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First time he's ever cared about his children.

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[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.world 97 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine going after someones kids for political reasons, who would do such a thing /s

[–] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine the outrage if a representative showed Congress naked pictures of Ivanka that were stolen from her computer

[–] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trump might actually show his face in congress to get a view of those.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The pictures were actually stolen from his computer.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Lots of people have been telling me they're the greatest pictures really the best"

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

"These pictures are the greatest pictures in the world but the corrupt far left wants to censor them"

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

How cute; you think he'd know how to get a picture onto a computer. Or how to use a computer. Or how to take a picture.

[–] bquintb@midwest.social 91 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Leave my children alone! Talking to them is devastating to my case!

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Objection your honor! -Trump

And why is that? - Judge

Because it's devastating to my cause... - Trump

Brought to by ~~Ace Ventura Let Detective~~ Liar Liar. Doing God's work since 1997

[–] confluence@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The quote is from Liar Liar

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I knew that. I just woke up, lol

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

And it's case, not cause. :D

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Its not our fault you sucked your own kids into your illegal business trumpy... families that crime together do time together

[–] youngGoku@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

Dude you appointed your kids to public servant roles... It's you that subjected them to this.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s just content tailored to his base to make him look oppressed. That’s why he keeps disregarding the gag order too.

I bet his kids say, "I don’t recall" a thousand times anyway.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 18 points 1 year ago

Prosecution: "Is this your signature on the bottom of this document that I am now showing to the court?"

Don Jr.: "I don't recall."

Defense: "Objection, your honor. My client is blind and can't reasonably testify."

Judge: "Overruled. Mr. Trump Jr. is clearly not blind. Also, he's not your client.

Trump, on the steps: "The judge is biased against me! He won't even let my son testify to excommunicate me!"

*How I expect it to go*

[–] RubberStuntBaby@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's not worried about them. He's worried that his idiot kids won't be able to lie convincingly and it will ruin his defense.

[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Because he's the best liar, no one lies better than him.

[–] leftenddev@slrpnk.net 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Eric is too stupid to not bring us all down"

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's an absolute wildcard. On one hand he's to stupid to do anything, on the other hand he's so stupid he could accidentally rat them all out.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Does Junior seem any smarter? He seems like he's got a real cocaine tongue, to boot.

Who? Eric "we get all the money we need from the Russians" Trump?

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago

As he calls for the prosecution of Hunter Biden for the umpteenth time.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He only cares because he's worried they might sell him out.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Wouldn’t you?

[–] ares35@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

that won't happen. it's just for the quote the maga media can repeat all day.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Especially the daughter he openly lusts after.

[–] Steve@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (5 children)

It always strikes me as strange when anyone refers to their 30 or 40+ year old offspring, as children. They aren't remotely children in any way.

[–] SgtScrotes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago

To me, i feel there's a difference between calling someone a child (indicating a youthful connotation) and being someone's child (a familial connotation).

My children will always be my children, but sometimes my oldest acts like a child.

If that makes any sense.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought the same thing until my kids became adults. It's just a parent thing.

[–] Steve@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get that. But being their parent, and having the impulse to protect or defend them, doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Im not defending Trump's actions. They're plenty old enough to speak up for themselves. I'm merely saying it's not uncommon for a parent to refer to their offspring as "children" even after they're well into adulthood.

[–] kleenbhole@lemy.lol 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Obviously you don't have kids.

[–] Steve@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't fly helicopters either. But when I see one stuck in a tree, I know that's not right.

[–] kleenbhole@lemy.lol 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you just educate yourself to the fact that words have multiple usages, and children both means youth as well as offspring so we don't keep having this retarded conversation?

[–] Steve@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Do you really believe I don't know individual words are used in different ways?

I thought it would be obvious, that I just believe useing words with the least ambiguous and narrowest meaning available, is a more clear way to communicate.

In this case offspring would undeniably be the term to fit the meaning parents want to convey. Continuing to use child is a sign their concept of their offspring hasn't kept up with the current reality. The fact that this behavior is common dosen't mean it's correct and immune from criticism.

Both it, and your attitude of infallibility, are just two of the many windmills I fight against.

[–] kleenbhole@lemy.lol 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bro do you understand tilting windmills is foolish, and that's the point of the expression?

You being butthurt about common linguistic usages isn't your valiant struggle, it's your autism acting up

[–] Steve@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I certainly do. You got the point perfectly.

It's my pointless, useless, impossible, imaginary battle against the world itself. But hey. You don't fight the fight because you can win. You fight the fight that needs fighting.

[–] kleenbhole@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

Cool bro go yell at clouds then

[–] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Won't somebody think of his poor tykes who never did anything wrong in their life and are being maliciously attacked for no reason at all!

[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can call them family but that does not specify exactly who they are. Family can refer to brother and sisters or parents as well as your children. It would be pretty common to ask an 80 year old of they have any children. Don't think it really refers to a certain age of the child.

[–] Steve@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Offspring would be the term.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Or what? What's he going to do about it?

Also: ADULT children.

[–] PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Could this be considered a threat to the judge or trying to intimidate them?

[–] LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Leave my children alone! The hot one and the idiot as well. Are there others? Leave them alone!"

[–] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Barron:

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago

Criminal demands accomplices be left alone.

[–] Wilibus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Second. Don't forget about the time he wanted to fuck Ivanka.