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[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 129 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So he would trigger an article 5 incident to apease his ego? I hope one of is multiple cases gets him locked up. And I don't care where, as long as it means he isn't in office.

[–] omgarm@feddit.nl 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He just wants a little bit of war. Nothing crazy.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Nothing crazy.

Whatever marbles he had left, he lost them all...

It’s worse and more specific than that. He’s basically saying “Russia is welcome to trigger an Article 5 incident, because I won’t respond to it”.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 118 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do I have a feeling that Putin told him to say that. It's just too convenient for Trump to say that after that Tucker interview.

Like, am I imagining things? It's pretty clear they have communication, right?

[–] gardylou@lemmy.world 82 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh no, they've been communicating since before 2016. Just look at the changes to party platform for the GOP that year regarding funding to Ukraine. The new policies, which came directly from Trumps people, reversed course on Ukraine and basically adopted pro-Kremlin positions. And it was out of left field...on alot of policy positions, they didn't comment on shit or even have fully developed positions....but on Ukraine they have a very strong and very pro-Kremlin stance.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Absolutely. For anyone who's not familiar with Seth Abramson, he's written three enormous books sourced from major news media piecing all of it together in excruciating detail. Here's an interview about one of them for some flava.

TL;DR Donald Trump is 100% colluding with russia and has been for well over a decade. There's not a question about it. It's a tower of concrete facts.

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[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 111 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with: Trump is an idiot.

[–] jas0n@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago
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[–] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 98 points 1 year ago
[–] spriteblood@kbin.social 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trust him, he's an expert on not paying bills.

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 60 points 1 year ago

That's funny coming from a guy who is infamous for not paying his bills.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"If I were president I'd encourage Russia to start a world war by telling them to attack a country in a very large military alliance that we're part of"

Just when you think the MAGAzis and their sprayed clown couldn't get any dumber, here comes a public statement.

He is desperate to stay in the headlines recently, wonder what (specifically )he's trying to hide this time?

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well. At this point it feels like I'm just watching it happen. I can vote against fascism, but what the fuck else can I do?

[–] astreus@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 year ago (6 children)

We have to learn from Germany's mistakes: armed resistance is legitimate in the face of fascism.

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It's this not the kind of scenario the founding fathers foresaw when drafting the second amendment?

[–] flathead@lemm.ee 49 points 1 year ago

“No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You got to pay. You got to pay your bills.”

Meet the (Many) Small Business Owners Stiffed by Donald Trump - inc.com

[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So basically he wants WW3 to happen?

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He probably thinks that will keep him out of jail

[–] radix@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The last guy to be president during a world war was elected four times, therefore....

Yeah but he was also a decidedly competent leader for most of that time. Trump wouldn’t be. He’d just try to cement himself as a dictator.

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

And sell weapons to both sides

[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Every now and then trump says something where I think surely that had to have been taken at least slightly out of context, but nope, it's practically verbatim. Every single time.

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[–] knatsch@feddit.de 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

quick reminder that only a single NATO member has called for help of their allies with article 5 so far

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[–] Azzk1kr@feddit.nl 39 points 1 year ago

"No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You got to pay. You got to pay your bills.”

This is a level of hypocrisy... I just cannot

[–] avater@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

for fucks sake even the dumbest plot in any call of duty was more intelligent than everything this stupid republican wants to happen...

[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Americans really need to bash their elected representatives to invest in public schools and free/affordable higher education. This muppet already happened, but maybe it's not too late to save the upcoming generations from another one.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Hitler only succeeded on the second attempt.

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[–] arc@lemm.ee 28 points 1 year ago

He's really gunning for that Hero of Russia medal

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

“No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You got to pay. You got to pay your bills.”

Not exactly the Christian way. Yet, evangelicals apparently just love a president who will throw their friends under the bus.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 16 points 1 year ago

As someone currently on trial for fraud you'd think he'd not be framing himself as the person in the wrong.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He just does what Putin made him do. Blackmail is a wonderful thing...

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

"Made" him? Haha. Dipshit Don thinks he's impressing him.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

And the stupidest thing is, he could have extorted billions from Putin on Inauguration Day.

"Drop any pictures you want, Vlad. I got the CIA in my pocket, and they'll prove it's fake news. Now wire the money, or Ukraine is getting a dozen nuclear submarines tomorrow."

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Attack NATO with what? 😂

[–] Tetra@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago

US weapons Trump would provide, most likely.

[–] Hupf@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

!noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The republicans I have talked with would fully be in board with this. They think NATO is an archaic organization that only existed because of the Cold War and should be disbanded…

[–] czardestructo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cool, let's see what states in the US are paying their fair share into the federal government, if you take more than you contribute then you loose your electoral votes.

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[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago
[–] Coach@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

He's like a walking hypocrisy. The biggest deadbeat in the history of deadbeats thinks our allies should pay up or be executed by Russia.

Riiiight, Diaper Donnie. Why don't we get you back to the old-age home. I hear it's almost time for pudding.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Wouldn’t that (by his reasoning) make the other NATO countries smart?

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