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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 190 points 2 months ago (5 children)

“She’s not having success. I’m having success”

Did he start that sentence with “nuh ah,” because that sounds like something a 6 year old would say.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 107 points 2 months ago (7 children)

He's just gonna keep repeating it...

Real narcissism at Trump's level is legit like this. They convince themselves that their version is real life, and just refuse to acknowledge anything contrary to that

South Park actually did a really good job portraying it in the Fish Sticks episode with Cartman's memory continually evolving to keep making him believe new versions where he created more and more of the joke.

trump legit believes he's succeeding, it's why he's such a good conman. It's not a con to him, all his crazy promises he thinks he'll follow thru on, and when he doest he rationalizing it as not his fault and he did everything he can.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 41 points 2 months ago (4 children)

George Castanza's lesson for lying - it's not a lie if you believe it.

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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

trump legit believes he’s succeeding, it’s why he’s such a good conman

The best liars are able to convince themselves of the lie first.

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[–] InternetUser2012 19 points 2 months ago

To be fair he reads on par with a six year old, and with the dementia as bad as it is, that sounds about right.

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[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 174 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maureen Dowd of the failing New York Times, wrote incorrectly that I was making the calls. WRONG!!! I don’t have to make calls to go on TV, or anything else — They call me!

Got it. So he absolutely, 100% without a doubt called them first.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 73 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

We all remember when he was president and he called in to Fox News to rant on air every couple days.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 123 points 2 months ago (6 children)

He added, "Delivery was a C+, with far too many and speedy 'thank you’s' at the beginning. It was 'WEIRD!'"

He's trying to appropriate the word. We're not gonna let him. Fuck off, orange man.

[–] InternetUser2012 61 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fuck off WEIRD orange man with 34 felonies and dementia that's too old.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Don't forget rapist. He earned that title.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago

They are trying in such a spectacular fashion to flip that word, it's embarrassing.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

He did it with "fake news," which was initially about literally fake news sites spreading on social media that supported the Trump campaign in 2016.

Lmao that imbecile even says “weird” weird

[–] floral_toxicity@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Just like he's trying to appropriate the word coup by saying Biden was kicked out in a coup.

He uses it to soften his ACTUAL coup attempt during and after the 2020 election.

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 74 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I didn’t call THEM, they called ME! I’m not weird, SHE’S weird!

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[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 54 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Trump desperate to not seem desperate."

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"I'm not desperate! I'm not crazy! Not like Crazy Kamabla! Stop calling me weird! I'm not old!"- totally normal orange man

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's what Marxist Kambalba and her dangerous communist DNC comrades would want you to...the Biden crime family are...people are talking...this is what people are saying...tampon Tim's Communist Marxist trans policies would turn...these...they...they're the weird ones not me Im probably the smartestest...healthierest most sane person with totally normal sized hands who...

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[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The only emotional defense mechanism the guy has is "no u".

He has the emotional stability of a three year old.

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[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 40 points 2 months ago (3 children)

How soon until he stoops to the “I’m rubber, you’re glue” gambit?

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 months ago

He just tried to call something weird in the article, so most recent time was then. Though, even if I can't recall specifics, I'm sure he's done it many times when his brain runs out of new insults.

[–] formergijoe@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

He already called Kamala's DNC speech "weird." He's already living in a post bounce-off-me-and-stick-to-you world.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Desperate weirdo, got it.

Damn, Trump at 78 with the general public is a lot like me with my crush when I was 15.

Now that I think of it... it's kinda weird that 15 year old me and 78 year old Don want the same kinda girl... 😬

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 19 points 2 months ago

You had a thing for Ivanka when you were 15?

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 34 points 2 months ago (13 children)
[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 57 points 2 months ago (4 children)

That's disrespectful of pussy.

What a shit stain.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 37 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

there's nothing anyone can call trump that isn't insulting to the thing you're calling him

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 57 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If calling him a fascist is insulting to fascists, I can live with that.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago
[–] CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I like to think that calling somebody a “Trump” will become the next Benedict Arnold

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[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's disrespectful of shit stains.

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

Nah, a pussy is happy to take its licks. This guy is ingrown scrotum hair. Causes pain in its vicinity and needs to be removed.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Whiny little shitbag deserves all the negative attention he gets

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[–] rxin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 2 months ago

while bashing the New York Times as "fake news" media.

Trumpeon attacked himself in the confusion!

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 26 points 2 months ago

He is a desperate orange blob that needs to be flushed. I will cast my vote for that.

[–] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He sounds desperate to want people not to call him desperate. A desperate person may do desperate things.

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[–] Linktank 23 points 2 months ago (12 children)

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[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

“Don'r say I was desperate!" Cried Desperate Don.

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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He’s so pathetic. The suburban / rural masses who worship him have got to be do blind/deaf. It’s impossible to not see what a weak, sad, demented old idiot he is.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago

The suburban / rural masses who worship him have got to be ~~do blind/deaf~~ racist.

Ftfy

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[–] randon31415@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hosts Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum abruptly cut Trump off while he repeatedly bashed Harris' Democratic nomi...

That was on purpose, wasn't it?

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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago
[–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago

Jon Stewart has weekly podcast now, eh? SUBSCRIBE

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