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President Trump complained that the manual that details how to operate a fascist regime was “boring” due to the lack of images, according to frustrated staffers tasked with getting him to read.

“Look at this thing,” said Trump, dropping the thick volume on the Resolute desk. “Hundreds of pages to say what? Militarize this, consolidate that, scapegoat so-and-so. Believe me, I get it. People keep saying, ‘Sir, sir, you really need to read the playbook.’ Listen, I have one of the greatest brains. You need a world-class brain like mine to do the weave, as I call it. My uncle also had a world-class brain. He founded MIT, after all. This playbook, though…It’s just page after page of nothing but tiny little words. Would it have killed someone to write some pictures in there?” [...]

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[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 months ago

I could see him rambling on about this for a half hour. I just watched him ramble about grass in DC for idk how long. Grass. And people breaking curbs with hammers to throw at police? Like, grandpa needs a really long (grass) nap. They also prayed with him like he was God’s messiah sent to earth and it creeped me out, they’re all going to hell for that one.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago
[–] robocall@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Someone should make him a book with the sound effect buttons