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[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 99 points 1 week ago

I'm sure they'd be happy to hear what you have to say, why don't you stop by and run your ideas past them? Stay forever please

[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 85 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Guys, I’m starting to think we Americans may not get to pick our own next leader…

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 66 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“You’ll never have to vote again”

[–] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

160 million people were fine with that already.

[–] rozodru@piefed.world 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)

starting? the rest of the world was telling you like a year ago that this was it for you and most Americans were all "we gotta win the next election!"

Brave of you to think that A. the next one won't be rigged or B. you'll even HAVE one.

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The last one was rigged. The game was over when Merrick Garland didn't imprison the traitor.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

I hope Garland never sleeps again

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can pick whichever leader you want as long as it's Trump

[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

The Henry Ford election system^TM^

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 81 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He should go to Iran and hand pick the next leader.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

Haven’t the Iranians been through enough?

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago

"It's not a regime change, but I should be the one picking the next leader"

[–] ol_capt_joe@piefed.ee 41 points 1 week ago

Exclusive: Trump says you have to invite him to your birthday party and give him presents and he gets the piece of cake with the fancy chocolate thing on it

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago
[–] Pissmidget@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Sure, let's get him, FIFA, Putin, and the rest of the Axis of Peace right on it!

Can we finish up with the Epstein files after?

[–] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

Well yes you can when you become an Iranian citizen. How about the Donnie boy?

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago
[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

"Freedom" means America decides who rules you.

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It will be pretty boy Kushner

...or one of Trump real estate pedo buddies.

"He's gonna convert to Islam. He's gonna love his 42 virgins. He likes them on the younger side"

*awkward smiles

Dead in a week. Sad.

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

I must be involved in all donut taste tests going forward. I've declared it!

[–] Casterial@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

That's not going to happen, lolq

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

That's funny, the doesn't sound very democratic... which is oddly enough the system keeping his orange ass alive at the moment.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago

Based on your current cabinet composition, and the turnover in your last cabinet, I'm not convinced that you're all that great at selecting people for positions, Trump.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

He is going to pick morally bankrupt pedofile

Stop fucking reporting every brainfart he has. Report it when and if he relaunches the Apprentice to choose. I'm sure every POTUS in history has said the same thing, but the press never used to report such inane crap, especially not as their headline. Surely this crap can't still be driving click through rates.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

Congress: Agreed!

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Will the next Iranian leader be decided with a pageant?

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

I wonder how high of a bribe Trump expects for this job.

It is no longer unthinkable, it is no longer an "if". "How high" is the only question left.

[–] k_rol@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

He pretty much announced the start of the bid with this statement.

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

He won't be satisfied and then pick himself.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 1 points 1 week ago

Who's volunteering for that role?