"What do you think they [protesters] want?" Harris Faulkner of Fox News asked the president. "What do you think they need, right now, from you?"
Here was Trump's answer, verbatim:
"Protesters for different reasons. You're protesting also because, you know, they just didn't know. I've watch - I watched very closely. Why are you here? They really weren't able to say, but they were there for a reason, perhaps.
"But a lot of them really were there because they're following the crowd. A lot of them were there because what we witnessed was a terrible thing. What we saw was a terrible thing. And we've seen it over the years. We haven't, you know, this was one horrible example, but you've seen other terrible examples. You know that better than anybody who would know it. And I know it. I've seen it, too. I've seen it before I was president. I've seen it. I think it's a shame. I think it's a disgrace. And it's got to stop."
Edit: This quote was from 2020
I’ve heard from many people that if I just took literally what he says then I won’t get his message. That I have to look at the meaning behind the exact words that he uses.
And I’ve started doing that.
And I am even more confused than before
It’s like religion
Say some vague shit without a clear meaning. Let people fill in their interpretations of it in their mind. They feel smart for “understanding”. They confuse the dopamine rush for admiration. Congratulations they are now addicted to your bullshit
it’s like stupidity
It's like the Bible, I think.
The Bible is far more coherent, even if it’s mostly fiction.
Idk jesus was pretty based, he fucked up merchants, talked shit to power, if you remove the whole son of God thing, he makes for an interesting first century character. Book was iiiight (6/10)
My comment is not targeted at you, but that sentiment.
That’s such an asinine take. They’re clearly just providing cover for nonsense from Trump.
Definitely one of those “if you believe it hard enough, it’ll be true” things for them.
On the one hand, it might do them good to have their bubbles burst as Trump continues to degrade. It could get them to the place where they realize they were lied to by a fraudster. On the other, it’s bad for all of us that he’s so out of it and suggestible while being surrounded by factions representing corporate takeover of the U.S., Christian Fascism, and those who are merely seeking uni-party control under Republicans.