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"While Trump cuts programs you need to live, he's turning the White House into a car dealership to advertise his unelected shadow president's failing company," said one critic.

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[–] TheDeadlySquid@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago

Why does this photo make me laugh so hard? Oh yeah, it’s pathetic.

[–] 1ns1p1d@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trump will do absolutely anything to stay in the news. We are his narcissistic supply. The solution is to ignore him completely.

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Sadly, while we should ignore him completely, he is too dangerous to do so now that he is puppet in chief. Maybe ignore this stunt, yes. But we still need to keep an eye on him so we know how and where to push back on.

[–] Generic_Idiot@lemm.ee 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Damn US is an actual embarrassment right now, whichever way you lean around the world, conservative or liberal.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Right now"..? Haven't been paying attention since 2015? Or 2001? Or 1980..?!

[–] Generic_Idiot@lemm.ee 3 points 20 hours ago

Fair but those years wasn’t anymore than other countries…. Now it’s a standout.

[–] 108@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

How far the WH has fallen. Oval Office as a prop for fucking GoYa beans before.

[–] mister_flibble@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

I see he still has his tactical toddler deployed

[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't this illegal, Impeach him again.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh this time they get him /s

[–] girthero@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I agree it may be futile, but whatever it takes to obstruct the damage he can do is helpful

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[–] nodiratime@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Sleazy Car Salesmen

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 100 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Blatant conflict of interest and corruption. Such a disgrace.

It's not though.

Elon even said if there was a conflict of interest, he'd decide whether to step back or not. Since he's there and involved, it's pretty obvious there's no conflict! Logic.

[–] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Those rules apply to everyone else, EXCEPT the president and congressmen

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[–] Joeffect@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Like really, you have this guy who is pushing fossil fuels and fracking and has an agenda against cleaner energy options... but then goes and supports this dudes company... like if trump had morals he would be breaking all of them... but clearly he doesn't and I'm sure if you followed the money it would all make sense.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 159 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 50 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Going to be a problem if they tell bears...

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago

You say problem, I say solution.

Or at least entertainment.

Quote by a forest ranger at Yosemite National Park on why it is hard to design the perfect garbage bin to keep bears from breaking into it:

"There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists."

And the smartest cybertruck owners are way worse then the tourists.

[–] pzzzt@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Orcas against yachts, raccoons against cybertrucks!

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

Not the first time tin cans are being promoted by the white house. Looks like it's getting to be a regular event.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 110 points 1 day ago (5 children)

It's worth watching the video...

After he gets in you can still kind of hear what they're saying.

trump has to ask what the two pedals do...

Elmo asked him if he wanted to drive, and Trump had to ask a handler if they wanted him to drive and they said he could. Elmo tried to reassure him that it was "just like a golf cart" but trump panicked and got out pretty quickly.

He was desperate for someone to tell him not to, but everyone was fine with it.

Then he made some quip about Biden not even being able to get in it, and us much as I dislike Biden, at least a couple of years ago he was still capable of driving:

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-floors-electric-ford-truck-test-drive-pushes/story?id=77764009

It's probably been 50 years since trump drove anything besides a golf cart.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 64 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Biden famously still has his 1967 Corvette which he received from his father as a wedding gift. It is immaculate.

Biden may not be a gearhead but he is a proud owner/driver of one hell of a car. He kept it perfect.

edit: looking at the picture again, is that paint damage on the running board? I wonder if it had sidepipes at one point. I'm sure if it is damage and not a reflection it's been repaired by now, he loves that car.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Holy fucking shit that Corvette is beautiful.

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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Part of the agreement presidents sign when they consent to USSS protection is that they are no longer allowed to drive themselves except in pre-approved, controlled situations. Thus, it's even more concerning he had to ask for permission, since this should have been cleared in the planning stages, long before he got to touch the car, and he should have known that already. Just more evidence that the trump team don't really know what they're doing.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

In all likelihood it was cleared for him to drive and he knew he was supposed to drive.

He just chickened out when it came time to do it.

Seriously, watch the video if you haven't, it's easy to tell.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Please God, let the secret service just let him run to the store himself when he needs milk and cookies...

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[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

The fucking ad was longer than the video...

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[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 76 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

If a bunch of conservatives buy Teslas to own the libs and end up accelerating the decline of ICE vehicles that would be pretty funny.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 13 points 1 day ago

Taking a loan to buy a tesla to then hide in the garage to own the libs.

[–] hansolo@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

They do absolutely love an opportunity to be scammed of they think it's part of a culture war stand.

Maybe all the money they'll make on their Trump coin can pay for....oh, wait...

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It would definitely make this liberal cry from laughter.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 day ago

How much did he charge us for this?

[–] betternotbigger@lemmy.world 86 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is sooooo good. This is how you know it's working. This is how you vote with your dollar. Keep up the anti-consumption. Boycott the fuck out of these assholes. Life is more interesting not giving them a single cent.

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[–] theonlyk@linux.community 11 points 1 day ago

Starting to thing Tesla is this governments Brawndo, as we are watching the plot from Idiocracy play out.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 53 points 2 days ago

Corruption on full display. Aren't you tired, too?

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Would be a shame if stuff like this happened in front of the h0use in mlnecraft.

That would be very iIIegal and wrong. Don't do stuff like that!

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Pictures like this hearten me

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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 45 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I am even more inspired to boycott!

[–] segabased@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Never apologized for any of the myriad of things he's done to piss off the world, must not like money that much

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago

Best politics money can buy.

[–] sepi@piefed.social 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Musk is very good at making things fucking worse through the power of extremely self-confident ignorance and stupidity

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[–] MichaelHawkinSnider@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Lmfaooooo, this fucking dolt has Biden living rent free in his head. Holy shit, we are fucked.

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[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

"I think this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part."

😂 🤣

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