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Ex-president quickly broke away from prepared speech to accuse vice-president of being a communist and a fascist

“They’ll say he was rambling. I don’t ramble. I’m a really smart guy, you know, really smart. I don’t ramble. But the other day, anytime I hit too hard, they say he was rambling, rambling,” he said.

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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 77 points 2 months ago

The only “policy” weird felon trump can talk about is “personal attacks on the opponent”.

He stands for nothing but filling his pockets by grifting from his supporters.

Cult behaviour

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 71 points 2 months ago (6 children)

the communist thing is so tiring. all my opponets are communists. The constant projectiong is tiring as well.

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He doesn't have anything. He just applies the same attacks to a new person. Probably why he keeps confusing g who he is talking about.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There was a recent segment on the Daily show discussing exactly this. They even showed a several minute clip showing him using the exact same attacks he's been using for the past 10 years, word for word, except just changing the names to whoever he's attacking at that moment.

We have seen everything he has to offer. There's nothing new at this point. All he has is attack, attack, attack. And even then, there's only a small number of attacks he uses. He just repeats them over and over ad nauseum and switches out the names as necessary. Sometimes, he even gets the names right. Sometimes. None of that is even hyperbole or exaggeration. He literally has no new material.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Funny thing is. I'm from Central America and conservatives fucked my country, funded death squads, disappeared anyone suspected of being a communist, and they did all this to keep away Russia and make sure they didn't get a foothold in the Americas. Now those same conservatives suck Putin dick and call us criminals cause we flee the shit show Americans left us with

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

That’s typical. Conservatives are in it for the power, not the policy.

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Like the post said the other day, "paying attention is infuriating and exhausting, but not paying attention seems irresponsible"

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 2 months ago

wow that does sum it up well. I mean you know your at the 7/11 and some guy is talking crazy to himself and you just ignore, get your stuff, and leave. I would love to be able to ignore this guy but like some people for some reason want him running the country.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s been a while, and it was just an elective class, but I remember the the poli sci professor was adamant that communism and fascism were opposing philosophies, socialism even more so.

And yet she gets accused of being all of the above.

That’s what narcissists do. They project. Cluster B is a real dick that way.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 months ago

One aims to enact a state-enforced rigid hierarchy based on ethnicity, ability, religion, and/or sexual/gender characteristics and make sure one of those groups stays on top with no regard for the rights of the others. The other one (in theory) seeks to abolish all those hierarchies and even the state itself and put everybody on equal footing. Of course they'd be opposed.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 8 points 2 months ago

ain't see one communist policy passed so guess they ain't so threatening

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It was tiring in 2004 when Kerry was called one and in 2008 when Obama was called one.

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 65 points 2 months ago (3 children)

More beautiful, doesn't ramble.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

Just produced a fresh one in the diaper.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

He looks really puffy and hungover for a guy who doesn't drink.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

My money is on diabetes and congestive heart failure.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago
[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

This is what diet coke and a big mac will do… SuperSize Me 2.0: the bigliest, now with less covfefe.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

He looks so pained in this photo. Is this the moment where he heard that Harris and Walz had referred to him as 'weird'? Where his fragile ego shattered (yet again)?

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So she's both a fascist and ANTIFA according to Trump supporters

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No no, she's fascist, ANTIFA, and communist! She's also not a woman (according to them, because she never had biological children of her own) and she's a woman (which to trump and his gang means she's weak and emotional). She's a soft on crime liberal and she's a hard-nosed authoritarian who prosecuted and persecuted vulnerable people.

She's Schrodinger's candidate. At least to Trump and his delusional cult followers.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Facts are not the strong suit of his base

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He just seems so lost without Biden to attack. It's beautiful.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Jon Stewart did a whole bit about this it was great.

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"I don't ramble," doddering septuagenarian insists while rambling

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Perfect pull quote, @piefedderatedd@piefed.social, no notes…

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

...the f*ck is wrong with his face?..

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

He's dermatologically challenged.