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Trump Demands Biden Remove Ad of Him Calling Dead Soldiers ‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’ - The former president said only a “psycho” or a “very stupid person” would’ve made such statements.

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[-] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 291 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Convicted felon Donald Trump approaches self awareness and quickly sidesteps.

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 32 points 5 months ago

Hopefully he does that thing where both step in the same direction, over and over.

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 273 points 5 months ago

The former president said only a “psycho” or a “very stupid person” would’ve made such statements.

I mean, he's right...

[-] proper@lemmy.world 80 points 5 months ago
[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 56 points 5 months ago

Just run clips of him saying it, then clips of what he just said.

Hell, I've even got an idea for the third commercial:

https://youtu.be/Ag4P2xfmuZQ?si=UkSYTIDp0tE_GnuL&t=66

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 192 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

In fairness to Trump (there's a sentence I never thought I'd write...)

"“He said I stood over graves of soldiers and I said: ‘These people are suckers and losers,"

That's technically correct. He did not say those things in public.

Edit I watched the ad, it does not specify that Trump said these things in public, just that he said them which is true.

He said them privately to staff members.

Confirmed by Trump's former Chief of Staff, John Kelly:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/john-kelly-confirms-trump-privately-disparaged-us-service-members-vete-rcna118543

But my favorite quote out of all this is the one that barely gets mentioned:

https://www.axios.com/2023/10/02/trump-troops-fallen-soldiers-john-kelly

Trump saying at a 2017 Memorial Day event in Arlington National Cemetery: "I don't get it. What was in it for them?"

Trump is ENTIRELY transactional. The idea that good men would fight a war for their country purely because it's the right thing to do escapes him entirely.

[-] veniasilente@lemm.ee 27 points 5 months ago

The idea that good men would fight a war for their country purely because it’s the right thing to do

Since when is it the right thing to do? 93% of wars, particularly ones where the US is involved, are about making rich people richer.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago

World War II was not which is the cemetary which sponsored these quotes.

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[-] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 146 points 5 months ago

He got specific when attacking John McCain, "I like people who weren't captured."

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 102 points 5 months ago

Biden's team should shoot back with that: "I like people who weren't convicted."

[-] CluelessLemmyng@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 5 months ago

That will backfire if his son gets convicted.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 103 points 5 months ago

Hunter isn't running for President.

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[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

Then just change it to, "I like presidents/candidates who..."

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[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 137 points 5 months ago

If it is getting under Trumps skin I’d double down and release more of them. Fuck him.

[-] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 112 points 5 months ago

What did he say about John McCain? "I like people who weren't captured."

Trump has never given a shit about the military or veterans. I'm surprised at how many veterans love him.

[-] Taalen@lemmy.world 46 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The military doesn't attract the brightest minds.

Reminds me of a joke that did the rounds shortly after Finland joined Nato.

Finnish general: "You know, it's difficult, we have mandatory military service, but around 15% are unfit for service"

Other Nato generals: "That 15% is where we have to recruit from"

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 89 points 5 months ago

Always keep in mind that Trump is a person with a very weak mind. It might actually be the case that he has forgotten about many of the misdeeds he has done, and considers himself an innocent and successful man just because he does not remember about reality.

[-] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 58 points 5 months ago

It took you a lot of words to define dementia. 😆

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 50 points 5 months ago

Narcissists are like this even without dementia.

[-] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's more insidious than that. Malignant narcissists like Trump believe their gaslighting and lies define reality for everyone.

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[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 76 points 5 months ago

Veteran here. Donald Trump fucking hates 'the troops'. The number of active duty and prior service who still (or ever) support that anti-American shit stain blows my mind.

Here's some light reading - this list is WAY outdated at this point, so feel free to contribute some more links in the comments. These are examples of things he's done specifically to attack the US military / veterans:

https://lemmy.world/post/8041636

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 75 points 5 months ago

That's a startling amount of self-awareness from him.

[-] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 28 points 5 months ago

It doesn't count as self-awareness if he disassociates from the statement entirely, it's actually the opposite.

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[-] MartianRecon@lemmus.org 70 points 5 months ago

He can demand all he wants, but... he fucking said it.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 64 points 5 months ago

Follow up ad:

Trump: "only a “psycho” or a “very stupid person” would’ve made such statements."

Trump: *insults dead troops

Trump: "only a “psycho” or a “very stupid person” would’ve made such statements."

Trump: *insults POWs

Trump: "only a “psycho” or a “very stupid person” would’ve made such statements."

Repeat ad nauseum for every stupid arms services quote (or any other quote) the dumb idiot has said.

[-] DrPop@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

Head on applied directly to the forehead.

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[-] st33lb0ne@lemmy.world 60 points 5 months ago

"Trump demands"... LOL

[-] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 44 points 5 months ago

Did Trump just acknowledge he's a very stupid psycho?

[-] TheJims@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago

Every time he opens his face sphincter.

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[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 39 points 5 months ago

Why? None of your cult will care. You can shoot someone in broad daylight, remember?

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[-] Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee 36 points 5 months ago

Well well well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions

[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 33 points 5 months ago

How dare you use my own words against me?

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 32 points 5 months ago

I didn't expect agreeing with a trump statement in my life, talking about the last part of course

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

I demand trump shove a hamberder and covfefe up his asshole (the one near his mushroom, not the one under his nose).

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

Now tack that onto the end of the commercial.

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[-] elephantintheroom@lemmy.ml 27 points 5 months ago

Yeah and I wish we could remove Trump from this world. Not happening either. Fuck humanity, we all deserve what we'll get.

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[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 26 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I hope the people who still see ads on the content they watch are the same folks who need to see these.

Nothing I watch has ads anymore, so if I needed this information to know what kind of person Trump was (somehow) I would not be seeing it.

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[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 5 months ago

Sounds like a good life lesson about not saying things you don't want others to hear.

[-] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago

Did he just call himself a very stupid psycho?

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[-] Wiz@midwest.social 25 points 5 months ago

What video is that? Now I want to look at it.

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[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago

"Who put up all these mirrors up? Are you calling me ugly?!?!"

[-] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 20 points 5 months ago

Trump would fill his pants if he was ever in any kind of war zone. But you know that’ll never happen because he’s a coward.

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