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Treason motherfuckas ... Once more!

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[–] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 9 points 1 hour ago

This should be a quote used by textbooks for centuries to come.

Either he will destroy democracy or this will be a turning point for more progressive leaders to become elected.

Most likely the former.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 points 12 minutes ago

I dunno guys, that kinda sounds like treason...

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 hours ago

He already is

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 40 minutes ago

15 years ago such a statement would have been unthinkable. Look where we are now and how fast we’ve gotten there. The repubicans went apeshit over a tan suit, but this? They sit on their hands.

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 51 minutes ago

We have noticed you prick

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 56 minutes ago

I will say it again. Citizens accept the constitution, patriots support and defend the constitution, traitors violate or ignore the constitution.

[–] pi3r8@lemmy.world 21 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

How would people even tell.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 hours ago

As damaging as he is he is mostly concerned with enriching himself.

It's the ghouls around him that have the actual follow through that do the most damage. Peter Navarro, Steven Miller etc are the ones who keep things moving while Trump naps in the corner shitting himself.

If Trump actually remembered he made this threat he could definitely be more active destroying American hegemony and quality of life.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Can? I kinda figured that's what he's here to do on behalf of Putin.

[–] MojoMcJojo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

That's what he was Putin to office for

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 1 hour ago

Yeah but now he'll do it cause they hurt his feelings.

[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 hours ago

Just jail the traitor regime already 🤦

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 114 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

"I can destroy the trade. I can destroy the country," Trump said.

"I'm allowed to impose a foreign destroying embargo, I can embargo, I can do anything I want, but I can't charge $1." In a bizarre explanation, Trump said he "was very modest in my ask of other countries".

"I didn't want to do anything that would affect the decision of the court," he said.

"I wanted to be a good boy."

"I didn't want to hurt you, but you've left me no choice." He thinks about everything like a violent, abusive rapist. Probably because he's a violent, abusive rapist.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 27 points 5 hours ago

No probably about it.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 38 points 5 hours ago

And the "checks and balances" are working flawlessly as ever.

[–] Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

blah blah blah fuck this dipshit, i'm wasting less of my time of this fuckwad this time around, but still fuck this fucking bag of shit.

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 14 points 4 hours ago

“And if I did do it … you deserved it”

[–] Steve@startrek.website 15 points 4 hours ago

At this point it looks like dementia might be his defense against the treason charges.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 111 points 8 hours ago

Yeah we know. You've been doing it since your first term, asshole.

[–] Swemg@lemmy.world 63 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Lol nice president you got there 😂 and people keep sucking his flaccid dick

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

They are too young to know better. Or vote. Or probably drive.

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 21 points 4 hours ago

Many of them are old, white, Christian psychopaths

[–] Willoughby@piefed.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Our future, everyone.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 25 points 8 hours ago

"a Political Movement that is far smaller than people would think — But obnoxious, ignorant, and loud!"

🤔

[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago

He's still sore about the wooden tent spike up his ass.

[–] dnub@piefed.social 0 points 7 hours ago