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[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 273 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Wow. I used to think he just couldn't stop lying about tariffs...

But now I'm convinced he has NO idea what they are or how they work... NONE

[–] ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 172 points 1 week ago (3 children)

He is exceptionally stupid.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works -1 points 6 days ago

He's not though, he hires smart people and evil people while being a cult leader. He's not test smart, but he is the president of the US and it happened twice.

https://www.project2025.observer/

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 141 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had." - Professor William T. Kelley, Wharton School of Business and Finance

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[–] Blackout@fedia.io 79 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah everyone tries to convince me he's smart and the ignorance is an act but I don't buy it. He truly is mega dumb.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 62 points 1 week ago (13 children)

He's an idiot-savant. A total moron with a special talent for self promotion. Which it turns out gets you very far in life (along with the head start one gets being born wealthy).

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's the thing about spending 70 years lying and having someone else fire anyone that disagrees...

You start believing it all.

Same shit happened to Elon and loads of other rich people, they stop getting real feedback and understanding that they're being lied to.

The honestly believe their own bullshit, and they just don't know how to react to the truth.

We saw it with the interview about the ms13 tattoo, trump doesn't even know how to argue anymore, he's used to everyone just agreeing with him, so when they don't his only argument is "why aren't you saying what I want you to say, do you not understand what I want you to say?"

Because that's the only time they hear what they dont want to; when the person talking to them is confused about what they want to hear

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[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Reality does not conform to dementia hallucinations. This is what happens when you vote for a geriatric cantaloupe.

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[–] Redditsux@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Well Walton family, you know what you have to do.

[–] klu9@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] Blackout@fedia.io 24 points 1 week ago

Get rid of Trump like they got rid of 1000s of small American businesses and well paying jobs?

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

Live life as best you can as God fearin' mountain folk?

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[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago

Trump rages at truth, facts and concrete .evidence

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The Waltons didn't spend MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ELECTING TRUMP just so he'll YELL at Them! MAYBE with a Couple More Million he'll STOP IT!

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)

NGL, it's hard to be mad at him for telling megacorporations to eat it. But it's the workers who will suffer.

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[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Nice job, dipshit

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