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    President Donald Trump has said pollsters that have shown his approval ratings sliding in recent weeks should be investigated for “election fraud.”

    Responding to the polls, Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday: “They are negative criminals who apologize to their subscribers and readers after I win elections big, much bigger than their polls showed I would win, loose a lot of credibility, and then go on cheating and lying for the next cycle, only worse.”

    It’s not an election, and I hurt myself reading that deeply moronic quote. How is this man in charge of anything?

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        1322 days ago

        That was really a master class, I haven’t seen one of those in awhile. He used the story technique to make you feel dumb for falling for these busy looking leaders. It was dramatic in comparison. I’m seriously impressed.

        So you’re completely correct. Progressives and Democrats, in general, are boring. Magas go around with coal burning trucks, racist outbursts, laws that usually go after the “other.” How do the progressives and democrats go after that sweet, sweet, comparison story without looking like dipshits.

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        2222 days ago

        I think of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, masters of aimlessness, crisis and noise, firing all those experienced people who have been quietly and competently managing government departments for years or decades. This only looks like progress to fools.

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          1322 days ago

          I mean, he is doing what he’s said he would and running the country like a business. Which often results in paying yourself a huge bonus and making a lot of experienced workers redundant.

          Unfortunately all of his past businesses have failed horribly.

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      722 days ago

      after I win elections big, much bigger than their polls showed I would win, loose a lot of credibility, and then go on cheating and lying for the next cycle, only worse.

      Did he admit to lying and cheating there?

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        22 days ago

        Not sure whether you’re joking, but no, the subject of “loose [sic] a lot of credibility, and then go on cheating and lying” is “They” from the beginning of the sentence. Surprisingly, the whole thing hangs together grammatically.

    • Rhaedas
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      1022 days ago

      It can also be a tactic to keep his followers at bay who might see those numbers and question his work. I know, it seems a stretch, but somewhere out there are a few people every day who go, “hey…wait a minute”. It’s easy management, just suggestions from him that the polls are wrong ease any wandering minds.

      • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)
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        322 days ago

        I don’t know how, but on any of these polls you have people respond they either are unsure/undecided/need more information. Low information voters unfortunately can make or break a close election.

        Of course a great way to counter a bad poll is to try and NOT suck, but Trump has always used the legal system to try and get what he wants. Also the irony of all his gusto about election interference is that he lost an election interference case (where he did the interference), but then was allowed to run the clock out before he was sentenced.

        It’s always projection!

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    1621 days ago

    Anything that Trump doesn’t like is either done by paid protesters or considered political acts.

    But his cultists will accuse anyone else of being brainwashed.

    • Maeve
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      121 days ago

      I think he does understand and is bitter Bobby, for it. A long time ago, I read an article that said he’d tried to elbow his way into Palm Beach society and was rebuffed as a loud, obnoxious, vulgar buffoon, came back when he had more money, bought Mar-a-Lago and was this time accepted. Not because of grace, social skills or any redeeming quality but money, meaning he probably very well understands he would have no friends, no loyalty, if he hadn’t the means to buy these things, while failing to understand he isn’t bright, funny, or valuable as anything other than a pawn. And he’s probably very lonely – money is a cold mistress, and fickle, too. I think he very well understands the consequences of slipping from money, power and usefulness, which is exactly why he fights so hard to keep these things. It isn’t because he overvalues himself, but because he very much undervalues himself, thereby placing emphasis and desperate hope on the public, but very false image he’s cultivated, with a lot of help from outside entities with much to gain from doing so. Otherwise he would be facing himself in the stark light of what way deep down, the subconscious knows - he’s spent his time, money and energy on things everyone has told him_should_ make him happy, and absolutely nothing on what could make him happy, which is being a person he can live with, should distractions fade away.

      Let’s let the value judgement here be, do we really want the worst parts of ourselves leading us, individually or collectively? Because what we choose individually leads to the outcome.

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    2022 days ago

    More signaling that he plans to ignore the constitution and try to run again in 2028, as if anyone is surprised. (I think we’ll mostly be surprised if he makes it to 2028)

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    3621 days ago

    Trump has said pollsters that have shown his approval ratings sliding in recent weeks should be investigated for “election fraud.”

    He’s going to run for a third term. That’s what this means. Buckle up, y’all. We’re in for yet another Constitutional crisis that the Democrats will do exactly nothing about.

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        1221 days ago

        The man attempted a coup and faced zero consequences for it. In fact, he was rewarded with a second term as president. Forgive me if I refuse to hold my breath for Democrats to do anything substantial to prevent him from wiping his ass with the Constitution.

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          721 days ago

          What you aren’t mentioning is all of the corruption of SCOTUS and the Republicans at the state level that facilitated his success. The Dems did A LOT to expose them… the American people believed the lies and the state governments went along with the coup.

          • Red Army Dog Cooper
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            521 days ago

            Please explain to me why then the states did not just ignore Scotus, or use there constitutinaly, scotus garenteed rights to determine who the state electors vote for, and order that they could not vote for trump, a thing that is allowable without saying no to the court.

            and before you say that a state cannot just ignore the supreme court, need I remind you that right now the president is, and we have had it done by county clerks refusing marage licences before.

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              121 days ago

              The laws on the state and national side would prevent such action generally speaking. POTUS is breaking laws. That simple.

              • Red Army Dog Cooper
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                221 days ago

                and I am asking what the hell is a law, more than words on paper we all agree to follow, If the stakes where as dire as was being said, why the hell did we stay following them, the choices where simple, use your right to direct state electors to under no circomstance cast a vote for said individual, or to contenue to follow your interpritation, the plain text of the document you say you care for and say you have an oath to. Laws do not have mystical power to force someone to follow. At the war crime trials “I was just following the law/orders” will not be a defence. Chose your side and stick to it

  • IninewCrow
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    822 days ago

    Investigators can save a lot of time by just handing him a mirror