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Trump thinks he at least deserves a ‘thank you’ for sending money to starving Gaza (www.huffpost.com)

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"Nobody talks about it, and it makes you feel a little bad," the president said of sending aid to Gaza, where Palestinians have been starving to death.

Donald Trump expressed disappointment Sunday that nobody has thanked him for sending money meant to go toward food aid for Gaza, as Palestinians continue to die every day — either by starvation or by Israeli gunfire at U.S.-backed aid sites.

Appearing in Scotland alongside EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Trump was asked if Israel should do more to get sufficient aid into the Palestinian territory it has nearly flattened. The president responded with a bizarre complaint.

“We gave $60 million two weeks ago for food for Gaza, and nobody acknowledged it, nobody talks about it. And it makes you feel a little bad when you do that, and you know, you have other countries not giving anything,” he said, later specifying European countries.

“Nobody said, ‘Gee, thank you very much,’” he continued. “And it would be nice to have at least a thank you.”

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[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago

Un mème où on voit J.D. Vance s'Adresser au pape et il est inscrit « Did you say thank you? » (traduit : « as-tu dit merci? »)

[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago

Can’t believe this is one of the last people the pope saw.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Imagine being the fucking pope and a man who converted to catholicism not even a decade ago is arguing with you about catholic doctrine and you have to put up with it as you're actively dying because hes the vice president of the united states.

I swear Francis should've sent him a nun to explain grade school doctrine with a ruler until he got it

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

This one?

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=sqkowVU5mZI

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 29 points 4 days ago

[-] mgnome@piefed.social 25 points 4 days ago

Anybody gonna tell him that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is big part thanks to his admin sending enormous aid packages to Israel? And what pains me the most is redirection of tens of thousands of AA rockets meant for Ukraine.

[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Ok cool, Trump, but what about those Epstein files?

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 days ago

He's a narcissist. The only reason Trump ever helps anyone else is for personal praise. He doesn't give a shit about Gazans. He cares about his own ego.

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Narcissicracy

[-] LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

If he's responsible for the thanks, he's responsible for the criticism, too. If he wants thanks for them being fed, he deserves a serve for every baby that's died. Scum.

[-] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 3 points 3 days ago

it's not even his own money, is it?

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

It's your obligation as a member of the UN

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 days ago

Let's line up all the starving people who are being genocided and shot at aid stations so they can each give him a kiss on the ass for all the good he's done for them. What a pig.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Well, when you tape the money to Israeli bombs and bullets for the delivery mechanism I think Gaza might be less enthusiastic about it.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I'd rather have well fed Palestinians than a thank you

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