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Trump Boasts That Fictional Cannibal Killer Hannibal Lecter ‘Loves’ Him (themessenger.com)

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[–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lmao my god you’re just tripping over yourself to make excuses for Trump.

Example: saying Tom Hiddleston supports you might have people not know who that is. Saying the actor who played Loki might reach a larger audience

Your example is absolute bullshit. He didn’t say “the actor who played Hannibal Lecter” now did he? He called him Hannibal Lecter. You apologists always give yourselves away because you ignore what he actually said and start substituting it with what you wish he would’ve said instead because it sounds less stupid.

[+] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes he did say the actor for Hannibal Lecture in Silence of the Lambs

That’s why this article is bad and the Twitter comments that they included saying he thinks a fictional character supports him are bad

What excuses are there?

[–] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

No, he didn't. Here's what Donald Trump said verbatim:

"I said, that's Silence of the Lamb. You know what that is? Has anybody seen Silence of the Lambs? Hannibal Lecter, how great an actor was he? You know why I like him? Because he said on television on one of the: 'I love Donald Trump,' so I love him. I love him. I love him. He said that a long time ago and once he said that he was in my camp I was in his camp. I don't care if he was the worst actor I'd say he was great to me."

Go ahead and keep denying reality. I'm done with your pathetic attempts at gaslighting.

[–] Tatters@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

It is ambiguous. “Hannibal Lector, how great an actor was he?” This could mean Trump thinks the actor is called Hannibal Lector, or the “he” could refer to the guy playing Hannibal Lector, which would be Anthony Hopkins. Like a lot of stuff that comes out of Trump’s mouth, it is an inarticulate mush, with the true meaning implied rather than explicit, and not worth arguing about.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago

So you have the quote where he says movie, character, actor and you still either lack the comprehension for it or you feel the need to argue maliciously in order to find something wrong with Trump

Do better, there are lots of things he does wrong

[–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a feeling boobies don't like you

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago

Why?