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President Trump got in the face of ABC’s Rachel Scott after she asked him a question about the rationale behind his national midterm voter bribe.

“Mr. President, on the checks: The U.S. is still $40 trillion in debt. If your economic policies are working, why do you need an incentive for people to turn out to vote?” she asked Thursday night.

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[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 50 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Walked in on teenagers changing at beauty pageants, talked about grabbing women by the pussy, loomed over Hillary Clinton in the debates, raped E. Jean Carroll.

This should surprise no one. He is a giant piece of shit.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 25 points 1 hour ago

That's what so many love about him, though. The general message at that time was that Obama meant we were post-racial (even though his election drove conservatives to madness) and that it was "her turn" when it came to Hillary. Yeah, I didn't really like the messaging around that, either.

But the racists and misogynists were fuming and fuming all during the 90s (Hillary being talked about as a co-President possibly made them even crazier than having to abide a black President did) and then during Obama's 8 years as virtually everyone ignored their stupid "long firm birth certificate" demands.

When tiny d donnie came along and started saying and doing all the shit they say and do in private, because he's supposedly a bigly billionaire who didn't give a flying fuck about social norms because he has fuck-you money, they could not get enough. If Romney and McCain were their methadone, donnie is their China White.

They view donnie as the guy that put both Obama and Hillary "in their place".

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

keep the pressure on. he's gonna snap and physically assault one of these reporters.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 51 minutes ago (2 children)

It will be deemed an official action and therefore legal.

[–] Aqivex@fedinsfw.app 1 points 15 minutes ago (1 children)

He could be found not guilty due to Presidential action all day long for not committing assault and battery for all I care.

So long as the boxing champ working for AXY news or whatever is also found to have acted in self defense in accordance to their jurisdiction after their reflexive and mighty right hook starts a needed constitutional crisis.

The courts can handle the absurdity.

Not that the presidential immunity is ok at all, far from it.

But there's a vital distinction between "Can't be charged for anything while performing Presidential duties" and "Anyone who exercises a legal right that crosses unto the protected person has that legal right deactivated".

Which...yes, pretty much is defacto currently for 99/100 things that any aggrieved party could claim as a grievance committed by the US. Gov, currently and effectively, I'm aware.

But unstoppable force meeting immovable mouth?

I feel codifying that too deeply would be a legal bridge too far.

Not for decency but because what it means for the puppeteering interests. The reporter would be more at risk of ending in a black site than a courtroom, imo.

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 1 points 53 seconds ago

The self-defender wouldn't live to see trial. The secret service would eliminate them before their fist connected, let alone the matter reached court.

It doesn't matter how big or tough you are. It does not matter what is legal, what is right or wrong, or any other factor. The victim would be dead, and the perp would be immune.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 1 points 47 minutes ago

And it should go to court to determine if that's the case, as suggested by SCOTUS. Let the lower courts decide, don't decide for them in the court of (a small fraction of the )public ('s) opinion.

[–] Blibly@lemmy.world 70 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Solitaire20X6@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 hour ago

Grampa Rapist got all rapey? I did not see that coming

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 3 points 20 minutes ago

Trump is a vile human being, but "lunges"? Come on... That is not at all what that word means. He leaned forward and disrespected a woman, something he's done a thousand times before.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 minutes ago

You know, there are a few places where being that physically aggressive would get you shot.

[–] maxthemummer@lemmus.org 1 points 6 minutes ago

Get Mike Tyson to ask His Orangeness some hardball questions and see his "tough guy" act dissolve.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 30 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

He should lunge more. Might trip and crack that eggshell of an old man skull on a blade of grass or something.

I know from experience that sudden movement hurts when you're old, he'll be in pain later so hopefully more drug induced shit posting later

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You would be hard pressed to find any journalist he could physically beat up. One might be hard pressed to find even a congress person he could beat up, including all of those geriatrics. Like him versus mitch mcconnel, not even sure he could manage to smother him with a pillow at this point.

