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Trump had better hope those extraterrestials aren't in the Epstein files too, or this distraction from them is going to backfire.

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 8 points 4 days ago

I thought he was trying to deport all the aliens.

[–] Not2Dopey@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

He'll do absolutely anything to take the attention away from the Epstein files

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

They are so desperate to undercut Obama that they can't even pick up on the fact that he was being sarcastic.

[–] Asmodeus_Krang@infosec.pub 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The only aliens he's aware of are the ones working his properties.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 days ago

The hardest workers are workers who are terrified to be whisked away to a prison in a country they have never even been to!

[–] IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Then he'll announce that they live among us, and we have to find them and deport them out of our American Milky Way.

Then he'll just claim that the liberal woke mind virus and Trump derangement syndrome are indicators and have even more people stuffed into concentration camps.

also: it's them who raped all those childs

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 16 points 6 days ago

Well, that's conclusive evidence that it's bullshit.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

He'll drop it when critical sections from the Epstein files will surface.

[–] Catma@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This feels like the most normal thing ever. I feel Obama, and Biden both at the least had some speeches pre written if aliens were found. Probably with interchangable lines if they were hostile or not. Like you dont wanna wing that.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Same as "President has speech for if astronauts die on Moon". Pretty easy to prep ahead and simply fill in the blanks, so to speak.

[–] ScrollerBall@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Link to Nixon's for those that have never read it.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

Ffs. He will say anything. Like aliens exist is some wild idea or something. Will he prove it with some AI generated meme or show us an alien wearing a maga hat?

To conclude we are the only living being in the Universe is statistically naive.

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think we've already seen them, they all look like skinsuits so will he be introducing him and his family?

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

No, they're all at 10 Downing Street. I learned that from that esteemed British documentary, Doctor Who....

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oh damn hah, i haven't watched in a while, what was the name Slitheen or something?

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

By their farting shall we know them.

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 2 points 4 days ago

Ye but Trump ain't farting he straight up shits himself.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Is that the final chapter of the epstein files? I'd almost prefer the perpetrators be aliens so we can finally have some smoke for those who deserve it instead of folks trying to make ends meet.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Will there be a final chapter to the Epstein files or will it be a Wheel Of Time series thing where it just goes on and on with each new plot point seeming to trounce the last one in severity of existential dread until the reader is hopelessly lost?

[–] Headofthebored@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't think aliens want anything to do with this dumpster fire. What would we even have that they would need at their technology level anyway? Seriously, it doesn't make sense that they would even care about us beyond maybe some light scientific study.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Idk after having watched Star Trek a lot all I can tell you is they probably want to have sex with Riker.

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

Oh boy, is ICE going to get busy now.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What president doesn't have a speech for any and every occasion?

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago

Don prefers to wing it. Or do 'the weave' as he calls it, except he never gets back to the point.