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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't believe for a second that Trump doesn't know the situation, but how is that lie better? "Here's a picture of you endorsing a self-styled Nazi." Well, I'm out of the loop on that one. "You endorsed him." Yeah, but they just tell me what to say and do. I don't ask a lot of questions. "Would you denounce him now?" I'm really not sure what I'm supposed to say here. Let me check with Vlad and see what he wants me to do. I'll get back to you.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

The only way this could possibly be an honest response (it isn’t) is that his dementia is now so bad that he can’t remember things that happened in the short-term.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He sure knew the situation when he was calling Robinson "Martin Luther King times two."

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And "Martin Luther King on steroids." Which... does that mean he's Martin Luther King, Jr. with rage issues and tiny testicles?

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Basically the horror Ginni Thomas sees every Saturday night.

[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It looks so incredibly dumb to say you aren't aware of the situation. At least say you're aware but don't have a comment yet pending further investigation...

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Ah but see, saying that it depends on investigation implies he would end his support for Robinson under certain conditions, and we all know he has no problem with what Robinson said (even if he genuinely doesn't know what was said). More importantly, his supporters actively support those things. They also have no problem with him being uninformed.

Therefore, he'd rather try to stall until the next controversy (which will probably be next week's VP debate) at which point it will fall out of the news cycle and he can move on without saying something that would alienate his base of white supremacists.

[–] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Neither answer looks good. Either he's OK with endorsing a Nazi or he's too stupid to recognize one.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don't understand why the follow-up question isn't, "why are you so uninformed...?"

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Man looks like he shit his pants and was caught right in the middle of it. Would also explain why everyone is standing 10ft back.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

Trump loves them Nazis so he can't step back.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Robinson's posts to porn sites were just locker room talk.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When you're a black Nazi, they let you do it.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 6 points 2 years ago

OMG, the daily show did a bit where Desi Lydic read a post he made of fantasy sex with his sister in-law, but replaced gross stuff with "smurf".

Desi Lydic

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Actually it was more like "times twooouoo"

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

... as he puckers his lips to look like glory hole.