He's weak and frail beyond description.

[–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 1 points 30 minutes ago

To be fair, it's pretty hard to smother somebody who hasn't breathed for two months. He sure is good at holding his breath and still being alive.

[–] mrmisses@lemmy.world 2 points 29 minutes ago

“I didn’t do it for turning out the vote, I did it as a reward for people having to put up with five years and four years of a horrible situation caused by Biden,” Trump replied

Then why doesn't he do it today?

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 14 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Anyone have the actual video? The link does not, and a 5 minute startpage search didn't find it either, god search engines suck now.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

god search engines suck now.

Truly. The enshittify. It sucks.

[–] Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Remember that enshittify is just a colloquialism for how capitalism works.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 58 minutes ago (1 children)

Enh. I disagree, but acknowledge it’s arguable. It sucks either way!

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 2 points 41 minutes ago (1 children)

I'd say how it was supposed to work vs how its actually worked. One is a work of fiction on the level of twilight, the other is historically important. Capitalism can't control or regulate itself. Not as long as people are in control.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 37 minutes ago (1 children)

It can, but it doesn’t. Whether that’s because people-are-evil or not is a different discussion. Strong regulation, judiciously applied, makes a fair market better.

Of course money is the root of all evil, but then we like stuff.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 2 points 30 minutes ago (1 children)

No disrespect. If it "can" when did it ever? If never, then can it really?

The one and only time we ever came close in the United States was around the new deal. But that was forced on the capitalist. And they spent the next hundred years dismantling it again.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 20 minutes ago

The 70s had some good progrss in several areas. Conservative/republican/fascist assholes focused on media right after that and that’s why it’s all been going to shit, but if we could shake off this fascist cult and elect a decent government they could get back on track.

[–] DemonSavage@sh.itjust.works 4 points 53 minutes ago (1 children)

I could only find YouTube links unfortunately. https://youtu.be/HfCwnptZNH0

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 points 48 minutes ago

Ah thanks!

He really does have a thing with woman questioning or criticizing him, or blacks. He's so much worse this term too.

[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

That lunge was the most exercise this guy has had in decades.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 1 hour ago

Too bad it didnt trigger something

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 12 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The "greatest president", you fucking wish, worst fuck up president definitely.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago
[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 9 points 1 hour ago

When Trump heard the phrase "the buck stops here" he thought it meant all the money, and not the responsibility of decisions.

I know, that's giving a lot saying "he thought".

It’s a fair question, and seeing as things are going so well he should have been more than happy to answer.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Lunges, come on. I hate headlines like this. You don’t have to exaggerate when the shit he actually does is already so awful.

[–] areakode@riskeratspizza.com 16 points 2 hours ago
[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 2 points 58 minutes ago

Remember, he wants you to pretend he’s on the ballots this November in the midterm elections - say “Not you” this November.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

If Rachel Scott putt a right cross in that demented rapist’s swollen orange spewbucket the internet would have exploded. She’d retire rich and we’d be on our way to fixing this decimated hellscape.

[–] dalekcaan@feddit.nl 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Trump gets so bent out of shape by anything he takes as even the slightest insult. Someone should call him a loser to his face. I bet he'll shit his pants and have a stroke on the spot.

[–] Aqivex@fedinsfw.app 1 points 33 minutes ago

It would be even more hilarious than that.

Assuming he couldn't just TACO and leave the encounter at the first opportunity anyways.

He'd be trying to one-up the exchange but he's neither smart enough for genuine roasting quips, nor half as crass as an instigator could be.

Just constant sad old man energy "No you's" while getting dunked on.

Would take him like 30 seconds of genuinely facing vocal opposition he can't simply pay to have stop, before he folds and completely narcissists-implodes into full body tantrums his physique can't cash.

[–] john117@piefed.jmsquared.net -1 points 31 minutes ago

lunge? did we watch the same video? he moves forward like an old man hard of hearing while respecting her space