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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

The fuckhead is damned conceited it boggles the mind how anyone can even get near him

[–] peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

When you are a 34 times convicted felon President, they just let you do it.

[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 50 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Why not let Americans sell their citizenship for $5m instead.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 20 points 8 hours ago

That's some capitalism I can get behind! Free the citizenship market!

[–] trogon@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

I'd do it in seconds.

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 33 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

This is our actual present reality, people. Resist the urge to look away, it will still be there.

Holy fuck.

[–] blarth@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 hours ago

We’re so fucking cooked.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 147 points 12 hours ago (8 children)

“Who is the first buyer?” one of the reporters asked.

“Me,” Trump quipped. 

“The second?” the reporter pushed on. 

“I don’t know, but I’m the first buyer. It’ll be out in ... less than two weeks. Pretty exciting, right?” the president asked.

First of all, why would he be the first buyer of an express residency card when he’s already a citizen? Fucking moron.

Second, “it’s happening in two weeks” is Trumpspeak for “it’s literally never going to happen.”

[–] blarth@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 hours ago

So law and order is just bullshit now right? You buy a gold fucking stupid ass card with dear leader’s picture on it and you get to skip the line? Where is that money going by the way, to Trump or a public fund?

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 20 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

When you're a Russian asset, you sometimes forget to fake being a citizen.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

He's not faking being a citizen. He's faking being self-aware. He barely has a clue wtf he's talking about at any given time. That's all.

[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

"24h" was equivalent to "maybe during this term", so 2 weeks could mean within the next 2 decades

[–] trogon@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Like infrastructure week!

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 39 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Residual salesman brain.

Trump: I am awesome, I bought this thing, it is awesome, you will be awesome if you buy it too.

It bears no relationship to ... making any kind of sense, because it is literally a hustle, a psychological manipulation tactic.

He is just saying salesman words, meant to encourage buy in.

Has no relation to reality, the truth, making sense, etc.

... But, it works on rubes, dullard marks, cult members, weak willed / low self esteem people with decent reliability.

These are just more Trump University or Trump Steaks to him.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 43 points 12 hours ago (10 children)

Yep, this is a distraction from the stock market melt down.

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Don't give him so much credit. Everything he does is credited as an intentional distraction from whatever it is that he just did.

[–] Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 hours ago

That would also mean that he had planned everything in detail to fit together. That's beyond his capacities. The recession was obviously unplanned; he's already struggling to keep the whole thing under control. The complexity of human society is overwhelming him.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 16 points 11 hours ago

Yeah, it's pretty tiresome. "This is a distraction!!!!" No, literally everything he does is a horrible mess and he just keeps doing more.

[–] TransSynthesist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 12 hours ago

As is his proclamation that April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and then goes on to ONLY talk about trans kids.

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[–] don@lemm.ee 20 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Why would the president of the United States even need to or care about buying his own residency card?

In case he accidentally revokes it, because he’s a senile fucking moron.

[–] sporkler@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

He could wake up tomorrow in a Venezuelan prison form 'accidently' being deported, since he made it so that's a thing now

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago

Has anyone seen his birth certificate‽

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 68 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Country for sale! Buy now!

[–] Nay@feddit.nl 37 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

And it's a going out of business fire sale.

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[–] Kwyjibo1@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 8 hours ago

And when you buy one you get a complimentary membership to Trump steaks. Trump steaks, when you want to eat ass without actually eating ass.

[–] Lembot_0001@lemm.ee 59 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Is there his ass on the back side of the card?

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 76 points 12 hours ago

no, it's on the front

[–] h3adphones@lemmy.zip 38 points 12 hours ago

It has his face on it, so it already has an ass on it.

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 48 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I think people with 5mil could probably get in a lot cheaper.

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 12 hours ago

And 5 million today is only half a million in purchasing power two generations ago. And even less three generations ago.

So basically we are talking about middle class as it used to be defined. Problem in the USA is, very few people now have this money; so quite rightly it seems out of reach for many

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Wasn't it $1 million a week ago?

[–] zer0squar3d@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 hours ago

That was before the tariffs lol

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 24 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Ah yes, pay $5m to live where other people get deported despite their legal status. Only a fucking moron will get one.

[–] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 hours ago

You're just mad trump discovered an infinite money glitch for government revenues. Sell someone a visa for $5 mil, kick them out for no reason because you can, make them pay another $5 mil to come back, rinse and repeat.

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[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 23 points 12 hours ago

The dementia gets more and more apparent

[–] Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

They should have to pay me $5m to own a card featuring his ugly mug

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 15 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Looks like monopoly money.

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[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

If I was rich enough to do that I'd pay an extra 5 million to not have his ugly fuckin face on it.

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