatedly insulted Harris’s intelligence, calling her “barely competent,” saying that she “can't do a news conference” because “she’s not smart enough,” and claiming that she’s “not as smart” as Joe Biden. (As a reminder, Trump thinks there were airports during the Revolutionary War and that it’s safe to inject bleach into the body; he’s also been described as an idiot by numerous people who worked for him.)

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[–] [email protected] 113 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I saw a video the other day explaining why he always brings up Hannibal Lecter seemingly out of the blue when discussing immigration, and this confirms the hypothesis: Trump does not understand that political asylum means something different than insane asylum

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

does not understand that political asylum means something different than insane asylum

What dummy doesn't understand that? Oh right, the weird, orange felon doesn't. The same one who can't spell coffee or pronounce Kamala.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I've been thinking about your comment for a day and I suspect that some political speeches are written assisted by AI. That would just mean that Trump and his team are lazy and didn't actually verify the semantics of the output.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 102 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I am convinced that Trump doesn't know what asylum seekers are, he actually thinks they're escaped mental patients.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

Escaped mental patients taking "black jobs"

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

Stable Genius should take a cognitive test "immediately, if not sooner".

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Hence the reference to Hannibal Lector.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

At this point Dementia DonOLD has the mental capacity of a three year old.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

This makes way too much sense, don't know how I didn't see it before!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Is there any chance - at all - he thinks he's making a witty pun? I've heard him try to make shittier jokes.

[–] [email protected] 72 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Out of curiosity I decided to watch that press conference. Trump was constantly talking with no proper pacing or rhythm and lots of nonsensical statements – and the "usual Trump stuff". I fell asleep while watching the conference, which tells enough.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I’m sorry. Do you need a hug? I would. And we have now learned a very valuable lesson. Do not subject yourself to this ever again. Go have a cookie. You’ll feel better.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

they experienced it so we didn't have to 🙌

their sacrifice shall not be forgotten.

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

They shall bear their marks with honor.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Glory to them. And their Hooouuuussse!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

stupid sexy gowron.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Their names shall be sung in Valhalla!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

I watched it with a friend, that made it at least somewhat bearable (while talking over it at parts and stopping after around 75% of it)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

So it was just another regular Trump press conference?

[–] [email protected] 57 points 4 months ago

The more Trump spews lies, disparages Harris’s intelligence, insults Jews, and rambles about “insane asylums” in unhinged press conference, the more republicans get erect and cry in front of their messiah.

It's a cult.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 months ago

And all the US Media outlets gave him pretty much a free pass.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago

Interestingly tRumps words are heard by my brain as the complete opposite of what he claims. Every time he opens his puckered geriatric mouth about kamala it just makes me wanna vote for her even more. Harris 2024

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago

He has gotten more unhinged in the last three weeks.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I thought he was gonna announce he'd drop out but this is so much better

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Winning the election is still his only way of staying out of prison. He's not dropping out.

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

There's the idea that he believes he's entitled to a second term. And there's so much he wants to do and it must be done as soon as possible. If any of that is even vaguely true, he won't drop out.

(The fact he's not getting any younger might be in there somewhere, but he probably doesn't think about that at all if he can help it.)

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago

He needs to become president again to stay out of prison.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Dropping out would have been better.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

imo not really cos he would've endorsed someone with a bit more brain capacity than him and not kept sabotaging himself

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

I keep seeing conservatives say "I just wish he'd keep his mouth shut". If the hardcore ones are saying that, imagine what the average person is saying. You're right, he's absolutely sabotaging himself.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Y'all absolutely need to watch the linked fox news segment where the anchor tries to claim she knows Minnesota well, especially Milwaukee, and she sees that it has changed.

Meanwhile, Milwaukee is in Wisconsin.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Oh that's good. Very very good lol. I wonder where she's from. Probably somewhere stupid. Like Louisiana.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

They are all from New York and pretend to be from the heartland.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Fuck you Louisiana is the shit. Culture, food, parties.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

When has he ever had a hinged press conference?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Does Donald Trump think Mexico is in South America?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

"Well it's south of America, isn't it?" - MAGA chuds, probably

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