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President Donald Trump did not take kindly to being asked whether he believed bombing civilian power plants and bridges would constitute war crimes after he threatened to do just that in Iran.

The president, 80, was taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office when he was asked about his threat this week on Truth Social.

“You’re talking about blowing up civilian power plants and bridges. Much of the civilized world would consider that a war crime. Do you?” the reporter asked Trump point blank.

The president paused for a moment before deciding it was probably best not to answer the question at all, which had clearly annoyed him.

“Uhhh, I won’t respond to that question,” Trump said before demanding to know which outlet the reporter worked for.

“The New York Times,” the reporter responded.

“I figured so; the failing New York Times,” Trump said before turning away.

HE ordered the targeting of civilians (remember the girls school?) and civilian infrastructure. War criminals are held to account. If you don't wanna be a war criminal held to account, stop doing war crimes.

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[-] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago
[-] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 174 points 3 days ago

He wasnt cornered. He was asked a question, refused to answer and nobody else asked the same thing.

Journalists in America are fucking cowards

[-] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago

The US - where anything more than the gentlest of softball questions is hard hitting journalism.

[-] Akh@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

All the news outlets are owned by right wing billionaires

[-] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

True but if all their journalists are either being banned from the whitehouse for asking difficult questions or are quitting in protest then they'll probably be doing a cost benefit analysis to determine what is going to effect them financially

[-] artyom@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago

It's more about the fact that reporters who ask questions like that don't find their way back into the press room.

[-] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago

I'm confused. Did he get BLASTED or SLAMMED at all?

[-] khepri@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

no, I think he was RIPPED and perhaps BLISTERED

[-] TotalCourage007@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

He gets BLASTED and SLAMMED by his Saudi Jet Buddies every plane ride.

[-] green_goglin@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 days ago

Donnie loves him some Dubai chocolate.

[-] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 6 points 2 days ago

HE WAS DEVASTATED! Oh what embarrassment! (And still no arrest)

[-] tiny_hedgehog@piefed.social 65 points 3 days ago

I love it when they include this asshole’s age after his name. Just to draw attention to the fact that not only is he a raging unhinged narcissistic lunatic, but and old raging unhinged narcissistic lunatic.

[-] SayJess 21 points 3 days ago

It’s clickbait. At first glance, one hopes the rest of the headline announces his death. We are let down each time.

[-] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 7 points 3 days ago

Is it really clickbait when your hopes are dashed 4 words into the headline?

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago

"Donald Trump, 80, alive".

God damnit.

[-] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah, it's a roller coaster, even if it's a short one.

[-] SayJess 1 points 2 days ago

It’s in the spirit of it

[-] SayJess 47 points 3 days ago

Cornered? Bruh, he doesn’t care, at all. War crimes really only matter when there is accountability involved. The United States government and military will never acknowledge nor accept responsibility for the numerous war crimes it has committed, past or present.

Who reads these articles and responds “Yo they got him good! XD”.

Israel commits war crimes daily, and nothing happens. In other conflicts throughout the world, rape is used as a weapon of war, children are forced to carry AK’s. Let’s corner those leaders! We’ll show them!

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 8 points 3 days ago

There will be a post Trump. He'll die long before he faces consequences, but there will be a lot of political will to see someone suffer

[-] SayJess 13 points 3 days ago

lol, good one. When has anyone from the United States government been tried for war crimes? Would that not need to be prosecuted at The Hague?

Idk why people think anything will be different. It’s good to have something to hold on to, I guess.

[-] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

IIRC, they have a mandate to invade the Hague to liberate US officials, so not only will they not offer people up, they will kill not to.

[-] SayJess 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This cat gets it. Until the United States empire falls, there will be no accountability. It will fall, eventually, but no time soon.

[-] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

And we'll get to live through more thrashing as it flails into the pit of its own demise, taking down whatever it can with it.

Then we get techno feudalism from the ashes, that'll be fun.

I'm tired.

[-] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Truth. I can't recall a single US president that wasn't at least implicated of war crimes. Not one of them was held accountable in the slightest.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Tbf despite the shortcomings of other presidents, I don't think any others were as globally despised as Trump.

Like, look at Bush/Cheny. Trump makes them look more harmless than Simon/Garfunkel.

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 6 points 3 days ago

There's a lot of anger. The ICC and the concept of war crimes itself haven't been around for even a century, we live in a time of unprecedented things

I'm not saying the right people will be punished, but there will be punishment

[-] SayJess 3 points 3 days ago

Oh my sweet summer child.

[-] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

Kony 2012 amounted to a fucking dead meme in the end, so people dont even give a shit about child soldiers either anymore.

[-] Coleslaw4145@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

War criminals are held to account.

Not if they're American.

The Hague Invasion Act ensures that will never happen.

[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Neither are child rapists, apparently.

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

An empty threat if we're being honest. The economic and political fallout would be worse for the ruling class than any arrests could ever be.

[-] shweddy@lemmy.world 43 points 3 days ago

"Trump, 80..." Gets me every time

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 15 points 2 days ago

No use cornering someone who can noclip through walls though

[-] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

He doesn't noclip. He has a massive team who simply carries him pass obstacles.

[-] ChonkyLincoln@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago
[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

BURY HIM DEEP.

[-] nao@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 days ago

before demanding to know which outlet the reporter worked for.

"I figured so"

Next time they should respond by asking him to take a guess first

[-] Hayduke@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

When I read “Trump, 80” there is only one word I expect to follow.

[-] BlackPenguins@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Yup, same, "...fell into a volcano".

[-] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

"Shat out his own kidney"

[-] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

And he's still invincible, due to cowards in Washington and the media.

[-] lemmelemmy@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago

I really wish he spends his final days in American prison without anyone visiting him

[-] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Sorry, that won't happen. He's in power for life.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

“I figured so; the failing New York Times,” Trump said before turning away.

So what he just faced the wall until he was held accountable? Or do you not actually know what cornered means.

[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

He deserves to be put in the best prison in Europe with the best psychiatric help for the rest of his life

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago

I'd rather we build a prison on Europa and send him there.

[-] Neon_Carnivore@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Fuck that. I'm not building fuck all for PeDonald.

Strap him to a rocket to Europa with a hammer and nails and tell him to build his own damn prison.

[-] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"but but but trump! can't you simply threaten everyone that doesn't agree with your words and actions? then they'll all be happy and love you!"

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